Reduce Burnout in Palliative Care Teams with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The fullness of life, tuned-in “being” and focused work that result from mindfulness have significant health and well-being consequences for hospice and palliative care professionals.” – Ellen Langer Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two […]
Improve Psychological Health in Pregnancy with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Not only does cultivating moment-to-moment awareness of thoughts and surroundings seem to help pregnant women keep their stress down and their spirits up—benefits that are well-documented among other groups of people—it may also lead to healthier newborns with fewer developmental problems […]
Improve Caregiver and Cirrhosis Patient Psychological Health with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness practices also help people observe their thoughts and behaviors with less reactivity and judgment, which could enable caregivers to better respond to the emotional and physical difficulties they encounter.” – Emily Nauman There is a tremendous […]
Reduce Pain with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness is an effective practice for approaching chronic pain. It teaches individuals to observe their pain, and be curious about it. And, while counterintuitive, it’s this very act of paying attention that can help your pain.” – Margarita Tartakovsky We all have […]
Improve Immune Response and Sleep to Breast Cancer with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “I’m convinced that yoga made all the difference in my treatment. The breathing was the thing that always came back for me—keeping the fear and panic down. I was in a PET scan machine for an hour. […]
Mindfulness Training Benefits Neurotic Individuals the Most By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Do you have neurotic tendencies? You might give mindfulness a try. The practice has been shown to help quell the voice of the “obnoxious roommate” in your head. One of the “Big Five” personality traits, neuroticism is characterized by negative […]
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 […]
Change Your Brain’s Activity with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The impact that mindfulness exerts on our brain is borne from routine: a slow, steady, and consistent reckoning of our realities, and the ability to take a step back, become more aware, more accepting, less judgmental, and less reactive. Just as […]
Improve Psychological and Physical State During Cancer Treatment with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “yoga therapy for cancer patients and cancer survivors is emerging as one of the more successful methods for combating the physical discomfort of cancer and cancer treatment.” – Yoga U About 12.5% of women in the […]
Change Gene Expression to Lessen the Effects of Chronic Stress with Mind-Body Practices By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Millions of people around the world already enjoy the health benefits of mind-body interventions like yoga or meditation, but what they perhaps don’t realise is that these benefits begin at a molecular level and […]