Mindfulness- Dr. Lori Gray

06/24/2025

I recently had the pleasure and privilege of a conversation with amazing human and colleague, Dr. Katie Strong about mindfulness and living with aphasia.

I share a little of my journey thus far and offer some encouragement.

Please listen if you or someone you love is living with aphasia. This whole series produced by AphasiaAccess is a wonderful resource!

🌀Podcast link is in comments below 🌀

06/13/2025

I was honored to be invited as a guest columnist for the American Stroke Association.

Below is the article, titled “Taking the Long View”. I hope it offers encouragement and inspiration - not only to stroke survivors, but to all those who are struggling and challenged.

Whatever it is that may feel insurmountable today….keep going. Your hearts and spirits are strong. Believe it. 💖🙏🏼💖

Guest writer and stroke survivor Lori Gray, PhD, LP shares her recovery "path of healing" with a focus on mindfulness awareness and quality of attention.

04/12/2023

Looking forward to being a guest at this meeting next week.

SIG 2, Neurogenic Communication Disorders invites you to stop by their virtual Open House and Networking meeting on April 18th from 8-9 p.m. ET. https://on.asha.org/3KB4ycG

Hear from Dr. Lori Gray, a Licensed Doctoral Psychologist, mindfulness teacher, and certified wellness coach. Dr. Gray is also a stroke survivor and will share about her current research project (https://on.asha.org/43Ap9Xc), which has turned her own stroke recovery into the nation's first-of-its-kind mindfulness-based training for survivors.

03/08/2023

Thank you Western Michigan University for your support!

Mindfulness Based Recovery from Stroke - MBRfS

The smile on Dr. Lori Gray’s face could light up the entire Western campus, but five years ago, when she suffered a stroke, it impacted everything from her ability to smile to her ability to move one side of her body. Read about her vision to transform stroke recovery at https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70900.

09/12/2022

It’s finally happening! I am excited and honored to collaborate in this project.

Lori Gray, Ph.D., director of holistic health programs at WMU, received a FRACAA grant for a pilot program aimed at mindfulness-based stroke recovery. She seeks to improve engagement and emotional resiliency in stroke survivors and to strengthen long-term individual recovery efforts and outcomes. The study, launching this week, is a collaboration with a neurological institute in Kansas City, Missouri. Congratulations Dr. Gray! Learn more at http://ow.ly/OMJm50KHoHX

07/01/2021

Acceptance is a vital as an attitude to combat stress.

A study suggests that practicing acceptance helps reduce our stress more than simple mindful awareness.

06/28/2021

This is a wonderful opportunity! I’ll be presenting two papers here next week. Check it out. ~Lori

Only 1 week left before we kick off the 4th International Conference on Mindfulness .

Join in from Monday to Friday, and get access to an exciting online program filled with research presentations, workshops, keynotes and practice sessions. On the final conference day, we’ll have a full practice day guided by teachers from all over the world.

Register at https://events.au.dk/icm2021/front-page.html

Come for the whole week or just a day. Pay with cash or with kindness.

01/16/2021

Dear Facebook friends, below is a link for a recent publication regarding stroke recovery and mindfulness skills. I’d be grateful for your help in sharing my article with those affected by stroke (survivors and caregivers) as well as in the larger mindfulness community. I am seeking research participants and collaboration for the next steps in development. Thank you, as always, for your kindness and support. ~Lori

Decades of research suggest that Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training supports a greater capacity to live with chronic medical conditions and contributes to lowering stress levels. This paper introduces a model for a Mindfulness-Based Recovery from Stroke (MBRfS) for promoting stroke r...

08/12/2020

Have you noticed how challenging it can be to quiet the mind when we practice mindfulness meditation? We are never going to stop our thoughts (not the goal anyway) but we can gradually "tame" our minds. Counting our breaths is one way to slow down, notice our thoughts, and then choose how to respond. Give this 8 minute video a spin and please share your comments and questions. Remember - "Don't believe everything you think". ~Lori

08/03/2020

The Way It Is

There’s a thread you follow. It goes among
things that change. But it doesn’t change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing.
You have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can’t get lost.
Tragedies happen; people get hurt
or die; and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding.
You don’t ever let go of the thread.

By William Stafford, from The Way It Is, 1998; Image from dharmacomics.

07/23/2020

Good news for motivation to practice! 🙏🏼

New research shows that reducing stress through mindfulness meditation may make your body more resilient to inflammation.

04/11/2020