mental health /morsl/taxonomy/term/171/all en Winter 2024 dates announced for MORSL faith-based group support /morsl/channels/news/winter-2024-dates-announced-morsl-faith-based-group-support-354252 <h2><strong>MORSL is offering faith-based group support for managing the spiritual and emotional distress surrounding the situation in the Middle East during the Winter 2024 semester.</strong></h2> Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:27:46 +0000 carlene.gardner@mcgill.ca 2674 at /morsl New at MORSL: Offering faith-based group support /morsl/channels/news/new-morsl-offering-faith-based-group-support-352793 <h2><strong>MORSL is now offering faith-based group support for managing the spiritual and emotional distress surrounding the situation in the Middle East.</strong></h2> <p>Each session opens and closes under the spiritual guidance of a faith leader, with a group discussion facilitated by 平特五不中 wellness professionals. Groups are small (7 students) and meet in person at MORSL. A series of 4 sessions is currently being offered to Muslim- and Jewish-identified students respectively. 平特五不中 students can join any or all sessions but MUST register as space is limited.</p> Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:33:32 +0000 kimberly.yang2@mcgill.ca 2645 at /morsl Mental Health and Spirituality Resources /morsl/cultivate-wellness/health &补尘辫;濒迟;辫&补尘辫;驳迟;听&补尘辫;濒迟;/辫&补尘辫;驳迟; Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:56:24 +0000 sophia.penner@mail.mcgill.ca 2485 at /morsl Meditation Break-April 25 /morsl/channels/event/meditation-break-april-25-339103 <p>Re-focus and calm your mind during or after finals during this calming meditation session. Meditation is spiritually grounding and can help build resilience. Jonathan Stewart will lead the session in MORSL's meditation space.</p> Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:34:08 +0000 carlene.gardner@mcgill.ca 2281 at /morsl Meditation Workshop-April 14 /morsl/channels/event/meditation-workshop-april-14-339056 <p>MORSL and the 平特五不中 Lotus Dance and Mental Health Initiative invite you to a meditation workshop with special guest facilitator Jonathan Stewart!</p> Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:19:45 +0000 carlene.gardner@mcgill.ca 2280 at /morsl Thoughts on Meditation and Prayer /morsl/article/spiritual-wellness/thoughts-meditation-and-prayer <p>Recently I've read various thoughts about meditation and prayer that have stuck with me.聽Journalist Johann Hari's book <i>Lost Connections</i> discusses the power of regular meditation to bring healing from anxiety and depression. It opens space for transcendent insight and new meanings and choices available to us. Meditative states allow us to shed the weight of our egos, including worrying about what others think, self-defensiveness, self-criticism, shame, etc.</p> Thu, 20 Oct 2022 20:28:18 +0000 Candice Wendt 2361 at /morsl Mental Illness Awareness Week /morsl/article/mental-illness-awareness-week <p>Each year, millions of Canadians face the reality of living with a mental health condition. However, mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family, friends or coworkers. That is why each year, during the first week of October, people across the country are encouraged to raise awareness of mental illness, fight discrimination, and provide support through <b>Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW)</b>.聽The theme of this year's MIAW is "What I Wish I Had Known", which focuses on the power of lived experience.</p> Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:49:38 +0000 MORSL 2368 at /morsl Spiritual responses to the mental health crisis: Reclaiming traditions and community /morsl/channels/event/spiritual-responses-mental-health-crisis-reclaiming-traditions-and-community-328223 <p>Spirituality and faith traditions have ancient roots that offer connection with a community, a sense of intrinsic worth and purpose, and opportunities to make meaning of suffering 鈥 many things that are now recognized as protective factors in main</p> Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:59:58 +0000 ashley.thorup@mcgill.ca 2129 at /morsl Online Meditation Techniques Class /morsl/channels/event/online-meditation-techniques-class-327384 <p>MORSL presents a series of 4 special online classes for students who want to learn meditation techniques. Each聽one-hour session is followed by 30 minutes of optional Q&A.<br /> <br /></p> Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:54:57 +0000 ashley.thorup@mcgill.ca 2104 at /morsl MORSL x Students in Mind on Eco-Anxiety /morsl/channels/event/morsl-x-students-mind-eco-anxiety-327929 <p>As part of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/701662360492746/">annual Students in Mind conference on mental health</a>, MORSL is offering our workshop for students on spiritual tools for coping with eco-anxiety, "Thriving in the Face of</p> Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:41:17 +0000 carlene.gardner@mcgill.ca 2117 at /morsl MORSL x jack.org - Feb. 15 /morsl/channels/event/morsl-x-jackorg-feb-15-320446 <p>MORSL is pleased to be offering a workshop during the Jack.org Regional Mental Health Summit this Saturday!</p> <p>If you are attending the event, you might catch our workshop called <em>Finding鈥揳nd Keeping鈥揧our 鈥淶en鈥</em></p> Fri, 14 Feb 2020 23:08:52 +0000 carlene.gardner@mcgill.ca 1906 at /morsl