Improve resilience in Spouses of Schizophrenia Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Most of life’s stressors are subjective and with mindfulness (seeing things as they are in this present moment), we have the ability to respond with wisdom vs. react in a harmful way. When we see our thoughts and […]
Improve Schizophrenia with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Meditation, along with utilizing the painful energy of hardship as fuel for the meditative fire, has made me feel differently about life. I now look at my experience of life, despite it being the only thing I am aware of, as being a […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness also allows us to become more aware of the stream of thoughts and feelings that we experience and to see how we can become entangled in that stream in ways that are not helpful. This lets us stand back from our thoughts and start to see […]
Improve Education Students Psychological Well-Being with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness practices help anchor the mind, creating space to become aware of our thoughts and feelings, and keeps us in the present moment, all of which helps reduce stress and anxiety and boosts levels of attention and concentration.” – Rebecca […]
Improve Neuropsychological Disorders with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “yoga might be considered as an effective adjuvant for the patients with various neurological disorders including stroke, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, headache, myelopathy, neuropathies.” – A.Mooventhan Mindfulness training and yoga practices have been shown to improve health and well-being in healthy individuals. They […]
Spirituality is Associated with Improved Psychological Well-Being in Patients with Persistent Mental Illness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “No cure that fails to engage our spirit can make us well.” – Victor Frankl Religion and spirituality have been promulgated as solutions to the challenges of life both in a transcendent sense and […]
Movement-Based Therapies are Affective for Rehabilitation from Disease By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Tai chi is often described as “meditation in motion,” but it might well be called “medication in motion.” There is growing evidence that this mind-body practice, which originated in China as a martial art, has value in treating or preventing […]
Meditation Alters a Variety of Biological Mechanisms and Improves Mental Disorders By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Meditation-which come in many variations-has long been acknowledged as a tool to master the mind and cope with stress. Science is increasingly validating those claims, especially for depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), and ADHD (attention […]
Yoga improves the Immune Response and Chronic Diseases By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “yoga can be a helpful way to boost your immune system and decrease inflammation in the body.” – Marlynn Wei Mindfulness training has been shown to be effective in improving physical and psychological health and particularly with the physical and psychological […]
Improve the Symptoms of Psychosis with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “There is increasing evidence that specially adapted mindfulness techniques can be used safely and effectively in the management and treatment of severe mental health problems, such as psychosis.” – Carly Samson Psychoses are mental health problems that cause people […]