I was 26-isch years old when my then Mentor encouraged me to embark on one year of sobriety. Turns out, I loved it so much, I kept going for 8 years. He knew I wanted to guide people in the way that I do now, and that to do so, I needed to know myself, and know what it is like to really feel and be clear and alert. Challenge accepted, I thought. It came at a perfect time, I had grown tired of missing the Sunday 9 am Yoga classes due to feeling like crap, and I had just had one of tipsy blow out fights with the man…