Improve Student Mental Health with a Mindfulness App By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Students who had been practising mindfulness had distress scores lower than their baseline levels even during exam time, which suggests that mindfulness helps build resilience against stress.” – Julieta Galante In the modern world education is a key […]
Decrease the Negative Effects of Gender Nonconformity with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Humanity’s most valuable assets have been the non-conformists. Were it not for the non-conformists, he who refuses to be satisfied to go along with the continuance of things as they are, and insists upon attempting to find new […]
Improve Psychotic Symptoms with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “there is now sufficient published research, backed up by considerable clinical experience, to encourage careful clinical practice and research exploring the efficacy and effectiveness of adapted mindfulness interventions for people struggling to cope with psychotic experience.” – Paul Chadwick Psychoses are […]
Improve resilience in Spouses of Schizophrenia Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Most of life’s stressors are subjective and with mindfulness (seeing things as they are in this present moment), we have the ability to respond with wisdom vs. react in a harmful way. When we see our thoughts and […]
Improve Veteran Health with In-Person and Telehealth Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The fact that veterans are embracing yoga and realizing its benefits speaks directly to the stigmas attached to both yoga and PTSD. Veterans practicing yoga illuminate the value of the practice for any person, from any walk of life, […]
Improve Loneliness and Quality of Life with Women with HIV with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness-Based Therapies had a long-term effect on stress and both a short- and long-term effect on depression in people living with an HIV infection.” – Yang Yang More than 35 million people worldwide and […]
Improve Psychological Well-Being in Gay Men with Spirituality By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “spirituality can offer a vision of hope and meaning in a world that sometimes appears to be a hopeless miasma of pain and suffering. At its best, spirituality bestows vision and love of life. It widens our perspective. It […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “We are vulnerable creatures, we humans. In the act of exposing our heart and hopes, we also expose our fears and fragility. But we need not be slaves to the past, or to the external love object, be it bear or spouse. We can deliberately develop a more […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Yoga is not just about the physical side, it’s also about the mind-body connection. I think having that awareness and accepting their condition can help them when they go out into the world, and lift up their self-esteem. Life is fast – yoga can help them be calm […]
“Using your mind to improve your fertility? Not as strange as you might think! If you have ever blushed, you’ll understand what I mean. That embarrassment you felt, visible to the world. Research shows emotions influence all body functions, especially fertility hormones. Fertility Mindfulness tips the odds of conceiving in your favor. Re-align your mindset […]