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Understanding Your Inner World

Inner experience our inner world and experience consists of many different things such as: feelings, emotions, thoughts, memories, inner dialogue, and visual imagery. It can feel impossible to express or make sense of. Inner experience is becoming established as an important field of science that can help us learn the fascinating and diverse ways we as humans experience the world. Our first couple of questions therefore invite you to think about and tell us more about your inner experience.

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In your own words, could you tell us about how you experienced your inner world during Soul Paint?


During the experience, how much did you notice any of the following experiences arise?

Inner words: Thoughts or self-talk

Inner words: Thoughts or self-talk
Inner words: Thoughts or self-talk
Inner words: Thoughts or self-talk
Inner words: Thoughts or self-talk
Inner words: Thoughts or self-talk

Inner images: Visual imagery or mental pictures

Inner images: Visual imagery or mental pictures
Inner images: Visual imagery or mental pictures
Inner images: Visual imagery or mental pictures
Inner images: Visual imagery or mental pictures
Inner images: Visual imagery or mental pictures

Emotions: Feelings or moods

Emotions: Feelings or moods
Emotions: Feelings or moods
Emotions: Feelings or moods
Emotions: Feelings or moods
Emotions: Feelings or moods

Senses/body: Physical or sensory awareness

Senses/body: Physical or sensory awareness
Senses/body: Physical or sensory awareness
Senses/body: Physical or sensory awareness
Senses/body: Physical or sensory awareness
Senses/body: Physical or sensory awareness

What experiences were present in your drawing? Tick all that apply

What experiences were present in your drawing? Tick all that apply

Interoceptive awareness is noticing and understanding signals from your body. These can be sensations, feelings, and shifts that can be very clear but often they are much more subtle or hard to name. For instance, it can be changes in body temperature, an increase or decrease in tension, or feeling your heart rate quickening. These signals are a part of how we understand ourselves, respond to certain situations, and connect to others.  We are curious to learn about how you relate to the feelings in your body.

In your day to day, how aware are you of physical feelings and sensations in your body?

In your day to day, how aware are you of physical feelings and sensations in your body?
In your day to day, how aware are you of physical feelings and sensations in your body?
In your day to day, how aware are you of physical feelings and sensations in your body?
In your day to day, how aware are you of physical feelings and sensations in your body?
In your day to day, how aware are you of physical feelings and sensations in your body?

In your own words, could you describe what sort of sensations you noticed in your body during Soul Paint and how did that make you feel?

Did the Soul Paint experience make you feel aware of the feelings and sensations in your body?

Did the Soul Paint experience make you feel aware of the feelings and sensations in your body?
Did the Soul Paint experience make you feel aware of the feelings and sensations in your body?
Did the Soul Paint experience make you feel aware of the feelings and sensations in your body?
Did the Soul Paint experience make you feel aware of the feelings and sensations in your body?
Did the Soul Paint experience make you feel aware of the feelings and sensations in your body?

Embodiment of emotions. Emotions don’t just live in our minds, they show up in our bodies too. Over time, feelings can leave traces in the way we hold ourselves, in subtle sensations, or in patterns of tension, ease, or movement. They can for instance manifest as tightness, warmth, heaviness, lightness, or movement in different parts of the body. Being aware of where and how emotions are felt can help people recognise, understand, and respond to their emotional experiences more clearly. 

In your day to day, how easy or difficult is it to notice and locate where your emotions exist in your body?

In your day to day, how easy or difficult is it to notice and locate where your emotions exist in your body?
In your day to day, how easy or difficult is it to notice and locate where your emotions exist in your body?
In your day to day, how easy or difficult is it to notice and locate where your emotions exist in your body?
In your day to day, how easy or difficult is it to notice and locate where your emotions exist in your body?
In your day to day, how easy or difficult is it to notice and locate where your emotions exist in your body?

In Soul Paint you were asked to draw where you felt certain sensations or emotions, how did that feel for you?

Did the Soul Paint experience help you to pinpoint how and where you were feeling certain emotions?

Did the Soul Paint experience help you to pinpoint how and where you were feeling certain emotions?
Did the Soul Paint experience help you to pinpoint how and where you were feeling certain emotions?
Did the Soul Paint experience help you to pinpoint how and where you were feeling certain emotions?
Did the Soul Paint experience help you to pinpoint how and where you were feeling certain emotions?
Did the Soul Paint experience help you to pinpoint how and where you were feeling certain emotions?

Perspective taking is about softly shifting how you see yourself and your feelings. By looking from a different angle, emotions can feel a little less fixed and more open to exploration. This can make space to notice patterns, find language or images for what you’re feeling, and sense how your own experience sits alongside others. Moving between viewpoints invites curiosity and reflection, allowing feelings to be met with openness rather than judgement.


How did drawing your feelings, moving with them, or talking about them, shift your perspective of them? If so, in what way?

Which part of the Soul Paint experience was the most insightful or helpful to put your feelings into perspective? (rank the following)

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Which part of the Soul Paint experience was the most insightful or helpful to put your feelings into perspective? (rank the following)
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