Interocept

{6 minutes}

Interocept

Feel yourself from inside.

In this simple practice, we bring our attention to sensation in the body. The practice is so simple that the magnitude of its impacts are sometimes surprising. This a profound and elegant way to check in with yourself in the present moment. All you need is a couple of minutes, and a place safe enough to feel comfortable closing your eyes.

Related Practices:

This is a practical application of concepts discussed in the framework: Neuroception and Interoception. Related to the film Heartfulness. Meditate. Rest into Gravity. Grounding. Slow Down. Yoga. Emotional Yoga. Stretch. Turning Your Nervous System into your Ally. Turn toward the Pain.

Who taught us this?

We have been blessed with a very wide variety of awareness teachers in many lineages. These span various buddhist, indigenous, yogic, and shamanic traditions. Some of our mentors and partners in the broader mindfulness arena include Marcellus 'Bearheart' Williams, Ilarion Merculieff, Shinzen Young, Allan Wallace, Vinnie Ferraro, Dzigar Kontrul Rinpoche, Fleet Maull, Spring Washam, Melissa Moore, Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Will Kabat-Zinn, Amani Carey-Simms, Miakoda Taylor, Mark Kram, Jeffrey Bronfman, Mitchel Berman, Arthur Baker, Adriana and Beto Borges, and Flavio Mesquita da Silva

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