Increase Brain Grey Matter with Mindfulness

Increase Brain Grey Matter with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “meditating can give you the brain of a 25-year-old. Too bad it can’t also give you the body of one.” – Melanie Curtain   Mindfulness training has been shown through extensive research to be effective in improving physical and psychological health and particularly […]

Increase Physiological and Psychological Activation and Calmness with Qigong

Increase Physiological and Psychological Activation and Calmness with Qigong   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “regular [qigong] practice may help improve your balance, ease stress and anxiety, sharpen focus, and reduce your risk of chronic disease.” – Saundra Montijo   Qigong has been practiced for thousands of years with benefits for health and longevity. Qigong training […]

Improve Chronic Fatigue with Mind-Body Practices

Improve Chronic Fatigue with Mind-Body Practices   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Mindfulness can be a powerful tool for overcoming fatigue. It allows you to recognize when fatigue is the cause of a current problem, and it offers you an intuition-based problem-solving ability. Furthermore, regular mindfulness practice is itself a source of energy.” […]

Increase Relaxation with Focused Meditation while Increasing Activation with Open Monitoring Meditation

Increase Relaxation with Focused Meditation while Increasing Activation with Open Monitoring Meditation   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Mindfulness meditation consists of focused attention meditation (FAM) and open monitoring meditation (OMM), both of which reduce activation of the default mode network (DMN) and mind-wandering.” – Masahiro Fujino   Meditation training has been shown […]