Mindfulness Training Increases the Use of Yoga and Meditation to Cope with the Covid-19 Lockdown

Mindfulness Training Increases the Use of Yoga and Meditation to Cope with the Covid-19 Lockdown   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “mindfulness is one tool that can help promote mental wellness throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.” – Julie Dunne   Mindfulness training has been shown to improve health and well-being in healthy individuals. It has also been […]

Improve Severe Mental Illness with Yoga and Mindfulness

Improve Severe Mental Illness with Yoga and Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “yoga does in fact have positive effects on mild depression and sleep problems, and it improves the symptoms of psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and ADHD among patients using medication.” – Alexandra Sifferin   Psychoses are mental health problems that cause people […]

Improve Asthma Symptoms with Mindfulness

Improve Asthma Symptoms with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Asthma is treatable and well can be controlled.” —Cathy Freeman   Asthma is a chronic disease of the lungs that involves a persistent inflammation of the airways. When the inflammation worsens, it makes it more difficult for air to move in and out […]