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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

The Power of Silence

In this episode, we discuss why silence can be both terrifying and transformative. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲

Apr 18, 20227 minEp. 565

Moving Toward Acceptance

In this episode, we'll explore how to cultivate acceptance. To join the upcoming Masterclass on Acceptance, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass

Apr 14, 20228 minEp. 564

How to Be With Someone In Pain

In this episode, we discuss how to hold space for a difficult conversation or being with someone in pain. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲

Apr 13, 20223 minEp. 563

How to Say "No"

In this episode, we discuss why in order to say "yes" to something, you have to say "no" to something else. We explore why that's so hard, but why it's an inevitable truth of being human. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲

Apr 11, 20225 minEp. 562

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate." -Carl Jung If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲

Apr 08, 202210 minEp. 561

No Wrong Emotions

In this episode, we discuss the difference between wrong emotions and self-judgment (and why there is no difference). 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

Apr 07, 20227 minEp. 560

My Nuanced Thoughts on Positive Thinking

In this episode, I share different perspectives on the value of creating a positive storyline for your life. 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

Apr 06, 202214 minEp. 559

A Phrase to Create More Calm

In this episode, I share a simple practice I use in my meditation practice to not get overwhelmed by the various experiences that arise. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲

Apr 05, 20224 minEp. 558

You're Responsible for Your Happiness

In this episode, we discuss why it's so important to take the journey toward inner peace--not just for yourself, but for everyone you care about. To join the Inner Peace retreat, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat

Mar 31, 202215 minEp. 557

Inner Peace: An Essential Ingredient

In this episode, we explore why inner peace is one of the highest forms of happiness and a key ingredient to cultivating it. To join the upcoming retreat on inner peace, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat

Mar 29, 20228 minEp. 556

Living Life Deeply

Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean-- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down-‐ who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes. Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face. Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away. I don't know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay a...

Mar 23, 20223 minEp. 555

Trouble Focusing

In today's episode, we discuss some of the less-discussed reasons why you may not be able to focus. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲

Mar 22, 20228 minEp. 554

Self-Sabotage

In this episode, we discuss WHY you might get caught in self-sabotage and HOW to interrupt and change this pattern. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲

Mar 21, 20226 minEp. 553

Losing Friends As You Grow

In this episode, we will discuss the unfortunate reality of growth, which is that you may need to let go of people who are not willing to support who you're becoming. 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...

Mar 17, 202213 minEp. 552

The Imagery of Enlightenment

In this episode, I share a passage from the 13th century Japanese Buddhist monk, Dogen. As you listen, see if you can feel the words expand someone within you. 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...

Mar 16, 20227 minEp. 551

Rest and Relaxation

To get the "Deep Rest" program for $100 off, visit: https://corymuscara.com/online-retreat-deep-rest/ If it prompts you for a coupon code, just use: podcast Keep in mind, you may not need to use the coupon code if the checkout page still has the price for $100 off.

Mar 15, 20229 minEp. 550

Not Feeling Good Enough

In this episode, we discuss the feeling of not being "good enough" and a simple practice to work with 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 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

Mar 11, 20228 minEp. 549

Self-Loathing

Self-loathing is pervasive in our culture. But it begs the question, who is doing the loathing and who is being loathed? In this episode, we'll take a deep dive into this question to explore how to let go of self-loathing. 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

Mar 08, 20226 minEp. 548

Complain or Rejoice?

“You can complain that roses have thorns or rejoice that thorns have roses.” -Unknown If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲

Mar 07, 20224 minEp. 546

Don't Open the Flood Gates

In this episode, we discuss why you do not need to open the flood gates to do healing work (and why you shouldn't). To get the Masterclass on Working with Thoughts, visit: www.corymuscara.com/thoughts

Mar 04, 20229 minEp. 547

Embrace Your Life

In this episode, we discuss a Rumi poem that helps us meet more moments of our life with softness, embracing whatever may come through the door of our metaphorical guest house. 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...

Mar 02, 20228 minEp. 545

The Moments We Tend to Miss

One could argue that there are three categories that all of our moments fall into. In this episode, I'll share what those three are and why we often miss one of them in particular. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲

Mar 01, 20226 minEp. 544

Why We Avoid Our Intuition

To get $100 off the Intuitive Guidance program, visit the link below and enter the coupon code "podcast" Click Here: https://corymuscara.com/intuition Code: podcast

Feb 25, 20227 minEp. 543

Find Your People

In this episode, we talk about how to surround yourself with people who care about you, accept you, and celebrate you. 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

Feb 23, 20228 minEp. 542

Ask For Help

"You have been the strong one for so long. Now is the time to recognize you are allowed to ask for help. Even for the things you feel like you should be able to handle yourself." -Morgan Harper Nichols If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲

Feb 22, 20225 minEp. 541

Lingering In Happiness

In this episode, we discuss the meaningful and lingering impact of good experiences. The poem that was shared is called "Lingering in Happiness" by Mary Oliver. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲

Feb 21, 20227 minEp. 540

An Equation for Expansion

In this episode, we discuss a simple equation to think about expansion. To get the Masterclass on growth mindset, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass

Feb 17, 20225 minEp. 539

Rising From Failure

In this episode, we discuss how to relate to failure in a way that empowers us on our growth journey. To join the "Growth Mindset" masterclass, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass

Feb 16, 202213 minEp. 538

5 Stages of Change

When we're changing a pattern, be it a way of thinking, speaking, or behaving, the first step is simply becoming aware of what we're doing and when we're doing it. However, even once we have that awareness, we can still get caught be our habitual tendencies. In this episode, we'll discuss the five stages we often go on our path to change, illustrated through a poem by Portia Nelson. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text mes...

Feb 14, 20226 minEp. 537

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. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲

Feb 11, 20227 minEp. 536
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