Improve Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness meditation for people with ADHD? It may seem like a stretch, since difficulty with mindfulness is the very challenge for those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. And yet recent research shows that mindfulness training can be adapted for this […]
Improve Emotion Regulation in Teacher Trainees with Mindfulness 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 specific attempts to […]
Improve Psychiatric Problems among Veterans with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness-based interventions show promise in helping soldiers reduce symptoms of PTS and depression as well as experience improvements in various psychosocial domains.” – Adam Clark There are vast numbers of people worldwide who suffer with mental or physical illnesses. […]
Improve Emotion Regulation with Exercise and Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “When we engage in mindful practices, we can bring greater awareness, clarity, and equanimity to our day to day experiences. This leads to greater balance and less of the intense swings in mood that can throw us off kilter for days […]
Improve Coping with Chronic Pain with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “By first understanding chronic pain as a mind-body experience and then using yoga’s toolbox of healing practices—including breathing exercises and restorative poses—you can find true relief from pain and begin to reclaim your life.” – Kelly McGonigal We all […]
Improve the Psychological Well-Being of Lupus Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “For someone with lupus who suffers from persistent joint or muscular pain, the struggle to find relief can be stressful and exhausting. But mindfulness meditation is not about fighting. It’s all about acceptance. And once you have achieved […]
Possibly Improve Dementia Patient Caregiver Mental Health with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “One of the major difficulties that individuals with dementia and their family members encounter is that there is a need for new ways of communicating due to the memory loss and other changes in thinking and abilities. The […]
Improve Psychological Functioning with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. ” the positive potential benefits of mindfulness practice are more attentional control, more effective emotional regulation, enhanced social relationships, reduced risk for physical ailments, enhanced immune system functioning, and better sleep quality.” – Jason Linder Over the last several decades, research and […]
Mindfulness Training can Produce Harm but Much can be Avoided By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “meditation was designed not to make us happier, but to radically change our sense of self and perception of the world. Given this, it is perhaps not surprising that some will experience negative effects such as dissociation, […]
Improve the Psychological and Physical Health of Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Patients with a Smartphone Mindfulness App By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Even with an app, mindfulness takes practice. Like playing an instrument or a sport, the more you practice, the better you get and the more you get out of it. . . […]