PARMJIT SINGH, PhD

For the past few years, some research studies have appeared to suggest that regular practice of mind-body based practices such as yoga, Tai Chi and meditation may be able to alter gene expression over a period of time. These practices may be able to influence the up-regulation of protective genes and simultaneous down-regulation of genesRead more

As we head into the time of changing leaves and temperature, there also comes the vulnerability to catch inflammations of various sorts. A study published in Biological Psychiatry showed that, “…that mindfulness meditation training, compared to relaxation training, reduces Interleukin-6, an inflammatory health biomarker, in high-stress, unemployed community adults.” Study further states that mindfulness trainingRead more

Can self-worth be improved? Or can ‘Self’ be improved? The answer is both no and yes. No, because our deeper self is always there, ever-changing yet perfect as it is. Yes, because we can always find ways to improve our understanding and relationship with this deeper, larger self. By improving the communication with our deeperRead more

There are strong indications that mindfulness-based meditation intervenes in the pain reduction by altering the pain perception (how we perceive and experience the pain). However, it is not clear whether the pain reduction is mediated by endogenous opioids (produced by the body) or it is cognitively managed. A very recent double-blind and randomized study publishedRead more

If you know someone who has worked through depression, you’d know it well that it is a condition which can potentially compromise the quality of life. A disturbing aspect of this condition is that every occurrence of a depressive episode raises the possibility of another one by around eighteen percent. Usual treatment methods consist ofRead more

It is rather unbelievable that one could sit in meditation and start to do some sort of genetic engineering. It looks like we might be capable of doing that to some extent. Recent studies have indicated that meditation practice, a technique of turning inward to develop a non-judgmental self-observation, might be able to initiate epigeneticRead more