PARMJIT SINGH, PhD

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 relief or reduction is mediated by endogenous opioids (produced by the body) or it is cognitively managed. A very recent double-blind and randomizedRead more

can 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 initiateRead more

I am sure you have been pestered by your own wandering mind when it refuses to stay focused on the object(s) you are trying to pay attention. In some sense, it is not entirely personal: for some, mind wanders a lot and for others it wanders little less. It does wander nonetheless. In addition toRead more

Distracted mind is an unhappy mind, the old saying goes. At the same time, being present offers various rewards. In one of the research studies published* few years back, it was indicated that participants who remained present even when they were stuck in uncomfortable situations were likely to be happier than those who chose toRead more