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 […]
Mindfulness is Associated with Better Ability to Negotiate By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness training increases empathy . . . enabling us to better appreciate the standpoint of the other parties to the negotiation. It makes it easier to reach a compromise and allows us to feel more connected with those we’re negotiating with […]
Mindfulness and Sense of Control are Independently Associated with Emotions By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “the truth is that meditation does not eradicate mental and emotional turmoil. Rather, it cultivates the space and gentleness that allow us intimacy with our experiences so that we can relate quite differently to our cascade of […]
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 Mental Health in Older Adults with Mental Health Problems with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “You can think of emotional regulation like stopping a train—it works better if you can stop before the train (your emotions) starts rolling too fast. It also helps when your brakes work immediately, without interference. Mindfulness […]
Protect the Brain from Age-Related Atrophy with Tai Chi By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Tai Chi . . improves brain health and can be an effective solution for simple, age-related decline in brain function.” – FAI Education The aging process involves a systematic progressive decline in every system in the body, […]
Develop Transformational Leadership with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “there is a definite impact on leadership skills by practicing mindfulness, such as increase in productivity, decision-making, listening,, and reduction in stress levels. But for leaders, the biggest benefit of mindfulness is its direct impact on the development of emotional intelligence.” – Monica Thakrar […]
Improve Attention with Even Very Brief Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “We practice meditation in the end not to become great meditators but to have a different life. As we deepen the skills of concentration, mindfulness, and compassion, we find we have less stress, more fulfillment, more insight, and vastly more […]
Improve the Psychological Well-Being of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Meditation has been shown to decrease cortisol levels and improve sleep in both beginning and experienced meditation practitioners. Since stress has been linked to MS relapses, and meditation has been shown to relieve biological markers of […]
Improve Stress, Sleep, and Memory with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Meditation trains you to be mindful of your incoming thoughts, weakening both the physiological link and strength that each thought has on you, as well as decreasing the frequency of incoming sleep-preventing thoughts. Meditation forces the worrywart, insomnia causing mind to shift into the present moment, […]