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Mae reflects on an unexpected comment from her TEDx talk and uses it as a doorway into a deeper exploration of judgment, resonance, and separation. Drawing from music, gaming culture, and a Paulo Coelho story, she invites listeners to notice how awareness can dissolve judgment—and reveal the unseen roles that allow the world to work. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

Mae reflects on an ordinary day that once would have spiraled into self-judgment, and the small but pivotal realization that marked her growing out of self-improvement. She explores the difference between self-control and self-trust, and how choosing not to assign meaning can become a powerful act of self-relationship. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

Mae reflects on an exchange with her father and a fleeting, unspoken wish—revealing how love doesn’t always need to become action to be real, and how sometimes, the smallest thoughts carry the deepest connection. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

Mae reflects on a slow New Year’s beginning in Japan and a journaling insight about nervous system safety. She explores how balance and equanimity are not achievements but natural states that arise when the body feels safe—offering a reframe on rest, regulation, and trust in nature. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

Mae reflects on a childhood memory that wired her nervous system to associate wanting more with shame and danger. Through a quiet, healing moment many years later, she explores how safety, worth, and the capacity to receive can be rewired—not through force, but through lived experience. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

Mae explores how high-achievers internalize constant self-measurement. She invites listeners to question timelines, resolutions, and the mind’s obsession with “what’s next,” offering a kizuki on living more fully in the present without a countdown. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

Mae reflects on growing up in a family of models and how early exposure to beauty as a commodity subtly shaped her sense of worth. Through a small but meaningful realization, she explores how external beauty once subtracted from her self-value, and how shifting her attention toward presence, service, and soul-centered beauty transformed her relationship with herself. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

Mae reflects on a moment that revealed love as action rather than intention, and how showing up—especially when it disrupts comfort—can change a relationship forever. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

Mae reflects on the subtle but powerful ways this year shaped her. It’s an intimate look at growth, softness, and the quiet pride that comes from honoring your becoming. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

Mae reflects on how beginnings often mask the truth of who people are, and how endings reveal everything. Through stories of past relationships, divorce, and the sudden death of her second husband, she explores how rupture uncovers tenderness, avoidance, integrity, or love. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

Mae shares a deeply personal moment when clarity arrived only after surrender, leading her to make a difficult decision that created friction. She explores the courage required when internal integrity outweighs external harmony, and how the soul leads us into freedom even when the small self aches. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

Mae explores why adults sometimes slip into childlike behavior when conversations get uncomfortable. Through real moments and psychological insight, she reveals how these “cute” reactions are often unconscious bids for emotional safety — and how recognizing them can transform the way we communicate. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

Mae revisits a long-ago love and discovers that true love doesn’t end when relationships do. Through a message from her past, she realizes how love can outlive form—how even decades later, a single tear can remind us of what never truly leaves. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

After years of walking through life as a lone wolf, Mae reflects on how preparing for her TEDx talk became a turning point—from independence born of protection to connection born of trust. A heartfelt episode on the power of allowing ourselves to be held. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa

Mae explores the subtle ways guilt disguises itself as humility, asking women to shrink in the name of modesty. Through personal stories and cultural reflection, she invites us to remember: we were never meant to play small. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling MAE Y method™, a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y, continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com Personal Website: https://maey.live/ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa