If you’re among the tens of millions of North Americans living with chronic pain, we’ve got news about a drug-free “om remedy” worth trying: easy meditation.

Plenty of research shows that your brain’s superpowers can help conquer the most stubborn of miseries, including bad backs, cancer pain, arthritis, tension headaches and inflammatory bowel disease. The best part? You don’t have to move to a mountaintop, sit on a rock-hard meditation cushion or shell out big bucks for a meditation instructor to get results.