PARMJIT SINGH, PhD

We all have experienced those moments when something goes wrong and we automatically goes into a tailspin of blanket judgments. Those judgements can range from mild self-criticism to severe “I suck or I am worthless” kind of self-flagellation.  In some respect, some sort of accountability of our actions and behaviors is useful in acknowledging mistakes,Read more

Sometime back one of my friends called and said, “Everything seems great in my life. And still I feel a constant low-noise anxiety and antiness which won’t go away”. As I reflected on our conversation, my friend’s example is not an isolated case. We are living through an age of anxiety: sometimes it is situationalRead more

While research is beginning to confirm the benefits of mindfulness practice to boost positive emotions, it is worth exploring what aspect of the practice is crucial for such development. Taking into the account the current and historical evidence, it looks like that ‘accepting the present-moment experience’ comes to be one of the crucial elements ofRead more

Our gut is now beginning to be referred as a second brain as it presents with a millions of neurons opening direct communication with the brain. A write-up about the study originally published in Science suggests, “…gut has a much more direct connection to the brain through a neural circuit that allows it to transmitRead more