While we take a season break, we’re bringing back this conversation with Rus Devora Wallen, who shares her own experience with a stroke, and lessons from her clients on how the greatest descents in our lives are often a preparation and a catalyst for unparalleled ascent.

Find more of Rus Devorah’s work on toratherapeutics.com ||

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Introduction

1:55 - Meet Devora Wallen: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

3:25 - Understanding Yerida L'Tzorech Aliyah (Descent for Ascent)

5:46 - The Stroke Story: Shavuos Morning Crisis

7:26 - Emergency Signs: When Something Goes Wrong

9:50 - Hospital Experience & Spiritual Tools

12:15 - The Turning Point: Gratitude & Second Life1

3:44 - Physical Transformation: Better Than Age 25

15:26 - Managing High Energy Positively

18:11 - Client Story: Postpartum Psychosis Recovery

21:07 - Mirror Neurons & Relationship Dynamics

23:41 - Unexpected Healing: Tourette's Syndrome Improvement

24:44 - The Three-Legged Stool: Mind, Body, Soul

26:36 - Depression

29:02 - Caring for Aging Parents & Life Changes

30:43 - The Bike Ride Breakthrough

31:41 - Moving Creates Motivation

34:14 - Mitzvah Leads to Mitzvah

35:20 - Three-Legged Stool Method Explained

37:35 - Bedtime Breathing Contest Technique

39:45 - Basic Breathing for Beginners

41:12 - Live Meditation Demonstration Begins

45:01 - Post-Meditation Discussion & Benefits

46:54 - Mental Muscle Training & Daily Practice

48:14 - Meditation as Mental Exercise, Not Relaxation

49:30 - Closing Thoughts