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 […]
Improve Physiological Responses to Stress in Schools with Mind-Body Practices By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness exercises have been shown to help students reduce stress and anxiety, gain conscious control over behaviors and attitudes, and improve focus.” – Robin L. Flanigan In the modern world education is a key for success. […]
Reduce Occupational Stress in School Principals with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “yoga is a good practice in the workplace as a means of reducing stress,” said Stacy Hunter Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two thirds of workers reporting high levels of stress at work. This […]
Mindfulness Reduces Stress and Negative Emotions in College Students By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.” – Marcus Aurelius In the modern world education is a key for success. Where a high school education was sufficient in previous generations, […]
Priming Improves the Effectiveness of Mindfulness to Reduce Stress and Improve Attention By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness is the awareness that arises from paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn One of the primary effects of mindfulness training is an improvement in the ability to […]
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 […]
Reduce Teacher Stress with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Daily mindfulness practice has been scientifically proven to reduce teacher stress and burnout, in turn improving their effectiveness and engagement with their students.” – InnerExplorer Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two thirds of workers reporting high levels of stress […]
Reduce the Association of Anxiety with Psychological Well-Being During Stress with Mindfulness 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 In the modern world education is a […]
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 […]
Improve Graduate Student Emotion Regulation and Reduce Stress with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “graduate students . . . who practiced mindfulness reported a statistically significant reduction in depression and increased self-efficacy, hope and resilience.” – Coleen Flaherty In the modern world education is a key for success. Where a […]