Interoception | The 5M Fellowship (#3) [5/24/20]

An episode of the The Aaron Hill Podcast podcast, hosted by The Aaron Hill Podcast, titled "Interoception | The 5M Fellowship (#3) [5/24/20]" was published on June 3, 2020 and runs 90 minutes.

June 3, 2020 ·90m · The Aaron Hill Podcast

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Summary

Interoception and Meditation (10% Happier Self Care Journey) 2/2/20 • Interoception is a sense that provides information about the internal  condition of our body—how our body is feeling on the inside.  Interoception allows us to experience many body sensations such as a  growling stomach, dry mouth, tense muscles or racing heart. •  Interoception is contemporarily defined as the sense of the internal  state of the body.[1] This can be both conscious and non-conscious. It  encompasses the brain's process of integrating signals relayed from the  body into specific subregions—like the brainstem, thalamus, insula,  somatosensory, and anterior cingulate cortex—allowing for a nuanced  representation of the physiological state of the body.[2][3] This is  important for maintaining homeostatic conditions[4] in the body and,  potentially, aiding in self-awareness.[5] Feel In/Feel Out/Feel Rest • When you locate a feeling or emotion internally and it's correlating manifestation in the body label it as "feel in". • When you notice a feeling generated by physical sensations like pain,  discomfort, hot, cold, external sounds or smells label it as "feel  out". • When you are completely neutral and aren't being affected  by any internal or external sensations and are at ease label it as  "feel rest". • Noting and labeling our emotions it decreases our stress response and is a form of emotion regulation visible in the brain. • Instead of saying "I am ______" saying " I feel _____" helps to  disassociate oneself or not identify as the emotion itself. Then follow  this statement with identifying if and where it manifests in the body.

Episode Description

Interoception and Meditation (10% Happier Self Care Journey) 2/2/20

• Interoception is a sense that provides information about the internal condition of our body—how our body is feeling on the inside. Interoception allows us to experience many body sensations such as a growling stomach, dry mouth, tense muscles or racing heart.

• Interoception is contemporarily defined as the sense of the internal state of the body.[1] This can be both conscious and non-conscious. It encompasses the brain's process of integrating signals relayed from the body into specific subregions—like the brainstem, thalamus, insula, somatosensory, and anterior cingulate cortex—allowing for a nuanced representation of the physiological state of the body.[2][3] This is important for maintaining homeostatic conditions[4] in the body and, potentially, aiding in self-awareness.[5]

Feel In/Feel Out/Feel Rest

• When you locate a feeling or emotion internally and it's correlating manifestation in the body label it as "feel in".

• When you notice a feeling generated by physical sensations like pain, discomfort, hot, cold, external sounds or smells label it as "feel out".

• When you are completely neutral and aren't being affected by any internal or external sensations and are at ease label it as "feel rest".

• Noting and labeling our emotions it decreases our stress response and is a form of emotion regulation visible in the brain.

• Instead of saying "I am ______" saying " I feel _____" helps to disassociate oneself or not identify as the emotion itself. Then follow this statement with identifying if and where it manifests in the body.