Improve Psychological Need Satisfaction in School Students with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness does much more than just create a positive classroom culture. Some of the purported benefits of mindfulness include decreasing stress and anxiety, improving self-esteem and self-regulation, and increasing calm.” – Lily Jones Adolescence is a time of mental, […]
Reduce Stress and Improve the Psychological Health of Teachers with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness training for teachers can help them cope better with stress on the job while also making the classroom environment more productive for learning.” – Jill Suttie Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with […]
Improve Psychological Well-Being of Recovered Cardiorespiratory Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Meditation can be a useful part of cardiovascular risk reduction. I do recommend it, along with diet and exercise. It can also help decrease the sense of stress and anxiety.” – Deepak Bhatt Patients who experience cardiorespiratory […]
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 […]
Reduce Psychological Distress Levels of Prison Inmates with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Ninety percent of the prison population will be released, and if we provide people with skills to reinforce the deeper good in their nature and their stronger, better selves while they are in prison, they will take that […]
Improve Physical and Psychological Well-Being in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Many people living with cancer find a sense of peace participating in yoga, an ancient practice combining breathing, relaxation and meditation exercises. Those that practice yoga may find their quality of life improve and […]
Improve Psychological Well-Being Regardless of Income with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Contrary to what most of us believe, once we have enough to meet our basic needs, a higher income may not significantly increase our wellbeing and may even have a negative effect in some cases!” – University of Minnesotta […]
Improve Psychological Health with Mindfulness Training at Work By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “As an executive coach and physician, I often sing the praises of mindfulness approaches and recommend them to clients to manage stress, avoid burnout, enhance leadership capacity, and steady their minds when in the midst of making important business […]
Improve Psychological Well-Being of Children with Learning Disabilities with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness is a practice that can help children with LD manage stress and anxiety • Daily meditation gives children a relaxation tool they can call upon when stress levels rise” – Marcia Eckerd Learning disabilities are […]
Improve the Psychological Well-Being of Dementia Patients and their Caregivers with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness training eases depression and improves sleep and quality of life for both people with early-stage dementia and their caregivers. . . . Mindfulness involves attentive awareness with acceptance for events in the present moment. […]