Decrease Anxiety and Improve Test Performance with Virtual Reality Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “VR based meditation interventions have the potential to play an important role in anxiety management and stress reduction.” – Jeff Tarrant In the modern world education is a key for success. But there is a lot […]
Reduce Anxiety with Anapanasati (Breath) Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Even a few minutes of meditation everyday can give you the space you need to reflect on your anxiety, calm your nerves, and allow you to create a retreat away from hectic modern life.” – Natural Anxiety Meds Anxiety at […]
Change the Brain to Reduce Anxiety with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “In mindfulness practice you have an opportunity—the mental time and space, if you will—to see more elements of the story, a richer picture. “You may see more clearly as you anticipate a difficult encounter what the underlying emotion is […]
Relieve Anxiety following Surgery with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness trains you to view your thoughts differently. You learn to recognize and stop “mental time travel” — worrying about the future and ruminating about the past. Instead of following a worrying thought down the path of all possible negative outcomes, you […]
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” ― Amit Ray Anxiety is normal and everyone experiences occasional anxiety. But, frequent or very high levels of anxiety are considered anxiety disorders and can be quite debilitating. Unfortunately anxiety disorders are epidemic in modern society, being […]
Anxiety is a very common emotional state. It is a state characterized by feelings of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. For most people occasional anxiety is manageable. But for many it is chronic or extreme in magnitude and can have a major disruptive effect on […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. In today’s Research News article “Effects of Short Video App Guided Mindfulness Meditation on Policemen’s Communication Anxiety, PTSD, Anger Management, and Mood Disorders” (See summary below or view the full text of the study at: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12110842/ ) Liu and colleagues performed a randomize controlled trial of the effects […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. In today’s Research News article “From contemplation to serenity: how yoga meditation improves the mental health of female college students” (See summary below or view the full text of the study at: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11931514/ ) Liu and colleagues studied the effects of yoga meditation on the mental health of […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. In today’s Research News article “Effects of Meditation and Yoga on Anxiety, Depression and Chronic Inflammation in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial” (See summary below or view the full text of the study at: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11965853/ ) Kwok and colleagues studied the effects of meditation and […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. In today’s Research News article “Digital Meditation to Target Employee Stress” (See summary below or view the full text of the study at: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/articlepdf/2829186/radin_2025_oi_241525_1736185782.29032.pdf) Radin and colleagues performed a controlled clinical trial and found that 10 minutes of daily meditation significantly reduced stress levels in employees of a […]