Increase the Energy Metabolism of the Brain with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “As a form of mental training, meditation improves core physical and psychological assets, including energy, motivation, and strength. Studies on the neurophysiological concomitants of meditation have proved that commitment to daily practice can bring promising changes for the […]
Improve Physical Fitness and Quality of Life of Substance Abusers with Mind-Body Practices. By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Available data suggest that mindfulness-based interventions may help significantly reduce the consumption of several substances including alcohol, cigarettes, opiates, and others.” – NCCIH Clinical Digest Substance abuse is a major health and social […]
Improve Physiological Responses to Stress in Schools with Mind-Body Practices By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness exercises have been shown to help students reduce stress and anxiety, gain conscious control over behaviors and attitudes, and improve focus.” – Robin L. Flanigan In the modern world education is a key for success. […]
Improve Psychological, Physiological, and Epigenetic Markers of Type 2 Diabetes with Mind-Body Practices By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Diabetes, like many other chronic diseases, can also affect the mind. Similarly the mind has great power to influence the body.” – Diabetes UK Diabetes is a major health issue. It is estimated […]
Movement-Based Therapies are Affective for Rehabilitation from Disease By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Tai chi is often described as “meditation in motion,” but it might well be called “medication in motion.” There is growing evidence that this mind-body practice, which originated in China as a martial art, has value in treating or preventing […]
Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Improving Emotion Regulation with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “People who meditate regularly reported feeling more balanced and less stressed, and . . . improved the outcomes when they were added to cardiac rehabilitation programmes for patients with CHD.” – Heart Matters Cardiovascular disease is […]
Happy New Year with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul.” ~G.K. Chesterton At the stroke of midnight on December 31st all over the world revelers ring in […]
Improve Autonomic Nervous System Function and Well-Being in Cancer Survivors with Mind-Body Practices. By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Tai Chi and Qigong are ancient forms of exercise that fit the bill for helping patients with cancer get moving and improve their overall sense of well-being. Tai Chi practice can help with pain […]
Meditation and Exercise Practices can be Maintained Long-Term after Training Completion By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Maintaining your meditation practice after the course has finished is often a struggle. Without the structure of a follow-on course it’s easy to lose track, stop practising and get down-hearted and even give up.” Over […]
Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Survival in African Americans with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Twice-a-day Transcendental Meditation helped African Americans with heart disease reduce risk of death, heart attack and stroke. Meditation helped patients lower their blood pressure, stress and anger.” – Science Daily High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is […]