Enhance Creativity and Flow with Mindfulness

Enhance Creativity and Flow with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.                “Flexibility of thought is essential to creativity and studies show that mindfulness practice is positively correlated with cognitive flexibility.” – Wendy Ann Greeenhalgh   Creative solutions are unusual but appropriate and useful solutions to a problem. Problem solving most frequently involves logic […]

Increase Athletic Flow and Resilience with Mindfulness

Increase Athletic Flow and Resilience with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Mindfulness shares similarities with flow state, and because it is based on moment-to-moment experiences, it can promote attention regulation, emotional regulation, and body awareness.” – Jian-Hong Chen   Athletic performance requires the harmony of mind and body. Excellence is in […]

Enhance Flow in Athletes with Mindfulness

Enhance Flow in Athletes with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “mindfulness-based interventions for sports are effective because they help athletes direct their attention to the current athletic task, while minimizing external distractions.” – Mitch Plemmons   Athletic performance requires the harmony of mind and body. Excellence is in part physical and […]

Spirituality Reduces Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients

By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   In today’s Research News article “Spirituality-Based Intervention in Hypertension: EFfects on Blood PrEssure and EndotheliaL Function—FEEL Trial Results” (See summary below or view the full text of the study at: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11759529/) Teixeira and colleagues trained hypertensive patients in spirituality including training in forgiveness, gratitude, optimism, and life purpose. Compared to […]