Improve Inflammatory and Stress Responses with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “yoga could slow the harmful physical effects of stress and inflammaging.” – Harvard Health The immune system is designed to protect the body from threats like stress, infection, injury, and toxic chemicals. One of its tools is the Inflammatory […]
Reduce Stress and Improve Sleep and Cognition with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “yoga can improve your sleep, increase mindfulness, relieve anxiety and even help you stick to healthy habits in other aspects of your life.” – Corey Stieg Modern society has become more around-the-clock and more complex producing considerable pressure and stress […]
Yoga Practitioners Cope Better with the Stress and Psychological Distress During Covid-19 Pandemic By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “As the lockdown cannot last forever and workplaces will have to be functional soon, there is an increased possibility of recurrent infection. Therefore, Yoga can provide the necessary tool for risk reduction, amelioration of […]
Reduce Employee Stress with Workplace Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Practicing yoga at the workplace teaches employees to use relaxation techniques to reduce stress and risks of injury on the job. Yoga at the workplace is a convenient and practical outlet that improves work performance by relieving tension and job stress.” […]
Improve Stress-Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders with Yoga and Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness training holds promise for treating mood disorders partly because it may lead to changes in patients’ brains, improving connectivity among some brain areas and changing tissue density in key regions, research suggests.” – Stacy Lu Over the […]
Meditative Yoga is Superior to Power Yoga in Reducing Stress and Anxiety By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It may seem like yoga styles are all basically the same, but in reality more than a hundred different schools of yoga exist.” – Justin Young Stress is an integral part of life. But […]
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 […]
Reduce Stress and Substance Abuse in Ex-Prisoner HIV Patients with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Yoga is an ideal exercise for people with HIV. It not only helps build muscle and energy, but also reduces stress.” – Matt McMillen More than 35 million people worldwide and 1.2 million people in the United […]
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 […]
Reduce Stress and Improve Autonomic Nervous System Function with Tai Chi or Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The rate of individuals suffering from autonomic nervous system dysfunctions is fast on the rise, due to our high stress and stimulative 21st-century lifestyles. However unknown to many practitioners, there are several natural therapies […]