Mindfulness Increases Self-Forgiveness in Prisoners By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love,” – Martin Luther King Jr. Around 2 ¼ million people are incarcerated in the United States. […]
Mindfulness Levels are Associated with Different Leisure Activities By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “we see an increasing amount of people in all sectors of life exploring ways to become more grounded through yoga, diet, and mindfulness. This yearning is making its way into our homes as many of us have searched for […]
Meditation Experience is Associated with Increased Concern for and Impact on the Environment By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness . . . promotes environmental sustainability. It helps individuals disengage from automatic thoughts and become more open to behavioral change and freedom to make different choices. Examples of mindful behaviors include bringing a […]
Have a Mindful Thanksgiving By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” – Henry David Thoreau “The greatest gift one can give is thanksgiving. In giving gifts, we give what we can spare, but in giving thanks we give ourselves.” Br. […]
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 Unmedicated Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “a growing pool of research coming out over the last few years suggests that those who are adding mindfulness into treatment for OCD are on the right track.” – John Hershfield Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) sufferers have repetitive anxiety producing […]
Produce Lasting Improvements in Resilience and Well-Being in Pre-Retirement Employees with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “workers who took the mindfulness class reported feeling much better. They had less prolonged fatigue — that feeling of exhaustion that doesn’t go away even after having a chance to rest. They also felt less […]
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Plus Loving-Kindness Mediation is highly Effective in Depressed Patients By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “MBCT can provide a viable relapse prevention intervention for people with a history of recurrent depression.” – Catherine Crane Clinically diagnosed depression is the most common mental illness, affecting over 6% of the […]
Different Meditation Styles Affect the Medial Frontal Brain Network Differently By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “meditation has a variety of neurological benefits, from changes in brain volume to decreasing activity in parts of the brain involved with stress.” – Ashley Welch Mindfulness training has been shown to improve health and well-being. It has also been […]
Improve Treatment Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Compassion-Focused Therapy By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “A big part of learning to live with OCD is to incorporate self-compassion. Instead of avoiding your anxiety, self-compassion invites you to look at it with understanding and gentle curiosity. This approach allows you to see your pain exactly […]