Improve Cognitive Ability in Elementary School Children with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness [has been linked] to two core social-emotional skills: self-regulation and self-awareness. Skills in these areas teach students not only how to recognize their thoughts, emotions, and actions, but also how to react to them in positive ways.” – […]
Mindfulness Improves the Attention. Memory, and Stress Resistance of Junior High School Students. By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “youth benefit from learning mindfulness in terms of improved cognitive outcomes, social-emotional skills, and well being. In turn, such benefits may lead to long-term improvements in life.’ – Mindful Schools Childhood and adolescence […]
Reduce High School Students’ Anxiety Levels with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Anxiety has become a large mental health concern in students, and schools should implement mindfulness to teach students to understand and regulate their anxiety.” – Gina Bradshaw There is a lot of pressure on high school students to […]
Mind-Body Skills Training Improves College Student Mental Health and Well-Being By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “By focusing on and controlling our breath, we can change how we think and feel. We can use the breath as a means of changing our emotional state and managing stress.” —Tommy Rosen There is an […]
Improve Brain Systems Underlying Sustained Attention in Sixth Graders with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “research suggests that mindfulness meditation can increase awareness of our thoughts, or meta-cognitive awareness, as well as regulate emotion, enhance attention and reduce stress. These changes can also be detected in the brain.” – B. Grace Bullock Childhood is […]
Mindfulness Improves the Psychological Health of Arab Teachers By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “thousands of schools across the country that is bringing mindfulness into the classroom. Growing numbers of teachers, parents, and children are reaping the benefits that learning mindfulness—can bring, including reduced levels of stress and anxiety, increased focus and self-regulation, and improved academic performance and […]
Improve Well-Being and Emotion Regulation Strategies in Primary School Children with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “In today’s rush we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just Being.” -Eckhart Tolle- Childhood is a miraculous period during which the child is […]
Meditate to Alter the Brain and Overcome Attention and Hyperactivity Problems Resulting from Childhood Neglect By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Without appropriate clinical interventions, individuals exposed to relational trauma in childhood are at greater risk for difficulties in adult relationships and parenting.” At present, there is not much in the way of […]
Improve Empathy and Self-Compassion in College Students with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “When we are mindful of our suffering and respond with kindness, remembering that suffering is part of the shared human condition, we are able to cope with life’s struggles with greater ease.” – Kristin Neff In the […]
Improve College Student Well-Being with Online Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Student life can be stressful, but that doesn’t mean students have to let stress take over their lives. By incorporating mindfulness and meditation into daily routines, students can not only relieve the pressure, but also improve their memory, focus and […]