Practicing Human

Cory Muscara

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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.

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809 episodes

How to Reclaim Your Life

In this episode, we discuss the subtle and insidious ways that mind convinces you that things need to change in order for you to be happy. This is the LAST CALL to join Opening the Heart. You can sign up here: https://corymuscara.com/heart-podcast/

13m
Feb 20
How to Open The Heart

In this episode, I share the nuts and bolts of the process of melting the walls that define your life. To join the Heart course, click here: https://corymuscara.com/heart-podcast/

20m
Feb 19
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Resenting Your Life

Dont wait for your life to get better before you open your heart. Open your heart, and your life will get better. This is the last 2 days to get "Opening The Heart" for $300 off. You can join here: https://corymuscara.com/heart-podcast/

11m
Feb 18
Letting Go of Who You Were

In this episode, we discuss why sometimes you have to lose everything to become who you truly are. To join Opening The Heart, click here: https://corymuscara.com/heart-podcast/

11m
Feb 17
Reflections on my 36th Birthday

In this episode, I share some reflections from 15 years of teaching on my 36th birthday.

11m
Feb 13
How Letting Go Happens

In this episode, we breakdown this idea: "If you want to let go, fall madly in love with the part of you that is holding on." To join the Opening The Heart course, click here: https://corymuscara.com/heart-podcast/

16m
Feb 12
Finding Your Inner Compass

In this episode, we discuss how to connect to a place within yourself that can serve as a guiding reference point for decisions and action. Opening The Heart: https://corymuscara.com/heart-podcast/

12m
Feb 11
How to Release Emotions and Pain

In this episode, we discuss the difference between reinforcing an emotion and releasing an emotion, and the nuances of how to hold an emotion without simply ruminating about it. To learn more about the Opening The Heart course, click here: https://corymuscara.com/heart-podcast/

23m
Feb 10
The Walls Around Our Heart

In this episode, we dissect the Rumi quote,  To join opening the heart, click here: https://corymuscara.com/heart-podcast  

18m
Feb 09
Update: Opening the Heart

In this episode, we discuss my deep journey and inner shift with self-love and heart-opening practices (the journey that led me to propose to my wife) and how it connects to the re-launch of my 8-week course, Opening the Heart. To learn more, click here: https://corymuscara.com/heart-podcast/

16m
Feb 07
I'm Scared Everything Will Fall Apart

In this episode, we discuss why truth and clarity can be so confronting, and why shouldnt abandon your inner knowing just because it threatens a life you built on fear and control If youre navigating a transition and want support, join here. https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/p2Humzkx/checkout

6m
Feb 06
The Value of Being Fed-Up With Yourself

In this episode, we discuss how to create change from a place of love and curiosity, rather than shame and disgust. While also honoring the initial disgust response that makes you WANT to change.

13m
Feb 05
The Spiritual Waiting Room

In this episode, we discuss what do when you no longer know what to do. If you want support through this transition, join the 30-day course here https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/p2Humzkx/checkout.

22m
Feb 04
A Mantra for Peace

In the episode, we discuss a simple yet potent three-sentence mantra that cuts through our delusions and drops us into a more connected, spacious awareness.

15m
Feb 03
Why Avoidance Runs Your Life

In this episode, we discuss the distinction between "Feeling to Heal" vs "Attracting What you Feel." To join the 30-day course, click here https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/p2Humzkx/checkout.

15m
Feb 02
On Motivation

Do you need more motivation? Or do you need space to fall apart? This episode will help you discern. Join the 30-day course here https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/p2Humzkx/checkout.

12m
Jan 30
Grief and Letting Go

In this episode, we discuss the why descending into grief is a prerequisite for fully letting go. If youre ready for the 30-day course, click here. https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/p2Humzkx/checkout

14m
Jan 29
How to Get Un-Stuck

In this episode, we discuss my counterintuitive perspective on WHY youre stuck and how to start moving energy again. If you want to access Day 15 of the 30-day course (Moving Stuck Energy) as well as the rest of that program, click here https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/p2Humzkx/checkout.

15m
Jan 28
How to Find True Inner Peace

In this episode, we discuss where most people get stuck in their pursuit of inner peace, and the subtle shift thats necessary to find the real thing. To join the 30-day course, click here https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/p2Humzkx/checkout.

14m
Jan 27
Are you running from yourself?

In todays episode, we discuss how to identify if youre running from yourself, and a simple practice to re-ground amidst the impulses that make it hard to be still. You can join the 30-day course by clicking here https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/p2Humzkx/checkout.

15m
Jan 26
Breaking the People Pleasing Pattern

Are you a people pleaser? Do you bend yourself to fit into social situations and friendships? Do you have a pattern of self-abandonment? Do you feel disconnected from yourself? This episode is for you. In "Breaking the People Pleasing Pattern," we discuss the 7 life issues that develop as a result of this pattern and 5 key strategies to help shift it. To join the 30-day course, click here https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/p2Humzkx/checkout.

33m
Jan 23
Focus is Happiness

In this episode, we discuss why your stress and unhappiness may be coming from a disorganized mind, and also why chasing states of focus and flow can also be destructive.

21m
Jan 22
Trust Your TImeline

In this episode, we discuss what it means to trust your own timeline and how detrimental it is when you try to force a desired outcome To join the 30-day course, click here https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/p2Humzkx/checkout.

29m
Jan 21
Why You Need to Slow Down

In this episode, we discuss how to slow down amidst an incredibly fast-paced culture, and why  slowing down erodes our relationships, happiness, and ability to make clear decisions. If youre looking for extra support, you can join the course on "Inner Stillness" by clicking this link https://corymuscara.com/stillness/.

27m
Jan 20
Stillness is Leadership

In this episode, we discuss why most leadership tactics often miss the mark, and why cultivating a regulated nervous system is the key thing that creates the conditions for people to thrive. If you want a 30-day map to cultivate this inner stillness, join the 30-day course at this link https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/p2Humzkx/checkout.

6m
Jan 19
Working with Rumination

In this episode, we discuss why most of us try to fix our rumination in the wrong way, and whats  required to cultivate a calm mind. 30-Day Course: Click Here https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/p2Humzkx/checkout

14m
Jan 16
Reclaiming the Body

In this episode, we talk about the 3 main reasons a person disconnects from their body, the consequences of being disconnected from the body, and how to take the journey back to embodiment. 30-Day Course: Click Here https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/p2Humzkx/checkout Body Scan Meditation: Click Here https://cory-misc.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/1-%2BBody%2BScan%2B25%2BMinutes.mp3

35m
Jan 15
Follow The Energy

In this episode, we discuss how to discern where to place your attention, how to make decisions, and what it means to surrender to a deeper current of truth. As mentioned in the episode, if youd like a step-by-step map of teachings and practices to take this deeper, join the 30-day course at this link: 30-Day Course https://cory-muscara.mykajabi.com/offers/C6VTEXHt Big love.

35m
Jan 14
Season 2: I'm Back

After two years away, were back. Im excited to kick off a new season of daily podcast episodes (M-F) where I share teachings on personal and spiritual growth, in service of helping us all get a little better at life. Be sure to follow "Practicing Human" on whatever platform you listen to your podcasts, and turn on notifications so you dont miss an episode. Big love, Cory

5m
Jan 13
Where I've Been

In this episode, I discuss why Ive been absent on the podcast and plans for the future. If youd like to join the 30-Day New Years Challenge, click here: https://corymuscara.securechkout.com/challenge

18m
Jan 01, 2024