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How to Plan a Healthy Vacation: A series of posts on how to make the most of your time off

Vacations are supposed to be a time to relax, recharge, and enjoy life. But not all vacations are created equal. Some can leave you...

How to Strengthen Interoception with Optimal HRV

In previous posts in this series, we introduced the concept of interoception, which is the ability to perceive and interpret our body's...

Interoceptive Awareness: Insight into ourselves

Interoceptive awareness is the ability to consciously integrate and interpret the signals from the body, such as what they mean, how...

Interoceptive Sensibility: How We Feel and Interpret Our Body Signals

In the previous posts, we defined interoceptive awareness and discussed the first aspect of interoception: interoceptive accuracy....

How accurate is your interoception?

As we discussed in last week’s post, interoception is the ability to sense and perceive the internal state of your body, such as your...

Interoception: The Sense of the Body's Inner World

Interoception is the ability to perceive and interpret the signals that come from within our body, such as heartbeat, breathing, hunger,...

Social Media and Heart Rate Variability: What's the Connection?

Social media has become an integral part of our lives, especially during the pandemic. We use it to stay connected, informed,...

Enhancing Social and Emotional Well-Being: The Impact of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback

What is Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback? Heart rate variability (HRV) is a measure of the variation in the time intervals between...