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.
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.
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In this episode, we discuss a short story by Thich Nhat Hanh that helps reframe the experience of anger and how to best work with it.
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In this episode, we explore a 5-step process to discover your truer, deeper desires.
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In this episode, we discuss the meaningful and lingering impact of good experiences.
The poem that was shared is called "Lingering in Happiness" by Mary Oliver.
There are many reasons why people come to a meditation practice, and many ways that we can frame what a meditation is doing. Ultimately, they're doors into a similar room, but in this episode, we'll …
In this episode, we're going to talk about a practice that can help you reduce the intrusion of thoughts and why you should seldom use it.
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What do we do when we no longer have our option A? That's what we discuss in this episode.
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In this episode, we discuss the difference between change from the outside and change from the inside.
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In this episode, we will discuss how to let go when you don't know what will come next.
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In this episode, we discuss the importance of deeply embodying your "no's" before being able to fully and cleanly say yes.
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"The value of daily meditation is that it takes you away from the humdrum of your daily routine and reminds you that you are not what you believe yourself to be."
~Nisargadatta Maharaj
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In this episode, we will discuss why slowing down helps you move faster toward your growth and healing.
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In this episode, we talk about the different ways we discharge energy from the nervous system.
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In this episode, we discuss why you do not need to open the floodgates to do healing work (and why you shouldn't).
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"Even the most exquisitely designed spiritual methodologies can become traps, leading not to freedom but only to reinforcement, however subtle, of the “I” that wants to be a somebody who has attained…
In this episode, we discuss just how important it is to let positive experiences saturate you to your core.
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In this episode, we discuss a simple reflection that will help you develop more empathy.
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It only takes a reminder to breathe,
a moment to be still, and just like that,
something in me settles, softens,
makes space for imperfection.
The harsh voice of judgment drops to a whisper
and I remember…
In this episode, we discuss why it's so important to take the journey toward inner peace--not just for yourself, but for everyone you care about.
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In this episode, we discuss the importance of being attuned to the difference between relief and joy.
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