“My system works, as long as people let me do my job my way. It is not just the sequence, it is how you do it: the timing, the mirrors, the temperature, the carpet. But if people only do it 99% right, it is 100% wrong. When someone tries to mess with it, the people […]
Improve Physiological Responses to Stress in Schools with Mind-Body Practices By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness exercises have been shown to help students reduce stress and anxiety, gain conscious control over behaviors and attitudes, and improve focus.” – Robin L. Flanigan In the modern world education is a key for success. […]
Improve Psychological, Physiological, and Epigenetic Markers of Type 2 Diabetes with Mind-Body Practices By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Diabetes, like many other chronic diseases, can also affect the mind. Similarly the mind has great power to influence the body.” – Diabetes UK Diabetes is a major health issue. It is estimated […]
Improve Health, Well-Being, and Quality of Life with Breast Cancer with an Integrative Program Including Diet, Exercise, and Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Our cancer experiences take up a lot of energies, mental focus and can drain us emotionally. It is important to have a few tools to help us create […]
Improve Type 2 Diabetes with Mindful Movement By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Living with diabetes is a major life stressor, from the physical and psychological aspects of managing blood sugar and medications to the eating challenges. A great deal of what we go through in life is beyond our control. The diabetes […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “For patients at risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, the Chinese exercises Tai Chi and Qigong may improve clinical parameters associated with the conditions.” – Charles Bankhead Metabolic Syndrome is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It generally results from overweight […]
Reduce Painful Diabetic Neuropathy with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Meditation techniques can help people struggling with neuropathy symptoms live through their pain. It can help to lower stress, improve your coping skills, and decrease your pain intensity. Taking a mind-body approach is a noninvasive technique that provides you with more control over your […]
Improve Autonomic Function, Metabolism, and Physical Fitness with Tai Chi By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Qigong and Tai Chi initiate the “relaxation response,” which is fostered when the mind is freed from its many distractions. This decreases the sympathetic function of the autonomic nervous system, which in turn reduces heart rate and blood pressure, […]
Improve Type II Diabetes with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness works not by eliminating guilt, shame, or depression but by guiding people to work though these emotions and accomplish what they need to do to feel better — either by pushing through a workout, passing up an extra piece of […]
Improve Depression in Overweight Adolescent Girls with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “By practicing meditation, you’re able to gently develop a capacity to witness pain as it happens inside you without letting the stories your mind tells you cause you to act self-destructively. Meditation teaches us to wake up from the […]