Mindfulness is Associated with Reduced Psychological Distress in Kindergarten Teachers By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness—the ability to stay focused on one’s present experience with nonjudgmental awareness—can help us to promote the calm, relaxed, but enlivened classroom environment that children need to learn. Mindfulness can also help us to be more effective […]
Prayer Reduces Catholic Teacher Burnout By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “One of the most important ways we can take care of ourselves, is by maintaining a consistent prayer life. We have to be willing to recognize God’s role in our life and in our teaching.“ – Rachel Gleeson Stress is epidemic […]
Mindfulness Training Improves the Psychological Health of Health Care Professionals By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Levels of stress and burnout in the healthcare profession have been exacerbated in recent decades by significant changes in how health care is delivered and administered. Extensive research has shown that mindfulness training . . . can […]
Decrease Presenteeism at Work with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Up until recently businesses worried about absenteeism – employees calling in sick when they’re not, just to get out of work for the day. Following a push from employers to reduce the level of absenteeism, the pendulum has swung the other […]
Improve the Mental Health on Intensive Care Nurses with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Nurses are particularly vulnerable to stress and burnout, with little time in their schedule to commit to self-care or intensive stress reduction programs” . . . on-the-job mindfulness-based intervention is viable for this nursing population. In addition […]
Improve the Happiness of Healthcare Workers with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Thanks to the rapidly growing science of mindfulness, we are now understanding the seamless interconnectedness of brain, mind, body, experience, and well-being — to say nothing of the contributions to health and well-being that stem from social interconnectedness and environmental/planetary […]
Improve Workaholism with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness is most impactful when it is a way of being that is seamlessly interwoven into daily life, rather than simply a standalone practice. Although it may seem difficult to abandon our attachment to electronic devices and ditch the urge to work nonstop, […]
Ease Medical Student Stress with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “I realized that the majority of my stress was self-generated. I put an inordinate amount of pressure on myself to succeed and get work done. Luckily, through mindfulness techniques, I gained some serious insight as to what makes me tick. I […]
Spring Back from Stress with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Among healthcare professionals, mindfulness training can reduce psychological and physiologic stress, emotional distress, and burnout while improving empathy, job satisfaction, and sense of well-being.” – Lois Howland Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two thirds of workers […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “If you have unproductive worries, you can train yourself to experience those thoughts completely differently. You might think ‘I’m late, I might lose my job if I don’t get there on time, and it will be a disaster!’ Mindfulness teaches you to recognize, ‘Oh, there’s that thought […]