Improve College Students’ Well-Being with Balanced Time Perspective and Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “a higher level of mindfulness promotes a more balanced time perspective, with a reduced focus on negative aspects of the past and negative anticipations of the future.” – Michael Rönnlund Mindfulness stresses present moment awareness, minimizing focus […]
Lunchtime Mindfulness and Exercise Training have only Weak Benefits for Stress and Mental Health By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. ”The research is strong for mindfulness’ positive impact in certain areas of mental health, including stress reduction, emotion and attention regulation, reduced rumination, for reducing mild to moderate depression and anxiety, and preventing depressive relapse.” – Kelle Walsh Over the last several […]
Improve Balanced Time Perspective with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It is how we think about the future that determines whether the outcome is beneficial. You can think about what you want and how to make it happen, or you can think about what you don’t want and worry about how to prevent […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “taking time to be mindful and focusing fully on the present moment — in other words, actively noticing new things — can actually slow down our brain’s perception of time. And just as powerfully, mindless distraction can easily create the feeling that we’re losing whole hours, days and months.” – […]
“But Einstein came along and took space and time out of the realm of stationary things and put them in the realm of relativity—giving the onlooker dominion over time and space, because time and space are modes by which we think and not conditions in which we live.”- Dimitri Marianoff Einstein’s theory of relativity is […]
Improve Smartphone Addiction with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “As we get more connected to our wireless technology, we appear to run the risk of damaging our brains’ wiring, and disconnecting from the face-to-face interaction that our social and psychological systems need. With its emphasis on harnessing attention with intention (i.e. […]
Yoga is an Effective Adjunct Practice for Mental Illness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Yoga is about clearing away whatever is in us that prevents our living in the most full and whole way. With yoga, we become aware of how and where we are restricted — in body, mind, and heart […]
Improve Fibromyalgia Symptoms with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break the habit. Talk about your joys.” — Rita Schiano Fibromyalgia is a mysterious disorder whose causes are unknown. It is very common affecting over 5 million people in the U.S., about 2% […]
Brief Mindfulness Training Improves the Willingness to Help Others. By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.” – Mother Teresa Homo Sapiens is a very successful species. In part its success has been due to it […]
Different Meditation Techniques Improve Well-Being Through Different Brain Systems By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. ‘Meditation can alter the mechanism of your brain after some time.” – Perpetua Neo There has accumulated a large amount of research demonstrating that meditation practice has significant benefits for psychological, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. One way that meditation […]