Cory Muscara is an international speaker and teacher on the topics of mindfulness and positive psychology. He has taught mindfulness-based leadership at Columbia University and currently serves as an instructor of positive psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2012, Cory spent six months in silence living as a monk in Burma, meditating 14+ hours each day, under the instruction of Sayadaw U Pandita. Cory's meditations have been heard more than 10 million times in over 50 countries. He aims to bring mindfulness to people in a practical and usable way, presenting to schools, organizations, and the general public, and through workshops and retreats.

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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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An easy-to-follow guide that covers exactly how to meditate for beginners.

How to Meditate

Through an exploration of cutting edge science, positive psychology, and ancient meditation techniques, The Finding Happiness course will give you the tools and strategies to start living a truly happy life.

Finding Happiness

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In this meditation, we simply practice calming down the mind and body by making space for our experience without resistance.

Settling Your Nerves

In this meditation, we'll practice letting go of our resistance to the way things are, and staying present to the experience with space and ease.

Make Space

When we fight our stress, we create more stress. In this meditation, we'll practice holding our stress with spacious, curious awareness, so that it can be processed and let go.

Build Your Stress Container

Much of our unhappiness comes from thinking we need to be someone "better" or "different." In this meditation, we'll practice reconnecting to our innate wholeness.

You Don't Need to be Fixed

In this meditation, we'll train our mind to access the natural happiness that arises when we are deeply present.

The Happiness of Presence

In this meditation, we'll practice embracing our anxiety as an ally rather than resisting it as an enemy.

Befriend Your Anxiety

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Apply this technique to interrupt stress and restore calm during your day.

De-Stress

In this sleep meditation, we will use a sleeping buddy to help us feel safe and drift off to a deep night's rest.

Sleeping Buddy

Learn three strategies to soften a busy mind and tense body, and drift into deep sleep.

Tips for Deep Sleep

Isn't meditation the same thing as sleep? They're both about relaxation right? What's the difference? We'll address those questions here.

What's The Difference Between Sleep and Meditation?

In this meditation, we'll explore practices that help settle the mind and relax the body in preparation for sleep.

Ultimate Calm (Gentle Stream)

In this meditation, we'll practice looking at our day through the lens of gratitude, helping to settle our system and relax into the evening.

Appreciate the Day

Get comfortable and ready to be soothed to sleep as Cory reads one of his favorite stories, The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver by Thornton W. Burgess.

The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver 

For bedtime

In this meditation, we'll practice stepping off the treadmill of "doing" so that we can better take care of our personal needs.

Self-Care Is Not Selfish

In this meditation, we'll explore what to do when you can no longer have what you most want, and why it doesn't have to be the end of the road.

When Plan A Isn't an Option

In this meditation, we'll become our own best friend and ally as we navigate the complex journey of being human.

Self-Compassion

In this short meditation, we'll re-center ourselves so we can show up more fully.

3-Minute Reset

In this meditation, we'll explore how to step back from our thoughts, give them space, and find greater peace.

Freedom From Thoughts

Beginner friendly

In this meditation, we explore a meditation sequence to help reduce the intensity of tinnitus and/or help find peace within the frustration.

Tinnitus Meditation

In this meditation, we do the deep work of befriending and integrating the parts of ourself that we most resent, facilitating an internal peace.

Shadow Integration

Over 30 minutes

In this talk and meditation, we'll explore a simple strategy to become a more mindful listener.

Developing Your Listening Skills

In this talk, we will explore a 4-step strategy to navigate difficult conversations.

4-Step Communication Tip

Mindfulness leads to a different kind of happiness than we're used to.

How Mindfulness Leads to Happiness

Does religion and prayer overlap with mindfulness and meditation practice? Can you have your faith and still practice mindfulness?

Where Is God in Mindfulness?

This talk discusses a simple method to cut down on screen time and use your phone more intentionally.

A Simple Hack for Reducing Phone Addiction

In this talk we discuss why there is a risk to being your true self in the world.

The Risk of Being You

Talks

Short talks

In this meditation, we'll practice becoming a more patient parent and partner.

Become More Patient

In this meditation, we'll practice re-grounding amid the stressful life as a parent.

Feeling Stressed

In this meditation, we'll practice taking time for YOU so you can show up for your family.

Self-Care Check

In this meditation, we'll use gratitude and appreciation as a way to pacify our mind and settle back into deep rest and sleep.

A Grateful Heart

In this meditation, we will practice strategies to help us feel less nervous and more calm.

Feeling Nervous

In this meditation, we will explore how to work with negative and difficult thoughts.

Helping With Negative Thoughts

In this sleep meditation, we will go to our imaginary "sleepy place" to help us feel safe and calm.

Imaginary Sleep World

In this meditation, we will practice training our brain for more focus and concentration.

Developing Focus

In this sleep meditation, we will explore how to feel calm when our mind is thinking a lot.

Peaceful Thoughts

In this meditation, we will practice listening to the pleasant sound of bells to help us feel calm and present.

Calming Your Mind with Bells

More to discover

Join Vidyamala and Cory as they explore 5 powerful ways to help you reduce stress, release negativity and find more flow and ease in your life. 

Cory & Vidymala Explore Finding Inner Peace

Join Rich and Cory as they explore 5 ways to enable high performance in your personal and professional life.

Cory & Rich Explore The Habits of High Performance

In this talk and meditation, we'll explore why attunement is one of the most important parenting skills.

Becoming an Attuned Parent

Join Kelly and Cory as they explore 5 powerful techniques for reducing stress, feeling less overwhelmed and finding peace in your life.

Cory & Kelly Explore Emotional Resilience in Adversity

Join Rhonda & Cory as they explore The Healing Power of Self-Compassion

Cory & Rhonda Explore The Healing Power of Self-Compassion

Within meditation there is one form of happiness that trumps all others. This talk explores that kind of happiness and how you can develop more of it.

Equanimity: The Highest Happiness

This talk discusses the foundations of self-care, including your capacity to stay present to the different layers of your experience, without immediately trying to make them different. 

Thoughts on Self-Care

In this talk we explore seven techniques to work through negative thoughts. Pick and choose which ones most resonate and see how they work.

7 Tips to Stop Negative Thoughts

Join Mark and Cory as they explore 5 powerful ways to help you release self-judgment and discover your innate goodness. 

Cory & Mark Explore Freedom From the Inner Critic

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Cory is a former monk, mindfulness advisor for The Dr. Oz show and an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. 

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Mindfulness 101: A Beginner's Guide

How to Use Meditation for Better Sleep

What is Meditation?

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