Practicing Human

In this episode, we discuss what Joseph Goldstein calls the "In Order To..." mind, and how it can negatively impact your practice of presence and mindfulness. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲  

In this episode, we discuss the difference between fighting the old and building the new. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Facebook” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲  

In this episode, we discuss the importance of connecting to your true nature, and why this may be our biggest work as humans. If you'd like to receive free, daily text message teachings to your phone, text the word "Podcast" to 1-631-305-2874

In this episode, we discuss why silence can be both terrifying and transformative. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲  

In this episode, we'll explore how to cultivate acceptance. To join the upcoming Masterclass on Acceptance, visit: www.corymuscara.com/masterclass 

In this episode, we discuss how to hold space for a difficult conversation or being with someone in pain. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲  

In this episode, we discuss why in order to say "yes" to something, you have to say "no" to something else. We explore why that's so hard, but why it's an inevitable truth of being human. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲  

"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate." -Carl Jung If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲  

In this episode, we discuss the difference between wrong emotions and self-judgment (and why there is no difference). 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 fr...

In this episode, I share different perspectives on the value of creating a positive storyline for 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 And if you'd like to get daily inspirational text messages to your phone from me, ju...

In this episode, I share a simple practice I use in my meditation practice to not get overwhelmed by the various experiences that arise. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲  

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

In this episode, we explore why inner peace is one of the highest forms of happiness and a key ingredient to cultivating it. To join the upcoming retreat on inner peace, visit: www.corymuscara.com/retreat 

Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean-- the one who has flung herself out of the grass,  the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down-‐ who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes. Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face. Now she...

In today's episode, we discuss some of the less-discussed reasons why you may not be able to focus. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲  

In this episode, we discuss WHY you might get caught in self-sabotage and HOW to interrupt and change this pattern. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲  

In this episode, we will discuss the unfortunate reality of growth, which is that you may need to let go of people who are not willing to support who you're becoming. 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...

In this episode, I share a passage from the 13th century Japanese Buddhist monk, Dogen. As you listen, see if you can feel the words expand someone within you. 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 in...

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In this episode, we discuss the feeling of not being "good enough" and a simple practice to work with 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...

Self-loathing is pervasive in our culture. But it begs the question, who is doing the loathing and who is being loathed? In this episode, we'll take a deep dive into this question to explore how to let go of self-loathing. 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...

“You can complain that roses have thorns or rejoice that thorns have roses.” -Unknown If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲  

In this episode, we discuss why you do not need to open the flood gates to do healing work (and why you shouldn't). To get the Masterclass on Working with Thoughts, visit: www.corymuscara.com/thoughts

In this episode, we discuss a Rumi poem that helps us meet more moments of our life with softness, embracing whatever may come through the door of our metaphorical guest house. 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 lik...

One could argue that there are three categories that all of our moments fall into. In this episode, I'll share what those three are and why we often miss one of them in particular. If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲