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 […]
Focused and Self-Compassion Meditation Have Different Effects on Attention, Well-Being and Classroom Performance By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “There is no good or bad meditation — there is simply awareness or non-awareness. To begin with, we get distracted a lot. Over time, we get distracted less. Be gentle with your approach, be patient […]
Improve generalized anxiety disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “You can’t always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.” – Wayne Dyer Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting 40 million adults, or 18% of the population. The […]
Alter Cognition of Patients with Anxiety with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Anxiety can mentally exhaust you and have real impacts on your body. But before you get anxious about being anxious, know that research has shown you can reduce your anxiety and stress with a simple mindfulness practice.” – Mandy Ferreira […]
Improve Quality of Life with Yoga and Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Though the benefits of a yoga practice initially arrive on our mats, a regular practice expands those benefits as they permeate into our daily lives beyond the four corners of our mats.” – Crystal Borup-Popenoe Yoga practice has […]