Commune with Jeff Krasno

Relationships exist to teach us. To show us the places within that need our kindness and to reveal our sharp edges ready for softening. In this extended excerpt from her Commune course on Relationships, Marianne Williamson offers a roadmap to miraculous relationships free of judgment, blame, and fear. Watch her full course for free with a 14-day Commune Membership trial at onecommune.com/trial. This podcast is supported by The Women Rising Virtual Conference and Banyan Botanicals. Visit femininepower.com/werise to claim your free ticket and learn how to step into a BIGGER life from 25 internationally-recognized women leaders. Banyan Botanicals offers organic products and informative content to encourage readers toward greater health and wellbeing through Ayurveda. Learn more by taking the 10-minute dosha quiz at www.banyanbotanicals.com/mydosha

To quote Alan Watts, “If you want to understand the metaphysical, then deeply study the physical.” This musings explores the principle that, hidden in the patterns of physiology and ecology, is the operating system of the universe, the Tao, the course of nature. Commusings is our format where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture. For more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune or @jeffkrasno or sign up for the Commusings newsletter at onecommune.com.

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 what we eat and think, the quality of our relationships and microbiome, exposure to toxins and allergens, and so on. The takeaway that Dr. Mark Hyman and Jeff discuss today: You don’t have to age the way you see so prevalent in modern society. As new research emerges, the field of human longevity is entering an exciting phase of development. Try Dr. Hyman's Commune course, Hacking Your Healthcare for FREE at onecommune.com/healthcare. This podcast is supported by The Women Rising Virtual Conference and Banyan Botanicals. Visit femininepower.com/werise to claim your free ticket and learn how to step into a BIGGER life from 25 internationally-recognized women leaders. Banyan Botanicals offers organic products and informative content to encourage readers toward greater health and wellbeing through Ayurveda. Learn more by taking the 10-minute dosha quiz at www.banyanbotanicals.com/mydosha

What do Jesus, Muhammad and the Buddha have in common? All three went on extended spiritual journeys, and as part of these inward quests they all suspended their consumption of food. This musings delves into the detailed physiology of fasting, but even in the depths of the science, there's always an appreciation that in describing the minutiae of the mitochondria we are also appreciating the universe’s cosmic intelligence. Commusings is our format where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture. For more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune or @jeffkrasno or sign up for the Commusings newsletter at onecommune.com.

Alzheimer’s looks very different from obesity, which we think of as different from stroke, depression, or infertility. But according to Dr. Casey Means, the root cause of our most common chronic diseases can be traced to metabolic dysfunction. In this episode she and Jeff discuss what your blood sugar is trying to tell you — including the data your doctor is likely not looking for. This podcast is supported by The Feminine Power Global Community and Seed's DS-01™ Daily Synbiotic. Visit femininepower.com/werise to claim your free ticket and learn how to step into a BIGGER life from 25 internationally-recognized women leaders. Visit seed.com and use code COMMUNE for a discount on your first month’s subscription. Learn more about Dr. Casey Means and Levels at levelshealth.com. Connect with Commune at onecommune.com and on Instagram @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

If you've spent any time scrolling social media, you've likely come across this aphorism: "Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional." This is a popular adage in modern spirituality, the notion that bad things are going to happen to you, but you do have agency over your response. While this statement is valid, there is a gaping chasm between reading a meme and actually feeling the absence of grief. Commusings is our format where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture. For more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune or @jeffkrasno or sign up for the Commusings newsletter at onecommune.com.

Growing up in East L.A. in the nineties and arrested at age 15, Rosie Acosta knew she needed find a new direction and purpose in life. As she puts it, yoga offered her a ladder up and out — and she began to climb. In this episode, Jeff and Rosie discuss her new book, You Are Radically Loved, along with the nature of resilience and self-acceptance. Learn more about Rosie and her book at radicallyloved.com and foller her @rosieacosta. This podcast is supported by The Feminine Power Global Community. Visit femininepower.com/commune to access free Feminine Power videos with founder, Dr. Claire Zammit, and begin tapping into your Feminine Power. Connect with Commune at onecommune.com and on Instagram @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

Having three daughters requires a lot chauffeuring around … to school, to “hang outs” and to dance class. The Los Angeles traffic poses real challenges to maintaining sacred non-judgmental presence. However, from time to time, moments of satori spring forth like a lotus out of the logistical mud puddle of parenthood. Commusings are short essays or monologues where we take a moment to think deeply about spirituality, philosophy, science, and culture. For more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune or @jeffkrasno and sign up for the weekly Commusings newsletter at onecommune.com.

Dr. Siva Mohan was trained in Western medicine before turning to Ayurveda as a more comprehensive method for healing. In her words, this 5,000-year-old science of life offers us “an awareness of the energetics of everything.” And from this nuanced awareness of what our bodies need we can choose and combine a wide range of healing modalities to achieve optimal health.Watch Siva's Commune course, Living Well with Ayuveda for free at onecommune.com/ayurveda.

This musing explores the coincidence of opposites that emerge within the natural world and how nature’s intelligence yearns to bring these opposites together and find coherence. Commusings is our format where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture. For more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune or @jeffkrasno or sign up for the Commusings newsletter at onecommune.com.