PARMJIT SINGH, PhD

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

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

Sara Lazar, a neuroscientist at Harvard, whose research has illuminated the brains areas which change with the practice of meditation was speaking to The Washington Post last year about her experience of doing meditation and the benefits she accrued from it. She is the same lady whose studies have shown that regular practice of meditationRead 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