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Podcast 2017-03-01

Mindfulness and Self-Authorship w/ Cory Muscara

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Mindfulness has become a hot topic recently, gracing the covers of magazines like Time and Scientific American. Yet despite its rising popularity, many people remain confused about what exactly mindfulness is or how to start their own practice! On this episode of The Psychology Podcast, mindfulness expert Cory Mascara speaks with our executive producer Taylor Kreiss, sharing science backed […]

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Mindfulness has become a hot topic recently, gracing the covers of magazines like Time and Scientific American. Yet despite its rising popularity, many people remain confused about what exactly mindfulness is or how to start their own practice! On this episode of The Psychology Podcast, mindfulness expert Cory Mascara speaks with our executive producer Taylor Kreiss, sharing science backed advice and best practices for how to become more mindful. It’s a fun and practical episode for anyone looking to dive into mindfulness meditation!

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Cory is the founder of the Long Island Center for Mindfulness. He has extensive professional training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindful Schools, and Search Inside Yourself (the mindfulness program at Google), and in 2012 spent six months in silent meditation living as a Buddhist monk in Burma. He is a certified hatha yoga instructor and Duke integrative health coach. Cory currently serves as faculty at Columbia Teachers College where he teaches mindfulness to school leaders and principals, as well as an assistant instructor for the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) at the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed his graduate work. He regularly appears on the Dr. Oz show as a guest expert in mindfulness meditation. You can learn more about Cory on his website at: www.LImindfulness.com

Taylor Kreiss is a Los Angeles based coach using positive psychology to help individuals and organizations flourish. He has taught positive psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, written for websites like Huffington Post, Fullfilmentdaily, and Holstee, and he is currently the executive producer for The Psychology Podcast. To connect with Taylor (me) for coaching or to check out some more of my work, head over to my Facebook page: Taylorkreisscoach

Free 15 minute mindfulness meditation from Cory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmN_2WZdSRs 

Seven core insights

What 11 years of conversation
revealed

  • 01
    Being over DoingThe richness of presence and inner life over constant productivity.
  • 02
    Creativity over EfficiencyMaking space for imagination and originality in a world that prizes optimization.
  • 03
    Self-Actualization over AchievementBecoming the fullest version of yourself, not just reaching the next milestone.
  • 04
    Deep Fulfillment over HappinessPursuing meaning and depth rather than fleeting positive feelings.
  • 05
    Self-TranscendenceGoing beyond the self to serve something larger — the highest expression of human potential.
  • 06
    Meaning & CompassionThe threads that run through every great conversation — purpose, connection, and care.
  • 07
    Human PossibilityThe unwavering belief that every mind is capable of far more than we’ve been told.

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