Improve Treatment Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Compassion-Focused Therapy By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “A big part of learning to live with OCD is to incorporate self-compassion. Instead of avoiding your anxiety, self-compassion invites you to look at it with understanding and gentle curiosity. This approach allows you to see your pain exactly […]
Change the Brain to Improve Chronic Pain with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “we should consider one’s level of mindfulness when calculating why and how one feels less or more pain.” – Fadel Zeidan We all have to deal with pain. It’s inevitable, but hopefully it’s mild and short lived. […]
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Reduce Stress and Improve Mood in Healthcare Workers with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness training among healthcare providers is advocated for the improvement of quality of care as well as a means to mitigate work-related stress and burnout. . . Given the potential for mindfulness to promote health and enrich the practice […]
Improve Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “By way of mindfulness meditation, individuals can learn how to regulate their emotions in a way that aversive stimuli will be viewed objectively; thus, the person can be free of attachment from said negative feelings.” – Thomas M Jones Mindfulness practice has been shown […]
Mindfulness Improves Mental Health in Spite of the Covid-19 Pandemic By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Practicing mindfulness is an easy, free and natural way to boost your anxiety coping skills. Not only that, but it also helps our ability to manage emotions, and with some aspects of our physical health. If the […]
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Procedure can Alter Meditation and its Effects on the Brain By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The nature of the high noise levels present during fMRI makes total elimination of imager noise perceived by subjects impractical at this time.” – Michael Ravicz Meditation training has been shown to […]
Improve Sleep and Reduce Insomnia with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “If insomnia is at the root of your sleepless nights, it may be worth trying meditation. The deep relaxation technique has been shown to increase sleep time, improve sleep quality, and make it easier to fall (and stay) asleep.” – Sleep Foundation […]
Improve Learning and Well-Being in College Students with Mindfulness and Coaching By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “academic benefits of mindfulness include improved memory and focus, as well as relief from stress and anxiety. (Better test scores, anyone?) Mindfulness can also be a remedy for procrastination, which, as it turns out, is an “emotion management […]
The Relationship between Cravings and Mindfulness in Patients Recovering from Substance Abuse By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “when people cultivate mindfulness, they’re developing a tool to become aware of that inclination to want only pleasurable things and escape uncomfortable things.” – Sarah Bowen Substance abuse is a major health and social […]