Can the Body shape the Mind?

By Ilia Galouzidi

We often come across the advice “Listen to your body.”, without really asking ourselves “How is this possible?”, or “Do I have the ability to literally perceive my bodily states?”. The answer is “Yes”, we can become aware of our body’s physiological condition, for example, the state of our heart, stomach, and gut. This mechanism of perceiving signals from our internal organs is called “Interoception”. However, as we explained in our previous blog titled What is Consciousness, human beings are dynamic entities and consciousness is not the result of solely…