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Practicing Human

Cory Muscarawww.corymuscara.com
Practicing Human is a daily podcast, hosted by Cory Muscara, offering insights and practices into how to live a fulfilling life. Cory pulls on his time living as a Buddhist monk in Burma, his many years as a mindfulness and meditation teacher, and his work in Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Episodes

Walking Meditation

In this episode, I discuss the practice of walking meditation, one of my favorite forms of meditation. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Jan 10, 202013 minEp. 60

The Last Day of Your Life

In this episode, I push back on a popular quote in the personal development world, “On your last day on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.” I'll share why it's good and why I think it falls short it some important ways. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Jan 09, 202014 minEp. 59

The Power of Stillness

Stillness can be a superpower if you practice it correctly and know how to use it skillfully. In this episode, we discuss how to practice stillness and harness its power. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Jan 08, 202012 minEp. 58

Finding Peace Without The Pieces

There's only one way to find real, lasting peace. In this episode, we discuss how. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Jan 07, 202016 minEp. 57

An Ancient Buddhist Practice To Awaken Compassion

In this episode, we explore a meditation practice designed to transform suffering and awaken compassion within. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Jan 06, 202014 minEp. 56

Stoplight Meditation

In this episode, we discuss a short practice you can use while you're driving. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Jan 04, 20207 minEp. 55

Don't Make This Mistake When Setting New Years Resolutions

It's 2020 and most people are setting New Years Resolutions. But there's a way to go about this that I think is much more effective. We discuss what that is in this episode. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Jan 03, 202016 minEp. 54

The First Thing to Do in 2020

We're in a new year and a new decade! In this podcast, I discuss the first thing I think you should do before anything else to start the year our right. Happy 2020 to you! If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Jan 02, 202016 minEp. 53

How to Not Be Judgmental

What does it mean to sit with a feeling without judgment? How do we know when we're sitting with a feeling and not actually dwelling on our thoughts? All of that and more in today's episode. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 24, 201915 minEp. 50

The Risk of Being You

In this episode, we discuss why there is a risk to being your true self in the world. This introduces chapter two of my book, Stop Missing Your Life. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 23, 201911 minEp. 49

ABC Model: Part 4

This is the final episode in our 4-part series on the ABC model. Enjoy! If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 20, 20198 minEp. 48

ABC Model: Part 3

In this episode, we discuss how to work with stubborn beliefs. It is part 3 of our multi-series on the ABC model. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 19, 201916 minEp. 47

ABC Model: Part 2

In this episode, we continue our exploration of the ABC model and how it can be used to change how you experience every moment of your life. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 18, 201915 minEp. 46

ABC Model: Part 1

In this episode, I introduce the cognitive-behavioral therapy practice called the ABC model. This will be a multi-part series, so stay tuned! If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 17, 201910 minEp. 45

A Simple Skill to Manage Emotions

Have you ever heard of emotional granularity? It's the ability to differentiate between the specificity of emotions. In this episode, we explore how to do this. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 16, 201910 minEp. 44

Mindful Problem Solving Nap

When I need a break from work, but am not in a place to go to sleep, I take a mindful problem-solving nap. Try it out! If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 15, 20199 minEp. 43

My New Favorite Mantra

Here's a simple phrase you can use to move toward greater fulfillment, peace, and wholeness. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 14, 201912 minEp. 42

How to Love with Less Attachment

How can we relate to all experiences in a way that enables us to appreciate them, but not get attached? The great meditation teacher, Ajahn Chah, has some insight. You can read more about the story referenced in this episode here: https://www.stevenkharper.com/thiscupIsalreadybroken.html If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298...

Dec 13, 201910 minEp. 41

How To Stop Needing to Control Everything

So many of us are incessantly working to manufacture the world around us to find peace. There's a different way. In this episode, we'll discuss how. If you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 12, 201914 minEp. 40

3 Steps to Show Up For Yourself

What does it mean to show up for yourself? In this episode, I offer three steps to do it. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 11, 20199 minEp. 39

Redefining Your Endpoint

Life's full range of experiences doesn't go away, even with the deepest enlightenment. So what changes? Find out in today's episode. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 10, 20199 minEp. 38

Thoughts on Fighting the Moment

If we're always fighting what is present, not liking ourselves for what we feel when we pay attention to what we're feeling, or denying ourselves a moment of sadness in an effort to supplant it with joy, then we're setting ourselves up for a lifetime of tension. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 09, 201910 minEp. 37

STOP: A Quick Technique to Find Calm

STOP is a simple technique to reduce stress, reconnect to the moment, and develop presence. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 07, 20194 minEp. 36

Thoughts on Self-Care, Healing, & Fulfillment

The capacity to check in, feel, and stay present to the different layers of your experience, without immediately trying to make them different, is the foundation for self-care, healing, and deep fulfillment. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 06, 201913 minEp. 35

How Mindfulness Leads to Happiness

Mindfulness leads to a different kind of happiness than we're used to. In this episode, I share a quote from my friend, Scott Barry Kaufman, that encapsulates how we retrain the brain for a different kind of happiness. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 05, 201911 minEp. 34

Should You Meditate With Music?

Is it better to meditate with music in the background? Does it help or hurt the meditation? All that and more in this episode. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 04, 201913 minEp. 33

Guided vs Silent Meditations

Are guided meditations a crutch? What are the pros and cons to each? More on this in today's episode. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 03, 201923 minEp. 32

Dealing With Difficult People

We all struggle with difficult people in our life, and often times we can't get away from these people. In this episode, we'll discuss how to reframe our relationship to them in a way that helps us grow. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

Dec 02, 201910 minEp. 31
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