Improve Smoking Abstinence with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness training (MT) may decouple the association between craving and smoking, thus facilitating smoking cessation.” – J. Kim Pemberthy “Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in the United States.” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). So, […]
Improve Response Inhibition to Quit Smoking with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness home practice significantly predicted reduced smoking behavior, even after controlling for initial craving and cigarette use. In fact, every day the participants meditated meant 1.2 fewer cigarettes, and every day they were mindful with their cravings and in […]
Depressions Interferes with Mindfulness’ Relationship to Smoking By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “There’s lots of self-judgment that goes on when you’re trying to do something difficult, like trying to quit smoking. Also, if we judge others, that can get us riled up, which can lead to smoking. We teach it as a […]
Stay Abstinent from Smoking Mindfully By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “I liken it to having weeds in your garden. Standard treatments—for example, avoiding triggers such as ashtrays and lighters or using substitutes such as eating carrot sticks and chewing on your pen—just pull the heads off the weeds, so they grow back. […]
MORE Mindfulness for Stopping Smoking By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “I liken it to having weeds in your garden. Standard treatments—for example, avoiding triggers such as ashtrays and lighters or using substitutes such as eating carrot sticks and chewing on your pen—just pull the heads off the weeds, so they grow back. […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness, which is commonly described as present-moment, nonjudgmental awareness, can be an effective tool for riding out cravings and “sitting with” the distress associated with the quitting process. Furthermore, mindfulness can help foster an attitude of acceptance of present-moment challenges and thoughts (such as, “Quitting feels extremely […]
Kick the Smoking Habit with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “There’s lots of self-judgment that goes on when you’re trying to do something difficult, like trying to quit smoking. Also if we judge others, that can get us riled up, which can lead to smoking. We teach it as a way […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “smoking is a form of insanity that the logical mind and our own better judgment cannot solve. Many smokers have been helped by mindfulness meditation, a means of slowing down the action and beginning to penetrate the experience of the addiction. Once it is better understood, a rational […]
“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.” – Mark Twain “Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Cigarette smoking kills more than 480,000 Americans each year, with more than 41,000 of these […]
Mindfulness Increases the Ability to Change Behavior for the Good By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Training your mind to be in the present moment is the #1 key to making healthier choices.” – Susan Albers Many health problems are behavioral problems or have their origins in maladaptive behavior. This is evident […]