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Commune with Jeff Krasno
The Commune Podcast is where we explore the ideas and practices that help us live healthy, connected, purpose-filled lives. Each week host Jeff Krasno speaks with teachers, spiritual leaders, doctors, and storytellers on topics related to personal and societal well-being — from nutrition and integrative medicine to spirituality and personal growth to environmental regeneration and civic engagement. In addition to being a podcast, Commune is also an online course platform with more than 100…
Episodes
Commune with Jeff Krasno380. The Life and Legacy of Ram Dass with Raghu Markus
Ram Dass was a pivotal influence on spirituality in the West, spreading a powerful message of love and urging us to “Be Here Now.” In this episode, Jeff talks…
Commune with Jeff Krasno379. Commusings: 3 Tips for Your New Year's Resolutions
With the revelry of the holidays subsiding, we turn our attention to the year ahead with a renewed zeal to be our best selves. However, despite our best…
Commune with Jeff Krasno378. Meditation: Ego Deconstruction with Jeff Krasno
Have you ever been drunk? Full of adrenaline, courageous and capable of anything – just to only hours later melt into the cloudy, meek puddle of a hangover…
Commune with Jeff Krasno377. Five Essential Components of Well-being with Jeff & Schuyler
Jeff sits down with Schuyler – his “better three-quarters,” wife of thirty-five years, and the core inspiration for his personal development journey – to look…
Commune with Jeff Krasno376. Sunlight & Your Circadian Rhythm with Dr. Roger Seheult
Discover just how important it is to understand your relationship to the sun. Dr. Roger Seheult, quadruple board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary…
Commune with Jeff Krasno375. Meditation: Responding vs. Reacting with Light Watkins
As humans, we're prone to overreact to negative circumstances. By harnessing the power of responding versus reacting, you'll be more prepared to accept the…
Commune with Jeff Krasno374. Soil Health, Food Quality, and Holiday Recipes with Molly Chester
Molly Chester sees food as a celebration — from when the seed is sown to the holiday table is set. In this episode, Jeff and Molly discuss why the nutritional…
Commune with Jeff Krasno373. Commusings: These Are the Good Old Days
It’s quite natural to feel a wistful longing for a bygone era, but you can also cultivate a heart-warming nostalgia for the present moment. Commusings is our…
Commune with Jeff Krasno372. Meditation: Memento Mori with Jeff Krasno
You’ve likely engaged in this thought experiment: What would you do if you only had six months to live? Meditating on your mortality helps create priority…
Commune with Jeff Krasno371. Kiss the Ground with Finian Makepeace, Ian Somerhalder, and Doniga Markegard
Under the current agricultural paradigm, soil scientists estimate we have only 55 to 60 harvests left. But don’t lose hope – rebuilding soil health can save us…
Commune with Jeff Krasno370. Healthy Digestion with Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Mary Pardee, and Dr. Pedram Shojai
In today’s lesson, doctors Mark Hyman, Mary Pardee and Pedram Shojai give you the tools you need to optimize digestion—or troubleshoot with your primary care…
Commune with Jeff Krasno369. Meditation: Dealing with Doubt and Imposter Syndrome with Murray Hidary
Self-doubt is not always an unhealthy thing. It’s what compels you to reflect inward, to challenge yourself to be better. But unhealthy amounts of doubt can be…
Commune with Jeff Krasno368. Intuitive Eating and Fasting with Dr. Will Cole
Would you like to give your metabolism the equivalent of a yoga class? According to Dr. Will Cole, fasting and a ketogenic diet are ways to increase metabolic…
Commune with Jeff Krasno367. Commusings: Great Fullness
Jeff ponders the “great fullness” of gratitude in this week’s memoriam of his beloved Nana. Commusings is our format where we take a moment to think deeply on…
Commune with Jeff Krasno366. Meditation: Present Moment Nostalgia with Jeff Krasno
The present is, in fact, all we have. Present time nostalgia enables us to appreciate the moment while we are in it. Today's practice can be applied at any…
Commune with Jeff Krasno365. Making the Impossible, Possible with Charlie Engle
Crack-addict turned ultra-endurance athlete Charlie Engle knows a thing or two about overcoming long odds. In this episode he shares his story of extreme…
Commune with Jeff Krasno364. The Spiritual Journey with Marianne Williamson, davidji, Sadhguru, and Russell Brand
So many of us struggle to find a solid relationship to spirit, or even to define what spirit means to us. Here we offer several teachers with different and…
Commune with Jeff Krasno363. Meditation: Fill with Light with Marianne Williamson
Surrender, receive, and let your false self fall away. Today you will practice spiritual surrender in order for the light of the divine to deliver you beyond…
Commune with Jeff Krasno362. Gratitude Revealed with Louie Schwartzberg
If you want to be happier and live longer, gratitude is a good place to start. In this episode, award-winning cinematographer Louie Schwartzberg, gives us a…
Commune with Jeff Krasno361. Commusings: Maybe...
This Taoist parable was a favorite of Alan Watts, who delivered it with his inimitable panache. When something seemingly “bad” or “good” happens, remember that…
Commune with Jeff Krasno360. Meditation: Change What You Can Control
We don’t control the world around us - only how we respond to it. This episode is a practice in Stoicism and how to concentrate on our own actions to ensure…
Commune with Jeff Krasno359. The Younger You Method with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald
Your destiny is not determined by your genes, but rather how you express your genes. In her second interview on the Commune Podcast, Dr. Kara Fitzgerald goes…
Commune with Jeff Krasno358. Working with Big Feelings with Michael B. Beckwith, Dr. Siva Mohan, and David Kessler
Toxic thought patterns cause suffering and can feel intractable. Day one of this summit will give you effective ways to quell those unhelpful mental habits. No…
Commune with Jeff Krasno357. Meditation: Heart Centering with Danielle LaPorte
This is where mindfulness and heartfulness come together in the power of breath and prayer. Today's practice is for cultivating the sacred within us and…
Commune with Jeff Krasno356. Glyphosate Is a Public Health Emergency with Kelly Ryerson
Kelly Ryerson was very sick, but no one could tell her why. Her journey to health would transform her into Glyphosate Girl, a vocal advocate for ending the use…
Commune with Jeff Krasno355. How Soil Speaks to Your Cells with Zach Bush, MD
Why were Zach’s patients getting sicker and more inflamed even when eating kale and brussel sprouts and other foods he knew should be loaded with medicinal…
Commune with Jeff Krasno354. Meditation: Taking Action with Sharon Salzberg
What shapes your life? Today’s exercise is a meditation that will help you look at your core values and intentions which drive the choices you make. Paper and…
Commune with Jeff Krasno353. A Wearable Hug for Your Nervous System with Dr. Dave Rabin
There are many ways you can send a signal to the body that says, “I am safe, right now” — including slow, rhythmic breathing, soothing touch, and the…
Commune with Jeff Krasno352. Commusings: Climbing Love's Ladder
This week we explore the concept of true love, not as an emotion that comes and goes, but as a state of being to inhabit. Love is not something that visits you…
Commune with Jeff Krasno351. Meditation: Metta with Jeff Krasno
In Pali, metta translates to lovingkindness, and it is a way to cultivate gratitude and love. In today’s ten minute session you will practice bringing kindness…
Commune with Jeff Krasno350. How to Detox in Seven Days with Dr. Alejandro Junger
Even though our bodies have a magnificent detoxification system, we are exposed to so many daily toxins that we fall behind. In this episode, Dr. Junger shares…
Commune with Jeff Krasno349.Commusings: Who Am I?
Many of us live under a spell. One in which we believe we are what others think of us; we are what we do, or what we have. But who are we, really? The…
Commune with Jeff Krasno348. Meditation: Balance and Harmony with Scott Schwenk
To find balance and harmony, you must learn how to let go. Let’s practice that today in a 20-minute session: exhaling tension, exhaling the energy of thinking…
Commune with Jeff Krasno347. How to Be Loving with Danielle LaPorte
Love creates the conditions needed to heal ourselves and the collective. So how do we become more open to love? In this episode, Danielle and Jeff discuss how…
Commune with Jeff Krasno346. Lesson: How to Die Young as Old as Possible with Dr. Mark Hyman
For decades, the scientific community has viewed aging as inevitable — so why bother studying it? But what if aging were more like a disease? What if you could…
Commune with Jeff Krasno345. Meditation: Ring the Bells with davidji
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Commune with Jeff Krasno344. Learn to Better Use Your Brain with Jim Kwik
Schools teach us WHAT to learn, but not HOW to learn. So how do you upgrade your ability to learn — at any age? In this episode, world-renowned memory and…
Commune with Jeff Krasno343. Commusings: Three Simple Ways to Burn Fat
Nine of the top ten killers are related to metabolism, so if you're carrying around extra pounds, your grievance isn’t with the Speedo. In today’s episode we…
Commune with Jeff Krasno342. Stoic Meditation: Wanting What You Have with Jeff Krasno
There always seems to be a gap between one’s current state and a future, imagined happiness. One way to eliminate that gap is by continually chasing things you…
Commune with Jeff Krasno341. Democracy in Chains with Marianne Williamson
What are the proper metrics of success for a society, and what happens when those metrics don’t align with our capitalist system bound by short-term profits?…
Commune with Jeff Krasno340. Commusings: Bless & Release by Danielle LaPorte
Retelling old stories can hold us back from healing. So the healing inquiry is: Are you willing to give over one painful experience—and the suffering that came…
Commune with Jeff Krasno339. Meditation: Loving Yourself Today with Biet Simkin
In today's meditation, esteemed guide Biet Simkin shares a powerful meditation for coming into contact with the real you and falling in love with your body…
Commune with Jeff Krasno338. The Health Metrics That Matter Most with Andrew Huberman, Ph.D.
In this episode, neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, Ph.D. discusses how to objectively measure your health as well as what techniques can optimize your…
Commune with Jeff Krasno337. Lesson: The Ancient Roots of Regenerative Agriculture with Warren Brush
Did you know traditional Hawaiian cultures managed entire volcanic mountainsides from summit to ocean for sustainable food production? Or that “slash and burn”…
Commune with Jeff Krasno336. Meditation: The Tibetan Book of the Dead with Jack Kornfield
In today's meditation, renowned Buddhist meditation teacher Jack Kornfield shares from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, a powerful guide for moving through the…
Commune with Jeff Krasno335. Boost Your Body’s Ability to Prevent Cancer with Dr. Elizabeth Boham
At 30 years old, Dr. Elizabeth Boham received a surprising diagnosis: triple-negative breast cancer. Twenty three years later, she looks back on how that brush…
Commune with Jeff Krasno334. The Keys to Longevity with Dr. Mark Hyman
We think of aging as a normal consequence of getting older, but looked at a different way, aging can be seen as a disease — driven by upstream factors such as…
Commune with Jeff Krasno333. Meditation: Shedding Your Many Identities
There are times for all of us when life can feel heavy, and this heaviness often originates from the weight of the many roles we assign to ourselves. We layer…
Commune with Jeff Krasno332. Rejuvenate Your Immune System with Dr. Jeffrey Bland
According to Dr. Jeffrey Bland, the “father of Functional Medicine,” the immune system is nature's greatest protector and innovator. It represents your body’s…
Commune with Jeff Krasno331. Shortcast: The Modern Middle Way with Yung Pueblo
As humans, we like to jump to conclusions and develop opinions on the spot, based on the information we have at hand. But reality is always infinitely more…
Commune with Jeff Krasno330. Present Awareness Meditation: Noticing Sound in Stereo
We cruise through our day-to-day lives experiencing sound as one giant monophonic wave form – an aural smoothie of leaf blowers, motors, buzzing refrigerators…
Commune with Jeff Krasno329. Healing Trauma in a Toxic Culture with Dr. Gabor Maté
Why do more people suffer from mental illness now than ever before? In this episode, Dr. Gabor Maté and Jeff discuss the premise that disease in our society is…
Commune with Jeff Krasno328. Commusings: Tennis, Anyone?
Today’s musing explores one of Jeff's lifelong passions: tennis. You may or may not share his enthusiasm for hitting fuzzy yellow balls. But, hopefully, you…
Commune with Jeff Krasno327. Let’s Meditate Together
We hope this new weekly series can help you establish meditation as a regular habit. Jeff will be offering beginner-friendly meditations for the first few…
Commune with Jeff Krasno326. Why Metabolic Dysfunction Kills with Dr. Sara Gottfried
In her 30s, Dr. Sara Gottfried’s metabolic function was closer to that of a woman in her 50s. After applying functional medicine principles to herself, within…
Commune with Jeff Krasno325. Commusings: Letting Go
Non-attachment is double-edged. If you hold your breath, you lose it, but if you let it go, it comes back. In this episode, Jeff muses on this aspect of…
Commune with Jeff Krasno324. I’m Living My Dream, So Why Do I Want to Kill Myself? with Jason Wrobel
Jason Wrobel considered ending his life while standing in his kitchen — but his kitchen would also save his life. After a comprehensive battery of medical…
Commune with Jeff Krasno323. Shortcast: Healing Our Collective Addictions with Russell Brand
Why do we develop addictive behaviors? As an ex-drug and sex addict, comedian and spiritualist Russell Brand knows a lot about the drives behind addiction: It…
Commune with Jeff Krasno322. Commusings: Abortion Stories in Greyscale by Schuyler Grant
Stories about abortion are filed in the library of most families — legal, illegal, secret, tinged with relief or with regret. In this episode, Schuyler's…
Commune with Jeff Krasno321. Dying with Grace with Dr. Zach Bush, Marianne Williamson, and David Kessler
Everyone you know is going to die someday, including you — but as a culture we avoid this universal topic. This collection of lessons explores how we can…