Improve Mental Health with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “While mindfulness will not solve all of our problems, it is a powerful tool with great potential to help us all transform our relationship with our problems when it is not possible, or desirable, to eliminate them.” – Elana Miller Mindfulness […]
Be Mindful for Improved Psychological Health By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “We’ve seen this in the clinical domain for many years. People, in concert with their physicians… actually going off their medications for pain, for anxiety, for depression, as they begin to learn the self-regulatory elements of mindfulness. They discover that the […]
Improve Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Overall, there is a lot of evidence supporting mindfulness as a treatment approach for adults with PTSD, and a recent burgeoning literature corroborating positive neurological changes is following suit.” – Jennifer Wolkin Experiencing trauma is quite common. It has […]
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy is Effective Regardless of Teacher Competence By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Over the past 15 years, the results of numerous randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that MBCT can be a powerful intervention for people who have experienced clinical depression three or more times. Evidence indicates MBCT may reduce the […]
Correct Brain Rhythms and Reduce Depression with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness, or paying full attention to the present moment, can be very helpful in improving the cognitive symptoms of depression. . . Through mindfulness, individuals start to see their thoughts as less powerful. These distorted thoughts – such as “I […]
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 […]
Remove Mental Sets to Improve Depression with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “This new evidence for mindfulness-based cognitive therapy … is very heartening. While MBCT is not a panacea, it does clearly offer those with a substantial history of depression a new approach to learning skills to stay well in the long-term.” […]
Help Improve Psychological Problems Associated with Psoriasis with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “There’s evidence that being mindful slows down the body’s inflammatory response and perhaps this is why it can be beneficial in psoriasis.” – Jo Jenkins Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition where cells build up on the […]
Prevent Depression Relapse and Lessen Residual Symptoms with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Through mindfulness, individuals start to see their thoughts as less powerful. These distorted thoughts – such as “I always make mistakes” or “I’m a horrible person” – start to hold less weight. We ‘experience’ thoughts and other sensations, […]
Improve Treatment Resistant Depression with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “People at risk for depression are dealing with a lot of negative thoughts, feelings and beliefs about themselves and this can easily slide into a depressive relapse. MBCT helps them to recognize that’s happening, engage with it in a different way […]