I’m not a Buddhist and I eat bacon. Sometimes, I swear like a drunken sailor. I have no aspirations of enlightenment. But I do meditate. At times, I practice mindfulness. Not always successfully. I’ve been doing yoga since the age of sixteen and teaching it for roughly six years. But, ironically, I feel closest to tranquility with a pen in my hand, completely and totally engrossed in the art of storytelling. Yoga can be considered a physical, mental, emotional, and spi