Spread the Word About Soil Health
The Bread & Flour demonstration is a powerful way to show the difference between degraded, dispersed soil and healthy, aggregated soil, simply by using two pieces of bread and a cup of flour.
This video is an excerpt from:
Soil is the Climate Solution with Kiss the Ground's Finian Makepeace
Plus, if you are passionate about personal, societal, and planetary wellbeing,
join us for the Commune Wellness Summit. You'll get more of Finian on Day 10!
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The Commune Wellness Summit
Discover practices for physical, spiritual, and societal health.
We all have those moments where the world feels like it's falling apart, simple tasks are a grind, and happiness seems just out of reach. But we’re here to show you another way.
The Commune Summit is a free, 10-day online event featuring 25 of the world's foremost experts on health and wellness. Each day includes a keynote lesson and a daily practice so that, step-by-step, you can bring techniques into your life that lead to greater and greater ease and joy.
The free period of this course is made possible by Swisse. 
What does it mean to be truly well?
How the Commune Summit Works
Here at Commune, learning is a collective experience: Once the course begins on December 5, you will receive a daily email with access to course videos. This encourages all participants to move through the course together!
If you are interested in learning more from a particular teacher, you can buy their full Commune course or become a Commune Member and get access to our entire library of 25+ programs.
Meet Your Teachers
Russell Brand
on RECOVERY
Marianne Williamson
on RELATIONSHIPS
Deepak Chopra
on the NATURE OF REALITY
Adriene Mishler
on ALL-LEVELS YOGA
Brendon Burchard
on WHOLE LIFE ASSESSMENT
Danielle LaPorte
on CORE DESIRED FEELINGS
Dr. Mark Hyman
on NUTRITION
Seane Corn
on CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP
Wim Hof
on COLD THERAPY
Byron Katie
on THE WORK
Michael B. Beckwith
on ENVISIONING YOUR PATH
Rodney & Colleen
on STRESS RELIEF
Evelyn Carter
on REDUCING BIAS
Hala Khouri
on PATTERNS OF STRESS
Tracee Stanley
on YOGA NIDRA
Schuyler Grant
on VINYASA YOGA
Preethaji
on SOUL SYNC MEDITATION
Finian Makepeace
on REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
Scott Schwenk
on BREATHWORK
Jennifer Partridge
on TAPPING / EFT
Light Watkins
on NON-REACTIVITY
Jason Wrobel
on FAT IS YOUR FRIEND
Kimberly Snyder
on MORNING NUTRITION
Meet Your Host
Jeff Krasno
Jeff is the co-founder and CEO of Commune and host of the Commune Podcast. He is also a co-founder of Wanderlust Festival, a member of Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul 100, and author of Wanderlust: Find Your True North.
“While it's easy to get paralyzed by the enormity of the problems around us, we are active participants in the human condition. It's not something that is happening to us. We can enact change.”
What You'll Learn
- What does that “wanting” feeling inside us really want?
- Why we are generally so bad at solving our own problems—and how a teacher can help.
- How learning the right techniques can help us spot personal hazards a bit further off, and thus be ready to handle them in a more mindful way.
Assess Your Whole Life with Brendon Burchard
22-minute lesson
- Evaluate your performance in 10 principal areas of your life.
- Why scoring low in even just a few areas can really drag down your overall wellness.
- Learn three research-backed reasons high performers hit roadblocks.
Fearless Check Inward with Adriene Mishler
24-minute yoga practice
- Rediscover that sweet quality of movement where sensation is more important than shape.
Nutrition with Dr. Mark Hyman
21-minute lesson
- Why “normal ranges” for certain nutrients are not optimal!
- Which tests to ask for and how to interpret the results.
- The one nutrient we are almost ALL deficient in…
Take a Cold Shower with Wim Hof
10-minute practice including 1 round of deep breathing + 1-minute cold shower.
- Use the power of the breath to “get high on your own supply”
- Yes, he’s going to shower with you!
Your Core Desired Feelings with Danielle LaPorte
18-minute lesson
- Why it’s so important to know how you want to FEEL
- How to create a to-do list from your heart rather than your head
- Plus, a worksheet for honing in on your Core Desired Feelings
Tap into Self-Love with Jennifer Partridge
30-minute tapping session
- Learn the basics of Emotional Freedom Technique, aka “tapping”
- Open your energy highways by tapping on meridian points.
Patterns of Stress and Trauma with Hala Kouri
17-minute lesson
- Why wild animals don’t show signs of trauma.
- What physically happens when we have unresolved trauma.
- Learn your go-to stress pattern—are you “on” or “off”?
Gentle Yoga for Stress Relief with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee
16-minute practice
- Gentle yoga, body scanning, reiki, and essential oil therapy. Mmmm.
The Work of Byron Katie
21-minute lesson
- Why most thoughts are attempting to argue with reality.
- Learn the four questions to ask any thought.
- Plus, two worksheets for questioning troubling thoughts.
Peaceful Mind Yoga Nidra with Tracee Stanley
25-minute practice
- Experience a state of restful witnessing—relaxed in your body but awake to your inner world.
Dreaming Reality with Deepak Chopra
20-minute lesson
- Ask the most fundamental question of them all: Who am I?
- Learn how everything is simply a modified form of yourself.
- Better understand the fundamental nature of consciousness.
Ecstatic Breathwork with Scott Schwenk
32-minute practice
- Learn a powerful, three-part breathing pattern that will let you access non-ordinary states of consciousness.
Relationships with Marianne Williamson
19-minute lesson
- Why every relationship is an opportunity to “hone the musculature of righteous living.”
- Decide whether you prefer to be right or happy.
- Learn the three levels of teaching assignments in relationships.
Soul Sync Meditation with Preethaji
19-minute practice
- Close your eyes, count your breaths, and access “the beautiful state.”
Spirit, Power, and Intention with Seane Corn
18-minute lesson
- Learn core skills of conscious leadership.
- Why empathy is fundamental to connection and community.
- How to recognize and avoid “spiritual bypassing.”
Plug In to Stretch Out with Schuyler Grant
22-minute vinyasa yoga class
- Dial in your breath and flow through a series of standing poses
Techniques for Reducing Bias with Evelyn Carter
15-minute lesson
- The true meaning (and insidiousness) of subtle bias.
- Three research-based strategies for correcting biased thoughts in real-time.
- How to recognize statements that seem progressive, but actually avoid progress.
Responding vs. Reacting with Light Watkins
15-minute meditation
- Practice a simple technique for staying present instead of winding up or shutting down.
Soil is the Climate Solution with Finian Makepeace
15-minute lesson
- Why “sustainability” is actually a bad idea.
- Watch the impact of modern farming practices from space.
- See how tilled soil dissolves instantly while healthy soil doesn’t.
Chocolate Avocado Pudding with Jason Wrobel
10-minute recipe lesson
- Why fat is your friend—if you eat the RIGHT kinds!
- Plus: Chocolate. Avocado. Enough said.
Glowing Green Smoothie with Kimberly Snyder
10-minute recipe lesson
- Learn the faster (and healthier) way to add lemon.
- Discover the leafy herb that actually binds to heavy metals.
15-minute visualization practice
- We close with an invocation to integration.
- How can we take what we have learned and find its unique expression in our own lives?
- This visualization exercise turns inspiration into action.
