Commune with Jeff Krasno
Episodes
310. Commusings: The Only Constant is Change
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
309. Detoxing Wellness Culture with Kerri Kelly
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 syste...
308. Lesson: Live Fearlessly with Anita Moorjani
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
307. 10 Must-Know Biomarkers with Michelle Darian
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
306. Commusings: Indra's Net
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
305. Rewild Your Life and Reach Your Human Potential with Tony Riddle
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our culture of phones, chairs, and convenience food has vastly outpaced our evolutionary roots. In this episode, ultra-endurance barefoot runner Tony ...
304. Lesson: Eat the Rainbow of Salt with Dr. Zach Bush
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
303. Multiply Your Nutrition 10x with Sprouts with Doug Evans
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
302. Commusings: My Father's Mantras
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
301. What Is Your Erotic Blueprint? with Jaiya
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jaiya is a somatic sexologist who looks at sexuality holistically: from the physical and psychological to the emotional and spiritual. Over her years ...
300. Lesson: Love Is an Ability with Sharon Salzberg
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
299. The Remarkable Man Who Brought Yoga to the West with Brother Satyananda
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
298. Lesson: Detoxifying in a Toxic World with Dr. Mark Hyman
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating the healthcare system is a challenge for anyone, but it’s especially difficult if you suffer from chronic disease and nebulous symptoms i...
297. A Sandy Hook Mom on Choosing Love and Forgiveness
28 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
296. Where to Live to Live Longer with Ryan Frederick
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Place plays a significant but often unacknowledged role in longevity. Ryan Frederick is an expert on the intersection of place and healthy aging, and ...
295. Commusings: Nostalgia Means Our Pain
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
294. Reduce Your Biological Age Through Epigenetics with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chronological age is the number of birthdays we’ve celebrated, but according to Dr. Kara Fitzgerald’s recent clinical studies, it’s just a numbe...
292. The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food with Dr. Robert Lustig
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Processed food is causing 88% of Americans to suffer from metabolic dysfunction. In this episode Dr. Lustig unveils some of the biggest nutritional my...
291. Lesson: My Mother Terrifies Me with Byron Katie
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
290. What Will Be on Your Tombstone? with davidji
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 boxe...
289. Lesson: The Clothing Industry’s Pollution with Paul Hawken
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 regenerat...
288. Why Sunlight Is Vital for Health & Immunity with Dr. Roger Seheult
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sunlight provides much more than just Vitamin D and melatonin is not just for helping you go to sleep at night. Listen to Roger and Jeff discuss the l...
287. The Protein Myth with Dr. Zach Bush
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Protein is the most overemphasized and over-consumed macronutrient in the American diet, but for reasons that may surprise you. In less than an hour, ...
286. You Are a Superorganism with Ara Katz
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every day scientists are learning something new about the human-microbe relationship, and today’s guest, Ara Katz, and her company Seed, are right a...
285. Meditation for Serene Energy
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Love is an effusive state of being that emerges from an absence of need. Where there is no clinging or craving, there is only a presence that is simul...
284. Fiber Fuel Your Life with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
95% of people in America are fiber deficient, and fiber is the primary fuel for the microbes in your gut. So what happens when you malnourish your gut...
283. Commusings: Moving On
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Japanese aesthetics, there is a concept known as yūgen, which has no real translation even though we have all felt it. In the Chinese philosophica...
282. Proactive vs. Reactive Healthcare with Dr. Robin Berzin
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After years of writing prescriptions in rushed, 15-minute appointments, Dr. Robin Berzin launched her own functional medicine startup, Parsley Health,...
281. Commusings: The Sound of Sadness
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sound is a neurological phenomenon. In the air, it’s just a wave form. It’s only a sound when your brain decodes it, and then your conscious mind ...
280. Love's Greatest Lesson with Marianne Williamson
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 extend...
279. Commusings: The Course of Nature
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To quote Alan Watts, “If you want to understand the metaphysical, then deeply study the physical.” This musings explores the principle that, hidde...
278. The Keys to Longevity with Dr. Mark Hyman
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 facto...
277. Commusings: The Physical and Spiritual Dimensions of Fasting
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 susp...
276. Why Blood Sugar Matters with Dr. Casey Means
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alzheimer’s looks very different from obesity, which we think of as different from stroke, depression, or infertility. But according to Dr. Casey Me...
275. Commusings: The Pain Is Receding
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 popul...
274. Radical Self-Acceptance and Resilience with Rosie Acosta
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
273. Commusings: “I am lost in her lostness.”
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Having three daughters requires a lot chauffeuring around … to school, to “hang outs” and to dance class. The Los Angeles traffic poses real cha...
272. Ayurveda for Holistic Wellbeing with Siva Mohan
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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-ol...
271. Commusings: String Bean Theory
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This musing explores the coincidence of opposites that emerge within the natural world and how nature’s intelligence yearns to bring these opposites...
270. 3 Stoic Meditations for Living a Life of Virtue
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The common usage of the adjective “stoic” – the unemotional endurance of hardship – belies the true nature of Stoicism, a brilliant philosophy...
269. How to Visualize Your Success with Biet Simkin
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A lack of follow-through is a very human trait. We often start a project, only to stop. Today you will learn more about The Law of Success, which can ...
268. The New Science Behind the Keto Diet with Dr. Steven Gundry
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gundry takes us beyond the conventional approach to the ketogenic diet, explaining the biological mechanism of ketosis (a fascinating process call...
267. Commusings: Rogan, Journalism, and Free Speech
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a podcast host who has featured a wide spectrum of opinions about COVID on this show, Jeff shares his thoughts regarding Joe Rogan, Spotify, and th...
266. On Being Multi-Passionate with Marie Forleo
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marie Forleo’s breakthrough moment came when she left behind labels and defined herself as a “multi-passionate entrepreneur.” This finally gave ...
265. Commusings: What Shape Is Your Poop? by Jake Laub
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bowel movements have become a taboo topic, but your poop is one of the most valuable and easily visible biomarkers of health you have. So, what questi...
264. Find Your Way Back to Yourself with Danielle LaPorte
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to live a heart-centered life? In this episode spiritual teacher and author Danielle Laporte shares her latest revelations on naviga...
263.Why Meditate?
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the benefits of a meditation practice, and how does the practice of meditation alter the experience of what it is like to be alive, moment to...
262. Understanding Heart Health, Cholesterol, and Statins with Dr. Mark Hyman & Dr. Zach Bush
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Popular medicine has cast cholesterol as the primary villain in heart disease. But if cholesterol was inherently bad for us, why would your cells prod...
261. Commusings: The Perils of What About-ism
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where is the line between healthy skepticism and bad faith questioning? But what about ... ? This monologue muses on the root causes of our sociopolit...
260. The Happy Pear: Secrets to Joyful Health
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Happy Pear started in 2004 when identical twins Steve and Dave opened a small produce shop in their Irish hometown with the dream of helping peopl...
259. Commusings: Everything in Moderation
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this time of political rancor and binary opposition, the only way out of fanaticism is for each of us to make a herculean effort toward finding com...
258. Dr. David Perlmutter: Dropping Acid
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Unless you had so much uric acid in your body that you developed gout, doctors have largely ignored this common biomarker. But according to Dr. Perlmu...
257. Yoga Class #3: Core Like Never Before with Schuyler Grant (20 Minutes, All Levels)
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you like this podcast-exclusive, audio-only yoga class, join us for Schuyler's new 10-Day Commune Yoga Challenge: Grounding Into Grace. Sign up at ...
256. Scarlett Lewis: Choosing Love and Forgiveness
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On December 14, 2012, Scarlett Lewis’ 6-year-old son Jesse was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In her grief, she stumbled on a note he had w...
255. Yoga Class #2: Satisfying Shoulders & Straddles with Schuyler Grant (20 Minutes, All Levels)
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you like this podcast-exclusive, audio-only yoga class, join us for Schuyler's new 10-Day Commune Yoga Challenge: Grounding Into Grace. Sign up at ...
254. Scott Schwenk: Why We Breathe
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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. In this episod...
253. Yoga Class #1: Strong, Mobile Hips with Schuyler Grant (20 Minutes, All Levels)
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you like this podcast-exclusive, audio-only yoga class, join us for Schuyler's new 10-Day Commune Yoga Challenge: Grounding Into Grace. Sign up at ...
252. Kimberly Snyder: Happiness Isn't Out There
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
251. Commusings: The Mosquito Bites an Iron Bull by Jake Laub
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yoga and ballet are so far apart on the movement spectrum that they curve around and settle next to each other in our minds. Kind of like how the poli...
250. They Are Trying to Kill Us with Keegan Kuhn and John Lewis
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
They’re Trying To Kill Us is a new documentary on food (in)justice told through the lens of Hip Hop and urban culture. In this podcast the documenta...
249. Commusings: Eat Dirt
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Just as exposure to the natural environment builds a strong immune system, exposure to insult and ridicule can help you build mental resilience. The a...
248. Simon Hill: The Proof Is in the Plants
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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? Ho...
247. David Kessler: Navigating the River of Grief
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you think of grief as a river, you can better understand your experience with it. Maybe you tiptoe slowly into the river, or wade in it for a long ...
246. Dr. Zach Bush: Nature’s Quest for Coherence
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From the carbon cycle to our feminine and masculine forms, the universe naturally organizes itself into incredibly complex yet beautifully harmonious ...
245. Byron Katie: He's Trying to Control Me
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is an excerpt from the Commune course, The Work of Byron Katie. In this session, Laurie is recalling a situation in which she felt her...
244. Thanksgiving Special: Schuyler Puts Jeff in the Hot Seat
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The tables have turned as Commune Podcast host Jeff Krasno responds to questions from his wife Schuyler. The scope of guests here on the Commune Podca...
243. Dr. Jolene Brighten: What Your Hormones Are Trying to Tell You
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Think about your hormones like a symphony. When every instrument is in tune, they play a lovely song. If just one instrument is out of tune or one hor...
242. Rabbi Mordecai Finley: Living a Life of Goodness
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rabbi Mordecai Finley is a philosopher and religious leader renowned for articulating truths about the human condition through the Old Testament and K...
241. Commusings: To Meat or Not to Meat?
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t exactly “get protein from eating protein.” Some two hundred thousand proteins are synthesized by your cells using 21 amino acids — n...
240. Commusings: Are You Surviving or Thriving? with Laurie-Beth Robbins
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's essay is from our beloved bon vivant Laurie-Beth Robbins (“LBR”), a regular Commune contributor who drinks life straight from the fire...
239.Chip Conley: Reviving the Role of Elder
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Experience is making a comeback, and Chip Conley – legendary entrepreneur, founder of the Modern Elder Academy, and author of Wisdom at Work – is ...
238. Commusings: How to Activate Your Brain & Learn Better
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Jeff geeks out about neuroplasticity — our ability to learn new skills and rewire the brain, even later in life. It turns out there are m...
237. Dr. William Li: Eat to Beat Disease
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your body was designed to fight disease, and we have radically underestimated how foods can be used to amplify this innate power. In this episode, pio...
236. Commusings: The Poetics of Healing with Jacqueline Suskin
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a poet, Jacqueline Suskin never anticipated playing a role in the health and wellness world. But after writing more than forty thousand spontaneous...
235. Marc Champagne: The Question That Changes Everything
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are all one question away from a different life, personally and professionally. What is the question that might change yours? Today's conversation ...
234. Kimberly Snyder: Eating for Beauty Inside Out
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's lesson is a taste of Kimberly Snyder's 10-day Commune course, Beauty Inside Out. Visit onecommune.com/beauty to learn more about the course an...
233. Dr. Roger Seheult: The Swiss Cheese Method of COVID Defense
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a media landscape filled with sensationalized information, Dr. Roger Seheult has provided consistent evidence-based information throughout the pand...
232. Commusings: If Greek Philosophers Played Parcheesi
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s ramble from Jeff is an excavation of Stoicism inspired by his family's unfortunate Parcheesi and chocolate habits. Learn about this ancient ...
231. Jules Evans: What Would a Stoic Do?
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The philosophy of Stoicism is more than 2,000 years old, but remains remarkably practical. Like the modern wellness movement, Stoicism is concerned wi...
230. Deepak Chopra: The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is an excerpt from Deepak Chopra's Commune course, The Nature of Reality. You can enjoy this program free for 6 days at onecommune.com...
229. Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum: Your Microbiome & COVID
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your microbiome is home to much more than just bacteria. Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum is a groundbreaking researcher focused on the role of the bacteriome and...
228. Commusings: The Hostess with the Mostest
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you actually attracted to her, or are the microbes who call your body home tipping the scale in their interest? More philosophically, the expansiv...
227. Zach Bush: The Second Birth of Humanity
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In some ways this conversation serves as Part 2 of our first podcast with Zach Bush, The Real Roots of Disease. However, this conversation is so expan...
226. Marianne Williamson: How to Be a Better Spiritual Teacher
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
224. Commusings: Nothing Is in Control by Light Watkins
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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. It...
223. Brendon Burchard: The Key to Better Habits
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brendon is a 3-time New York Times bestselling author and one of the world's most-watched, quoted, and followed personal development trainers. And whi...
222. Commusings: Our Own Worst Enemy
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all remember where we were on September 11, 2001 — and the feeling of common grief and unity that followed. Now 20 years later, we have a new com...
221. Dave Asprey: How to Live to 180 Years Old
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation with biohacking pioneer Dave Asprey offers a wide spectrum of practical ways to enjoy more energy and live longer. You’ll learn wh...
220. Commusings: Falling...
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We strut through life confident that we are the thinker of our thoughts and feeler of our feelings. But, of course, that conception of reality is itse...
219. Dr. Caroline Leaf: Healing Trauma & Stress with Neuroscience
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grief is something we all go through at some point in life. We don’t choose grief, it chooses us. The question is how will we deal with it when it a...
217. The Nuances of Delta and Vaccine Efficacy with Dr. Stacey Klutts
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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. As soc...
216. Commusings: Flying High with What's Genuine with Laurie-Beth Robbins
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This audio workshop is an extended excerpt of Charles Eisenstein's Commune course, Political Hope. Our politics run on a mentality of war, and war men...
214. Commusings: The Technology of Community by Jake Laub
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
213. Ryron & Rener Gracie: Jiu-Jitsu’s Role in Reducing Violence
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can teaching martial arts actually reduce violence? In this episode, Jeff talks with Brazilian jiu-jitsu master teachers Ryron and Rener Gracie about ...
212. Justin Michael Williams: Don't Call Out, Call Forward
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is an excerpt from the Commune course, Healing Conversations with Justin Michael Williams. If you are looking to improve the quality o...
211. Commusings: An Act of God
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prude or prurient. Mary or Jezebel. Why does Western culture have such a schizophrenic relationship with sex? In this Commusings Jeff walks a middle p...
210. Byron Katie: My Love Life is Dependent on My Weight
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is an excerpt from the Commune course, The Work of Byron Katie. Starting with the belief, "My life is dependent on my weight," Katie w...