Mindfulness Improves Depression in Real-World Healthcare Applications By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Rather than try to avoid or eliminate sadness or other negative emotions, one learns to change their relationship with these emotions by practicing meditation and other mindfulness exercises.” – Psychology Today Clinically diagnosed depression is the most common mental […]
Improve Well-Being and Workplace Performance with Online Mindfulness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “online mindfulness intervention seems to be both practical and effective in decreasing employee stress, while improving resiliency, vigor, and work engagement, thereby enhancing overall employee well-being.” – Kimberly Aikens Work is very important for our health and […]
Mindfulness Training Improves Anxiety and Depression in Japanese Patients By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “meditation was never conceived of as a treatment for any health problem. Rather, it is a path one travels on to increase our awareness and gain insight into our lives.” – Madhav Goyal Many of the symptoms […]
Increase Self-Compassion and Decrease Mind Wandering in Depression with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “MBCT program is a group intervention that allows participants to become aware of how conditioned patterns of mind and mood can trigger depression relapse and sustain current symptoms of depression. Through the practice of mindful awareness, they […]
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 […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “A cancer diagnosis brings an awareness of the preciousness of life,” Fine explains. “And mindfulness can help us to experience that precious life with greater clarity, balance, and gratitude, one moment at a time.” – Micki Fine Receiving a diagnosis of cancer has a huge impact on […]
Therapeutic Alliance is Important for Success in Treating Cancer Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Compared with [treatment as usual], MBCT and eMBCT were similarly effective in reducing psychological distress in a sample of distressed heterogeneous patients with cancer.” – Felix Compen Receiving a diagnosis of cancer has […]
Prevent Depression Relapse with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is designed to help people who suffer repeated bouts of depression and chronic unhappiness. It combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with meditative practices and attitudes based on the cultivation of mindfulness. The heart of this work lies […]
Improve Pain, Mental Health and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Results show promise for mindfulness-based interventions to treat common psychological problems such as anxiety, stress, and depression in cancer survivors and to improve overall quality of life.” – Linda E. Carlson Receiving a […]
Heighten Mental and Physical Well-Being with Mindfulness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “By focusing on the here and now, many people who practice mindfulness find that they are less likely to get caught up in worries about the future or regrets over the past, are less preoccupied with concerns about success […]