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David has been working at the edge of sustainability and the forefront of regenerative architecture for over 35 years. As a systems thinker, he engages a variety of fields through design and believes in expanding the conceptual limits of architecture.
Throughout his career, David has connected the art of building with responsible stewardship of the Earth. A LEED accredited professional, he serves on the board of Heal The Bay and is a member of the City of Santa Monica’s Task Force on the Environment. David taught sustainable design and mentored students at his alma mater, SCI-Arc, as well as Art Center College of Design and USC, and currently serves on the Academic Advisory Committee for UCLA’s Extension Program.
A lifelong passion for surfing has made David keenly active in issues regarding water quality and access. He and his wife Laura founded Skysource to develop and distribute atmospheric water generation technology, and their efforts culminated in winning the Water Abundance XPRIZE. Since then, they have focused on making communities more resilient through better design, planning, and products. Since the Woolsey Fire devastated their community, David is committed to helping friends and neighbors rebuild their homes and lives.
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There he is: pacing around the campfire, contemplating, ruminating. Then, with a crooked, mischievous smile, he begins. “Here’s a story…” This is a memory violinist Lindsey Stirling will always carry of her dad, the tireless storyteller, telling the tallest of tales, dreaming the biggest of dreams. But also a man who couldn't quite see his life-changing impact on others because of the disappointments that befell his own life. In looking back, Lindsey comes to realize that whatever becomes of us, what endures are the stories we create while trying to figure it all out.
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Today it’s great to have Cory Muscara on the podcast. Cory is an international speaker and teacher on the topics of presence and well-being. He believes that when people are deeply fulfilled, they are a better force in the world for other beings, the environment, and their communities. For several years he taught mindfulness-based leadership at Columbia University and currently serves as an assistant instructor of positive psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2012, Cory spent 6 months in silence living as a monk in Burma, meditating 14+ hours per day, and now aims to bring these teachings to people in a practical and usable way, presenting to schools, organizations and healthcare systems, as well as through workshops and retreats for the general public. Named by Dr. Oz as one of the nation’s leading experts on mindfulness, his meditations have now been heard more than 10 million times in over 100 countries. Cory is host of the popular daily podcast, Practicing Human, and the author of <em>Stop Missing Your Life: How to Be Deeply Present in an Un-Present World.</em> <p>In this episode we discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Cory’s transformation from frat boy to monk</li> <li>Can monks be self-actualizing?</li> <li>The importance of not being enslaved by certain parts of you</li> <li>How to overcame pain through mindfulness</li> <li>The emotional body vs. the sensation body</li> <li>The process of detaching sensations from the labels we put on them</li> <li>Equanimity and allowing life to happen</li> <li>How equanimity is more about our internal experience than our external experience</li> <li>The “pain box”</li> <li>How to soften the “pain wall”</li> <li>Dispelling the myth of the “real you”</li> <li>Barriers to real connection</li> <li>What it means to be fully seen and accepted</li> <li>The importance of radical acceptance</li> <li>How the more parts of you that are brought in and accepted the more you feel as though the wholeness of you is accepted and seen</li> <li>The "scrollercoaster" meditation</li> <li>How we can take control of technology and take back our lives</li> </ul> <p> </p>See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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As tour guides, we have a lot to learn from some of the great orators of history, as well as great speakers in our modern era. They provide us with powerful technique that great speakers use to hone our public speaking,…
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