Interoception, contemplative practice, and health

N Farb, J Daubenmier, CJ Price, T Gard, C Kerr… - Frontiers in …, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
Interoception can be broadly defined as the sense of signals originating within the body. As
such, interoception is critical for our sense of embodiment, motivation, and well-being. And …

Differentiating attention styles and regulatory aspects of self-reported interoceptive sensibility

W Mehling - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2016‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Based on prior research, multiple discriminable dimensions of interoception have been
defined: awareness, accuracy and sensibility. Some investigators defined interoceptive …

The multidimensional assessment of interoceptive awareness, version 2 (MAIA-2)

WE Mehling, M Acree, A Stewart, J Silas, A Jones - PloS one, 2018‏ - journals.plos.org
Interoception, the process by which the nervous system senses, interprets, and integrates
signals originating from within the body, has become major research topic for mental health …

Mindfulness, interoception, and the body: A contemporary perspective

J Gibson - Frontiers in psychology, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Mindfulness is often used as an umbrella term to characterize a large number of practices,
processes, and characteristics. Critics argue that this broad definition has led to …

The multidimensional assessment of interoceptive awareness (MAIA)

WE Mehling, C Price, JJ Daubenmier, M Acree… - PloS one, 2012‏ - journals.plos.org
This paper describes the development of a multidimensional self-report measure of
interoceptive body awareness. The systematic mixed-methods process involved reviewing …

How does mindfulness meditation work? Proposing mechanisms of action from a conceptual and neural perspective

BK Hölzel, SW Lazar, T Gard… - Perspectives on …, 2011‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Cultivation of mindfulness, the nonjudgmental awareness of experiences in the present
moment, produces beneficial effects on well-being and ameliorates psychiatric and stress …

Differential changes in self-reported aspects of interoceptive awareness through 3 months of contemplative training

B Bornemann, BM Herbert, WE Mehling… - Frontiers in …, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
Interoceptive body awareness (IA) is crucial for psychological well-being and plays an
important role in many contemplative traditions. However, until recently, standardized self …

Assessing body awareness and autonomic reactivity: Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Body Perception Questionnaire‐Short Form (BPQ‐SF)

A Cabrera, J Kolacz, G Pailhez… - … journal of methods …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Body awareness and reactivity dysfunction are characteristic of a range of psychiatric
disorders. Although the neural pathways communicating between the body and brain that …

A 12‐week integrative exercise program improves self‐reported mindfulness and interoceptive awareness in war veterans with posttraumatic stress symptoms

WE Mehling, MA Chesney, TJ Metzler… - Journal of clinical …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objective Innovative approaches to the treatment of war‐related posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) are needed. We report on secondary psychological outcomes of a …

Resilience through the lens of interactionism: a systematic review.

A Pangallo, L Zibarras, R Lewis… - Psychological …, 2015‏ - psycnet.apa.org
This systematic review presents findings from a conceptual and methodological review of
resilience measures using an interactionist theoretical framework. The review is also …