Reduce Covid-19 Lockdown Stress Effects on Sleep and Work Engagement with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Research shows that mindfulness meditation can reduce symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression and can have a significant impact in the workplace”. – Headspace Mindfulness training has been shown to improve health and well-being in healthy individuals. It has also been found […]
Improve Worker’s Psychological Wellbeing and Work Engagement and Performance with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness impacts the individual holistically. This impact translates quickly into the workplace and appears as shifts in the approach to work, in changes in mindsets and in being present more, among others, opening the possibility for […]
Reduce Stress and Increase Work Engagement with an Online Mindfulness Course By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “When we constantly flit from one task to another, the quality of our work can suffer. By practicing mindfulness — simply coming back to the present moment over and over again — we can train ourselves […]
Improved Work Engagement is Associated with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness exerts its positive effect on work engagement by increasing positive affect, hope, and optimism, which on their own and in combination enhance work engagement.” – Peter Malinowski Work is very important for our health and well-being. We spend […]
Improve the Psychological Well-Being of Social Care Workers with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness also helps social workers with self-care . . . allowing them to notice when they’re getting overwhelmed and recognize signs of burnout earlier. Social workers . . . deal with extremely difficult things, and mindfulness can […]
Spirituality (Meaningfulness) is Related to Lower Work Burnout By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “the use of spiritual beliefs and practices can reduce the effects of burnout.” – Andrew Jacob Godoy Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two thirds of workers reporting high levels of stress at work. Burnout […]
Decrease Burnout in Healthcare Workers During Covid-19 with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Healthcare professionals have been going above and beyond in order to safeguard everyone’s health and well-being during the coronavirus pandemic. Many have been stretched to capacity—and it’s not as if all the pre-COVID pressures have magically disappeared. Mindfulness […]
Improve Executives’ Attitudes Toward Work with a Mindfulness App By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindful working means applying focus and awareness to everything you do from the moment you enter the office. Focus on the task at hand and recognize and release internal and external distractions as they arise. In this way, mindfulness helps increase […]
Improve Psychological Health at Work with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindful working means applying focus and awareness to everything you do from the moment you enter the office. Focus on the task at hand and recognize and release internal and external distractions as they arise. In this way, mindfulness helps […]
Spirituality Activates the Brain Networks Underlying Other-Than-Self Attention By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Understanding the neural bases of spiritual experiences may help us better understand their roles in resilience and recovery from mental health and addictive disorders.” – Ephrat Livni Spirituality is defined as “one’s personal affirmation of and relationship to a […]