Improve Well-Being and Workplace Performance with Online Mindfulness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “online mindfulness intervention seems to be both practical and effective in decreasing employee stress, while improving resiliency, vigor, and work engagement, thereby enhancing overall employee well-being.” – Kimberly Aikens Work is very important for our health and […]
Improve the Psychological Well-Being of Patients Living with HIV/AIDS with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Given the stress-reduction benefits of mindfulness meditation training, these findings indicate there can be health protective effects not just in people with HIV but in folks who suffer from daily stress,” – – David Creswell […]
Heighten Mental and Physical Well-Being with Mindfulness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “By focusing on the here and now, many people who practice mindfulness find that they are less likely to get caught up in worries about the future or regrets over the past, are less preoccupied with concerns about success […]
Improve Psychological Well-Being with Mindfulness Regardless of the Amount of Practice By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “No matter what stage of life you are in, the goal of meditating is to find that silence within you, of letting go of external stressors, and accessing calm, tranquility, and feeling that all is well […]
Improve Well-Being and Psychological Flexibility with Mindfulness Practice By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “There are an endless variety of ways to meditate and practice mindfulness. . . specific types of mindfulness-meditation seem to have specific benefits. Fine-tuning which type of mindfulness or meditation someone uses as a prescriptive to treat a specific need will most likely […]
Improve Psychological Well-Being with a Mindfulness Smartphone Ap By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “When it comes to building a mindfulness meditation practice, “there’s no substitute for a live connection with a teacher — and encouragement from a group or class. But for people who have already taken a class or been introduced […]
Improve Teacher Mental Well-Being with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Yoga is a psychology—the whole practice helps us work with the nature of the mind, the nature of being a human, how emotions live in our bodies, how they affect our behavior and our minds,” – Ashley Turner Stress is […]
Relieve Depression in Patients with Chronic Pain with Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “By developing a routine meditation practice, clients can use the technique whenever they start to feel overwhelmed by negative emotions. When sadness occurs and starts to bring up the usual negative associations that trigger relapse […]
“I am a type-2 diabetic, and they took me off medication simply because I ate right and exercised. Diabetes is not like a cancer, where you go in for chemo and radiation. You can change a lot through a basic changing of habits.” – Sherri Shepherd It is estimated that 30 million people […]
Improve Female Sexual Dysfunction with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “No amount of talking about sex is going to diminish the mystery of the experience of it. Sex is Sacred, Not Secret.” ― Christine Laplante Sex is a very important aspect of life. Problems with sex are very common and have […]