Reduce Anxiety and Depression in Coronary Heart Disease Patients with Tai Chi By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Tai chi is an interesting, promising exercise option. I think based on what we found, it’s a reasonable and safe step to offer tai chi within cardiac rehab.” – Elena Salmoriago-Blotcher Cardiovascular disease is […]
Improve the Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease with Mind-Body Practices By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The mind-body connection recognizes that emotional, mental, and behavioral factors can directly affect our health, and mind-body techniques can improve quality of life and may help reduce symptoms of disease.” – Emily Downward Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is an incurable […]
Improve Depression During the Perinatal Period with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Pregnancy is a challenging terrain for everyone to navigate. And if you are entering that space with some history of depression, it can be particularly challenging.” – Sona Dimidjian The period of pregnancy is a time of intense […]
Improve Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients with Mind-Body Practices By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness makes a profound difference for breast cancer patients and survivors, both physically and mentally.” – Laura Dorwart Receiving a diagnosis of cancer has a huge impact on most people. Feelings of depression, anxiety, and […]
Reduce Inflammation in Mildly Cognitive Impaired Elderly with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness practice was not directly linked to lower inflammation levels, but may have bolstered stress resilience among at-risk adults by preventing an increase in inflammatory biomarker levels.” – Grace Bullock The immune system is designed to protect […]
Improve Autism in Adolescents with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness has emerged as a way of treating children and adolescents with conditions ranging from ADHD to anxiety, autism spectrum disorders, depression and stress. And the benefits are proving to be tremendous.” Juliann Garey Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that tends to appear during […]
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 […]
Improve the Quality of Life of Multiple Sclerosis Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness can improve quality of life and help people cope better with their MS. Various studies found that mindfulness decreased pain, stress, anxiety and depression.” – MS Trust Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a progressive demyelinating disease which attacks the coating […]
Improve Autonomic Nervous System Function with Yogic Breathing By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The Bhramari pranayama breathing practice . . . .. is beneficial and instantly calming down the mind. It is one of the best breathing exercises to free the mind of distress, anxiety, or frustration and get rid of anger […]
Relieve Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “a way to reduce the symptoms of anxiety is to be fully, mindfully, anxious. As anxiety reveals itself to be a misperception, symptoms will dissipate.” – George Hofmann Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting 40 […]