Improve Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Skills in Children with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Teaching mindfulness to kids can also help shape three critical skills developed in early childhood: paying attention and remembering information, shifting back and forth between tasks, and behaving appropriately with others.” – Christopher Willard Childhood is a […]
Mindfulness is Associated with a Reduced Tendency to Ostracize By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “adults scoring higher on trait mindfulness reported ostracizing coworkers less [and] demonstrated greater inclusion of a fellow group member being ostracized by others in the group.“ – Eric Jones Humans are social animals. This is a great […]
Emotionally Touching Moments of Wonderous Awe Promotes Wellbeing By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “And if a person is religious, I think it’s good, it helps you a bit. But if you’re not, at least you can have the sense that there is a condition inside you which looks at the stars with […]
Psychedelic Drugs are Theorized to have Aided in Human Social Evolution By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “psychedelics have profound cognitive, emotional, and social effects that inspired the development of cultures and religions worldwide.” – Michael J. Winkelman Psychedelic substances such as peyote, mescaline, LSD, Bufotoxin, ayahuasca and psilocybin have been used […]
Increase Positive Psychological States with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “state mindfulness was associated with positive experiences across the three outcomes: higher levels of autonomy, more intense and frequent pleasant affect, and less intense and less frequent unpleasant affect.” – Kirk Warren Brown The primary focus of the majority of […]
Improve Self-Awareness and Self-Regulation with Yoga Practice By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness is described through systematic mental training that develops meta-awareness (self-awareness), an ability to effectively modulate one’s behavior (self-regulation), and a positive relationship between self and other that transcends self-focused needs and increases prosocial characteristics (self-transcendence).” – David Vago […]
Mindfulness Improves Physical and Mental Well-Being By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “scientists have found that practicing mindfulness is associated with changes in the structure and function of the brain as well as changes in our body’s response to stress, suggesting that this practice has important impacts on our physical and emotional health.” – University […]
Mindfulness is Associated with Improved Mood and Lower Interpersonal Sensitivity By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness training may help reduce interpersonal sensitivity in college students. When college students have strong effectiveness/authenticity, lower negative emotions may be a protective factor to prevent interpersonal sensitivity.” – Xiaoqian Ding Humans are social animals. This […]
Improve Elementary School Children Behavior with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Research shows that mindfulness skills improve memory, organizational skills, reading and math scores, all while giving kids the tools they need to handle toxic stress.” – Michelle Kinder Elementary school environments have a huge effect on development. They are […]
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