With a healthier brain comes a happier life. In this episode, physician and psychiatrist Dr. Amen shares the five primary brain types (and why it’s important to know yours) alongside neuroscience-based habits and protocols to maintain long-term happiness. You will also learn the key ways we degrade brain functionality and why happiness is not just a personal quest but a moral obligation. In this show we cover: - The five different brain types - Dr. Amen’s seven secrets to happiness - The eleven ...
Aug 11, 2022•54 min
You may have recently seen news headlines highlighting torturous summer travel. Well, Jeff didn’t have to read about these nightmarish ordeals in the papers – because he experienced his own madcap misadventures first-hand. Today’s essay recounts the dreadful, if occasionally humorous, twists and turns of Jeff's recent return from the City of Lights. 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,...
Aug 09, 2022•20 min
Diagnosed with a supposedly irreversible autoimmune disease, Dr. Terry Wahls could only walk short distances with two canes. With nothing to lose, she radically changed her diet and supplement regime and five months later was back on her bike for Mother’s Day. In this episode, Dr. Wahls shares how autoimmune diseases progress, the importance of healthy mitochondria, and how you can use her protocol to reclaim your health. In this show we cover: - How Dr. Wahls became ill and how her life was tra...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 32 min
Your body is innately designed to heal and repair itself — especially when you maximize your body’s resilience in the face of both pathogenic and chronic diseases. Dr. Roger Seheult walks you through the latest studies that explain on a physiological level why certain lifestyle changes and simple health hacks can help you avoid getting sick — or get better faster if you do. Watch Dr. Seheult's full course on Commune by signing up for a 14-day free trial at onecommune.com/trial. This podcast is s...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 2 min
In this episode, Dr. Lipton and Jeff discuss the interconnected relationship between belief and biology, and how you can use Dr. Lipton’s pioneering understanding of epigenetics to create health. Learn about Commune and check out all our health, nutrition, and functional medicine courses free for 14 days at onecommune.com/trial.
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 43 min
Today’s musings comes after the haze of the fireworks has cleared, but the same can not be said for the social and political tensions that characterize the time. This month, the U.S. celebrated its Independence Day, a holiday that, for many, has come to symbolize the tenet of freedom. Sounds simple, right? What could be more straightforward than the concept of freedom? For better or worse, social contracts rarely are, and this look at the almost 250-year-old Declaration proves just as nuanced. C...
Jul 26, 2022•12 min
If you care about WHAT you eat, then you must also pay attention to HOW you eat. Good digestion relies not only what’s on your plate but also how you approach a meal emotionally and ritually. This message has appeared so many times in Commune courses that we have collected the best lessons – from four doctors and two nutritionists – on how to vastly improve your relationship with food, for both your physical and mental health. Each of the teachers featured in this master class has a full-length ...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 55 min
The heart seeks mystery, whereas the mind seeks certainty. Can we heed the heart in order to enjoy this project of being human? 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. This podcast is supported by BetterHelp. Commune listeners get 15% off their first month at BetterHelp.c...
Jul 19, 2022•13 min
We have had five previous mass extinction events, but did the planet go extinct? No. Life came back more diverse and complex every time. In this episode, Jeff and Zach grapple with the root causes of our extractive and destructive tendencies as well as how our inherent physicality presents an opportunity for seeing beauty in the world. To continue learning with Dr. Zach Bush, sign up for a free trial of Commune Membership and check out his course. Get started at onecommune.com/trial. This podcas...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 41 min
We are like the candle flame — a pattern that appears “real” but is in fact a constantly changing stream particles. If we are going to be free of anxiety, it helps to remember this truth about our physical nature. This podcast is supported by BetterHelp. COMMUNE listeners get 15% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/Commune.
Jul 12, 2022•11 min
What does it mean to be well in an unjust world? Kerri Kelly is known for making waves in the wellness industry by challenging norms, disrupting systems, and grassroots organizing. In this conversation, she and Jeff reimagine a wellness culture that balances self-care with collective care, embraces disagreement, and sees political activism as an extension of a yoga or meditation practice. This podcast is suported by InsideTracker: InsideTracker is your personalized dashboard to live healthier, l...
Jul 07, 2022•2 hr 27 min
Anita Moorjani is a woman with a remarkable story: After a 4-year battle with cancer, she fell into a coma and doctors believed she had days to live. During this time, she was given a powerful truth: Heaven is not a destination; it is a state of being. Watch Anita's full course on Commune by signing up for a 14-day free trial at onecommune.com/trial. This podcast is supported by BetterHelp. Commune listeners get 15% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/Commune.
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Just like your car’s engine light warns you about damage to your vehicle, biomarkers can convey what aspects of your health need attention. In this episode, you’ll learn about ten key biomarkers, including cortisol, cholesterol, glucose, testosterone, and inflammation (CRP), and ways to keep them within optimal ranges. Michelle and Jeff also discuss the difference between healthspan and lifespan and what it would mean for society if more people had access to the “dashboard” of their bodies. Lear...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 45 min
In today's romp through relativity theory, Jeff muses on how each of us observes life from our own unique platform. And yet, at the same time, we’re all on one. 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. This podcast is supported by BetterHelp. Commune listeners get 15% off ...
Jun 28, 2022•13 min
Our culture of phones, chairs, and convenience food has vastly outpaced our evolutionary roots. In this episode, ultra-endurance barefoot runner Tony Riddle shares ways of being – from how you sit to what you eat to how you fall asleep – that are more in sync with human biology. Jeff and Tony also discuss how a holistic approach to rewilding your life can help you reconnect to and reach your innate human potential. Want more from Tony? You can try his Commune course Rewilding Human Movement free...
Jun 23, 2022•2 hr 13 min
Before the white salt shaker there was a rainbow of salts. How did we go from a prism of rock, mineral, and sea salts to the sodium chloride we have at our table? Why did we decide we needed pure white salt, reduced to a single sodium chloride element? This excerpt from Dr. Zach Bush’s Commune course, Vital Health, help you understand the importance of complex salts for your biochemistry. You’ll come away from this course with actionable steps to reimagine your experience with not just salt, but...
Jun 21, 2022•30 min
You can grow the most nutritious food on the planet right on your countertop, with just seeds, fresh water, and a jar. That’s the miracle of sprouts, where just one pound of lentils can turn into 10 pounds of nourishment in less than week. In this episode, Doug and Jeff also discuss how sprouts can help address food inequality and offer a step-by-step guide to beginning your own low-cost sprouting protocol. Stay tuned for a Commune sprouting course with Doug in Fall 2022, and in the meantime, en...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Are dad jokes simply inane humor, or through the process of dedicated repetition do our father's transform these phrases into powerful mantras of love? 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.
Jun 14, 2022•10 min
Jaiya is a somatic sexologist who looks at sexuality holistically: from the physical and psychological to the emotional and spiritual. Over her years of counseling, Jaiya has developed 5 erotic blueprints that can help you understand you own preferred sexual language as well as your partner’s. In this episode, Jeff and Jaiya also explore our polarized cultural view of sex and the nuanced energetic dimensions of tantra. You can take Jaiya's Erotic Blueprints quiz at missjaiya.com. This podcast is...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 20 min
When we experience fear, loss, or the hundred other daily stresses inherent in life, it can be easy to retreat inside ourselves until the whole world is just a single point of pain–our pain. Lovingkindness is a practice that, among other things, helps us understand that the path out of loneliness, the cure for fear, is to expand the concern that is normally centered around yourself outward, to include someone else. In this excerpt from her course, Compassionate Resilience, Sharon Salzberg speaks...
Jun 07, 2022•25 min
Brother Satyananda has served as a monk in the monastic order of Paramahansa Yogananda’s Self-Realization Fellowship for more than 40 years. In this episode, Jeff and Satyanda discuss how Yogananda helped bring yoga to the West, what happens when you apply scientific principles to the mystical, and how connection to the divine manifests as bliss and joy. For many guided meditation programs with wonderful teachers like Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, and Michael Beckwith, you can sign up for 14-...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Navigating the healthcare system is a challenge for anyone, but it’s especially difficult if you suffer from chronic disease and nebulous symptoms in a world filled with environmental toxins. Dr. Mark Hyman is here to be your copilot on this journey, and help you use Functional Medicine to figure out which tests to ask your doctor for, how to ask for them, and how to understand the results. Check out his course for free at onecommune.com/healthcare.
May 31, 2022•21 min
Ten years ago, Scarlett Lewis’ 6-year-old son Jesse was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In her grief, she stumbled on a note he had written in chalk shortly before his death: “nurturing, healing, and love.” These three words left behind by her son became fuel for her life’s work, the Choose Love Movement. In today’s show – updated from its original airing earlier this year – Jeff and Scarlett discuss how grief transforms us, and how healing is possible through practicing forgiveness. Lea...
May 28, 2022•1 hr 43 min
Place plays a significant but often unacknowledged role in longevity. Ryan Frederick is an expert on the intersection of place and healthy aging, and in this episode he shares how choosing the right place to live – especially in the second half of life – can promote purpose, facilitate human connection, catalyze physical activity, support financial health, and increase your healthspan. This podcast is supported by Blinkist. Try Blinkist Premium free for 7 days! See for yourself why Jeff recommen...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 25 min
This week’s missive explores relativity theory within the context of human transience. It may be a bit maudlin in parts, but I have been exploring the Japanese aesthetic concept of wabi-sabi – the delightful sadness that characterizes impermanence. 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...
May 24, 2022•9 min
Chronological age is the number of birthdays we’ve celebrated, but according to Dr. Kara Fitzgerald’s recent clinical studies, it’s just a number. Listen to Kara and Jeff discuss the reasons we should be paying more attention to biological age, and come away from this episode with diet and lifestyle suggestions that have been proven to lower it, regardless of the number of candles on your birthday cake. This podcast is supported by Thrive Market and Blinkist Join Thrive Market today and get 40% ...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 55 min
Processed food is causing 88% of Americans to suffer from metabolic dysfunction. In this episode Dr. Lustig unveils some of the biggest nutritional myths propagated by Big Food, why the medical establishment treats symptoms with drugs instead of the underlying disease, and key biomarkers you should be looking at to take control of your own healthcare. This podcast is supported by: Banyan Botanicals offers organic products and informative content to support all people toward greater health and we...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Today's episode is an excerpt from the Commune course, The Work of Byron Katie. In this session, Lena recalls a time when her mother was enraged in the car, drinking in the back seat. Katie then walks Lena through her current thoughts around this event and asks for each thought: Is it true? Can you absolutely know that it's true? How do you react, what happens, when you believe that thought? And, who would you be without the thought? These four questions are followed by turning around the though...
May 10, 2022•41 min
Years ago, davidji was walking past a row of cardboard boxes when a hand reached out and grabbed his leg. A face peered up from inside one of the boxes and asked, “What’s gonna be on your tombstone?” In this podcast, davidji discusses the impact of that moment as well as practical ways to bring meditation – and meaning – into your life. For a free pass to davidji's Commune course, visit onecommune.com/davidji.
May 05, 2022•2 hr 31 min
The clothing industry is one of the world’s worst polluters, accounting for 8-10% of total annual greenhouse gas emissions. So what does a regenerative closet look like? Can we move toward seeing clothing as a true “investment” rather than simply fashion? If you liked this excerpt, get a 5-day free pass to Paul Hawken’s Commune course, Regeneration, at onecommune.com/regeneration. Regeneration is your invitation to join an inclusive movement for all members of humanity to address the threat of g...
May 03, 2022•24 min
