PODCAST · education
Technically Spiritual
by Prerna Manchanda
Self Inquiry in a Digital Age
Episodes
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The Crack in Big Tech's Armor
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…
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When Your Phone Feels Better Than Real Life
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. ---...
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AI Can't Be Social Media 2.0
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...
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Bonus: Mindfulness Meditation 2024
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…
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Behind-the-Scenes: TS Origins!
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…
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LIVE: Self Worth Outside of Work
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.…
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Redefining Gratitude
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...
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How & Why to Practice Mindfulness When Texting
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...
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Lessons from a Silent Meditation Retreat
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.…
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Procrastination & Perfectionism: 2 Sides of the Same Coin
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...
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Measuring Happiness: Unraveling America’s Mental Health Crisis
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...
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ChatGPT, AI, & Creating a Safe Digital Future
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…
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Silent or Loud: When to Speak Up
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...
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Learn How to Meditate (Part 4/4): Body Awareness
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...
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Learn How to Meditate (Part 3/4): Anchor With Your Breath
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...
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Learn How to Meditate (Part 2/4): What Does It Actually Mean to “Clear the Mind”?
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...
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Learn How to Meditate (Part 1/4): The “Perfect Conditions”
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...
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Change Your Voice, Change Your Life with TedX Speaker Marshall Jones
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...
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The Integration of Gratitude Using “Both/And” Mentality
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!
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You Are Not A Fraud with Dr. Marc Reid
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…
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Digital Wellbeing, Internet Addiction, & Mental Health for Teens with Larz from #HalfTheStory
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...
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Who is Responsible for Saving our Planet? with Anne-Marie Bonneau (@ZeroWasteChef)
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...
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Special: Mindfulness Meditation
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...
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Why *Presence* Matters in Communication
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...
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How 10% Effort Does More than 100% When It Comes to Sustainability
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...
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Sacred Activism: The Connection Between Inner & Outer Transformation
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...
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Why “Free Speech!!!” is Spotify’s Favorite Red Herring
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…
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What We’ve Gotten Wrong About Gratitude
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...
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Data of the Dead
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...
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Permission to be Bored
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.
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4 Ways Your Phone Steals Your Attention & Kills Your Focus
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…
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The Power of Practice
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!
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Search vs. Research
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 --...
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Finding Enlightenment in a Digital Age
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...
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Dark Patterns
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…
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I Can't Meditate Because...
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...
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You Aren't What You Eat
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...
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If I'm Being Honest...
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…
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Gratitude’s Grisly Sibling: Guilt
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...
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The Impact of Agricultural Tech on The World & Its People
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…
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Special: Guided Body Scan
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...
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Becoming Indistractable with Nir Eyal
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...
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When Hate is Monetized
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,...
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The Upside of Social Media with Executive Coach Maya Gudka
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…
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The Social Dilemma: A Group Discussion
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...
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Healing Through Dreaming
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...
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Why I Quit Instagram
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
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You Are Enough with Empowerment Entrepreneur Laura Sniderman
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…
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Digital Bypassing
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…
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A Technological Approach to Optimizing the Human Being with Neuroscience Master Susanne Bahnan
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…
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