Episode 41 — Private Coach and Meditation Instructor, Nick Gancitano '82

On today's episode of The People of Penn State podcast we speak with former Penn State Football placekicker, Nick Gancitano (1986 – Biomechanics), who was a part of the Nittany Lions' 1982 National Championship team. After his NFL career was interrupted by injury, he went into the business world at A.L. Williams, where he led high-performance sales teams as a regional vice president and public speaker. Nick went on to teach physics, anatomy-physiology honors and biology while privately developing 55 collegiate place-kickers, including 13 All-Americans and three professionals. He later left the public schools to focus on a concentrated spiritual pursuit through meditation and the inner journey of self-realization.Professionally, he is now a private coach, meditation instructor and bioresonance therapist. Nick has written two books, "The Awakened Athlete" and "Be Still and Know I AM God," a number one Best Seller and International Book Award Finalist.We talk with Nick about all of this and more on this edition of The People of Penn State!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about the Penn State Alumni Association: alumni.psu.edu. Follow the Penn State Alumni Association on:FacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedIn----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0:00 — Intro1:00 — Welcoming Nick to the program3:10 — Becoming a Penn Stater4:10 — Memories of the 1982 National Championship season for Penn State Football6:03 — Studying biomechanics at Penn State7:41 — Keeping connected with fellow lettermen10:03 — Ad Read - PSAA Presents10:55 — Experience kicking in the NFL15:01 — Nick's journey to enlightenment 18:32 — Published work 20:20 — Returning to Happy Valley and opening up the "Good Vibes" office23:27 — Lightning Round Q&A25:35 — Outro For more alumni stories, visit pennstatermag.com