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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

How to Make a Difficult Life Change

In this podcast episode, we talk about how to make difficult changes in your behavior and why it's not as simple as just setting the intention to make a change. I send short teachings like this every day in our text community on mindfulness, life design, healing, and personal growth. They’re completely free, go out every day at 11am EST, and you can unsubscribe at any time. To sign up, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 📲

Sep 28, 202217 minEp. 625

How to Actually Let Go

In this episode, we discuss a new way to think about letting go. To join the "Living From Surrender" retreat, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat

Sep 23, 20229 minEp. 624

Living From Surrender

In this episode, we talk about why it's so scary to surrender, and why it's the only way back to yourself. To join the upcoming retreat on Surrender, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat

Sep 21, 202212 minEp. 623

Self-Trust

In this episode, we discuss why developing self-trust is so difficult. If you'd like to join the Self-Trust Masterclass on Sept. 15th, 7-830pm, click here: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass

Sep 15, 202212 minEp. 622

Intuitive Guidance

There’s something within you that knows what to do. Surrender your thoughts, your mind, your ego, to the current that knows the way. It will take care of you. It will take better care of you than you can ever imagine.” -Robert Adams To join the upcoming Masterclass on Self-Trust, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass

Sep 13, 202211 minEp. 621

How to Be Confident

Most of our usual ways of developing confidence are about thinking positive, changing our state, and changing our beliefs. In this episode, we discuss a different (and more intuitive, basic) way to develop true confidence. 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...

Sep 12, 20227 minEp. 620

A Simple Tool For Trying New Things

In this episode, we discuss the importance of giving yourself permission, and a technique called creating "permission slips" that can help. To receive resources by Brene Brown on this topic, click here .

Sep 08, 20225 minEp. 619

Trust Your Process

"Even in doubt, I am committed to trusting my process. I am leaning into discomfort with faith, resilience, and curiosity." -Alex Elle I send short teachings every day in our text community on mindfulness, life design, healing, and personal growth. They’re completely free, go out every day at 11am EST, and you can unsubscribe at any time. To sign up, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 📲

Sep 07, 20226 minEp. 618

Should You Focus on the Positive or Negative?

In this episode, we explore the nuanced territory or positive vs negative thinking. Should you anticipate a positive outcome or a negative outcome? Listen to find out! 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...

Sep 06, 20229 minEp. 617

Moments of Completeness

In this episode, we explore how to identify and lingering in moments of liberation throughout your day. If you'd like more support, text the word "podcast" to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free text message teachings delivered to your phone.

Sep 05, 202210 minEp. 616

This is What You REALLY Want

In this episode, we explore why we can get so easily misguided in our pursuit of a fulfilling life and how to check ourselves on that journey.

Aug 31, 202212 minEp. 615

How to Create More Ease In Your Day

In this episode, we'll discuss a key practice for finding more spaciousness and ease in your day. I send short teachings in written form every day in our text community on mindfulness, life design, healing, and personal growth. They’re completely free, go out every day at 11am EST, and you can unsubscribe at any time. To sign up, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 📲

Aug 30, 202210 minEp. 614

The Best Season of Your Life

In this episode, I share a poem by Wu-Men called "Ten Thousand Flowers" about letting go of our clouded mind. If you'd like to receive free, daily text message teachings to your phone, text the word "Podcast" to 1-631-305-2874

Aug 29, 20226 minEp. 613

Resistance

What if you could overcome your resistance to doing the things you most need to do? In this episode, we'll explore how to work with resistance when it arises so you can move toward the life you're trying to create.

Aug 25, 20226 minEp. 612

What Happens When You Stand In Your Truth

In this episode, we discuss the impact that a person standing in their truth has on those around them. 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 📲

Aug 23, 202214 minEp. 611

How to Work Through Conflict

In this episode, I share a 4-part acronym for working through conflict, based on Jayson Gaddis's new book, Getting To Zero. To get the book, visit: www.gettingtozerobook.com

Aug 18, 202212 minEp. 609

Why Meditation is So Powerful

In this episode, we discuss why meditation is powerful for conditioning your being to experience the states of wholeness and fulfillment that you most desire. 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 📲

Aug 16, 20225 minEp. 607

The Hard Parts of Life

In this episode, we discuss why the pain of life is not beautiful, but something else is. 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 📲

Aug 15, 20224 minEp. 606

You Might Need a Break

Before diagnosing yourself with anxiety or depression, check to see if you just need a break from the intensity of your life. When we're overwhelmed for prolonged periods of time, we can get stuck in a fight, flight, or freeze reactivity, which can make us feel like something is wrong with us. You may just need a break, just as any other human would if they were going through your situation.

Aug 12, 20224 minEp. 605

5 Steps To Discover Your True Desires

In this episode, we explore a 5-step process to discover your truer, deeper desires. 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 📲

Aug 11, 202211 minEp. 604

One Step at a Time

In this episode, we discuss how the journey to where you're going is much closer than you realize, and the first step is much closer than we think. If you'd more support, text the word "Podcast" to 1-631-305-2874 for free text and audio message teachings delivered to your phone

Aug 10, 20225 minEp. 603

4 Keys for a Healthy Relationship

In this episode, we discuss the 4 keys for a healthy relationship, describe as the "Four S's." 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 09, 202210 minEp. 602

Inner Change

In this episode, we discuss the difference between change from the outside and change from the inside. If you'd like to receive free, daily text message teachings to your phone, text the word "Podcast" to 1-631-305-2874

Jul 27, 20225 minEp. 601

Healing Old Pain

In this episode, we talk about how to heal and grow from old patterns of conditioning. To join the text message community, text the word "podcast" to 1-631-305-2874

Jul 26, 202210 minEp. 600

Intuition, Letting Go, and Trust

In this episode, we will discuss how to let go when you don't know what will come next. To join the text message community, text the word "podcast" to 1-631-305-2874

Jul 22, 20229 minEp. 599

A New Definition of Mindfulness

In this episode, I share a new, two-word definition of mindfulness that I believe captures the heart of the practice. To join the text message community, text the word "podcast" to 1-631-305-2874.

Jul 19, 20226 minEp. 597

The Missing Ingredient to Living Your Best Life

In this episode, we discuss why most of us sabotage the life we most want to live and the simple practice to stop this cycle. To join the one-day retreat, visit www.corymuscara.com/retreat

Jul 14, 202216 minEp. 596
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