Peer-reviewed studies have shown that enhancing sensory awareness can be a useful tool in improving mental health conditions and fostering a stronger sense of presence.

 Peer-reviewed studies have shown that enhancing sensory awareness can be a useful tool in improving mental health conditions and fostering a stronger sense of presence. 


Here are a few key references:


1. Farb, N. A., Segal, Z. V., Mayberg, H., Bean, J., McKeon, D., Fatima, Z., & Anderson, A. (2007). Attending to the present: Mindfulness meditation reveals distinct neural modes of self-reference. *Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience*, 2(4), 313–322. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsm030


2. Lutz, A., Slagter, H. A., Dunne, J. D., & Davidson, R. J. (2008). Attention regulation and monitoring in meditation. *Trends in Cognitive Sciences*, 12(4), 163–169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2008.01.005


3. Price, C. J., & Hooven, C. (2018). Interoceptive Awareness Skills for Emotion Regulation: Theory and Approach of Mindful Awareness in Body-Oriented Therapy (MABT). *Frontiers in Psychology*, 9, 798. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00798


4. Mehling, W. E., Price, C., Daubenmier, J. J., Acree, M., Bartmess, E., & Stewart, A. (2012). The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA). *PLOS ONE*, 7(11), e48230. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0048230


5. Khalsa, S. S., Adolphs, R., Cameron, O. G., Critchley, H. D., Davenport, P. W., Feinstein, J. S., ... & Mehling, W. E. (2018). Interoception and mental health: a roadmap. *Biological psychiatry: cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging*, 3(6), 501-513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2017.12.004


6. Parkin, L., Morgan, R., Rosselli, A., Howard, M., Sheppard, A., Evans, D., ... & Chadwick, P. (2014). Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and cardiac perception. *Mindfulness*, 5(3), 298-313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-012-0171-4


These studies underline the importance of presence, mindfulness, and interoceptive awareness in mental health, suggesting that training in these areas can lead to improved mental health outcomes.

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