85. Return to Local with Helena Norberg-Hodge

Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune Media

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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If ever there was an opportunity to introduce a more local way of life, one not engineered for corporate globalism, it is now. Today’s guest is the founder and director of Local Futures, Helena Norberg-Hodge, who discusses how we can address some of the world's most salient issues, from global warming to income inequality, through localization. Yes, we CAN create sustainable local economies that don't require exploitation of anonymous workers and the desecration of the planet.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Jeff, and welcome to Commune, a global wellness community and online course
0:12.2	platform featuring some of the world's greatest teachers. We are on a mission to inspire,
0:18.6	heal, pass down wisdom, and bring the world closer together.
0:24.2	This is the Commune podcast, where each week we explore the ideas and practices that help us
0:30.4	live this healthy, connected, and purpose-filled life. So if you're hunkered down at home,
0:36.7	this may be a good opportunity to check out our
0:40.3	course platform at OneCommune.com, where you will find programs from Marianne Williamson,
0:47.3	Deepak Chopra, Russell Brand, Wim Hof, Brendan Breschard, Adrian Mischler, and many other brilliant
0:53.2	personal development and wellness luminaries,
0:55.9	including my wife, Skyler.
0:57.9	Our courses span yoga, meditation, spiritual development, functional medicine, recovery, and
1:03.6	social impact, essentially everything that you need to be holistically well.
1:14.0	Just go to one commune.com.
1:21.6	And if you are one of the superheroes on the front line, a medical, professional food provider,
1:26.7	someone in the supply chain, delivery worker, scientist, biologist, government worker,
1:30.2	you will be stressed to your limits,
1:37.1	both psychologically and physically. Even 30 seconds of deep breathing and grounding can help you stay centered, focused, and healthy. We need you and we support you. So if you are someone on
1:43.8	the front lines and could benefit from a
1:45.7	meditation course on your phone in your pocket, just email me at jeff k at one commune.com
1:54.2	and I'll set it up. So I'm recording this on April 20th, 2020.
2:08.6	Many people around the world have been in quarantine now for about six weeks, and there is no doubt. It's been an excruciating time for many people who have lost loved ones, and there is tremendous financial anxiety across a broad spectrum of people,
2:21.4	folks that have lost their jobs and small businesses struggling to stay afloat.
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