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.
So many of us are incessantly working to manufacture the world around us to find peace. There's a different way. In this episode, we'll discuss how.
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What does it mean to show up for yourself? In this episode, I offer three steps to do it.
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Life's full range of experiences doesn't go away, even with the deepest enlightenment. So what changes? Find out in today's episode.
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If we're always fighting what is present, not liking ourselves for what we feel when we pay attention to what we're feeling, or denying ourselves a moment of sadness in an effort to supplant it with …
STOP is a simple technique to reduce stress, reconnect to the moment, and develop presence.
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The capacity to check in, feel, and stay present to the different layers of your experience, without immediately trying to make them different, is the foundation for self-care, healing, and deep fulf…
Mindfulness leads to a different kind of happiness than we're used to. In this episode, I share a quote from my friend, Scott Barry Kaufman, that encapsulates how we retrain the brain for a different…
Is it better to meditate with music in the background? Does it help or hurt the meditation? All that and more in this episode.
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Are guided meditations a crutch? What are the pros and cons to each? More on this in today's episode.
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We all struggle with difficult people in our life, and often times we can't get away from these people. In this episode, we'll discuss how to reframe our relationship to them in a way that helps us g…
Have you ever been caught in the perspective of "why is this happening to me?" In this episode, we discuss a mindset shift that can change, well, everything in your life.
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There are small happiness hacks all around us. In this episode, we'll discuss one that starts with toilet paper.
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We know our happiness doesn't reside in external things, and yet we rarely act in accordance with that understanding. In this episode, we'll explore a short practice to find more fulfillment, here an…
What can gratitude look like beyond the usual "appreciate what's good?" In this special Thanksgiving episode, we'll explore the spirit of gratitude in a new way.
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Well, can it? Let's find out.
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Isn't meditation the same thing as sleep? They're both about relaxation right? What's the difference? We'll address those questions here.
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Learn 3 strategies to soften a busy mind and tense body, and drift into deep sleep.
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Learn a four-step process for finding more ease and clarity during a difficult experience.
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Use this exercise before a difficult conversation, while standing in line at the grocery store, or any time you need to feel more grounded and present.
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There are many forms of happiness, but within meditation, there is one form that trumps all others. In this episode, we explore that kind of happiness and how you can develop more of it.
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