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.
Did you know there's a specific way you should perform acts of kindness? In this episode, I'll share an interesting study that shows you how to and how NOT to do acts of kindness.
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“When you plant seeds in the garden, you don’t dig them up every day to see if they have sprouted yet. You simply water them and clear away the weeds; you know that the seeds will grow in time. Simil…
Do you struggle waking up in the morning? Here's a simple technique to help you out.
What if there was a better way to dwell? In this episode, we'll discuss a new kind of rumination.
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Life has been disrupted. You might have more free time. Should you work harder or rest harder? Let's discuss.
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Periods of disruption are great opportunities for creating new habits. In this episode, we discuss why.
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Why not just distract yourself from the stressors of life? Is that a bad thing to do? In this episode, we'll discuss the nuances of distraction and presence.
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Destruction leads to opportunity. This podcast is your invitation to think bigger, and more positively, about what the next step can look like.
Big change illuminates where we are still attached to the way we think things should be. Attachment is the root of all suffering. Where are you still holding on and what do you need to let go of?
Many of us are spending more time with ourselves these days. In this episode, we discuss why this is a wonderful opportunity for reconnection...with yourself.
In this episode, we discuss the importance of welcoming more parts of yourself into your awareness, and why I think this is key for our wellbeing.
In this episode, we discuss how to embrace more aspects of the human experience, and how it can help us move beyond our small, limited self.
There's a sweet spot between ultimate calm and ultimate anxiety that enables to get done what we need to get done. Where is that for you? In this episode, we'll discuss how to find that.
Is there a silver lining to this pandemic? How might this be healing us in ways we didn't anticipate?
In this episode, we continue to discuss how to work with living in the age of COVID-19. There is a simple mind trick we can use to feel more empowered in the face of difficulty and uncertainty.
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In this episode, we discuss how fear can be a transformative experience if we know how to relate to it.
There are a lot of fears surrounding COVID-19. Many of these fears are warranted. How can we honor and respond to the reality of crisis, while still remaining grounded? We discuss this and more in to…
In this episode, we discuss two general approaches to happiness, and why we tend to favor one over the other.
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When will enough be enough? How will you know when you will get what you're trying to get? Let's discuss.