Mory Therapy Mindfulness

12/23/2022

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05/25/2019

As we end May and Mental Health Month, let this sink in.

05/22/2019

"“Presence is that embodied existence in the moment, it’s when you’re only responding and reacting to what’s happening right now,” Horn says. “There’s no story from the past, there’s no fear of the future, and it’s a magical thing when we can create that in conversation.”

When our anxiety gets the best of us, it’s difficult to connect with new people. Here’s how to be more present.

05/19/2019

“Vagal activity is highest, and heart rate lowest, when you’re exhaling.” She mentioned that the ideal, most calming way to breathe is six times a minute: five seconds in, five seconds out. She also noted that in the study that determined this rate, researchers found that this style of slow breathing is also what practitioners naturally lapse into during meditation with mantras, and during the Ave Maria prayer with rosaries. “Each time you do either the rosary prayer or a meditation mantra,” Norcliffe-Kaufmann said, “it naturally synchronizes your breathing at six times per minute.” (“That’s fascinating,” I said. “It is!” she said.)"

“Stimulating” it leads to calmness, but how and why?

05/19/2019

"I often think back to my pain that day," he said in the Tedx Mile High talk. "And if I were to rate it on a pain scale, my physical pain would have been a 3 or a 4, and that was likely the response I offered when I was asked. But my emotional pain was an absolute 10. I was in agony beyond comprehension. But that was never asked, it was never talked about.”

Austin Eubanks spoke publicly of becoming addicted to opioids after being shot.

05/19/2019

"Your mental health is inseparable from your physical health. Not a revolutionary concept, but what is astounding is the stigmatization that still surrounds men who dare to talk about their mental struggles. As we move into Mental Health Awareness Month this May, we hope to change that."

May is Mental Health Awareness month. Here's why it's vital to men everywhere.

05/18/2019

First of a series from Bill Mory

Since May is Mental Health Month, it’s a great time to start a new column about mental health. This is the first of an ongoing column, called Mental

05/09/2019

"Whenever a person loses a primary identity, they mourn a lost sense of self. They’re tasked with grieving who they thought they were and eventually creating a new story that integrates the loss into their personal narrative. "

And why it’s important that we call them grief.

04/03/2019

BEING MINDFUL--Austin College’s annual Cunningham Lectures featured contemplative pedagogy in action, led by Dr. John Dunne of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. In addition to a lecture, he offered a related workshop, as did Dr. Mark Dennis and Dr. Andrew O. Fort, both of TCU, and Dr. Jean Sorensen of Grayson College.

02/05/2019

"In up to 370 English schools, students will start to practice mindfulness as part of a study to improve youth mental health, the British government said._

As mental health problems among children increase, the government will try having students practice mindfulness, relaxation and breathing exercises.

01/22/2019

"There's a balancing of gender power happening across the professional world—including the mindfulness world. Ten leaders in the field share how they claim their power and bring the diversity of their experiences in the mindfulness movement to bear in the work."

There's a balancing of gender power happening across the professional world—including the mindfulness world. Ten leaders in the field share how they claim their power and bring the diversity of their experiences in the mindfulness movement to bear in the work.