Improve Teachers’ Physiological and Psychological Well-Being with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness-based training can effectively reduce stress and burnout as well as symptoms of anxiety and depression at follow-up; it also shows promise in improving emotional regulation among teachers.” – Xiaolan Song Stress is epidemic in the workplace with […]
Improve the Psychological Health of College Students with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness can help students who might be struggling, in particular medical students, find new ways of relating to the difficulties that arise in their clinical work, studying and wellbeing.” – Alice Malpass In the modern world education […]
University Leaders and Teachers Mindfulness are Associated with Lower Emotional Exhaustion in Teachers By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “leader mindfulness significantly reduces the emotional exhaustion of university teachers.” – Beini Liu Work is very important for our health and well-being. We spend approximately 25% of our adult lives at work. How […]
Improve Functional Fitness in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “yoga intervention may have the potential to enhance functional fitness in people with Intellectual and developmental disabilities.” – Kaitlin Mueller Intellectual and developmental disabilities involve below average intelligence and relatively slow learning. They are […]
Improve Attention and the Brain Systems Underlying Attention with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “the primary outcome of meditation may be to control attention and internal state in the face of the barrage of stimuli, negative and otherwise, that we experience everyday.” – Aaron D. Nitzkin One of the primary […]
Improve Motor and Imitation Skills in Children with Autism with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “children with autism, specifically, respond very positively to regular yoga practice. Some of the encouraging physical benefits of yoga include increased strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. But there are more subtle gains as well: increased social-emotional […]
Reduce College Student Stress and Burnout with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “a mindfulness intervention can help reduce distress levels in college students during a stressful exam week, as well as increase altruistic action in the form of donating to charity.” – American Mindfulness Research Association In the modern world […]
Reduce College Students Self-Criticism with Mindful Lovingkindness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “What’s so amazing about mindfulness practice is we can use mindfulness to be aware when we have those self-critical voices, and we can label that voice as “judging”. We can notice when we have those judging voices because we […]
Improve Executive Control in Thinking with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “yoga can be a cognitive enhancement or brain fitness exercise that can confer similar or even more extensive cognitive resilience than memory training-the gold standard-in older adults.” – Helen Lavretsky Mindfulness training has been shown to be effective in improving […]
Reduce Challenging Behaviors of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness may represent an effective psychoeducational approach for some. . .People with an intellectual disability.” – Tammy-Lee Currie Intellectual disabilities involve below average intelligence and relatively slow learning. They are quite common, affecting an estimated 10% […]