Practicing Human

Developing More Positive Influences

November 17, 2021 05:00 - 5 minutes - 4.13 MB

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 information intake so that it's a positive force in our life. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational t...

Slow Down to Find Energy

November 15, 2021 05:00 - 7 minutes - 4.9 MB

In this episode, we discuss the importance of slowing down to find the life energy that sustains you for going fast and far. To join the upcoming retreat, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Instagram” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text and audio message teachings, quotes, and insights delivered to your phone 📲

What Does It Mean to Be Human?

November 08, 2021 05:00 - 7 minutes - 4.88 MB

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 help expand the sense of who we are, leading to greater groundedness and peace. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298 And if you'd like to...

How to Clear Negative Energy

November 02, 2021 04:00 - 4 minutes - 2.95 MB

In this episode, we'll explore a simple grounding exercise to release excess tension and energy in the mind-body system. To join the upcoming retreat, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat

[Rerun] Think Bigger

October 26, 2021 04:00 - 13 minutes - 9.36 MB

Destruction leads to opportunity. This podcast is your invitation to think bigger, and more positively, about what the next step can look like. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text and audio message teachings, quotes, and insights delivered to your phone 📲

[Rerun] Holding Space

October 25, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 8.61 MB

In this episode, we discuss why your ability to hold space for another person's suffering is directly related to your ability to hold space for your own suffering. If you're interested in the upcoming online retreat, you can learn more here: www.corymuscara.com/retreat As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298 And if you'd like to get d...

[Rerun] When Will Enough Be Enough?

October 21, 2021 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.2 MB

When will enough be enough? How will you know when you will get what you're trying to get? Let's discuss. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Instagram” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text and audio message teachings, quotes, and insights delivered to your phone 📲

Follow the Breadcrumbs

October 19, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.61 MB

In this episode, we talk about taking life bit-by-bit, especially those moments when we feel most lost. To join the upcoming masterclass, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass

A Hidden Strategy for Deep Relaxation

October 18, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.32 MB

In this episode, we talk about how we can easily, subconsciously get caught up in patterns of stress and tension, and how to work through it. To join the masterclass on relaxation, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass

[Rerun] Thoughts on Wholeness, Simplicity, and Meaning

October 15, 2021 04:00 - 13 minutes - 9.12 MB

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 rush to feel whole, people will often add more and more goals to their plate when in reality what people often need is to add more simplicity and minimalism to their lives so they can energetically put their entire being into deepening something that is already meaningful." You can follow Scott on ...

[Rerun] How to Be Magnetic

October 13, 2021 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.95 MB

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 Still Water: "We can make our minds so like still water that beings gather about us, that they may see, it may be, their own images, and so live for a moment with a clearer, perhaps even with a fiercer life because of our quiet."

When to NOT Focus on Your Breath

October 12, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.31 MB

In this episode, we discuss why focusing on the breath can sometimes be too activating to the nervous system and alternatives to use. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text and audio message teachings, quotes, and insights delivered to your phone 📲

Relaxing Your Belly

October 11, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.22 MB

In this episode, we discuss the importance of learning to relax your belly. To join the upcoming masterclass on relaxation strategies, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass

[Rerun] Receiving Joy

October 08, 2021 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.59 MB

"Another measure of Emotional Wisdom is our consistent capacity to recognize, tolerate, and welcome goodness, joy, and ease in our lives. This requires practices that soothe and rewire our mental programming and nervous system, allowing us to rest more in our own skin, and heal." ~ Ruth King As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298 And ...

How to Work Through Conflict

October 07, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 7.99 MB

In this episode, I share a 4-part acronym for working through conflict, based on Jayson Gaddis's new book, Getting To Zero. To get the book, visit: www.gettingtozerobook.com

4 Conflict Avoidant Strategies

October 06, 2021 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.85 MB

In this episode, we explore what relationship expert, Jayson Gaddis, calls "The 4 Disconnectors." To get his book, visit: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Zero-Conflict-High-Stakes-Relationships/dp/0306924811/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=getting+to+zero&qid=1633487934&sr=8-1

[Rerun] On Commitment

October 01, 2021 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.27 MB

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: That the moment one definitely commits oneself then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen...

How to Create More Ease in Your Day

September 28, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 7.76 MB

In this episode, we'll discuss a key practice for finding more spaciousness and ease in your day. To join the upcoming masterclass, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass

[Rerun] 3 Tips for Self-Control

September 24, 2021 04:00 - 14 minutes - 9.9 MB

In this episode, I share 3 tips you can use to develop great self-control in those moments where you feel yourself falling back into old habits, patterns, or negative behaviors. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your phone from me, just text the word "podcast" to 1-631...

[Rerun] 3 Steps to Manage Burnout

September 23, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.4 MB

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 recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your phone from me, just text the word "podcast" to +1 (631) 305-2874

[Rerun] The Moment Before Letting Go

September 22, 2021 04:00 - 5 minutes - 4.11 MB

The moment before letting go is when we grip the hardest. In this episode, Cory shares a story during his time in Burma where he surrendered fully and experienced the peace that came from it. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

[Rerun] A Powerful Listening Strategy

September 21, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 7.77 MB

When someone shares good news with you, how do you respond? Psychology tells us there are four categories of responding, and only ONE of them is effective. In this episode, we'll discuss what that is. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

[Rerun] You Are Already Enlightened

September 20, 2021 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.52 MB

Many meditation traditions are goal-centric. That is, the meditation practice is used as a tool to get to a level of "awakening" that you're not already at. There is a different way to practice though, one that takes the endpoint as the path. In this session, we'll discuss what that can look like. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

[Rerun] When The Worst Things Happen to You

September 17, 2021 04:00 - 3 minutes - 2.54 MB

What do we do when we no longer have our option A? That's what we discuss in this episode. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

[Rerun] You Can't Practice Non-Attachment

September 15, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.34 MB

In this episode, I dispel what I believe to be a myth: The idea that you can practice being non-attached. Tune in to learn more. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

[Rerun] Become Bigger than Your SELF

September 13, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 8.55 MB

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.

Why We Don't Follow Intuition

September 10, 2021 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.33 MB

To join the upcoming retreat, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat

The Power of "I Don't Know"

September 09, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.89 MB

In this episode, we discuss why embodying your "I don't know" is one of the most powerful things on your spiritual and growth journey. To join the upcoming "Intuitive Guidance" retreat, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat

[Rerun] Make Everything A Meditation

September 07, 2021 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB

In this episode, we discuss two ways to make EVERYTHING a meditation in your life, and why it can be extremely helpful for navigating otherwise frustrating or seemingly meaningless moments. To join the upcoming retreat, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat

The Importance of Self-Love

September 06, 2021 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.82 MB

In this episode, we discuss why self-love is so important for your happiness and growth. To join the self-love masterclass, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass To join the retreat, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat

Intuitive Guidance

September 03, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 7.63 MB

“There’s something within you that knows what to do. Surrender your thoughts, your mind, your ego, to the current that knows the way. It will take care of you. It will take better care of you than you can ever imagine.” -Robert Adams To join the upcoming online retreat on intuitive guidance, Sept. 10-12th, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat

Shame, Judgment, & Empathy

September 02, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 8.47 MB

In this episode, we discuss why we are judgmental and a simple tool to reduce our reactive judgments. To join the masterclass, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass To join the retreat, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat

[Rerun] Learned Hopefulness

September 01, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.85 MB

In this episode, we discuss a powerful gratitude practice to help shift our perception of the past so that we change our hope for the future. You can get the book Learned Hopefulness on Amazon by clicking here. And you can sign up for my masterclass on stress & anxiety at: https://corymuscara.com/masterclass-stress/

[Rerun] Stress: The Minimum Effective Dose

August 31, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 8.23 MB

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. If you'd like to learn more strategies for stress & anxiety, you can access my recent masterclass at: https://corymuscara.com/masterclass-stress/

[Rerun] Self-Acceptance Must Happen Now

August 30, 2021 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.23 MB

How much will you need to change before you're worthy of love and acceptance? In this episode, we explore this question and the different motivations there can be for real change and growth. To join the upcoming masterclass on self-love, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass

[Rerun] How to Be Confident

August 26, 2021 04:00 - 7 minutes - 5.33 MB

Most of our usual ways of developing confidence are about thinking positive, changing our state, and changing our beliefs. In this episode, we discuss a different (and more intuitive, basic) way to develop true confidence. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your phone f...

[Rerun] 7 Tips to Stop Negative Thoughts

August 25, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MB

In this episode, we explore 7 techniques to work through negative thoughts. Pick and choose which ones most resonate and see how they work. To join the upcoming retreat, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat

[Rerun] The Positive Power of Negative Experiences

August 24, 2021 04:00 - 7 minutes - 5.25 MB

In this episode, we discuss how to reflect on past difficult events to find the learning and growth that they offered us, and then to use that reflection to cultivate hope for a positive future, ultimately changing our relationship to the present moment. To join the upcoming retreat, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass

[Rerun] Counterintuitive Antidote to Stress & Anxiety

August 20, 2021 04:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MB

In this episode, we discuss how many people in the personal development world try to "combat" their painful experiences, and why that is only a half-baked prescription. We'll discuss the powerful alternative to this, and why it's becoming more popular. To join the masterclass, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass

[Rerun] How to Overcome Procrastination

August 19, 2021 04:00 - 13 minutes - 9.22 MB

In this episode, we what's at the heart of why we procrastinate and how to overcome it. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298 To join the upcoming masterclass on August 23rd, visit: www.corymuscara.com/mastercass

[Rerun] The Five Remembrances

August 18, 2021 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.98 MB

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 intentional life. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your phone from me, just tex...

[Rerun] Calming the Mind

August 17, 2021 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.42 MB

"Don’t meditate to fix yourself, to improve yourself, to redeem yourself; rather, do it as an act of love, of deep warm friendship to yourself. In this way there is no longer any need for the subtle aggression of self-improvement, for the endless guilt of not doing enough. It offers the possibility of an end to the ceaseless round of trying so hard that wraps so many people’s lives in a knot. Instead there is now meditation as an act of love. How endlessly delightful and encouraging." -Bob S...

[Rerun] Does Mindfulness Make You a Better Person?

August 16, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB

Will mindfulness improve your ethics? Will it make you a better person? This is an ongoing debate in the mindfulness world, and in this episode, I share my thoughts. To join the upcoming masterclass, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass

[Rerun] How to Make a Difficult Life Change

August 13, 2021 04:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MB

In this podcast episode, we talk about how to make difficult changes in your behavior and why it's not as simple as just setting the intention to make a change. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

[Rerun] Become an Optimist (and live longer)

August 12, 2021 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB

In this episode, we talk about the powerful scientific benefits of being optimistic and the various ways you can cultivate a more optimistic outlook in your life. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

[Rerun] How Mindfulness Leads to Happiness

August 11, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 7.62 MB

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 kind of happiness. As always, if you'd like to get free access to my resource library, including guided meditations, book recommendations, app recommendations, and more, text your email address to: +1 (631) 337-8298

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