As we all know, addictive habits are pretty difficult to break. From cutting down refined sugar intake to alcohol and in-between, there are gold-standard interventions with varying success rates. A new potential kid on the block is mindfulness: a mental capacity to approach the present moment experience with a curious and non-reactive attitude. Research inRead more
PARMJIT SINGH, PhD
Research studies are suggesting that in addition to conventional therapies (such as medication etc.) help may be available for run-away thoughts and depressive ruminations through mind-body based techniques such as mindfulness. Mindfulness is an intentional capacity to pay attention to the present moment without any judgement. In depressive disorder, it is the repetitive ruminations whichRead more
Post Traumatic Stresses shows up in a variety of ways because of personal circumstances (assaults, accidents, sudden loss of a loved one, systematic or racialized discrimination etc.) to global situations (wars, natural disasters, etc.). Regardless of what the cause or reason, individuals suffering from PTSD are vulnerable to various mental and physical challenges, including chronicRead more
Waiting, especially during moments which can potentially have a significant impact on the course of life, is generally torturous. However, folks who are not optimistic or mostly think in worst case scenarios, the effect of uncertainty on them is even worse. They tend to find themselves catastrophizing about almost everything. As mindfulness is all aboutRead more
Previous research suggests that training in mindfulness meditation improves behavior outcomes of executive functioning of the brain such as working memory, attention, emotional regulation, cognitive control and decision-making process. However the mechanism through which this occurs was unclear. A recent study published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine illustrates how mindfulness training tends to connect variousRead more
In our culture we spend a significant amount of time in a working environment. Whether some one is self-employed or working for or with someone else, it occupies most of our waking time (and sometime even intrudes into our sleep by keeping us awake). Having a family or other care-giving responsibilities on the top addsRead more
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