Bodily Awareness in Advanced Meditation: A Three-Level Model of Interoceptive, Schematic, and Pacificatory Changes
PsyArXiv May 26, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/utgjp_v1 (opens in new tab)
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractAdvanced meditation produces three distinct levels of change in bodily awareness: interoceptive, schematic, and pacificatory. The interoceptive level involves heightened sensitivity to internal body signals. The schematic level alters the mental models or schemas through which bodily sensations are interpreted. The pacificatory level leads to a calming or quieting of bodily awareness itself. These changes are proposed as a framework for understanding how meditation transforms the sense of being embodied.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Intervention | advanced meditation |
| Key finding | Proposes that advanced meditation induces distinct, layered changes in bodily awareness across interoceptive, schematic, and pacificatory dimensions. |
Abstract
Bodily Awareness in Advanced Meditation: A Three-Level Model of Interoceptive, Schematic, and Pacificatory Changes