Mindfulness Improves Breast Cancer Symptoms in Women with Particular Genetic Polymorphisms By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness-based stress reduction can be effective in alleviating anxiety and depression, decreasing long-term emotional and physical side effects of treatments and improving the quality of sleep in breast cancer patients.” – BCRF Receiving a diagnosis […]
Improve the Health and Well-Being of Patients with Functional Dyspepsia with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reduces symptoms of functional dyspepsia and increases quality of life of the patients.” – Sobhan Pur Nik Dast Functional Dyspepsia involves abdominal pain. Bloating, and nausea without a clear physical cause. […]
Reduce College Students Self-Criticism with Mindful Lovingkindness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “What’s so amazing about mindfulness practice is we can use mindfulness to be aware when we have those self-critical voices, and we can label that voice as “judging”. We can notice when we have those judging voices because we […]
Change the Brain with Mindfulness Apps By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Rather than treating the usage of smartphones and mindfulness as oxymorons, we should consider ways to use our smartphones as a tool to aid our mindfulness practices.” – Courtney Ackerman Mindfulness training has been shown through extensive research to be effective […]
Improve Well-Being with Mandala Drawing By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mandala means “sacred circle” in Sanskrit, which is a traditional concept employed in meditation and a ritual symbol that represents the universe in Hinduism and Buddism. Today, Mandala has evolved into a powerful art therapy exercise that allows the creator to enjoy […]
Become a Better Athlete with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “athletes perform better when experiencing flow and that mindfulness meditation for athletes can help them experience flow. This is really good news for high-performance coaches and athletes.” – Ertheo Athletic performance requires the harmony of mind and body. Excellence is in […]
Improve the Psychological Health of Health Care Professionals with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The front lines for health care providers may feel overwhelming. . . turning to mindfulness practice can help us settle, help us get out of all that thinking for a moment. We can try to settle down and […]
Improve Psychological Well-Being, Sleep, and Performance in College Athletes with Mindfulness. By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “How much time do you spend training your body, getting to peak performance? With mindfulness training you can now train your mind. Learn how to focus more effectively, worry less, be more present and increase your ability […]
Improve the Physical and Psychological Well-Being of Cancer Survivors with Mind-Body Practices By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mind-body techniques such as meditation, yoga, tai chi, and qigong have been found to lower distress and lead to improvements in different aspects of quality of life. . . to help patients manage the psychosocial […]
Improve Depression in International Students with Positive Coping with Mindfulness “with practice, meditation can help many people control how they react to the stress and anxiety that often leads to depression,” – John Denninger By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. Depression affects over 6% of the population. It is common in college […]