Meet your mysterious Inner Sense...
Inner Sense explores the emerging field of interoception: the “sixth sense” through which we perceive and interpret bodily signals such as hunger, thirst, disease and injury, which signal an unmet physical or emotional need.
Speaking with doctors, scientists, and researchers about how our internal sensations influence our thoughts and actions—and how we can harness interoceptive awareness to improve health, relationships, and society as a whole. Williams explores cutting-edge interventions like mindfulness, biofeedback, targeted exercise, and even psychedelic therapy, which hold the potential to help us regulate emotions, reduce stress, and live better lives.
In this practical, science-backed book, you will learn …
- How to harness one of the most important functions of your body: its sixth sense, known to scientists as interoception.
- How the mind-body connection is a two-way street, with the brain and body in a constant flow of communication.
- How to perceive and interpret physical processes like heartbeat and breath.
- How to pick up on and respond to physical cues like hunger and thirst.
- How to identify emotions that express themselves physically such as panic or rage.
- How pain works in your body and in your brain.
- How internal sensations influence your thoughts and actions—and how to learn and harness interoceptive awareness.