Reduce Burnout in Caregivers for the Elderly with Meditation and Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Self-care is very important for preventing caregiver burnout and senior stress, and two of the most effective self-care habits you can start are meditation and yoga.” – Harry Cline There is a tremendous demand for […]
Reduce Teacher Stress with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Daily mindfulness practice has been scientifically proven to reduce teacher stress and burnout, in turn improving their effectiveness and engagement with their students.” – InnerExplorer Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two thirds of workers reporting high levels of stress […]
Improve Mental Health with Mantra-Based Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Many people find that using a mantra can boost awareness and improve concentration. Since it helps you stay focused, it could lead to improved results from meditation.” – Timothy Legg Meditation training has been shown to improve health and well-being. It has also been […]
Live Mindfulness Training is More Effective than Recorded Training in Reducing Stress. By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “You get to a point in your meditation practice, when guided meditation just isn’t helpful or necessary. But until you reach that point, it can be incredibly useful to have someone giving you instructions as […]
Mindful People are Resilient, Unstressed, Happy People By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “practicing mindfulness may make us happier only if we learn to tolerate, make space for, and accept whatever experiences arise, rather than judging them, letting them define us, or running away from them.” – Melanie Greenberg “Meditation leads to […]
Meditation is an Effective Treatment for a Variety of Medical Conditions By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness is not a cure-all. . . . There have been thousands of studies showing that there are psychological and physical benefits to mindfulness meditation, but the intention . . . is not to cure the […]
Improve Inflammatory and Stress Responses with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “yoga could slow the harmful physical effects of stress and inflammaging.” – Harvard Health The immune system is designed to protect the body from threats like stress, infection, injury, and toxic chemicals. One of its tools is the Inflammatory […]
Meditation Increases a Biological Marker that Protects Against Age-Related Decline By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “meditation may have salutary effects on telomere length by reducing cognitive stress and stress arousal and increasing positive states of mind and hormonal factors that may promote telomere maintenance.” – Elissa Epel One of the most […]
Reduce the Association of Anxiety with Psychological Well-Being During Stress with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “in medical students. . . mindfulness meditation may be used to elicit positive emotions, minimize negative affect and rumination, and enable effective emotion regulation.” – Michael Minichiello In the modern world education is a […]
Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training on Stress Depends Upon Baseline Levels of Anxiety and Sleep Disruption By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Chronic stress can impair the body’s immune system and make many other health problems worse. By lowering the stress response, mindfulness may have downstream effects throughout the body.” – American Psychological Association […]