(I would be remiss if I didn’t use this opportunity to send the very best recovery wishes to my friend Healthy Ashley. She had a horrific bike crash on Friday and is facing a very, very difficult future. She has a shattered pelvis, road rash, a concussion and more. She has one of the strongest wills of anyone I know — the girl does ultra-distance races and Ironman triathlons — so I know she will pull through. But she could {Read More}

I hesitated to write and publish this, because my 9/11 experience is absolutely nothing compared to those who lived through it, lost family members, call New York City home, are Muslim-American and had to deal with post-attack racism and more. But it’s mine, and the journey I went through on September 11th, 2001 has had a major effect on how I live today. And considering that I am spending the day today celebrating light and love at a yoga festival, {Read More}