-Welcome back to the show.
-Oh, thank you. How are the kids?
-Oh, they're just beautiful and awesome.
Started kindergarten, and I didn't cry, which is good.
-Oh, that's good. That can happen.
-I did actually cry, but that's okay.
I won't tell anybody. -Shh, shh, shh.
-Won't tell. Thank you for playing the game.
You said you're not -- You don't really --
-I normally don't play those kinds of games.
You know, we are usually a bit more intense in our family.
Like, I mean, sometimes we do that one
with the phone like that, but I never played that one.
That was the first time, so...
And I got stuck with that thing twice in my hand,
so I don't know if I was too good.
-No, you were fantastic. [ Laughter ]
You said you play more, like, physical --
Yeah.
-Your husband is very competitive, obviously.
-Yeah. And you know what I found?
You know, I come from a family of five.
I have five sisters.
And we usually -- we used to play volleyball,
so it was like a team sport.
We all played in the same team.
But Tom's family is a little different.
You know, his sisters are -- he's the baby,
he's got three older sisters, and they're pretty hard-core.
I mean, when they play, it's like --
-Really? They go for it?
-You know that game that you -- Dodge ball, is it?
Where you go, and you like throw really hard at a person,
And then they die -- they're out of the --
[ Laughter ]
-Well, yeah, if it's Tom Brady throwing a dodge ball, yeah.
That might happen.
-But you would be impressed because there is Maya,
there is Julie, and, I mean, they're pretty strong.
They were softball players. They're intense.
-The whole Brady family can throw?
-Oh, yeah. -Of course.
-Oh, yeah. -I would never play that.
I'd be like, "Hey, let's play Catchphrase."
[ Laughter ]
-Yeah, you might want to do that, if you play.
If they invite you to play this game with the ball,
make sure that you're ready for it.
-You brought a quick second of you playing dodge ball
against Tom Brady. [ Laughter ]
This is his sister versus Tom. Look at this.
-Oh!
-Oh, my God. What?!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-It's a little more intense then what we just played,
but it's pretty fun. -Yeah.
-It's pretty fun.
-Where did you and Tom meet?
-We actually had a blind date.
Because it was a funny story, because for some reason,
everybody thought they needed to, like, find me a boyfriend,
so it actually was my third blind date.
And the other two were dinners,
which I was stuck there for an hour and a half,
like, thinking, "When can I get out?
Where's my food?" -Too long.
-The third blind date was actually Tom.
And I was like, "This is -- That's it.
I'm not going on any more blind dates."
And I figured, "Let's meet for a drink,"
because, you know, a drink can take three minutes or two hours.
You know what I mean? -Exactly.
-You can go drink, or you can go sipping.
[ Laughter ]
But, you know, when I saw those kind eyes,
I literally fell in love, like, right away.
I was like, "What?" I mean, he was just so --
You know how sweet he is.
-Oh, I'm in love with him, too, yeah.
[ Laughter ]
You can't help it. Can't help it.
-I understand. I understand.
-Now, tell me about this book, "Lessons."
I want to -- Why did you write this?
-So, you know, I believe in signs,
and I had, for the last three, four years,
different friends would come to me
and share stories about people in their life
that was struggling with anxiety or different things.
I felt like, "Well, that's very similar
with something I've experienced in my life."
And I felt, "Well, if I can share from a real honest
and open pl--"
You know, make them feel like they were not alone.
So I started writing letters
to people that I really didn't know.
Just friends of friends, or...
And the feedback I had is that it really helped them.
You know, somebody was being bullied,
they started an anti-bullying program in school.
A person was suffering from anxiety,
and some of the tips I gave her helped her.
So, I felt like, "Well, there's just only
a few people that can get to me."
So I figure, if I do an open letter to talk about things,
challenges I faced, and things that have helped me,
maybe I'll be able to help more people.
So that was the intention.
-It's great, because I've known you
for a long time, but I --
From just looking at you, you go, things are pretty great.
I mean... [ Laughter ]
-You know, that was actually one of the big things, you know,
I think I was very judgmental of myself
for feeling the things I was feeling,
because I felt like my life --
I have a great family, I have a great relationship,
I have a great job.
Like, why should I feel this way?
I didn't want to tell anyone because I was very,
just, you know, just feeling like
I'm not allowed to have a problem, you know?
And then, I kind of held it in. -Wow.
-And then, finally, you know, the bubble burst,
and then you have to deal with things.
And, you know, it's been wonderful,
but I had so many different lessons.
It's not just that. It's the quality of your life
depends on the quality of your relationships.
You know, that's huge. -Yeah.
[ Applause ] -Because, you know,
there are so many different --
Be mindful with your words. You know they're very powerful.
We are creating our own reality by our thoughts,
by what we are feeling.
We are putting --
Where your attention goes is what grows, so...
-One thing in here that I like, to help you with anxiety,
you said breathing is a very important key, which...
-Yeah. No, breathing I think is --
-...I think I'm pretty good at, but I...
-Have you been meditating?
-I have been meditating. I got inspired by you.
I have. -Good. Then I'm happy.
Because meditation is -- It really is key,
because it allows you to --
-Do you guys meditate? Do you guys --
[ Cheers and applause ]
Not everybody.
-You know what? How about I teach you guys.
There is a pranayama breathing technique
which is called alternate nostril breathing,
and it's a pretty simple technique.
-You're gonna teach us how to breathe?
-Can I? Would you be okay with it?
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Of course. -So, maybe we can just do it
really quickly here, but if you want to sit at home
for 5 or 10 minutes, it really is effective,
because it balances the right and the left side of your brain.
So, basically, all you need is yourself and your fingers.
-Uh-huh. And, usually,
I use these three fingers, and I put this finger
in my third eye, or here, just to kind of like --
You know, that's just what I do.
I'm sure there's lots of different ways,
so just put it here. -Yeah.
-And you're gonna do a big inhale first.
[ Breathes deeply ]
And then, you're gonna close your right nostril
and exhale to the left.
-Wait, I'm sorry. Close your nostril?
What did I miss? -So, basically --
So, basically -- So close the right nostril.
-Oh, with your thumb. -Yeah, with your thumb.
And then, inhale to the left side.
[ Breathing deeply ]
[ Laughter ]
Close the left, and exhale to the right.
-Oh, and close the left with the other finger.
-And now inhale to the right.
[ Breathing deeply ]
And exhale to the left.
[ Laughter ]
Jimmy, are you doing it?
-This is more advanced -- I'm doing both nostrils.
-No. [ Laughter ]
-You just made millions of people meditate right now,
so thank you, and breathe.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Do you guys feel good? [ Cheers and applause ]
They feel great!
Gisele Bundchen, everybody!
Her new book, "Lessons: My path to a Meaningful Life"
is available now.