Improve Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents with Yoga Practice By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Yoga appears to be a promising complementary therapy and stress-management tool for children and adolescents, with very low reports of adverse effects. Yoga, as a therapeutic intervention, has positive effects on psychological functioning, especially in children […]
Reduce Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “For people with spinal cord injury, the Mindfulness for Health course was effective in reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, pain unpleasantness, and pain catastrophizing.” – Breathworks “Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs when the spinal […]
Improve Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Kundalini Yoga Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness meditation had “a significant and large effect” on OCD symptoms, specifically on thought-action fusion (again, the belief that having a thought is the same as acting on the thought), and the ability to “let go” of unwanted thoughts.” – […]
Improve Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptoms in Youth with Mind-Body Practices By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness practice can help us pay attention better, resist distractions, be less impulsive, remember what we are doing in the moment, and regulate our own emotions, it is helpful whether we have ADHD or not. But it […]
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 […]
Mindfulness Training Might Improve Need Satisfaction and Anxiety in Children with Learning Disabilities By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness is a practice that can help children with LD manage stress and anxiety • Daily meditation gives children a relaxation tool they can call upon when stress levels rise.” – Marcia Eckerd […]
Improve the Physical Fitness of Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disorders with Tai Chi By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “giving a child beginner skills can be life changing. Qi Gong has the power to bring one physical ease, mental clarity, emotional stability and spiritual awareness. That is worthwhile at any age.” – […]
Spirituality is associated with Character Strength, Well-Being, and Prosociality in Adolescents By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Given that adolescents are at the crossroads of life and face many issues and challenges that are unique, uncertain and value-conflict, they need to critically reflect on practical interests and examine broad issues on religiously tethered […]
Reduce Anxiety with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Self-compassionate people tend to have lower levels of social anxiety—perhaps because self-compassion includes mindfulness, which soothes the stress associated with anxiety.” – Jill Suttie It is a common human phenomenon that being in a social situation can be stressful and anxiety producing. Most people can […]
Relieve Anxiety Disorders with Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The essential components of ACT include letting go of the struggle to control unwanted thoughts and feelings, being mindfully aware of the present moment, and committing to a course of action that is consistent with what you value […]