Kala Viv Williams, left a blistering, tenured career in academia. She eventually returned to her original loves and now blogs here. A graduate of the “Mindfulness Yoga & Meditation Training” program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, she is a certified yoga teacher, with 17 years of experience, a bodyworker and intuitive. She just created a digital self-help kit- Zen of Crisis, based on her book (in progress) about her experiences and coping with stress. Find her on Twitter or Facebook.