A crucial process accounting for mindfulness meditation is Interoceptive Attention (IA), which is our ability to recognize and analyze internal bodily sensations, like digestion, blood circulation, and breathing. IA in mindfulness practice increases functional neuroplasticity in the medial and anterior insula of the brain, areas which are linked to the awareness of the present moment (Craig, 2009). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training has been shown to significantly help people with social anxiety regulate their negative emotions. The authors suggest the most likely reason for this effect to be the functional integration of various brain networks during physical, attentional, and cognitive control (Goldin, et al., 2013).