Prof. Dr. Gurmeet SINGH
Former Chair and Director of Sports
Department of Physical Education
Panjab University- Chandigarh
India
Prof. Dr. Gurmeet Singh is a Mulana Abul Kalam Azad Chair Professor and the current Chairman of the Department of Physical Education at Panjab University in Chandigarh. From 2012 to 2013, he served as the university's Director of Sports. He earned his bachelor's degree in arts in 1993, a diploma in athletics coaching in 1995 from the prestigious National Institutes of Sports in Patiala, and a master's degree in physical education with a gold medal from Panjab University in Chandigarh in 1997. In 1998, he began working as a Lecturer physical education at Panjab University in Chandigarh. He earned a doctorate in philosophy in 2004 and is currently teaching sports training, research methods, Olympic Movement, and kinesiology & biomechanics to students. He now holds the Mulana Abul Kalam Azad Chair Professor post at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India's prominent and fourth-oldest University. His research interests include sports biomechanics, yoga, positive psychology, and sports training. Many Ph.D. theses have been completed under his direction, and he has also supervised numerous masters’ level theses. Dr. Singh has published more than 100 articles in News papers, domestic and foreign journals. In addition to serving as a member of several international organizations for physical education and sports sciences, he has delivered the keynote address at numerous national and international conferences and workshops.
Health and Wellness through Cyclic Meditation: An Indian Perspective
Yoga, an ancient Indian discipline, combines physical exertion, relaxation, and contemplation. Yoga involves asanas, pranayama, meditation, and philosophical talks. Meditation is the seventh step to spiritual emancipation (Patanjali, 900 B.C.). Meditation is a way of bringing the mind home and awakening it to its sky-like nature and our uniform honed consciousness, which determines life and death. Cyclic meditation derived from Mandukya Upanishad, blends yoga postures with guided meditation. Cyclic Meditation induces a calm mind, which matches Patanjali's definition of meditation (effortless expansion). Dhyana is uninterrupted mind flow towards the meditation object. All meditations, regardless of method, are considered to aid achieve this condition. CM also lowers occupational stress and baseline autonomic arousal. Letter cancellation improves after CM. This activity requires focus, visual scanning, and repeated motor responses. CM-induced cerebral cortex evoked potential latencies supported the idea of cortical inhibition. Daytime CM has been demonstrated to promote slow-wave sleep the following night. This evidence suggests that CM may lower autonomic arousal, improve attention, and improve sleep. Daytime Cyclic Meditation increases slow wave sleep the following night. Many studies have shown that cyclic meditation improves health and wellness in both normal and athletic people. Meditation improves sports performance, according to many studies.