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Practicing Human

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.

Personal Development Self-Improvement Buddhism Wellness Personal Growth Mindfulness Meditation Mental Health Health & Fitness Education Self Improvement
Update frequency
every 2 days
Average duration
9 minutes
Episodes
780
Years Active
2019 - 2024
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Thoughts on Acceptance and Growth

Thoughts on Acceptance and Growth

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…

00:06:25  |   Tue 11 Aug 2020
Inner Peace

Inner Peace

In this episode, we discuss what it means to cultivate inner peace and the subtle, but very easy ways we can get off track.

As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, includin…

00:07:58  |   Mon 10 Aug 2020
Put Yourself First

Put Yourself First

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…

00:08:50  |   Fri 07 Aug 2020
How to Be Magnetic

How to Be Magnetic

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…

00:08:36  |   Thu 06 Aug 2020
Thoughts on Being Alone

Thoughts on Being Alone

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.

As always, if you'd like to get free access to …

00:07:07  |   Wed 05 Aug 2020
Why You're Always Wrong

Why You're Always Wrong

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.

As always, if you'd like to get free access to my…

00:03:51  |   Tue 04 Aug 2020
How to Breathe More Fully

How to Breathe More Fully

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…

00:10:51  |   Mon 03 Aug 2020
How to Develop Self-Esteem

How to Develop Self-Esteem

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 …

00:22:01  |   Fri 31 Jul 2020
What Does it Mean to Practice Non-Striving?

What Does it Mean to Practice Non-Striving?

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…

00:09:27  |   Wed 29 Jul 2020
Every Inhale Needs an Exhale

Every Inhale Needs an Exhale

In this episode, we discuss the importance of taking time to metaphorically exhale. 

As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendati…

00:04:55  |   Tue 28 Jul 2020
How to Develop More Positive Influences in Your Life

How to Develop More Positive Influences in Your Life

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…

00:05:57  |   Mon 27 Jul 2020
3 Steps to Manage Burnout

3 Steps to Manage Burnout

In this episode, we discuss how burnout can creep up on us and three steps to help prevent it.

As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book re…

00:09:16  |   Fri 24 Jul 2020
Thoughts on Wholeness, Simplicity, and Meaning

Thoughts on Wholeness, Simplicity, and Meaning

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…

00:13:13  |   Thu 23 Jul 2020
Kindness

Kindness

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…

00:04:00  |   Wed 22 Jul 2020
How Body Language Impacts Mood

How Body Language Impacts Mood

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.

As always, if you'd like to g…

00:08:23  |   Tue 21 Jul 2020
If We're Only Star Dust, Why Do Anything?

If We're Only Star Dust, Why Do Anything?

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…

00:05:23  |   Mon 20 Jul 2020
A Technique to Refine Concentration

A Technique to Refine Concentration

In today's episode, we discuss a simple technique you can use in your meditation practice to refine your concentration.

As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including gu…

00:06:02  |   Wed 15 Jul 2020
The 4 F's: Fight, Flight, Freeze, & Fawn

The 4 F's: Fight, Flight, Freeze, & Fawn

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 …

00:11:10  |   Mon 13 Jul 2020
The Five Remembrances

The Five Remembrances

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…

00:08:39  |   Fri 10 Jul 2020
What Does It Mean To Be Human?

What Does It Mean To Be Human?

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…

00:07:02  |   Thu 09 Jul 2020
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