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Interoception – The 8th Sense: The Science of How We Each Uniquely Feel

Presented by Kelly Mahler

Register your attendance here.

Dates: Wednesday 28th May 2025 & Monday 2nd June 2025 (This is a workshop presented over two days)
Time: 5:00pm- 8:00pm (Both Days) 
Location: This is a virtual interactive workshop via Zoom

Interoception is the hottest topic in neuroscience, highlighting the importance of tuning into body signals and understanding the messages they convey. How connected are you to your inner self? How connected are your clients? Research reveals that interoceptive awareness is the foundation for regulation and engagement in daily occupations like toileting and feeding. This emerging science has inspired a move toward more affirming and meaningful support.

Join us for a journey inward as we explore the lived experience and science of interoception. This course will present an evidence-based framework for fostering interoceptive connection, focusing on strategies to nurture the three key aspects of interoceptive awareness: body, emotion, and action. We will also discuss practical ways parents and professionals can implement these strategies across home, school, and clinical settings to support learners of diverse ages and learning styles.

At the end of this workshop participants will be able to: 

1. Generate a description of interoception, the 8th sense that can be used with clients and/or their families.
2. Describe the relationship between interoception, co-regulation and self-regulation
3. Plan at least one strategy that they can use to support the interoception growth in clients of all ages.

About the Presenter:
Kelly Mahler is an award-winning occupational therapist, author, and interoception groupie known for her boundless curiosity and fondness for crunching pinecones. Holding a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy, she has served school-aged children and adults for over 22 years. Kelly is author of 12 resources including The Interoception Curriculum, now used in over 30 countries worldwide. She enjoys speaking internationally on interoception, neuro affirming practices, and playful strategies for inner exploration using a lens of curiosity, validation and empathy.

The Interoception Curriculum Discount

Kelly has generously offered an exclusive discount on the Interoceptive Curriculum for those attending the PD session. This also includes exclusive access to 635 pages of downloadable instructional materials, as advertised on Kelly’s website. To ensure that attendees receive Interoceptive Curriculum by the time of the PD, there will be a cut off date to ordering this along with your ticket. The cut-off date for purchasing the discounted Interoceptive Curriculum is 11/04/2025.

Due to time frames of USA shipping, please note that the Interoceptive Curriculum will be delivered after the workshop date.

Further information: For course registration click here. For other course enquiries please email [email protected].