I would have to say snakes. I grew up in a chaotic family with many stresses and negative vibes, loud noises and fast energy. I used to go out, into the feld outside In Africa and often catch snakes. As I got older I rescued them from people who didn’t want them as pets. Although snakes are expected to react fast and bite without though this is not always the case. Like me, as a child, they are scared and react fast without thought. But I learned to approach snakes slowly, hardly moving, lowering my heart rate, cooling my thoughts, just flowing gently behind their bodies, and then moving with them and then gently lifting them up. Once off the ground they would relax and move, ever so gently, in a infinity coil around my arms and waist. Ever moving, no end or beginning. All the noise and chaos in my world would stop and I would be at peace in the moment. Snakes saved my life and showed me how to meditate, how to calm my nerves, how to approach my fear. They were my first family, my first mentors and my first love.