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Can ethics prevail over Big Tech's capitalist incentives? For too long we've accepted that moving fast and breaking things (including our children's mental health) was just the price of progress. But what emerged from these courtrooms tells a different story.  In this episode, Prerna breaks down the two landmark trials against Meta, what was revealed, and what it tells us about the systems that got us here... and why we have the power right now to demand something different from AI. --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). For business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

Tech deliberately rewards our brains. We rarely do. Why is it so hard to let yourself feel good even when things are going well? Our attention is being shaped by systems designed to reward us constantly. Real life doesn't work that way. This episode explores why and some ways to change that. --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). For business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

What if WE are the adults in the room? We walked into the social media era starry eyed. The promises were big, and most of us didn't see the harms coming. AI is here now, moving faster and getting more personal than any technology before it. Nobody asked for this. But something feels different about this moment. In this episode, I share why it actually gives me hope. --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). For business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

In this time of collective upheaval and uncertainty in the world, we hope this is a respite and a place where you can give back to yourself — making you all the more capable of being a force of good. Please do not listen while driving; this practice can be done seated or lying down and is best done in a quiet space with undivided attention. Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). For business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

What in a digital age is detrimental to our ultimate well-being and what can we do about it? ➡️ From manipulative tech to mindful tech ➡️ From doubt to self-worth and self-inquiry ➡️ From reeling to finding the methods that cultivate ultimate collective joy, healing, and presence in a DIGITAL age… Tune in for the origin stories of Technically Spiritual as interviewed by Louise Stephenson of the Failing to Succeed Podcast. --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). For business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Free corporate meditation for listeners: mention "15 Team" in the subject line: https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/contact Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

In a world that often measures our worth by our professional achievements, it's crucial to recognize that our value extends far beyond our careers. I gathered with community in Brooklyn, New York for this live podcast panel discussion around our current digital age, productivity, and well-being. We discussed who we are outside of what we do. How can we ensure that we are holistic individuals who love ourselves and others regardless of our productivity and job titles? What practices can help us grow in other areas outside the workspace, and how can we remain happy and proud of ourselves even in seasons where we are not outwardly "winning"? This event was a much-needed reminder that NONE OF US ARE ALONE in society, as isolated as we may feel or be. Societal norms around work can make us feel worthless — remember that you are enough simply because you are. Nothing else, just being. Moderators:  Prerna Manchanda & Pennie Anassi Panelists: Jaconna Jacobs, Julius Stukes Jr, Anthony Duncan, & Liz Beecroft  If you made it in person, thanks for coming out. More events and talks are always in the works- be sure to join the newsletter to stay up to date. --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). For business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Free corporate meditation for listeners: mention "15 Team" in the subject line: https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/contact Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

Redefining Gratitude in a Complex, Painful World Privilege, coercion, and the cultural markers that change what gratitude means to everybody. --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). For business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Free corporate meditation for listeners: mention "15 Team" in the subject line: https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/contact Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

The art of conversation isn’t lost, it’s just different. In our increasingly interconnected world, where messaging apps and social media platforms are at the forefront of our lives, the art of conversation has taken a digital twist.... In this episode we explore why it hurts so much when people don't text back and what can we do to maintain healthy relationships and ensure digital wellbeing in our hyper-connected lives. --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). For business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Free corporate meditation for listeners: mention "15 Team" in the subject line: https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/contact Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

What happens when you remove ALL external stimuli from your mind? No phonesNo speakingNo writingNo readingOnly Vipassana meditation: insight, internal seeing, seeing things as they really are, mindfulness. Tune in to see what it was like, and if a meditation retreat is right for you. --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). For business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Free corporate meditation for listeners: mention "15 Team" in the subject line: https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/contact Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

Contentment, self worth, truth, and the power of a mindful pause… These are all the things we’ll explore when confronting 2 sides of the same coin: perfectionism & procrastination. Tune in for a real look at how these 2 beasts fuel and reinforce one another, why, and what we can do about it in order to access more awareness, presence, and ultimately contentment in our daily life. --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). For business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Free corporate meditation for listeners: mention "15 Team" in the subject line: https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/contact Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

The mental health crisis in the U.S.: What is it, how did we get here, where’s the progress, and what can we do now? In this episode we sit down with political organizer and founder of the Good Life Movement: Andrew Frawley. Tune in for an exploration of mental illness, its causes, what societal structures exacerbate it, how solutions lie in community action, and how we can measure wellbeing to demand mental health prioritization from government policy. --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). For business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

50% of AI experts believe there is a 10%+ chance that future AI systems will lead to human extinction. … What? In this episode we explore the latest in AI and ChatGPT technology, with the help of loads of research, and especially the dangers posed by such quick technological progress. What’s safe? What’s ethical? What’s predictable? Who measures and monitors? Who gets hurt? Tune in for a real deep-dive, no fear-mongering, and realistic “what now?” --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). For business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

I am a huge advocate for silence. I know that transformation happens when we are still: we let ourselves move from doing to being, and we make space. Practicing silence helps us be more grounded, mindful, and present.  However, this practice of silence is not the end-goal in all spaces. In many spaces, we actually need to be speaking up more, especially against injustices. In this episode we’ll break down learning one’s proximity to power, when and how to use your voice, the importance of silence, and more.  --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). For business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

Welcome! This series introduces listeners to what meditation is and how to practice. And if you’re not a meditation beginner, it’s also a great way to re-ignite your practice in the new year. For each week of January, we’ll review a different foundational topic followed by an introductory guided practice (but you don’t have to do them in order!). Today we'll discuss: Why is it important to focus on body? How the body helps us get to know ourselves in a deep and intimate wayIt’s an intimate gift to tune into the bodyThis is a body scan meditation and can be done lying down as well!And this practice can be used to help you fall asleep :)You can always find more about meditation on the podcast, on the blog at https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/blog, and for business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Meditation and mindfulness is about so much more than just the moments you do something like listen to this episode. It’s a practice that takes times to integrate, to explore, to address emotional challenges, and fold into our daily lives. I’m so glad you’re starting (or continuing) here with me. --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!

Welcome! This series introduces listeners to what meditation is and how to practice. And if you’re not a meditation beginner, it’s also a great way to re-ignite your practice in the new year. For each week of January, we’ll review a different foundational topic followed by an introductory guided practice (but you don’t have to do them in order!). Today we'll discuss: Why do we choose the breath as the point of focus in meditation? Practice is about cultivating presence, how the breath helps us get there.How to breathe in a meditation practiceYou can always find more about meditation on the podcast, on the blog at https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/blog, and for business or team leaders who want to boost productivity and happiness on their teams, visit https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/corporate-services to learn about our mindfulness programming. Meditation and mindfulness is about so much more than just the moments you do something like listen to this episode. It’s a practice that takes times to integrate, to explore, to address emotional challenges, and fold into our daily lives. I’m so glad you’re starting (or continuing) here with me. --- Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). Follow Technically Spiritual on Instagram :) Please leave a rating & review! It really does help!