Jeff Krasno - "Rising Above the Invective"

J. Brown Yoga Talks

J. Brown

Yoga, Health & Fitness, Yogateacher, Alternative Health, Yogaindustry, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.4 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Jeff Krasno, author and host of the Commune Podcast, talks with J about the trajectory of yoga in our culture and its role in the larger collective fate of humanity. They discuss the origins and spirit of Wanderlust, downsides to turning yoga teachers into rock stars, the vital contribution that earnest teachers have in society, our current perilous moment, being open to learn from opposing viewpoints as a counter to the rampant polarization of everything, and keeping faith in our institutions. This episode is sponsored by Karmasoft.

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0:00.0	All right. This is Jay Brown Yoga Talks podcast. My name is Jay Brown, and I am wondering,
0:18.6	when are you listening to this?
0:23.5	Are you listening to this the day that it was released?
0:30.4	If so, tomorrow is the 2020 election here in the United States.
0:34.0	Maybe you're listening the day after or the day after that.
0:43.5	Regardless, I'm coming to you from a few days before it is Halloween night, and I am in Pennsylvania.
0:45.2	And I have to say, when I moved to Pennsylvania three and a half years ago, I knew it was a
0:52.8	swing state.
0:54.5	But this election, with everything that's going on,
1:00.5	the tension and anxiety of the country could not be more palpable.
1:10.5	And as I mentioned, it is Halloween night.
1:14.5	And I did get back a little while ago from doing some trick-or-treating.
1:21.1	First, we went to a party with some of our extended pod families,
1:27.2	and we all were in the backyard.
1:29.4	And then we did do some trick-or-treating.
1:32.5	And as I've mentioned, Halloween and trick-or-treating in my neighborhood
1:37.6	is usually a pretty huge production.
1:42.5	And it's crowded, and a lot of people come and it was not crowded it was
1:47.2	definitely not even close i would say maybe even 30% 40% tops participation and engagement with the holiday compared to other years, which definitely
2:05.6	felt a little bit somber. However, that was completely made up for by the interactions with the
2:15.4	people who were out. And everybody was being super responsible.
2:19.9	People were created. We all put out tables and had individual baggies of candy already
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