Improve Coping Strategies to Stress with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Student life can be stressful, but that doesn’t mean students have to let stress take over their lives. By incorporating mindfulness and meditation into daily routines, students can not only relieve the pressure, but also improve their memory, focus and […]
Mindfulness Promotes Health and Well-Being in Stressed College Students By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Student life can be stressful, but that doesn’t mean students have to let stress take over their lives. By incorporating mindfulness and meditation into daily routines, students can not only relieve the pressure, but also improve their memory, […]
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 the Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Functioning of Autistic Children and Their Parents with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “A weekly mindfulness session for children with autism and a separate program for their parents showed promising results. After nine weekly sessions of mindfulness training, 21 adolescents with autism reported better quality […]
Reduce Anxiety and Depression in Stressed College Students with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness is so vital. It’s being right there in the moment. It helps you be successful in everything you do. College students are under a lot of stress — that’s been a given forever. Now, they have […]
Mindful Fatherhood By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindful Fathering is the act of consciously checking into your life as a father. It’s about staying present in your life as a father, observing the dreary, ugly, and painful parts of fathering with acceptance and non-judgement, and honoring those parts with our full attention, […]
Make Self-Views More Positive and Relieve Social Anxiety Disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “I call this type of mindfulness practice while we are interacting with others—or even while we are simply around others—curiosity training. We are learning to get out of our heads and into the moment. Instead of focusing our attention […]
Improve Health Behaviors in Adolescents with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Your teenager may react with skepticism at first when you suggest meditation. But, with all the noise in the world and on the internet these days, teens can definitely benefit from taking time to quiet the noise and meditate. It’s a handy […]
The Middle Way in Mindfulness Practice By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Monks, these two extremes ought not to be practiced by one who has gone forth from the household life. (What are the two?) There is addiction to indulgence of sense-pleasures, which is low, coarse, the way of ordinary people, unworthy, and […]
Improve Student Resilience to Stress with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “This is, to the best of our knowledge, the most robust study to date to assess mindfulness training for students, and backs up previous studies that suggest it can improve mental health and wellbeing during stressful periods.” – Julieta Galante […]