PARMJIT SINGH, PhD

Remember the famous line, “I think, therefore I’m” by Rene Descartes, the French philosopher who fired the modern course of reductionistic science through giving precedence to rational way of working with information. Knowledge derived from thinking, and that too the rational kind, became the reigning mantra over the ensuing centuries. We have troves of self-booksRead more

What happens to brain under meditation? Mindfulness meditation has a way of working on different important circuits of the brain. For example, when we are trying to stay present to the coming and going of the breath (our object of attention in this case), following four different circuits* are being worked on constantly: When mindRead more

Non-judging our efforts and practice (in mindfulness and beyond) does not mean not judging at all or not caring about what you and others do or say. It is, in fact, a way of developing a clear sense of what and when to judge and when not. It is not even related to the intensityRead more

If you are sensitive enough to notice, every time you feel angry, frustrated, happy, depressed or overjoyed, the first physical change that becomes palpable in your body is your breathing patterns. The moment you freeze in terror, your breathing also freezes; the moment you become nervous and tense, your breathing behavior also becomes choppy andRead more