Reduce Psychological Distress and Improve Emotion Regulation with Online Mindfulness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindful emotion regulation represents the capacity to remain mindfully aware at all times, irrespective of the apparent valence or magnitude of any emotion that is experienced. It does not entail suppression of the emotional experience, nor any […]
Relieve Tinnitus with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “With this new research we now know that regular yoga practice can reduce these symptoms and tinnitus without medication.” – Barry Keate Tinnitus is one of the most common symptoms to affect humanity. People with tinnitus live with a phantom noise that […]
Improve Mental and Physical Health with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “As an osteopathic physician, I focus a lot of my efforts on preventive medicine and practices, and in the body’s ability to heal itself. Yoga is a great tool for staying healthy because it is based on similar principles.” – […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “What yoga has to offer people who are dying is acceptance, not just of death, but also of all the difficult feelings that come with it.” – Molly Kenny Depression is very common in the elderly. The elderly cope with increasing loss of friends and family, […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “women need to start a relationship with their pelvis, looking at the outside of it, touching the inside of it, talking and listening to it, and loving it. If you are having problems with your pelvic floor, it’s telling you, “Hey, I am here and you’ve been […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Yoga combines both physical and spiritual elements which helps restores the body and revitalizes the mind. Some of the poses in yoga can improve the over health of the kidney and improve kidney function. This is an important step for preventing kidney problems and for slowing the […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Regular yoga practice can help reduce the level of sugar in the blood, along with lowering blood pressure, keeping a weight check, reducing the symptoms and slowing the rate of progression of diabetes, as well as lessening the severity of further complications.” – Art of Living […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “once children are in a more calm state, they can remember or be more mindful of actions, thoughts, and words from the heart — a more helpful behavior as opposed to self-centeredness.” – Kelly Wood Yoga practice has been shown to have a large number of beneficial […]
Mindfulness Training Produces no Harm By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “the occurrence of AEs during or after meditation practices is not uncommon, and may occur in individuals with no previous history of mental health problems.” – M. Farias People begin meditation with the misconception that meditation will help them escape from […]
Improve Emotion Regulation and Well-Being During Covid-19 with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “A mindfulness practice can help us connect with awareness and let things come and go without our attention getting stuck on it. It can also help us make better choices. Between the emotion and the action, there is […]