Improve Quality of Life in Cancer Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Results show promise for mindfulness-based interventions to treat common psychological problems such as anxiety, stress, and depression in cancer survivors and to improve overall quality of life.” — Linda E. Carlson Receiving a diagnosis of cancer has […]
Improve Chronic Conditions with Mindfulness Taught over the Internet By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It’s important for people living with health conditions to recognize what they are feeling, instead of trying to push painful thoughts and emotions away, which can actually amplify them. For those living with serious medical conditions, mindfulness can […]
Improve Sleep in Fibromyalgia Patients with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Now, I do live in the moment, and it is quite beautiful, I feel at peace, I feel much more confident and I am able to look to the future with confidence. I am much more compassionate with myself and […]
Improve Parenting and Reduce Stress with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “We can practice ‘mindful listening’ by simply being present for the other person, and giving them space to talk without imposing our own agenda. As one person in a family consciously practicing mindfulness in this way, you may find that […]
Improve Eating Regulation and Emotions in the Obese with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Researchers are learning that teaching obese individuals mindful eating skills—like paying closer attention to their bodies’ hunger cues and learning to savor their food—can help them change unhealthy eating patterns and lose weight. And, unlike other forms […]
Improve Opioid-Treated Chronic Low Back Pain with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness meditation and CBT-based interventions have the potential to safely reduce pain severity in patients with chronic lower back pain that’s treated with opioids,” – Dr. Aleksandra Zgiersk Low Back Pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and […]
Reduce Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The first step in yoga practice is to link the mind and body through the breath, bringing awareness to what is happening in the moment. Intense feelings and thoughts can be experienced and reduced in intensity as […]
Reduce Stress with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 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 […]
Improve Teacher Mental Well-Being with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Yoga is a psychology—the whole practice helps us work with the nature of the mind, the nature of being a human, how emotions live in our bodies, how they affect our behavior and our minds,” – Ashley Turner Stress is […]
Relieve Depression in Patients with Chronic Pain with Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “By developing a routine meditation practice, clients can use the technique whenever they start to feel overwhelmed by negative emotions. When sadness occurs and starts to bring up the usual negative associations that trigger relapse […]