Welcome to Commune. This is Jeff Krasno. Our mission is to spread the ideas and practices of the world's greatest teachers.

We do that through online courses, a weekly newsletter, and this podcast. On the show, I excavate perennial spiritual questions,

like what is consciousness, what is the nature of reality? How do we live with purpose?

Reality is infinite. We experience a narrow bandwidth of it unless we transcend our senses through meditation.

We delve into practices and modalities that can heal trauma and help us thrive.

Mastering the art and the science of forgiveness is necessary to move through life.

A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love.

We explore the spiritual traditions that help us acknowledge that we are all connected

by a power greater than us.

We are all indeed individuals, yet we need to find collective and communal solutions.

We build a sturdy bridge between personal wellness and societal well-being.

It's only when you get people who are pursuing their dreams, living their truth, and feeling

good, that we can actually move the needle of society forward.

To learn about our courses, our community, and everything we do, visit us at OneCommium.com.

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Today on the show, I welcome, Chip Conley.

Chip is an entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author,

and founder of the Modern Elder Academy, a center in Baja Mexico that focuses on mid-life learning.

He has also served on the boards of Burning Man and the Esselin Institute.

At age 26, Chip founded Joad de Vee Hospitality.

He started with one rundown bankrupt motel in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

and eventually grew the company into the second largest boutique hotel brand in America. After 24 years, Chip sold

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