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 modalities including meditation,

stoic contemplation, and breath work. Sometimes I will be your guide, and other times I will

pepper in master teachers from the commune library, including Jack Cornfield, Sharon Salzburg,

David G. and Michael Beckwith, among others.

These weekly short guided praxis will hopefully provide you with a foundation to develop a regular practice.

Today's exercise is a stoic practice focused on identifying and changing what you can control.

Now, if your interest in stoicism is piqued, well, you're in great luck.

I released an entire course of stoic meditations earlier this year.

And you can access it and over a hundred other courses on

meditation, yoga, integrative medicine, personal development, and more by signing up for a free

14-day trial of commune membership at onecom slash trial.

Okay, so this meditation doesn't need to take place in lotus pose, Padmasana in Sanskrit,

or in my house, better known as criss-cross applesauce.

And it does not require Palo Santa wafting about the room, though I do love that aroma. It's really more of a contemplation. And personally, I love hiking and working through this practice. Now, it

does, however, necessitate quiet time and focused attention to have good results. So,

only embark on it if you can fulfill these two requirements.

The Stoicism has influenced many religious and philosophical traditions,

including modern Christian thought.

The serenity prayer, written by the American theologian,

Reinold Niebuber, encapsulates many

core tenets of Stoic philosophy in a few simple, eloquent phrases.

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