By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Today’s students face tremendous pressure to achieve within a world that is often overwhelming. The tools of yoga and mindfulness offer proven methods of developing the inner resilience needed to navigate physical, mental and emotional stress. . . and can increase their capacity to learn effectively, manage challenging emotions, self-regulate behavior, […]
“Yoga is about exploring and learning in a fun, safe and playful way. Yoga and kids are a perfect match.” – PBS Parents Childhood can be a wonderful time of life. But, it is often fraught with problems that can stress the child. Grammar school aged children are exposed to many stressors including problems […]
“Mindfulness within schools makes a lot of sense. There is a growing body of evidence that supports the claims that mindfulness improves working memory, attention, academic skills, social skills, emotional balance and self-esteem.” – Joseph Pound Childhood is a miraculous period during which the child is dynamically absorbing information from every aspect of its […]
“Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.” – Og Mandino In the modern world education is a key for success. Where a high school education was sufficient in previous generations, a college degree is now required to succeed in […]
“When you give [kids] yoga poses, use visualization, and allow them to move their bodies, their whole learning ability goes up several notches . . . When you teach kids, it’s not about telling them—it’s about creating experiences for them where they connect the dots, and create new dots.” – Marsha Wenig Mindfulness training […]
Many people have fond memories of their college years. It is likely, however, that they forgot about the stress and angst of those years. The truth is that college is generally very stressful for most students, from the uncertainty of freshman year, to the social stresses of emerging adulthood, to the anxiety of launching into […]
Improve Flow, Communication Skills, and Safety Attitudes of Surgeons with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Once you can communicate with yourself, you’ll be able to communicate outwardly with more clarity. The way in is the way out.”― Thích Nhất Hạnh Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two thirds […]
Reduce the Association of Anxiety with Psychological Well-Being During Stress with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “in medical students. . . mindfulness meditation may be used to elicit positive emotions, minimize negative affect and rumination, and enable effective emotion regulation.” – Michael Minichiello In the modern world education is a […]
Improve Sleep in Resident Physicians with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “residents. . . are on the move, working rotations in different clinics and even different hospitals. “Life in the hospital can be very stressful for residents. They aren’t just working long hours, they’re also geographic orphans.”- Chandra Are Resident […]
Reduce Stress and Improve Well-Being in Nursing Students with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness meditation has a positive impact on nurses’ and nursing students’ stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, sense of well-being and empathy.” – Pamela van der Riet Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two thirds […]