Happy Martin Luther King Day with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The United State […]
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Improve Fibromyalgia Symptoms with Mindfulness
Improve Fibromyalgia Symptoms with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness training is a low-cost, side-effect-free addition to fibromyalgia treatment that almost anyone can try — research suggests it helps you improve negative emotions surrounding fibromyalgia pain and, over time, change the way you respond to and think about your fibromyalgia symptoms.” – Madeline Vann […]
Mindfulness Therapies May Be Cost-Effective for the Treatment of Mental Illness
Mindfulness Therapies May Be Cost-Effective for the Treatment of Mental Illness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “[Mindfulness] is a cost-saving alternative to treatment as usual over the trial duration from both a healthcare and a societal perspective for patients with a diagnosis of depression, anxiety or stress and adjustment disorders.” – Sanjib […]
Improve the Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Mindfulness
Improve the Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “most OCD sufferers I know who practice mindfulness find it very helpful in fighting their disorder. To be able to focus on what is really happening in any given moment, as opposed to dwelling on the past or anticipating […]
Improve Sleep in Fibromyalgia Patients with Mindfulness
Improve Sleep in Fibromyalgia Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Now, I do live in the moment, and it is quite beautiful, I feel at peace, I feel much more confident and I am able to look to the future with confidence. I am much more compassionate with myself and […]
Improve Eating Behavior with Mindfulness
Improve Eating Behavior with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindful eating involves paying full attention to the experience of eating and drinking, both inside and outside the body. We pay attention to the colors, smells, textures, flavors, temperatures, and even the sounds (crunch!) of our food. We pay attention to the experience […]
Improve Dementia Patient Caregiver Mental Health and Reduce Stress with Mindfulness
Improve Dementia Patient Caregiver Mental Health and Reduce Stress with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “To my mother, I owe the experience of being with her since the beginning of her dementia, and the ability to notice what a difference mindfulness practice made in our relationship. From feeling only grief, to […]
ACT and CBT for Social Anxiety
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The power of a mindfulness practice, however, may come in the realization that one can live a meaningful life even with social anxiety. [A participant], says that he still feels nervous in social situations but now feels compassion — not judgment — for himself, and sees […]
Improve Physical Rehabilitation with Mindfulness
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “When it comes to chronic pain, the key is learning to live with it rather than vainly trying to avoid or eradicate it. Mindfulness practice is a wonderful opportunity to do just that. It helps to shift the locus of control from the outside (“this is happening […]
ACT for Mental Health
“ACT work is based more on the psychology of the normal. I think we have every reason to believe that most of the things that people struggle with are based on the failure to bring out normal psychological processes.” – Stephen Hayes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a psychotherapy technique that is based […]