

Commune with Jeff Krasno
Commune
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 full-length video courses with top teachers such as Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Dr. Mark Hyman, Adriene Mishler, and many others.Learn more at onecommune.com.
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Mar 16, 2021 • 24min
170. Commusings: If You Cover It In Sugar Then It Only Tastes Sweet
Commusings is our Sunday morning newsletter where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture. This week Jeff tells the story of a racist song he accidentally played on the radio and discusses how we can grapple with historical wrongs in a more productive way. To sign up for our weekly Commusings newsletter, visit onecommune.com. And for more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

Mar 11, 2021 • 1h 11min
169. Untangling Grief with David Kessler and Murray Hidary
On today’s show, we are also joined by pianist, composer and meditation teacher, Murray Hidary. In conversation with grief expert David Kessler, Murray vulnerably shares his story of loss and redemption. If you enjoyed this show, check out last week's conversation between David and television personality Liz Hernandez about the inevitability of grief and the optionality of suffering. Commune also recently launched a course with David called Help for the Hurting Heart. Join the course free for 5 days: https://www.onecommune.com/grief Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

Mar 9, 2021 • 28min
168. Lesson: The Magic of Soil with Finian Makepeace
Today's episode is an excerpt from the Commune course, Soil is the Climate Solution with Finian Makepace, a co-founder of the organization Kiss the Ground. You can enjoy this program free for 5 days at onecommune.com/soil. In this lesson Finian shares how carbon is not the enemy. The goal is not to eliminate carbon, since all life is built from carbon. But rather, the goal is to build healthy soil with carbon through the incredible interactions that happen between plants and microorganisms underground. The result is that degraded soil is healed, and carbon is sequestered in a beneficial location. This is the magic of soil. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

Mar 4, 2021 • 1h 5min
167. Grief is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional with David Kessler and Liz Hernandez
Unless you are incapable of love (and that sounds rather bleak) then at some point in your life, you will experience a deep loss. And it’s easy to get stuck in the cycle of suffering that grief brings. But as grief expert David Kessler says in this episode: The pain of grief is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Today's show features David in conversation with Liz Hernandez, an Emmy-nominated television personality and journalist. While her career was taking off, Liz was also dealing with the cognitive decline of her mother and a tenuous relationship. She began working with David who helped her find purpose in her pain. This is part one in a two-part series on Grief featuring David Kessler. Commune recently launched a course with David called Help for the Hurting Heart. Join the course free for 5 days: https://www.onecommune.com/grief Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

Feb 25, 2021 • 1h 4min
165. Prescribing Food as Medicine with Dr. Robert Graham
Why do hospitals serve the same food that made patients sick? What if insurance companies let doctors prescribe food in addition to pills? How can we encourage recipients of food assistance to cook healthier meals? As both a chef and specialist in Integrative Medicine, Dr. Robert Graham is helping answer these questions by advocating for big changes at the intersection of food and medicine. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

Feb 23, 2021 • 9min
164. Commusings: The Hard Problem of Consciousness
Commusings is our Sunday morning newsletter where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture. This week Jeff shares the details of a recent, borderline inappropriate dream in the hope that it elicits both an examination of human consciousness and a few laughs. To sign up for our weekly Commusings newsletter, visit onecommune.com. And for more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

Feb 19, 2021 • 59min
163. The Indian Farmer’s Protest with Indy Rishi Singh
The Indian farmer’s protest is being called the largest peaceful protest in human history, and the issues at its core affect hundreds of millions of people — and yet the movement is receiving relatively little mainstream press in the U.S. In this episode, Indy Rishi Singh, an advocate for Indian farmer’s rights and the son of an Indian farming family, shares why we should all be paying attention to what is happening in India. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

Feb 16, 2021 • 25min
162. Lesson: Optimal Nutrition with Dr. Mark Hyman
Today's episode is an excerpt from Dr. Mark Hyman’s Commune course, Hacking Your Healthcare. You can enjoy this program free for 10 days at onecommune.com/healthcare. In this lesson Dr. Hyman applies a functional medicine approach to our nutrition, including a look at optimal levels (which are not the same as “normal levels”!) for a variety of key nutrients. He also offers best practices for supplementing when we fall outside the optimal range. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

Feb 12, 2021 • 59min
161. The Love Extremist with Ethan Lipsitz
The news media tends to cover extremists in hate — but what would a love extremist do? Ethan is a self-proclaimed love activist, using a variety of creative expressions to promote love for personal and societal healing. He believes that love is at the core of our humanity — so let's not be shy about it. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

Feb 10, 2021 • 14min
160. Commusings: Completing Yourself
Commusings is our Sunday morning newsletter where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture. This week Jeff muses on his (sort of) proposal to Schuyler, the ironic solution to learning how to feel less alone, and a few more love lessons extracted from three decades of marriage. To sign up for our weekly Commusings newsletter, visit onecommune.com. And for more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.


