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Yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen discuss the fascinating and hugely relevant topic of interoception and its connection to yoga, mindfulness practices, emotion, pain, and more.

Points of discussion include:

Pain science and interoception science are intimately related
The hugely integral role that interoception plays in how we experience and feel our bodies in the world is generally overlooked
Interoception research is rapidly evolving, and it’s important for yoga teachers to stay on top of these developing insights
Common claims we hear about interoception and yoga & mindfulness practices may be questioned by science
There’s a plethora of outdated information about the brain in the yoga world (i.e. “neuromyths”)
Emotions and pain are much more related than we realize – and their link is interoception
Interoception science tells us that we don’t store emotions or trauma “in our body” or “in our hips”, etc.
What is proprioception? What does having poor proprioception look like?
Your entire experience of your body in the world is a construction of your brain
What does it mean to have “good” interoception?
What does it mean to “improve” interoception?
It's commonly stated that yoga & mindfulness practices improve interoception, but this claim may not be accurate!
…And much, much more!