By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Despite increased attention to diversity issues, ethnic minorities are still underrepresented in the field of psychology. Baseline knowledge on the effectiveness of treatments for ethnic minority groups is limited.” – Janice Ya Ken Cheng Mindfulness practices have gone mainstream in western culture. This has not been driven […]
Improve Alternatives to Incarceration with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness training helps youth consider more adaptive alternatives. It creates a gap between triggers for offending behavior and their responses. They learn to not immediately act out on impulse, but to pause and consider the consequences of a potential offending and […]
“Mindfulness slows things down so we can be more deliberate in our critical thinking process.” – Lalith Gunaratne “Critical thinking is the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment.” Currently, there is a major deficit in critical thinking skills being taught in schools. Only around 5% […]
“Mindfulness registers experiences, but it does not compare them. It does not label them or categorize them. It just observes everything as if it was occurring for the first time. It is not analysis which is based on reflection and memory.” – Bhante Gunaratana Humans have both an amazing capacity to remember and a […]
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” ― Amit Ray Anxiety is normal and everyone experiences occasional anxiety. But, frequent or very high levels of anxiety are considered anxiety disorders and can be quite debilitating. Unfortunately anxiety disorders are epidemic in modern society, being […]
“When you give [kids] yoga poses, use visualization, and allow them to move their bodies, their whole learning ability goes up several notches . . . When you teach kids, it’s not about telling them—it’s about creating experiences for them where they connect the dots, and create new dots.” – Marsha Wenig Mindfulness training […]