Be Mindful for Improved Psychological Health By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “We’ve seen this in the clinical domain for many years. People, in concert with their physicians… actually going off their medications for pain, for anxiety, for depression, as they begin to learn the self-regulatory elements of mindfulness. They discover that the […]
Improve Brain Processing of Emotional Stimuli with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “If you’re a naturally mindful person, and you’re walking around very aware of things, you’re good to go. You shed your emotions quickly,” Moser said. “If you’re not naturally mindful, then meditating can make you look like a person […]
Personality Modulates the Effectiveness and Continued Use of Mindfulness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is a formal eight-week program with a daylong intensive. This program is in over 250 hospitals around the country and many more around the world supporting people with stress, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, alleviating stress related […]
Mindfulness is Associated with Reduced Inflexibility and Psychopathology in Adolescents By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “As present-moment focused, mindfulness, acceptance, and defusion interventions alter the context, behavioral flexibility emerges and, with it, increased sensitivity to context, including that aspect of context we call consequences.” – Kelly Wilson Adolescence should be a […]
Mindfulness Training Benefits Neurotic Individuals the Most By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Do you have neurotic tendencies? You might give mindfulness a try. The practice has been shown to help quell the voice of the “obnoxious roommate” in your head. One of the “Big Five” personality traits, neuroticism is characterized by negative […]
What are the Characteristics of the Mindful Personality By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Scientific research has shown that there are things you can do to change your personality. First, changing a large number of habits is basically the same as changing your personality, but there’s a new method that has become very […]
Improve Mental Health in the Elderly with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The interconnectedness of mind and body lies at the heart of mindfulness and this makes it highly relevant to older people who are more likely to experience physical health problems with associated psychological issues such as reduced mobility and depression. It […]
Improve Well-Being with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “We believe that mindfulness—with its many benefits being increasingly corroborated through an array of scholarly approaches—is reaching a tipping point of being accepted, like physical exercise, as an essential element of well-being.” – Shalini Bahl “Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The falling away of self is the most significant, bewildering, and liberating spiritual event in one’s entire life, and perhaps the least understood.” – Adyashanti “What is fascinating is that in the western psychological view, the “self” or the “executive function” is actually a process and not really a […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It had been traditionally assumed that personality traits are relatively stable entities, but more recent research demonstrates that personality, including disposition towards mindfulness, can change over time as a result of life experiences or through mindfulness practice.” – Yi‑Yuan Tang The genes dictate all of the […]