Experience of anxiety is bad enough. Add to it a pandemic and it takes a whole lot different meaning. If you have been feeling overwhelmed with anxious thoughts, here are few things you can do for relief of anxiety and stress. By using these simple DIY tips, you can begin to hack into the capacityRead more
PARMJIT SINGH, PhD
Does mindfulness exercises reduce diabetes distress? Diabetes distress and its burden can have significant impact on the quality of life. In addition to standard treatment, scientists have been exploring the likely effect of mindfulness training on this condition. One such recent meta-analytic study (a better indicator of evidence) published in the BMJ Open DiabetesRead more
Could intense meditation trigger changes in the way genetic material behave in humans? Previous studies have indicated toward that possibility and a recent study published in the journal of Brain, Behavior and Immunity adds to that knowledge base further. In a comparison study between trained meditators who were exposed to a daylong intense meditation practiceRead more
A review study published in the Journal of Biological Psychiatry (2019) indicated that training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction may lead to fear extinction by inducing changes in hippocampus (the brain part essential in learning new information and strategies). This de-conditioning is one of the mechanisms through which stress resilience can be fostered. It shouldRead more
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