The Origin Story: Soul Toll, For Anyone Who Has Ever Wondered if Success is Enough

At 29, I quit my law firm job with six-figure debt and no backup plan. Something had shifted. A meditation as part of a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training program cracked something open in me, like a champagne cork popping, and there was no going back. It was as if I’d glimpsed behind the curtain of the life I was building, and once I saw the game for what it was, I realized it was a ladder I had no interest in climbing.

For many, this happens over time. For me, it happened overnight.

In the days that followed, something unexpected happened….

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