Mindfulness is Associated with Better Medical Students School Performance By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “in medical students . . . mindfulness meditation may be used to elicit positive emotions, minimize negative affect and rumination, and enable effective emotion regulation.” – Michael Minichiello Medical School is challenging both intellectually and psychologically. Stress […]
Improve Adolescent Mental Health and School Performance with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “school-based yoga cultivates competencies in mind-body awareness, self-regulation, and physical fitness. And classroom teachers benefit as well. Taken together, these competencies may lead to improvements in students’ behavior, mental state, health, and performance, as well as teacher resilience, […]
Mindfulness Reduces the Ability of Anxiety to Affect Student Performance By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Let the fears arise, but also let them go. After you make the catalog, look at each fear, each anxious moment, and then let it go on its way.” – Carolyn Gimian The COVID-19 pandemic has […]
Mindfulness is Associated with Improved Academic Performance By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. Mindfulness can help all students (struggling or not) be more productive; it can help reduce depression, low moods, low self esteem, and anxiety; it increases well-being, self-compassion, compassion towards others and increases emotional resilience. A powerful tool!” – Rebecca Enderby […]
Improve Preschool Teacher Job Satisfaction with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Teachers who engage in mindfulness-based practices have been shown to have lower cortisol levels and to be more responsive and compassionate towards their students, less emotionally reactive, and more intentional in their teaching practices.” – Meghan Robles Stress is epidemic in […]
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 […]
Mindfulness is Associated with Better Cognitive Performance in College Students By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Effective learning and sustained attention and memory are important requirements for success and well-being in academic contexts. Incorporating a mindfulness meditation course in the curriculum may be a feasible approach to improve learning effectiveness and cognition performance […]
Improve Cognitive Ability in Elementary School Children with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness [has been linked] to two core social-emotional skills: self-regulation and self-awareness. Skills in these areas teach students not only how to recognize their thoughts, emotions, and actions, but also how to react to them in positive ways.” – […]
Improve Cognition and Performance in 3rd Grade Children with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) has linked mindfulness to two core social-emotional skills: self-regulation and self-awareness. Skills in these areas teach students not only how to recognize their thoughts, emotions, and actions, but also how to […]
Mindfulness Improves the Attention. Memory, and Stress Resistance of Junior High School Students. By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “youth benefit from learning mindfulness in terms of improved cognitive outcomes, social-emotional skills, and well being. In turn, such benefits may lead to long-term improvements in life.’ – Mindful Schools Childhood and adolescence […]