It was almost 20 years ago that I met Tom Brady. It was the year 2000. I had just graduated High School and was about to head off to college. Tom Brady had just finished college and was beginning his career in the NFL. To be honest, I never followed college football, and at that time I didn't know who Tom Brady was. But as soon as I met him I knew that this was no mere mortal, this was some type of super-human or alien type creature.

Every time I return from the Kripalu center I feel much more hopeful and positive than usual. While I was there leading my Running For Yogis workshop I was lucky to speak with a bunch of interesting people. One of the themes of the week was hope, and whether it is good to be hopeful. After reflecting on the conversations I had I decided to share my thoughts in this video:

It's a dream come true. A sauna in my house. I feel so good after a few weeks with this. Check it out:

Anytime meditation is in the news I get excited. When this article came out saying meditation may help veterans with PTSD I got extra excited. We all know how heartbreaking it is for our veterans to be dealing with PTSD along with all of the other challenges they face. The VA has been using yoga and meditation for a while now and it's great to see it picking up momentum.