Incorporating consciousness into your perception of yourself can be HUGELY liberating. Your consciousness isn’t tangible the way that your body and mind are, but realizing that a vital part of you is never hungry, tired or in distress can take some of the sting out of pain, desperation out of desire, and make it easier to find balance literally and figuratively.
For example, rather than thinking “I’m freezing!”, if you think “My [feet] are freezing!”, you put the same physical sensation in context, making it seem less overwhelming and easier to contend with. In the case of cold temperatures, your intangible consciousness doesn’t get cold, your non-physical mind doesn’t get cold, and it’s probably too late if your internal organs and systems are!
