Improve Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms with Loving Kindness Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “You probably know that symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often include anxiety, unwanted memories, anger and avoidance. But did you know that meditation may be able to help? Meditative practices have been linked to decreases in […]
Improve Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms In Veterans With Body Scan or Breath Following Meditation. By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Practicing mindfulness can help you to be more focused and aware of the present moment while also being more willing to experience the difficult emotions that sometimes come up after trauma.” – […]
Improve Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Compassion Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “self-compassion provides a promising vision for trauma treatment . . . Self-compassion is strongly linked to emotional well-being, is an important mechanism of change in psychotherapy, and touches the core of trauma related symptomatology.” – Christopher Germer Experiencing […]
Reduce Smartphone Addiction and Improve Stress Coping in Adolescents with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “over a third of us check our phones in the middle of the night. And a further third check our phones within five minutes of waking up. The same survey also revealed that about a third […]
Reduce Alcohol-Related Choices to Alleviate Stress with Brief Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Meditation has a pretty long list of reputed benefits, including everything from lowered stress levels to more effective (and mood-boosting) runs. It can help curb your craving for cocktails.” – Rachel Lapidos Inappropriate use of alcohol is a major societal […]
Enhance Relaxation and Reduce Stress with a Brief Sound Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Sound meditation is the use of therapeutic instruments played in an intuitive way. It’s an extremely effective and powerful tool for physical and energetic healing/self care. You don’t just hear the vibrations but you FEEL them within your body.” – […]
Alter the Brain to Deal with Stress with Meditation and Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Brain researchers have detected improvements in cognition and emotional well-being associated with meditation and yoga, as well as differences in how meditation and prayer affect the brain.” – Michaela Jarvis There has accumulated a large […]
Improve Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Meditation or Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “meditation helps bring about the kind of deep self-awareness, or mindfulness, that can create a therapeutic basis for reducing the symptoms of PTSD. We can meet difficult emotions, difficult memories, and difficult experiences through meditation,” Stephanie Lopez […]
Reduce the Stress of Aging and Improve Quality of Life with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “if we can delay the onset of memory loss by five years, we can reduce an individual’s chance of developing Alzheimer’s by 50 percent. Moreover, if you can keep your memory strong and vital 10 years […]
Improve Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms with Mindfulness Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Regular mindfulness practice can lead to a greater present-centered awareness and nonjudgmental acceptance of potentially distressing cognitive and emotional states as well as trauma-related internal and external triggers. Awareness and acceptance of trauma-related thoughts and feelings may . […]