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.
You can't exchange your ball of clay, but you can mold the hell out of the one you've been given. In today's episode, we'll talk about meeting yourself in the mirror, accepting and embracing, and fro…
In this episode, we discuss what it means to cultivate inner peace and the subtle, but very easy ways we can get off track.
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This episode is all about self-care. You can't show up fully for another person if you're not showing up fully for yourself. It's a bit of cliche, but it's true. In this episode, we go into the detai…
In this episode, we talk about why a still and grounded mind is so compelling to other people, and the various experiences I've had with this reality. The poem mentioned is by W.B. Yeats, called Stil…
Are you single? Are you in a relationship, but fear alone time? This episode is all about the power and importance of finding comfort in your aloneness.
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In this episode, we discuss why everything you believe is wrong, everything you do is wrong, and everything you say is wrong. And what to do about it.
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Breath of Life
I breathe in All That Is-
Awareness expanding
to take everything in,
as if my heart beats
the world into being.
From the unnamed vastness beneath the
mind, I breathe my way to wholeness and h…
In this episode, we discuss what self-esteem is, why it's gotten a bad reputation, why it's actually extremely important, and how to develop the two components that comprise healthy self-esteem. All …
In this episode, we talk about what non-striving looks like in your meditation practice and in real life. If you've ever struggled with the concept of non-striving, not quite sure what it means and h…
In this episode, we discuss the importance of taking time to metaphorically exhale.
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In this episode, we discuss how the thoughts and ideas we most see in our newsfeed impacts how we think about and perceive the world, and also how we can reimagine our relationship to this informatio…
In this episode, we discuss how burnout can creep up on us and three steps to help prevent it.
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In this episode, we discuss a quote by Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman about finding wholeness through more simplicity, minimalism, and meaning, rather than the chase for more goals. The quote is: "In the ru…
Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things,
feel the future dissolve in a moment
like salt in a weakened broth.
What you held in your hand,
what you counted and carefully saved, all thi…
In this episode, we explore an episode called happy/sad body. It's a great way to better understand how your body language impacts your psychological and emotional state.
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In this episode, we discuss a poem by Li-Young Lee. In the episode, I make a mistake by saying the poem is titled "So, we're dust" when in fact it's titled "To Hold":
So we’re dust. In the meantime, m…
In today's episode, we discuss a simple technique you can use in your meditation practice to refine your concentration.
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In this episode, we discuss the various "defense systems" we have access to when we feeling unsafe and threatened. We look at these through an evolutionary lens, but more specifically, how they show …
In this episode, we discuss Thich Nhat Hanh's 5 daily remembrances. These are five important truths that he suggests we keep in mind each day in order to live a meaningful, purposeful, and intentiona…
In this episode, we explore we you begin and where you end. How much of your experience, inner and outer, would need to be compromised before you stopped being yourself? And how might this inquiry he…