Mindful Cure for Insomnia

Mindful Cure for Insomnia   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “By taking this mindful attitude, sleep is facilitated by simply being aware of the moment-to-moment experience of relaxing into the bed, without judging or being critical of that experience, so that the mind can gently slip into sleep.” – John Cline   Modern […]

Improve Alternatives to Incarceration with Mindfulness

Improve Alternatives to Incarceration with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Mindfulness training helps youth consider more adaptive alternatives. It creates a gap between triggers for offending behavior and their responses. They learn to not immediately act out on impulse, but to pause and consider the consequences of a potential offending and […]

Change Brain Activity in Depression with Mindfulness

  By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Skeptics, of course, may ask what good are a few brain changes if the psychological effects aren’t simultaneously being illustrated? Luckily, there’s good evidence for those as well, with studies reporting that meditation helps relieve our subjective levels of anxiety and depression, and improve attention, concentration, and […]

Reduce Stress in Kids with Yoga

“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 […]