Commune with Jeff Krasno

In 2006, after a four-year battle with cancer, Anita fell into a coma and was given just hours to live. Today she tells the story of her near-death experience, and how what she learned on “the other side” can teach us about the nature of consciousness, illness, and living fearlessly. Take a free 1-hour Commune master class with Anita at onecommune.com/fearless. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

Today's episode is an excerpt from Dr. Mary Pardee's Commune course, Gut Health, which offers a deep dive into how you can enjoy a healthy digestive system – from microbiome essentials to discussions about specific gut conditions like irritable bowel syndrome, reflux, and leaky gut. You can enjoy this program free for 5 days at onecommune.com/gut. In this lesson Dr. Mary takes us through the full digestion process from plate to toilet. It’s an incredible feat of biology, but it can also sometimes go wrong along the way. The more you know, the better you can take care of your gut! Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

The tug-of-war over voting rights is centuries old, but has returned to the political stage as an existential issue for Democrats and Republicans. Today Jeff and civics educator Richard Greene talk through the implications of HR-1, a.k.a. For The People Act, designed to expand voting rights. Listen up, because the very foundation of our democracy is at stake – including whether or not you can serve a voter a pizza. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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/reality. In this lesson Deepak asks one of the most fundamental questions of them all: Who am I? As we attempt to comprehend that we are infinite formless being creating our own experiences, we can begin to fathom the way we impact our perceived world. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.

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.

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.