Improve Emotional Reactivity and Stress Responding with Mindfulness

Improve Emotional Reactivity and Stress Responding with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “There are moments in life that are hard, painful, scary and difficult to endure. There are times when we feel anger, anxiety, grief, embarrassment, stress, remorse or other negative emotions. Through mindfulness you can learn to turn your negative emotions into your greatest teachers and […]

Reduce Couples Psychological Distress with Lung Cancer with Mindfulness

Reduce Couples Psychological Distress with Lung Cancer with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Mindfulness meditation and mindfulness-based clinical interventions are low-cost and low-risk mind-body practices that have been shown to positively affect quality of life and biological outcomes in many different populations, including cancer patients and healthcare professionals.” – Susan Bauer-Wu […]

Fluctuations in Mindfulness Occur with Fluctuations in Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms.

Fluctuations in Mindfulness Occur with Fluctuations in Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms.   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “mindfulness meditation encourages recognition of the wide palate of human emotions, but also keenly encourages one not to fixate on these temporary feelings. Work in mindfulness meditation includes labeling these emotions in a non-judgmental manner and […]

Improve Perception, Mood, and Motor Performance in Children with Mindfulness

Improve Perception, Mood, and Motor Performance in Children with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Mindfulness is widely considered effective as a treatment for children and adolescents with aggression, ADHD, or anxiety.” – Lauren Cassani Davis   Childhood is a miraculous period during which the child is dynamically absorbing information from every […]

Improve the Quality of Life of Parents of Children with Chronic Diseases with Mindfulness

Improve the Quality of Life of Parents of Children with Chronic Diseases with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “mindfulness meditation is extremely good at relieving anxiety, stress, depression, exhaustion and irritability. Memory improves, reaction times become faster and mental and physical stamina increase. In short, regular meditators are happier and more […]

Improve Quality of Life and Performance with Multiple Sclerosis with Yoga

Improve Quality of Life and Performance with Multiple Sclerosis with Yoga   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Studies in multiple sclerosis, these have shown that mindfulness can improve quality of life and help people cope better with their MS. The studies also found that it decreased stress, anxiety and depression.” – Multiple Sclerosis Trust   MS is […]