Technically Spiritual

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 productivity, how it quickly spirals from there, and the research behind it all.

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Practice (not perfection) is the key to transformation.  

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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 you must be true. The algorithm knows you personally, and will serve you the “answers” you want, whether or not that misinformation harms you.

But there are ways to combat truth decay and misinformation. In our world where information has never been more accessible, it’s a matter of choice -- choosing research and truth over blissful ignorance.

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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 reach awakening if it only exists on our cushion” - Adriana DiFazio.

Join us for Restart: An 8 Week Digital Pause Program.

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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 collective can do about making our experiences online more ethical & honest. 

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.

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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 VA Medical Center in the Bronx. Stephanie currently works as a dietitian at an acute care hospital, providing nutrition care to oncology patients and patients with a variety of other medical conditions. In her spare time, Stephanie runs the dietitian meme account @thatdietitianlife where she posts memes commenting on life as a dietitian and is working on studying for an advanced credential in oncology nutrition.

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Prerna gets vulnerable & shares the truth about the challenges of hosting a podcast.

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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.

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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 how spirituality, science, and curiosity intersect to help us become better citizens, with an opportunity to make a better world.

Jenny Melo is an applied scholar from Colombia with training in business, social sciences, and sociology. She had devoted her professional life to better understand the social implications of business, particularly in rural settings. Currently and through a Fulbright Scholarship,  she is pursuing a Ph.D. in Rural Sociology at the University of Missouri - Columbia, where is researching the socio-ethical implications that digital agricultural technologies pose for small farmers in the Latin American context. 

Show notes here: https://www.technicallyspiritual.com/podcast/15