Improve the Regulation of Emotions with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “yoga has an important role in regulating the feelings of the adolescents and the students who practice yoga are more happy, energetic, focused, and healthy.” – Yasmin Janjhua Emotions are important to our well-being. They provide the spice of […]
Increase Body Awareness and Emotional Regulation in College Women with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Among the suite of tools and strategies that so many of us lean on when it comes to living peacefully (or not) with our emotions, yoga is probably one of the most affecting and effective.” – […]
Improve Emotion Regulation and Gait in Obese Adolescents with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “consider how stressful it must be in this image driven media age to be an overweight or obese child or teen. The well documented stress reduction factors of yoga practice are a powerful start to transforming health […]
Improve Emotional Reactivity with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “One of the great benefits of our yoga practice is we start to notice our triggers and reactivity, which gives us the choice to respond instead of reacting the same old way.” – Kimber Simpkins Emotions are important to our well-being. […]
Improve the Emotional and Psychosocial Quality of Life of Grammar School Children with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Studies show that mindfulness- and yoga-based skills, conscious breath work, and body awareness improve academic performance and emotional regulation. Mindfulness-based practices also reduce anxiety and increase attention. . . . Research also reveals […]
Improve Social and Emotional Skills in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “in addition to benefits typically associated with yoga—improved strength and flexibility, and an increasing sense of peace—autistic children also experience a reduction of pain, anxiety, aggression, obsessive behaviors, and self-stimulatory activities. And there’s more […]
Practice Yoga in the Morning to Optimize Emotional Well-Being By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Practice when your body is most limber. Some people find their bodies are stiff in the morning, making practice more difficult. Night practice, however may limit the kinds of postures you do as some are too stimulating and […]
Improve Security Guards Coping with Emotions with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Officer safety and wellness can improve when agency leaders are willing to support a shift in the culture that is innovative and supports mind-body approaches to health and well-being.” – Jennifer Elliott It is understood that policing is […]
“Yoga is a balancing factor, a substratum across all of your life, so you do not get shifted in one direction or another. It gives you freshness, gives you light, recharges your batteries. You become a stable person. You realize what balance is, what sukha is, what contentment is, what joy is.” ~ Birjoo Mehta […]
Eating can occur because of a physiological need, signaling hunger. That is healthy eating. But eating can also happen for emotional reasons which can produce mindless unhealthy eating or an eating disorder, such as binge eating disorder. Many people respond to stress, anxiety, or fear with coping strategies, one of which is eating. This […]