Guided Meditation — A Body, Mind, Brain Approach to Wellness

The Neuroscience of Fear and 5 Helpful Tips

This blog is not about influencing how you feel about the coronavirus. It’s not about giving you any facts, numbers, percentages or travel advice. And it’s not about comparing your chances of getting the virus to getting another flu, SARS, or any other disease for that matter. All I want to do is help you feel more relaxed so that you can gain perspective and approach the news with a clear head. Because the news is sensational! It’s about grabbing your attention. And what all reporters know is that nothing grabs our attention as quickly as fear.

Rachel PosnerMarch 10, 2020Neuroscience, Coronavirus, Nervous System, Fight/Flight/Freeze, Guided Meditation

A Thanksgiving “Anchor Memory”

At the end of the meal, what I was left with was a kind of contentment or happiness that you can't get from food (not even from the absolute best pumpkin pie I've ever tasted in my life). It was the feeling that is born of gratitude. Because it's gratitude that makes us happy - not the other way around.

MindfulnessRachel PosnerNovember 28, 2019Spain, Gratitude, Embodiment, Guided Meditation, Happiness

One Too Many Things

Being busy - it’s an old and boring story I’ve been telling people for years and one which I’m ready to re-write. I think it’s safe to say that like most of you, I “do” too much. I thought it might be a useful exercise to ask myself why. Here is what I came up with:

Stress ReductionRachel PosnerMarch 22, 2018Busyness, Essentialism, Self-Care, Guided Meditation, Yoga

Welcome

Welcome to rachelposner.com: The Nature of Yoga. The seed of this site was planted many moons ago but it took the support, love and brilliance of Wanna Johansson to bring it to fruition. Isn’t that how it is sometimes? We talk a lot about support. We spend hours in therapies of one sort or another exploring why it is so difficult to ask for help.

Stress Reductionwanna johanssonNovember 10, 2017Guided Meditation, Connection, Fight/Flight/Freeze, Support, Mindfulness