Several years ago I was teaching a yoga class, we’d just finished savasana and as everyone was sitting there, the yoga glow radiating off of their faces, I ended yoga class by preaching to everyone, “May we all apply the peace, calm, and centeredness of our practice into our daily lives to make the world a better place because we practice yoga. Namaste.”

Little did I realize how much this little speech applied to ME … 

… and how quickly I’d be tested to apply that invitation. 

Seconds after leaving the studio …