Increase Wellness and Decrease Burnout in Medical Students with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “training in mindfulness – focusing controlled attention on physical sensations, thoughts, and emotions in the present moment – helps students to acknowledge and process the stresses and strains of their work.” – Cathy Kerr Stress is […]
Improve Parenting and Reduce Stress with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “We can practice ‘mindful listening’ by simply being present for the other person, and giving them space to talk without imposing our own agenda. As one person in a family consciously practicing mindfulness in this way, you may find that […]
Improve Teacher Mental Well-Being with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Yoga is a psychology—the whole practice helps us work with the nature of the mind, the nature of being a human, how emotions live in our bodies, how they affect our behavior and our minds,” – Ashley Turner Stress is […]
Reduce Physician Burnout with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “For me, the program has been worth everything. It has enabled me to emerge from my depression, change my toxic work situation, improve my home and family life, and allow myself to be happy and realize that I deserve to be happy.” […]
Improve Psychological Health with Mindfulness Training at Work By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “As an executive coach and physician, I often sing the praises of mindfulness approaches and recommend them to clients to manage stress, avoid burnout, enhance leadership capacity, and steady their minds when in the midst of making important business […]
Improve Caregivers Emotion Regulation with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Caregivers have a habit of neglecting their own wellbeing for their patients’ sakes. Some caregivers even believe taking a few minutes out of the day to practice mindfulness is “selfish.” Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, taking a […]
Can Prosocial Behavior be Improved with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “meditation made people feel moderately more compassionate or empathic, compared to if they had done no other new emotionally-engaging activity. But further analysis revealed that it played no significant role in reducing aggression or prejudice or improving how socially-connected someone was.” […]
Improve Headache Pain with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) can be a safe and effective means of lessening the effect of migraine headache and can be carried out while patients continue to take migraine medication.” – Pauline Anderson Headaches are the most common disorders of the […]
Improve Mental Health in Medical Residents with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “increasing physician resilience, or the ability to “bounce back” from experiences such as burnout, has been shown to have a significant positive impact on patient care and physician wellbeing. . . benefits include improved quality of care, reduced errors […]
Reduce Health Symptoms of Burnout with Yoga and Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Teachers who practice yoga say it has given them an outlet for the daily stresses and frustrations of teaching. It also equips them with strategies to stay calm during chaotic moments and helps them understand and reflect on […]