Welcome to the Commune podcast. My name is Jeff Krasno. Every Saturday, I publish a podcast

episode that provides a guided wellness practice. I feature a variety of different modalities, including meditation,

stoic contemplation, and breathwork. Now, sometimes yours truly will be your guide,

but increasingly I will pepper in master teachers from the commune library, including Jack

Cornfield, Sharon Salzberg, David G, and Michael Beckwith, among others.

Of course, you can access the entire treasuredrove of commune teachers and thousands of accompanying

lessons by subscribing to our course platform at Onecommun.com.

Hopefully, these weekly short guided praxis will provide you with a foundation

to develop a regular practice, and there's every reason to do so. A cultivating a meditation

ritual has many benefits. A consistent practice relieves anxiety and stress, assuages fear, and improves sleep.

It reduces inflammation, aids digestion, and bolsters immunity.

However, while the benefits are multifarious, this practice should not be undertaken in the pursuit of achieving a list of personal goals. The primary

purpose of meditation is to access the present moment. And in regularly doing so, the beneficial

outcomes will become self-evident. So in this way, the process is really the product.

So enjoy it. Meditation should not be considered some dismal chore. It's an opportunity to simply groove with the present.

And as you sharpen your ability to pay attention moment to moment,

you will notice how this practice gradually begins to punctuate your cotidian life.

Thank you. punctuate your cotidian life. Hey, it's Jeff, and I'm aiming to take better care of my skin, which we should all be doing.

After all, it's our largest organ.

So for 10 minutes every day, I wear a face mask.

That's right.

But not just any old face mask.

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