Episodes

Behind-the-Scenes: TS Origins!

January 21, 2024 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB

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 ...

LIVE: Self Worth Outside of Work

December 13, 2023 17:37 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MB

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...

Redefining Gratitude

November 22, 2023 16:36 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

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 Sp...

How & Why to Practice Mindfulness When Texting

November 07, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

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...

Lessons from a Silent Meditation Retreat

August 26, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MB

What happens when you remove ALL external stimuli from your mind? No phones No speaking No writing No reading Only 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 hap...

Procrastination & Perfectionism: 2 Sides of the Same Coin

June 22, 2023 14:17 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

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 ...

Measuring Happiness: Unraveling America’s Mental Health Crisis

May 26, 2023 12:56 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MB

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 ...

ChatGPT, AI, & Creating a Safe Digital Future

April 28, 2023 14:50 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

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...

Silent or Loud: When to Speak Up

February 10, 2023 14:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

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...

Learn How to Meditate (Part 4/4): Body Awareness

January 27, 2023 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MB

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 way It’s an int...

Learn How to Meditate (Part 3/4): Anchor With Your Breath

January 20, 2023 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

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 h...

Learn How to Meditate (Part 2/4): What Does It Actually Mean to “Clear the Mind”?

January 13, 2023 11:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

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: Clearing the mind is the most common misconception around meditation Prerna demystifies the process of thinking in a medit...

Learn How to Meditate (Part 1/4): The “Perfect Conditions”

January 06, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.21 MB

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: What you need to get started with meditation  You can stop, drop, and meditate - where and how you are right now (unless y...

Change Your Voice, Change Your Life with TedX Speaker Marshall Jones

December 05, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

Your voice is your first inheritance. Words are the vibrations that alchemize our thoughts, self, and expression into the physical, shared world. By becoming more mindful about our thoughts, our intention, and how our voice is the first outward expression of our inner selves, we quite literally change the way we exist physically in this world. And, we become more confident because we practice trusting the communication between our mind and our body. We talk about all this and more with world...

The Integration of Gratitude Using “Both/And” Mentality

November 23, 2022 14:41 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MB

Gratitude isn’t always simple. Where the line is for toxic positivity and transactional relationships? How can we cultivate gratitude in an authentic way? Tune in for Prerna's take!

You Are Not A Fraud with Dr. Marc Reid

November 08, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

Impostor experiences are not a syndrome, but a human experience borne from searching for belonging and worthiness. How can we help this incurable phenomenon through mindfulness? How do Competence and Confidence affect each other? How does social media propel Impostor Phenomenon? We explore all this and more in this Episode with scientist, professor, and author, Dr. Marc Reid.

Digital Wellbeing, Internet Addiction, & Mental Health for Teens with Larz from #HalfTheStory

October 18, 2022 15:34 - 45 minutes - 42 MB

Teens are primed to spend 30 years of their life online, and it’s already been negatively impacting everyone’s brain chemistry. In this ep we talk all things teen mental health and digital habits with Larz from #HalfTheStory– Plus, of course, how to make positive changes moving forward. 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! ...

Who is Responsible for Saving our Planet? with Anne-Marie Bonneau (@ZeroWasteChef)

June 14, 2022 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

Is a consumer-focused “zero waste lifestyle” the solution to environmental destruction? No… and yes. In this episode, Prerna interviews Anne-Marie Bonneau, sustainability activist and author of The Zero Waste Chef about environmental justice, realistic sustainability goals, and activist mental health. The two discuss who is truly responsible for saving the planet, and how corporations across industries (like Big Food AND Big Tech) have the same tendency to divert responsibility for collecti...

Special: Mindfulness Meditation

May 27, 2022 04:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MB

Prerna leads a mindfulness meditation practice to offer some peace, relaxation, and healing- something we could all benefit from in a week of so much devastating news and the unnatural urgency created by our feeds.  Give a moment back to yourself by listening; we cannot heal the world without also healing ourselves. This practice can be done seated or lying down.  Visit our website for the show notes and more!  Sign up for the Newsletter to join our community (and get a free meditation!). ...

Why *Presence* Matters in Communication

May 13, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.74 MB

Unlike the mind, our bodies almost always exist in the present. This mini-episode discusses how to tune into our bodies in order to cultivate presence, why this is important when communicating and connecting with others. 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!

How 10% Effort Does More than 100% When It Comes to Sustainability

April 21, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.59 MB

Based on what your social and news feeds look like, Earth month (April) can conjure up tough emotions of distress and hopelessness. What else would we expect when the dates meant to honor the earth are swallowed up by the very true messaging that we’re on course for climate disaster within our lifetime? But, without sweeping this crisis under the rug, without forgetting the scary things, like corporations’ majority responsibility for Earth destruction, I’d like to create space to focus on t...

Sacred Activism: The Connection Between Inner & Outer Transformation

April 05, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

This episode, Prerna chats with spiritual activist Chelsea Macmillan about just that: activism as a spiritual act, and spiritual practice as a form of activism. The two discuss how to find hope during such tumultuous times, the connection between our inner and outer worlds, how technology and social media play a role in transformation, and so much more. Check out the show notes below for a synopsis, and tune in wherever you get your podcasts for the full episode. With our minds inundated w...

Why “Free Speech!!!” is Spotify’s Favorite Red Herring

February 16, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

The Joe Rogan // Free Speech headlines this month are just symptoms of a deeper issue – and Spotify (and other tech corporations) are thrilled we’ve taken the red herring bait... Drilling down to the root causes of our community’s most controversial issues is not easy. But to address it, instead of putting our collective energy into battling the symptoms, is our best shot at finding new peace. In this ep, we talk about not only the Joe Rogan // Spotify news, but: The nitty gritty details ...

What We’ve Gotten Wrong About Gratitude

November 24, 2021 13:40 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

There’s a reason “gratitude” is now one of the buzziest words around. At every corner of self-help books, mental health podcasts, journals, and social media, everyone is telling us to be grateful. The (often extremely shallow) wellness industry thrives on gratitude.  And while there’s good reason for this, our understanding of gratitude is turning out to be quite limited, especially when we look at the impact it has on non-white, non-North-American, and non-individualist (collectivist) cult...

Data of the Dead

October 31, 2021 13:38 - 55 minutes - 51 MB

Beyond doomscrolling, mental health, & how tech impacts you NOW, do you know how your tech continues to profit off you even after you die? If you haven’t heard of data fetishization, then you definitely haven’t heard about Big Tech’s misuse of data of the deceased, deepfakes, or dead labor... and how we as users can fight it. In this week’s episode of Technically Spiritual Prerna interviews Dr. Elaine Kasket, author of All the Ghosts in the Machine, to talk all about the data of the dead, h...

Permission to be Bored

October 23, 2021 14:42 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MB

As important as mindfulness and meditation is to our well-being in our digital age, what we can also overlook is emptiness. This week, give yourself permission to be bored. Let your mind wander, explore your imagination… And see what just a little bit of empty space and time does for your brain.

4 Ways Your Phone Steals Your Attention & Kills Your Focus

September 24, 2021 13:20 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MB

Checking your phone while you work isn’t just about personal willpower... The technology is designed to make you want it compulsively, PLUS everything it represents moves you out of the present moment. Why work when that little thing can take the form of literally ✨ anything ✨ else you want it to: a game, a chat with your bestie, your favorite store, an opportunity to stalk your ex… Listen to join Prerna in breaking down how the simple presence of your phone is killing your focus and produ...

The Power of Practice

September 11, 2021 11:00 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MB

Practice (not perfection) is the key to transformation.   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 :) Consider leaving a rating & review! It really does help!

Search vs. Research

September 04, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB

In a world where misinformation is profitable, we face a great responsibility and burden to educate ourselves AND trust those that have done the real research (not just used Google, a for-profit search engine that serves advertisers, not people). We love information that fits our own worldview -- this is called cognitive bias. When you use Google, it serves up information and stories (humans love storytelling) that it believes you will enjoy. There is NO law saying the information it shows ...

Finding Enlightenment in a Digital Age

July 31, 2021 20:49 - 46 minutes - 39.5 MB

What does the path of awakening look like in a noisy technological world? With so many of us in our own bubbles, how do we shift the meaning of mindfulness to be more inclusive not only to other humans, but to all beings everywhere? Tune in to hear Adriana & Prerna discuss a modern and integrated Buddhist framework that supports our daily lives & helps us navigate our technology use. Learn about the power of sangha (community) and how this informs our path towards enlightenment.“We won’t rea...

Dark Patterns

July 28, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB

Confirmshaming, Sneak into Basket, Roach Motel… there are a million and 1 ways businesses manipulate humans online, and we promise, it’s not with your best interest in mind. This episode, Prerna deconstructs the methods used on you (and everyone) to get and/or keep your money, time, and attention. It’s a careful game of psychological manipulation for profit, and it happens more regularly than we all think.  Tune in to learn how to defend ourselves against these tricks and what we as a coll...

I Can't Meditate Because...

July 16, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MB

Seasoned meditation teacher Prerna Manchanda has heard all the reasons why you can’t meditate. She’s here to help you get through them, and realize how much power you have as you start your meditation journey. 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 :) Consider leaving a review! It really does help!

You Aren't What You Eat

July 11, 2021 14:20 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB

Longevity of life is not only from nutritional nourishment, but from mental, spiritual, & social fulfillment as well. Plus: Contrary to what white supremacist diet culture would have you believe: food has no morality! In this episode, Prerna Manchanda interviews Stephanie Schwartz. Stephanie is a Registered Dietitian living in Brooklyn, NY. She received her masters degree in clinical nutrition from New York University and completed her training to become a dietitian at the James J. Peters V...

If I'm Being Honest...

July 02, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.92 MB

Prerna gets vulnerable & shares the truth about the challenges of hosting a podcast. Let us know your thoughts! Follow us on IG (@technically.spiritual) and send us a DM or visit our website (www.technicallyspiritual.com) to reach out. Sign up for the newsletter to get a free meditation, tech tips, and more! Consider supporting us on Patreon (www.patreon.com/technicallyspiritual). Grateful for you!

Gratitude’s Grisly Sibling: Guilt

May 29, 2021 04:00 - 8 minutes - 8.1 MB

This episode of Technically Spiritual explores positivity and gratitude, and when it becomes toxic. Toxic positivity, especially in a culture overrun with systemic inequities, can create a scarcity mindset, among other detrimental effects. But we can collectively move away from this toxic positivity while remaining grateful for what we have. Tune in to explore how we, as humans, tend to cut off our emotions, and how we can better serve ourselves and the world moving forward. Visit www.techn...

The Impact of Agricultural Tech on The World & Its People

April 24, 2021 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

In this episode of Technically Spiritual, we discuss how tech affects people and the world through the lens of agriculture, food systems, and the power that comes from access to data. Jenny Melo, Fulbright scholar & PhD student,  joins us this week to share her expertise on the socio-ethical impacts of agricultural technologies. Tune in to learn how our current agricultural/food production system perpetuates deep inequality in our neighborhoods and all over the world. And lastly, learn ho...

Special: Guided Body Scan

March 27, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 7.05 MB

It's Technically Spiritual's 1 Year Anniversary! As a special gift, Prerna offers a free guided body scan. This is a perfect relaxation exercise to be done anytime your body & mind needs a break. You can do it while lying down, as a tool to help you fall asleep, or even relaxing in a chair. Visit www.technicallyspiritual.com for more meditations & to join the community!

Becoming Indistractable with Nir Eyal

February 24, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MB

Getting distracted isn’t just about how it affects your productivity. It’s about how it affects your level of suffering, as it pulls focus away from the people and things that matter most deeply to you. Especially in our current digital age, prioritization is incredibly tricky, and yet more important than ever. In this episode, host Prerna Manchanda speaks speak with world-renowned author Nir Eyal about his book Indistractible, and he shares how to get the best from technology without it ge...

When Hate is Monetized

January 13, 2021 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MB

Should Facebook, YouTube, and other social media companies be held accountable for creating a culture of misinformation, polarization, and hate? Can they continue to hide behind ‘Freedom of Speech’ to absolve themselves of responsibility? Is it time for government to step in? In this episode, Prerna reflects on social media’s contribution to insurrection that took place at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. In a lit-review style, she shares research from world-renowned scholars to discus...

The Upside of Social Media with Executive Coach Maya Gudka

December 02, 2020 16:05 - 46 minutes - 34.2 MB

50% of people globally are on social media in 2020! Especially during the pandemic, social media represents a means of communication and connection for many, as well as a necessity for all types of businesses. So rather than seeing it as a burden, how can we learn to use it well? How can we use it to serve our psychological wellbeing and flourishing? This conversation with Executive Coach & Positive Psychology researcher, Maya Gudka, explores these questions. Visit www.technicallyspiritual....

The Social Dilemma: A Group Discussion

October 31, 2020 17:36 - 41 minutes - 29.6 MB

On Oct. 6th, 2020 host Prerna Manchanda hosted a virtual conversation with the Technically Spiritual community to discuss the documentary ‘The Social Dilemma’. The group discusses the impacts of social media on our mental health and contemplate solutions that promote individual and collective healing. This episode presents the highlights from the discussion. Website Newsletter Instagram Twitter  

Healing Through Dreaming

October 06, 2020 18:14 - 54 minutes - 42.1 MB

Our dreams are “an untapped healing & transformational modality that we have access to every night” says Dream-Time Coach Eric Tyrone. In this interview, Prerna and Eric talk about how to remember, decode, and integrate our dreams into our waking lives. They discuss pre-cognitive dreams, lucid dreams, and the collective experience of dreaming up technology.  Eric Tyrone is a Dream-Time and Mindfulness coach, and the creator of the "Get Woke In Your Dream-Time" Masterclass. Prior to this, Er...

Why I Quit Instagram

August 29, 2020 11:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

After years of being consumed, annoyed, and confused due to the platform, our host Prerna decided to take a one year break from her personal Instagram account. In this episode she shares the reasons behind her decision. Shownotes: https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/podcast/why-i-quit-instagram

You Are Enough with Empowerment Entrepreneur Laura Sniderman

August 07, 2020 12:00 - 55 minutes - 42.5 MB

In this episode, Prerna speaks to Laura Sniderman, a spiritual entrepreneur who creates opportunities for people to connect authentically. Well known for public speaking at popular wellness and technology conferences globally, Laura has devoted her life to educating individuals and organizations on the neuroscience of contemplative practice and the role that technology can play in enhancing wellbeing. In this conversation, Prerna and Laura discuss transformative technologies, enough-ness, an...

Digital Bypassing

July 24, 2020 12:30 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

Is technology racist? Most of us believe that technology is neutral— a fair and equal space for all to exist freely. Many scholars including Ruha Benjamin, Safiya Noble, and Joy Buolamwini highlight the many ways that this is not true, and particularly illustrate how technology perpetuates racism. In this episode, Prerna synthesizes the work of these Black women and shares examples of bias that has been coded into a wide range of our technological systems. She introduces the term digital byp...

A Technological Approach to Optimizing the Human Being with Neuroscience Master Susanne Bahnan

June 20, 2020 16:57 - 50 minutes - 44.7 MB

Here at Technically Spiritual we stand in solidarity with the Black community and support Black Lives Matter. We are working on educating ourselves and are hosting loving-kindness meditations to support Black Visions Collective. Please see our offerings page for the details. In this episode Prerna interviews Susanne Banahan. Susanne is a Neurofeedback Clinician within the field of Biofeedback. Susanne is a Mentor in HeartMath Institute’s Building Resilience program which utilizes heart-rate...

Meditations for #BlackLivesMatter

June 04, 2020 15:08 - 1 minute - 1.67 MB

Here at Technically Spiritual, we stand in solidarity with the Black community and support #BlackLivesMatter. To generate love and compassion, host Prerna will be holding loving-kindness meditations on IG live, @technically.spiritual, at 3:30pm EST every Thursday in June. These will be donation based and all the proceeds from these classes will be going to @blackvisionscollective. Visit www.technically.spiritual/offerings for more information.

Sending Good Vibes

May 15, 2020 18:23 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

What does it really mean to “send good vibes”? Deeply impacted by the work of Dr. Larry Dossey, Prerna reflects on the healing power of intentional prayer. Prayer is now widely accepted in the medical community as a powerful healing modality, after hundreds of research studies have proven its efficacy. What is the key to unlock the magic of prayer? How do we approach praying in an authentic way that can not only help us through suffering, but deeply impact the well-being of others, even when ...

Special: Relaxation Meditation

May 05, 2020 13:09 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB

Prerna leads a 15-minute guided mindfulness practice for relaxation. In this meditation, we allow our nervous system to relax by taking full conscious breaths into the whole body. Then, we rest with the breath, focusing on the present moment, gently guiding our attention back if we wander. We close with setting intentions for ourselves and share the positive vibrations out into our world.

Contemplating Connection on Social Media with School Psychologist Lauren Ross

April 24, 2020 15:16 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

In this episode, Prerna and Lauren discuss the psychological implications of social media. Social media is a complex mechanism that can greatly influence our well-being. How can we use it to promote equality, social justice, and elevate humanity without getting caught up in misinformation, deep division, and disconnection to our own selves? How can school systems implement media literacy to inform the next generation about how to maintain well-being and safety on the internet? How can we as a...

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