I loved reading your descriptive story of transformation in behaviour. I think that these cascading steps helped the transformation

A trustworthy mentor/colleague like you who held a safe space for Ray and collaborated with him towards transformation.

Ray's awareness of his problem, agreeing to get counselled, doing the things that was told like yoga and meditation and being in association with a person like you who too did yoga and meditation and believed in it.

I Loved your Yoga picture. The background filled with potted plants is all the more eye catching and calming. Did your grow the plants?