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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

Thoughts on Confidence

In this episode, I discuss why I don't believe you need to confident, and what an alternative way to approach your life might look like. 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your phone from me, just text the word "podcast" to +1 (631) 305-2874

Oct 06, 20205 minEp. 240

Relationships: A Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime?

In this episode, we discuss the different kinds of relationships that enter our life, making space for (and normalizing) the many variations that can take place. Be sure to sign up for the 7-Day Meditation Challenge starting October 8th at this link !

Oct 05, 20209 minEp. 239

How to Develop Concentration

In this episode, we discuss concentration--why it's important and how to develop it. Specifically, we focus on the role of continuity of awareness within our meditation practice. 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your phone from me, just text the word "podcast" to +1 (631) 3...

Oct 02, 202012 minEp. 238

Slow Down

In this episode, we explore the importance of slowing down to appreciate our life as it's happening. The poem that I share is called "Slow Dance" by David Weatherford. To learn more about the upcoming "Awakening Joy" retreat, head to www.corymuscara.com/retreat

Oct 01, 20207 minEp. 237

Mental Fitness vs Spiritual Fitness

There are many reasons why people come to a meditation practice, and many ways that we can frame what a meditation is doing. Ultimately, they're doors into a similar room, but in this episode, we'll discuss two perspectives. 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your phone from ...

Sep 30, 20207 minEp. 236

A Better Way to Focus

Focus is an important skill in all domains of life, but typically, our efforts for developing focus are misguided. In this session, we'll talk about a more effective and sustainable approach to developing focus. 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your phone from me, just text...

Sep 29, 20206 minEp. 235

Don't Tolerate Suffering

In this episode, we talk about a common misconception of meditation practice, specifically when working with discomfort, and a better way to approach the practice.

Sep 28, 20206 minEp. 234

How to Respect Yourself

In this episode, we explore the relationship between integrity and self-respect, and a practice you can do to start to develop more respect for yourself. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirationa...

Sep 25, 20207 minEp. 233

The Positive Role of Suffering

In this episode, we explore how to reframe the role of suffering in your life, reflecting on past experiences and how they may have served you in unforeseen ways. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to get daily ins...

Sep 24, 20209 minEp. 232

Holding Space for Others

In this episode, we discuss why your ability to hold space for another person's suffering is directly related to your ability to hold space for your own suffering. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to get daily in...

Sep 23, 202012 minEp. 231

What if You Stopped Worrying?

In this episode, I offer you a thought experiment: What if you stopped worrying? What would change in your life, positive or negative? Through this thought experiment, you'll get to see some of the ways worry is serving you, and some of the ways it's just happening out of habit and conditioning. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations,...

Sep 22, 20205 minEp. 230

3 Steps for Navigating Difficulty

In this episode, we explore a 3-step practice for working with a difficult experience as outlined in Rick Hanson's new book, Neurodharma. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages ...

Sep 21, 202010 minEp. 229

The Martian Walk

In this episode, I share a beginner's mind exercise that I call "The Martian Walk," designed to reconnect you to a sense of awe and wonder for the world around you. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to get daily i...

Sep 18, 20208 minEp. 228

Total Surrender

"You are not ready to accept the fact that you have to give up. A complete and total "surrender"... It is a state of hopelessness which says that there is no way out ... Any movement in any direction, on any dimension, at any level, is taking you away from Yourself..." -U. G. Krishnamurti

Sep 17, 202011 minEp. 227

Working With Fear

In this episode, I share a 4-step process for moving through moments of fear. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your phone from me, just text the word "podcast" to +1 (6...

Sep 16, 202010 minEp. 226

Is it Worth Your Peace?

We have so many small reactions throughout the day take us out of our grounded state. However, many of these reactions are connected to trivial things that, when we really look at them, are not worth our peace. In this episode, we'll discuss how to think through this so you can have more moments of peace throughout your day. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library,...

Sep 15, 202010 minEp. 225

How to be Less Impulsive

In this episode, we'll talk about how to manage the build-up of energy we feel when we really want something but know we shouldn't give in to it. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text m...

Sep 14, 202011 minEp. 224

Getting to Where You're Going

In this episode, we channel some wisdom from Winnie the Pooh, discussing how to let go and move toward the life we wish to create. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your...

Sep 11, 20204 minEp. 223

3 Steps to Acceptance

We all struggle with acceptance at different points in our life, and it's one of the most important things we can cultivate in this life, as we won't be able to live our lives fully unless we can move fluidly with the changing landscape. In this episode, I share a 3-part practice you can use to move toward acceptance. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, includ...

Sep 10, 202014 minEp. 122

How to Start Your Day Right

How we start our day often dictates how the rest of our day will unfold. In this episode, I'll make my favorite tip for having a great morning. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text mes...

Sep 09, 20209 minEp. 221

The "So What" Exercise

Do you ever find yourself caught in a loop of anxiety and fear, thinking about something you did wrong, or something that could potentially go wrong? In this episode, I'll share a simple cognitive exercise you can use to settle yourself down and feel more empowered. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app rec...

Sep 08, 202010 minEp. 220

5 Questions to Release Anxiety

In this episode, we discuss the 5 questions you can ask yourself to release anxiety, as outlined by Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, author of Feel Better in 5. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational t...

Sep 07, 202012 minEp. 219

Taming The Voice in Your Head

In this episode, we discuss a simple technique to work with the often difficult voice in your head. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your phone from me, just text the w...

Sep 04, 20208 minEp. 215

Relaxation Practice

In this episode, I'll share a relaxation practice I'm using while walking to help release bodily stress and use the minimum amount of effort necessary for the task at hand. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to get...

Sep 03, 202010 minEp. 214

The Responsibility of Showing Up

“In spite of all similarities, every living situation has, like a newborn child, a new face, that has never been before and will never come again. It demands of you a reaction that cannot be prepared beforehand. It demands nothing of what is past. It demands presence, responsibility; it demands you.” ~ Martin Buber If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including...

Sep 02, 20207 minEp. 213

How to Simplify Your Growth

In this episode, we talk about the power of practicing what you want to develop, and how sometimes, it's as simple as inclining your mind toward what you want, over and over. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to g...

Sep 01, 20209 minEp. 212

Simple Tip to Deepen Presence

In this episode, I share a simple reframe you can use to deepen presence, cultivate patience, and create more wellbeing. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your phone fro...

Aug 31, 202011 minEp. 211

Radical Acceptance

In this episode, we discuss what Radical Acceptance is, why it's so important, and how when we don't embrace Radical Acceptance, we perpetuate a trance of unworthiness. 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your phone from me, just text the word "podcast" to +1 (631) 305-2874...

Aug 28, 20209 minEp. 210

How to Need Less

You may not make money while you’re meditating. But when you’re done, you’ll feel less of an urge to buy that thing you thought would fill the emptiness in your heart. In this episode, we talk about how the journey of personal fulfillment leads to us needing LESS. Also, if you'd like to register for the upcoming retreat, you can do so at www.corymuscara.com/retreat

Aug 27, 202015 minEp. 209

4-Step Communication Technique

In this episode, I share a powerful 4-step communication technique that you can use to respond to someone when they say something triggering or activating. It comes from the work of Non-Violent Communication. If you'd like to go deeper into the work of mindful communication, I highly suggest the book, Say What You Mean, by Oren Sofer. Click here for the link....

Aug 26, 20209 minEp. 208
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