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 full-length video courses with top teachers such as Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Dr.
Episodes
794 episodes
256. Scarlett Lewis: Choosing Love and Forgiveness
On December 14, 2012, Scarlett Lewis’ 6-year-old son Jesse was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
255. Yoga Class #2: Satisfying Shoulders & Straddles with Schuyler Grant (20 Minutes, All Levels)
If you like this podcast-exclusive, audio-only yoga class, join us for Schuyler's new 10-Day Commune Yoga Challenge: Grounding Into Grace.
254. Scott Schwenk: Why We Breathe
If you don't like how you are feeling, change the rhythm and depth of your breath. Because how you are breathing is how you are living.
253. Yoga Class #1: Strong, Mobile Hips with Schuyler Grant (20 Minutes, All Levels)
If you like this podcast-exclusive, audio-only yoga class, join us for Schuyler's new 10-Day Commune Yoga Challenge: Grounding Into Grace.
252. Kimberly Snyder: Happiness Isn't Out There
If you see a gap between what you have and what you think you need to be happy, then listen up: You could keep running to close the gap, or you could find
251. Commusings: The Mosquito Bites an Iron Bull by Jake Laub
Yoga and ballet are so far apart on the movement spectrum that they curve around and settle next to each other in our minds.
250. They Are Trying to Kill Us with Keegan Kuhn and John Lewis
They’re Trying To Kill Us is a new documentary on food (in)justice told through the lens of Hip Hop and urban culture.
249. Commusings: Eat Dirt
Just as exposure to the natural environment builds a strong immune system, exposure to insult and ridicule can help you build mental resilience.
248. Simon Hill: The Proof Is in the Plants
Why are we so confused about what to eat? If I eat a plant-based diet will I miss out on any vital nutrients? Should I prioritize protein or carbs?
247. David Kessler: Navigating the River of Grief
If you think of grief as a river, you can better understand your experience with it.
246. Dr. Zach Bush: Nature’s Quest for Coherence
From the carbon cycle to our feminine and masculine forms, the universe naturally organizes itself into incredibly complex yet beautifully harmonious systems.
245. Byron Katie: He's Trying to Control Me
Today's episode is an excerpt from the Commune course, The Work of Byron Katie.
244. Thanksgiving Special: Schuyler Puts Jeff in the Hot Seat
The tables have turned as Commune Podcast host Jeff Krasno responds to questions from his wife Schuyler.
243. Dr. Jolene Brighten: What Your Hormones Are Trying to Tell You
Think about your hormones like a symphony. When every instrument is in tune, they play a lovely song.
242. Rabbi Mordecai Finley: Living a Life of Goodness
Rabbi Mordecai Finley is a philosopher and religious leader renowned for articulating truths about the human condition through the Old Testament and Kabbalah
241. Commusings: To Meat or Not to Meat?
You don’t exactly “get protein from eating protein.”
240. Commusings: Are You Surviving or Thriving? with Laurie-Beth Robbins
This week's essay is from our beloved bon vivant Laurie-Beth Robbins (“LBR”), a regular Commune contributor who drinks life straight from the firehose.
239.Chip Conley: Reviving the Role of Elder
Experience is making a comeback, and Chip Conley – legendary entrepreneur, founder of the Modern Elder Academy, and author of Wisdom at Work – is leading the
238. Commusings: How to Activate Your Brain & Learn Better
This week, Jeff geeks out about neuroplasticity — our ability to learn new skills and rewire the brain, even later in life.
237. Dr. William Li: Eat to Beat Disease
Your body was designed to fight disease, and we have radically underestimated how foods can be used to amplify this innate power.
236. Commusings: The Poetics of Healing with Jacqueline Suskin
As a poet, Jacqueline Suskin never anticipated playing a role in the health and wellness world.
235. Marc Champagne: The Question That Changes Everything
We are all one question away from a different life, personally and professionally. What is the question that might change yours?
234. Kimberly Snyder: Eating for Beauty Inside Out
Today's lesson is a taste of Kimberly Snyder's 10-day Commune course, Beauty Inside Out.
233. Dr. Roger Seheult: The Swiss Cheese Method of COVID Defense
In a media landscape filled with sensationalized information, Dr. Roger Seheult has provided consistent evidence-based information throughout the pandemic.
232. Commusings: If Greek Philosophers Played Parcheesi
Today’s ramble from Jeff is an excavation of Stoicism inspired by his family's unfortunate Parcheesi and chocolate habits.
231. Jules Evans: What Would a Stoic Do?
The philosophy of Stoicism is more than 2,000 years old, but remains remarkably practical.
229. Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum: Your Microbiome & COVID
Your microbiome is home to much more than just bacteria. Dr.
228. Commusings: The Hostess with the Mostest
Are you actually attracted to her, or are the microbes who call your body home tipping the scale in their interest?
227. Zach Bush: The Second Birth of Humanity
In some ways this conversation serves as Part 2 of our first podcast with Zach Bush, The Real Roots of Disease.
226. Marianne Williamson: How to Be a Better Spiritual Teacher
Calling all leaders, teachers, healers, therapists, life coaches, spiritual guides, and anyone aspiring to be a beacon of light and love in this world.
225. Paul Hawken: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
The movement to reverse global warming will be the largest movement in the history of humankind, but it won't be because people want to "fight climate change."
224. Commusings: Nothing Is in Control by Light Watkins
If you’ve been working all your life for the eventual payout of happiness, your moment has arrived — because you cannot be happy in the future.
223. Brendon Burchard: The Key to Better Habits
Brendon is a 3-time New York Times bestselling author and one of the world's most-watched, quoted, and followed personal development trainers.
222. Commusings: Our Own Worst Enemy
We all remember where we were on September 11, 2001 — and the feeling of common grief and unity that followed.
221. Dave Asprey: How to Live to 180 Years Old
This conversation with biohacking pioneer Dave Asprey offers a wide spectrum of practical ways to enjoy more energy and live longer.
220. Commusings: Falling...
We strut through life confident that we are the thinker of our thoughts and feeler of our feelings.
219. Dr. Caroline Leaf: Healing Trauma & Stress with Neuroscience
Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist and the author of Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess and Switch On Your Brain.
218. Commusings: It Happened in My Rearview Mirror by Murray Hidary
Grief is something we all go through at some point in life. We don’t choose grief, it chooses us.
217. The Nuances of Delta and Vaccine Efficacy with Dr. Stacey Klutts
Dr. Klutts has both an MD and a PhD in biochemistry and is at the forefront of determining COVID policy for the entire veterans affairs system.
216. Commusings: Flying High with What's Genuine with Laurie-Beth Robbins
This week's essay is from Laurie-Beth Robbins (“LBR”), a regular Commune contributor and eternal optimist who gets individuals excited about life.
215. Charles Eisenstein: The Origin of the Wrongness in the World
This audio workshop is an extended excerpt of Charles Eisenstein's Commune course, Political Hope.
214. Commusings: The Technology of Community by Jake Laub
We tend to think of ecological solutions in terms of personal sacrifice or technology, but if one’s ability to “eco-sacrifice” is really a test of privilege
213. Ryron & Rener Gracie: Jiu-Jitsu’s Role in Reducing Violence
Can teaching martial arts actually reduce violence?
212. Justin Michael Williams: Don't Call Out, Call Forward
Today's episode is an excerpt from the Commune course, Healing Conversations with Justin Michael Williams.
211. Commusings: An Act of God
Prude or prurient. Mary or Jezebel. Why does Western culture have such a schizophrenic relationship with sex?
210. Byron Katie: My Love Life is Dependent on My Weight
Today's episode is an excerpt from the Commune course, The Work of Byron Katie.
209. Zach Bush: The Real Roots of Disease
Dr. Zach Bush doesn't keep his ideas in a neat ideological box.
208. Commusings: If Alan Watts Played Piano
This impromptu Commusings is what happens when Jeff listens to hours upon hours of the Zen philosopher Alan Watts while a road trip with his daughter — and
207. Russell Brand: The First 3 Steps to Recovery
This audio workshop is an extended excerpt of Russell Brand's Commune course on recovery.
206. Commusings: Superpowers in Her Tubes by David Romanelli
Commusings is our Sunday morning newsletter where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture.
205. Pedro Andrade: What's Really Happening in the Amazon?
Journalist Pedro Andrade recently spent 6 months deep in the Amazon with unparalleled access to many unique communities while filming a new documentary series
204. Walking Meditation: Discovering Anger’s Role in Your Life with Murray Hidary
Today's episode is an excerpt from The Path to Presence with Murray Hidary, a 10-day walking meditation course that allows for a deep, embodied understanding
203. Don't Half-Ass It: Life Lessons from Matthew McConaughey
In this interview, Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey muses on his book Greenlights, an unconventional memoir filled with lessons learned the hard
202. Commusings: What Are You Afraid Of?
Commusings is our Sunday morning newsletter where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture.
201. Farming for Human Health with Jeff Tkach
Can organic farming feed the world?
200. Commusings: From Mother Earth to Lover Earth by Jake Laub
Commusings is our Sunday morning newsletter where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture.
199. Living Long-Term in the Heart Chakra with Rich Roll and Julie Piatt
What keeps a long-term relationship resilient?
198. Lesson: Overcoming Overwhelm with Brendon Burchard
Today's episode is an excerpt from Brendon Burchard's Commune course, The Wellness Masterclass, which teaches you how to cultivate long-lasting happiness by
197. Karma & Your Destiny: Sadhguru at Commune Topanga
In this recording of Sadhguru speaking at Commune Topanga, he answers audience questions on the nature of karma, how to "stay with the being rather than the
196. Commusings: Being There
Commusings is our Sunday morning newsletter where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture.