Increase Social Contact and Reduce Loneliness with A Mindfulness Smartphone App By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Loneliness and social isolation are among the most robust known risk factors for poor health and early death. . . Our research shows that a 14-day smartphone-based mindfulness program can target both, and that practice in welcoming and […]
Improve the Psychological and Physical Health of Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Patients with a Smartphone Mindfulness App By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Even with an app, mindfulness takes practice. Like playing an instrument or a sport, the more you practice, the better you get and the more you get out of it. . . […]
Improve Resilience in First-Responders with a Smartphone Mindfulness App By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The mindfulness practices work at both a preventative and remedial level by assisting them to maintain higher levels of resilience to deal with their emergency responder roles and helping to reduce and cease distressing reactions after difficult personal […]
Improve Psychological Well-Being with a Smartphone Mindfulness App By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mobile phones are often scorned as devices of distraction, but paradoxically, they may serve as a good platform to practice being in the moment and being mindful given their wide use,” – Jayde Flett Mindfulness training has been […]
Improve Psychological Well-Being with a Smartphone Mindfulness App By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness mediation apps can be useful for some people, but for others, when unwell, using these apps or even engaging in mediation its self can be quite difficult,” – Kym Jenkins Mindfulness training has been shown through extensive […]
Improve Mental Health and Well-Being with Smartphone APP Mindfulness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The seemingly simple act of mindfulness may help reduce the impact of stress, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. Mindfulness is the act of paying attention to moments of experience with an accepting and friendly attitude so as […]
Improve Psychological Well-Being with a Mindfulness Smartphone Ap By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “When it comes to building a mindfulness meditation practice, “there’s no substitute for a live connection with a teacher — and encouragement from a group or class. But for people who have already taken a class or been introduced […]
Improve Psychological Health with Mindfulness Smartphone Aps By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “With apps reaching more people than face-to-face teaching can, he says, “nothing will influence how mindfulness is perceived and practised in our culture more in the next 20 years”. – Amy Fleming Mindfulness training has been shown through extensive […]
Online Mindfulness Training Improves Psychological Well-Being By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “online mindfulness interventions may be effective at improving mental health in the general population.” – Neil Bailey Mindfulness training has been shown to improve health and well-being in healthy individuals. It has also been found to be effective for a large array of medical and psychiatric conditions, either […]
Improve Cognition at Work with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness has a variety of benefits — many of which can positively impact an individual’s job performance.” – Headspace Work is very important for our health and well-being. We spend approximately 25% of our adult lives at work. Indeed, the […]