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10% Happier with Dan Harris

82: Cory Muscara, Mindfulness Teacher, Former Monk

10% Happier with Dan Harris

10% Media, LLC

Dan Harris, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Dharma, Mental Health, Meditation

4.612.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2017

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Cory Muscara, 27 years old, admits he first tried meditation because he wanted to impress his college girlfriend -- but it changed his life forever. Muscara, an econ major who considered a finance career, switched gears and spent six months practicing mindfulness meditation as a Buddhist monk, completed numerous meditation training programs and eventually became the founder and head teacher of the Long Island Center for Mindfulness, bringing meditation into school, health care and corporate settings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape

0:09.8

and found me Rob Briden on my podcast. In this series of Briden and I talk to among

0:17.2

others Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.

0:23.9

And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.

0:29.8

It's terrific conversation, reminiscent where appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.

0:36.0

So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.

0:39.7

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0:45.1

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0:56.5

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1:02.6

defuses them with humor and actual advice. Listen to Don't Panic on the Wondery app or

1:08.8

wherever you get your podcasts.

1:15.2

I will admit upfront that I went into this interview with not knowing what to expect,

1:21.3

perhaps with low expectations. I agreed to interview Corey Muscar because he was recommended

1:25.7

to me by somebody out in Hollywood who felt pretty strongly that I should sit down with

1:30.0

Corey. He's a very young meditation teacher from Long Island who has made some appearances

1:35.2

on the Dr. Oz broadcast. So I didn't, he doesn't have a book that I could read or anything

1:39.9

like that. So I didn't really know what to expect and I was so impressed by this guy.

1:45.4

So you're going to hear me become increasingly impressed and you'll probably feel the

1:48.6

same way yourself during the course of this interview. So enough from me. Here he is Corey

1:53.4

Muscar.

1:56.6

From ABC, this is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Thanks for doing this.

2:04.0

Yeah, my pleasure. You've ever listened to the show. I just start off with the same question

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