Commune with Jeff Krasno

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-days of free all-access to Commune’s entire course library at onecommune.com/trial.

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.

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. Learn more about the Choose Love Movement at chooselovemovement.org. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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 recommends Blinkist to help you learn and grow every day. Go to Blinkist.com/Commune to start your free 7-day trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. Learn about Commune and all our courses on health, personal growth, and social impact at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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 onecommune.com.

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% off your first order and a FREE gift over $50 when you go to thrivemarket.com/commune Try Blinkist Premium free for 7 days! See for yourself why Jeff recommends Blinkist to help you learn and grow every day. Go to Blinkist.com/Commune to start your free 7-day trial and get 25% off of a Blinkist Premium membership. Learn about Commune and all our courses on health, personal growth, and social impact at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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 wellbeing through Ayurveda. Save 15% on Ayurvedic Teas and Drink Mixes including their best-selling Turmeric Milk Mix and new Ashwagandha Latte Mix with code Commune15. Learn about Commune and all our courses on health, personal growth, and social impact at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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 thought to experience the opposites of the thought. You watch this full course for free – including access to the worksheets – with a 14-day free trial of Commune Membership. Just go to onecommune.com/trial. You can learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. And connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune.

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.

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 global warming — not with specific steps you must do to address a future existential threat, but with a vision for living right now that brings you more joy and meaning. This is how we will enact real change that serves humanity, now and into the future.

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 latest research in light therapy to better understand why sunlight is vital for health and immunity — and how to optimize your exposure. Come away from this podcast with clear morning and evening as well as seasonal dos and don’ts, plus important recommendations if you supplement with melatonin. This podcast is supported by Seed. Visit seed.com and use code COMMUNE for a discount on your first month’s subscription of probiotics. Learn about Commune and all our courses on health, personal growth, and social impact at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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, Dr. Zach Bush will bust the protein myth — because your health depends on it. Whether you are vegan or a regular meat-eater (or somewhere in between) this is must-know info. To watch Dr. Zach Bush’s full Vital Health course on Commune – as well as access more than 100 other life-changing health and wellness programs – visit onecommune.com/trial to begin a free 14-day trial. You can also connect with us on social media @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

Every day scientists are learning something new about the human-microbe relationship, and today’s guest, Ara Katz, and her company Seed, are right at the cutting edge of these discoveries. Dive in for an extended conversation on the latest microbiome research, including the most effective ways to care for the non-human half of you so you can digest better, have more energy, and stay in peak health. Visit seed.com and use code COMMUNE for a discount on your first month’s subscription. Get a free pass to Commune's gut health course at onecommune.com/gut.

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 simultaneously serene and energetic. From this condition of lightness, compassion and benevolence naturally emerge. This meditation is a journey toward this effervescent experience. For many more meditations, visit onecommune.com/trial to try Commune Membership free for 14 days.

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 microbiome? Today Jeff and Dr. Bulsiewicz discuss the myriad chronic diseases that are downstream from poor gut health — and how to eat to avoid them. This podcast is supported by Thrive Market - Join today and get 40% off your first order and a FREE gift over $50 when you go to thrivemarket.com/commune Learn about Commune and all our courses on health, personal growth, and social impact at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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 philosophical texts from which the term was taken, yūgen meant "deep" or "mysterious." But really it points to a sensation of sadness. Not grief per se, but, rather, a delightful kind of wistfulness akin to the feeling that arises when listening to Satie or Debussy. It is strongly related to the acceptance of transience that is associated with wabi-sabi. Today’s musing attempts to poke at this feeling. 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.

After years of writing prescriptions in rushed, 15-minute appointments, Dr. Robin Berzin launched her own functional medicine startup, Parsley Health, to help patients address the root causes of their health concerns. In this episode, Jeff and Robin talk about the connection between diet and chronic fatigue, why exercise is so good for mental health, how excess blood sugar literally frosts your insides, and ways to proactively raise your baseline health. For more functional medicine resources, check out Dr. Mark Hyman's Commune course, Hacking Your Healthcare for FREE at onecommune.com/healthcare. This podcast is supported by The Institute for Women Centered Coaching, Training, and Leadership. Visit femininepower.com/destiny to learn more on how they can support you in expanding your ability to create the larger life that’s calling you.

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 assigns it meaning. What mechanisms, then, allow a series of sounds to express melancholy? And how much of that experience is "real" versus an illusion? 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.

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.

The common usage of the adjective “stoic” – the unemotional endurance of hardship – belies the true nature of Stoicism, a brilliant philosophy of personal ethics founded in the 3rd century BC. In this episode, Jeff introduces his new Commune course, Stoic Meditations, and offers a trio of thought experiments to help you embody the Stoic virtues of wisdom, justice, courage and moderation. Learn more about Jeff's 10-part Stoicism course at onecommune.com/stoic. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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 help you push forward in times of uncertainty and doubt. Biet will then offer a 10-minute meditation in which you’ll discover and dissolve your blocks to success. Register for Biet’s free Commune master class Awaken Your Inner World at onecommune.com/biet. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

Dr. Gundry takes us beyond the conventional approach to the ketogenic diet, explaining the biological mechanism of ketosis (a fascinating process called “mitochondrial uncoupling”) as well as why the diet doesn’t seem to work for so many people. Listen in to understand the latest research on how to create a life-changing diet for yourself. Visit onecommune.com/trial to take one of Commune's many Functional Medicine and Nutrition courses for FREE with a 14-day trial. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno. Pre-order your copy of Dr. Gundry's new book, Unlocking the Keto Code before March 7 and receive your choice of The Energy Paradox or The Plant Paradox hard copy, an early release chapter of Unlocking the Keto Code, and an exclusive sneak peek digital recipe guide! Go to drgundry.com for more.

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 the importance of independent, long-format journalism. For more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune or @jeffkrasno or sign up for the Commusings newsletter at onecommune.com.

Marie Forleo’s breakthrough moment came when she left behind labels and defined herself as a “multi-passionate entrepreneur.” This finally gave her the permission to combine her life coaching business and online marketing skills with her dance and fitness background in a way that felt authentic. Listen to this episode if you are tired of being placed in a box, especially in your career! Sign up for Marie's BSchool through Commune and get a free year of Commune Membership! Visit https://www.onecommune.com/marie for more info.

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 questions should you be asking about your poop? Take the first 5 days of Commune's Gut Health course free at onecommune.com/gut And for more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune or @jeffkrasno or sign up for the Commusings newsletter at onecommune.com.

What does it mean to live a heart-centered life? In this episode spiritual teacher and author Danielle Laporte shares her latest revelations on navigating suffering, the dangers of overidentifying with feelings, and showing up productively to polarizing conversations. She and Jeff also discuss how presence and simplicity can help us through the ups and downs of the human experience. Take Part 1 of Danielle’s Commune course, The Desire Map for free at onecommune.com/desire-map. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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 moment? In this unscripted musings, Jeff explores the physiological and psychological impacts of witnessing your thoughts appear and disappear into pure consciousness. Take one of Commune's many meditation courses with a free 14-day trial at onecommune.com/trial. And for more musings, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune or @jeffkrasno.

Popular medicine has cast cholesterol as the primary villain in heart disease. But if cholesterol was inherently bad for us, why would your cells produce it? And how should you be interpreting the cholesterol test results from your doctor? Once you better understand cholesterol and how it interacts with other factors to cause disease, it is easier to adopt behaviors that lead to thriving health. Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. Zach Bush both have full, 10-part video courses on Commune. Go to onecommune.com/trial to start a Membership trial and learn free for 14 days.

Where is the line between healthy skepticism and bad faith questioning? But what about ... ? This monologue muses on the root causes of our sociopolitical division and how each of us can be a force for cooperation and moderation. 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.

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 people to eat more vegetables. Their many plant-based businesses have come a long way since then, but they still focus on simple delights: eating great vegan food, swimming in the ocean at sunrise, and staying deeply involved in their families and local community. If you want to know what makes for joyful health and longevity, this happy pair is a good place to start. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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 common ground. This often involves the uncomfortable process of honestly assessing where our own positions have become more extreme. Commusings is our Sunday morning newsletter where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture. To sign up, visit onecommune.com. And for more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune or @jeffkrasno.

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. Perlmutter, new research is showing a strong link between elevated uric acid and chronic diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer's, and cardiovascular disease. Today’s show goes into depth about the evolutionary origins of our obesity epidemic, the importance of a low-sugar diet, and how tracking your own uric acids levels can be an important metric for your health. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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 onecommune.com/grace to receive a free, 30-minute video class per day from January 12-21. Let's practice together as a community to open the new year with strength and fluidity in our bodies. This FREE 10-day yoga challenge is made possible by Liforme Yoga Mats. For 15% off your Liforme mat, go to liforme.com and enter COMMUNE15 at checkout.

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 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, Jeff and Scarlett discuss how grief transforms us, and how healing is possible through practicing forgiveness. Scarlett also shares how we can teach compassion and other essential skills in schools to help prevent future attacks from troubled kids. Learn more about the Choose Love Movement at chooselovemovement.org. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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 onecommune.com/grace to receive a free, 30-minute video class per day from January 12-21. Let's practice together as a community to open the new year with strength and fluidity in our bodies. This FREE 10-day yoga challenge is made possible by Liforme Yoga Mats. For 15% off your Liforme mat, go to liforme.com and enter COMMUNE15 at checkout.

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 episode, Jeff and Scott discuss the science of the breath as well as delve into the more subtle spiritual and psychological aspects of this mysterious, powerful process we undertake more than 20,000 times a day. To take Scott’s Commune course, Ecstatic Breathwork, for free, go to onecommune.com/breathwork. Learn how to use breathwork to clear blocks and upgrade your inner state. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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 onecommune.com/grace to receive a free, 30-minute video class per day from January 12-21. Let's practice together as a community to open the new year with strength and fluidity in our bodies. This FREE 10-day yoga challenge is made possible by Liforme Yoga Mats. For 15% off your Liforme mat, go to liforme.com and enter COMMUNE15 at checkout.

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 abundance, right here and now, by loving what you already have. In today's podcast, Jeff and Kim discuss Kim's new book, You Are More Than You Think You Are, the teachings of Yogananda, and the joy of discovering the true self. Learn more about Kim's book at mysolluna.com/youaremore Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com and connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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 political far left and far right can act in surprisingly similar ways even as they hold diametrically opposing values. The spectrum is U shaped, but you can’t simply hop over the gap. This is a story about going the long way around. Commusings is our Sunday morning newsletter where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture. To sign up, visit onecommune.com. And for more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune or @jeffkrasno.

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 documentary's producers – Keegan Kuhn (Cowspiracy, What The Health) and John Lewis (Badass Vegan, Vegan Smart) – talk with Jeff about food deserts, nutritional and environmental racism, government subsidization of disease, and the powerful influence of Hip Hop artists. Learn more about the documentary at https://www.theyretryingtokillus.com. And for more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune or @jeffkrasno.

Just as exposure to the natural environment builds a strong immune system, exposure to insult and ridicule can help you build mental resilience. The ancient Greeks dubbed this quality of character “euthymia,” a state of unflappable positivity that emerges from living calmly and steadily and being undisturbed by fear or offense. Commusings is our Sunday morning newsletter where we take a moment to think deeply on the topics of spirituality, philosophy, and culture. To sign up, visit onecommune.com. And for more musings and quotes, connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune or @jeffkrasno."