Lower Social Anxiety is Associated with Mindfulness in Nepalese Adolescents By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “At the basic level, social anxiety refers to fear or worry related to interactions in social situations. It is normal for teens to get anxious about public speaking or going on a first date. However, for those […]
Improve Resilience and Inner Peace to Reduce Negative Views of the Past with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness promotes a more balanced time perspective, with a reduced focus on negative aspects of the past and negative anticipations of the future.” – Michael Rönnlund Mindfulness stresses present moment awareness, minimizing focus […]
Improve Smoking Abstinence with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness training (MT) may decouple the association between craving and smoking, thus facilitating smoking cessation.” – J. Kim Pemberthy “Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in the United States.” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). So, […]
Improve Self-Compassion with Psychophysiological Flexibility and Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “self-compassion is strongly associated with emotional wellbeing, coping with life challenges, lower levels of anxiety and depression, healthy habits such as diet and exercise, and more satisfying personal relationships. It is an inner strength that enables us to be more fully […]
Reduce Dating Violence Due to Perceived Infidelity with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It takes patience, mindfulness and knowledge of trauma-informed practices to effectively implement lasting and profound changes to victims of domestic and sexual violence.” – Sara Mahoney Dating should be a time for young people to get together, […]
Mindfulness is Associated in Improved Emotion Regulation with Mothers By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “With [Mindfulness Meditation] training or practice . . we become more able to allow disturbing emotions and thoughts to pass through awareness. We develop the ability to NOT act or react to every emotion or thought we have.” […]
Lower Opioid Cravings are Associated with Lower Depression, Higher Self-Regulation, and Higher Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness-based interventions could help people dependent on opioids increase their self-awareness and self-control over cravings and be less reactive to emotional and physical pain.” – Science Daily Substance abuse and addiction is a […]
Mindfulness is Related to the Well-Being of First Year College Students By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Being mindful makes it easier to savor the pleasures in life as they occur, helps you become fully engaged in activities, and creates a greater capacity to deal with adverse events,” – Abby Fortin In […]
Improve Body Awareness with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “We are so caught up in thought, distracted by everyday life and media, or simply in a hurry that we hardly feel anything anymore. Our life often only takes place in the head. But we are so much more! It is also […]
Slow Cellular Aging with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “those with more years of meditation practice had longer telomere length overall, and that women meditators had significantly longer telomeres as compared to women non-meditators. These findings further support meditation’s positive effect on healthy cellular aging.” – Sonima Wellness One of […]