Join me for this deep dive into the language of the body. Through movement, breathwork and meditation, we'll explore a body/mind/brain conversation that will lead to both insight and a felt sense of safety, and connection.
If you'd prefer to join me live, versus self-paced, join the waitlist and you'll have the first opportunity to register!
By steeping yourself in this conversation with the body, you will cultivate a felt sense of inner safety and connection.
By listening more deeply to the unique language of your body, you will gain valuable and actionable insights that will enhance your life in significant and ongoing ways.
I'll be offering this class in-person and on zoom. You are also welcome to explore via self-paced recordings. You may choose one or mix and match depending on your weekly schedule! Each class is 75-90 minutes.
We'll meet in Salt Lake City's 9th and 9th neighborhood.
Join me from your favorite comfy spot with a mat and whatever props you'll need for support.
Sometimes scheduling is difficult. This option is available at any time.
I understand that life happens. While I think that there is huge power and magic in practicing in community, I know that our best intentions don't always align with our daily lives. You are welcome to access all three options throughout the course.
My yoga therapy sessions integrate eastern yoga and mindfulness teachings with western psychology and neuroscience perspectives. In this series, we'll work with the following frameworks, in order to understand our own inner workings:
The nervous system:
We'll explore the role of the nervous system and the basics of emotional regulation and polyvagal theory.
Your nervous system defaults:
We each have a tendency towards fight, flight or freeze and each requires a different set of tools and practices to bring us back to our parasympathetic or social engagement system.
The four windows of knowing:
We take in information through our sensations, thoughts, emotions and images. Paying attention to all four, can give us a much larger window into our inner landscape.
Parts work:
Learning how to be in dialogue with different parts of our selves, our bodies and our psyches is an essential part of understanding our emotions and our actions and truly knowing and loving ourselves.
Deep imagery/active imagination:
Our bodies and psyches often speak the language of metaphor. Inviting our imagination into the conversation gives us so much more access to our inner truths than our minds alone can offer.
Self-compassion:
Self-compassion is the super-power we all need to feel safe and at home in our bodies.
You'd like to stay more grounded and connected in the face of conflict.
You’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious or fearful and want to cultivate a deeper sense of safety in your body and in the world around you.
You are aware that you spend more time in your head than your body and you'd like to change that.
You'd like to understand your emotions and behaviors more.
You want to feel more present and aware of what is happening in both your body and your mind and you'd like the two to feel more aligned.
You're a mental health or wellness professional interested in offering your clients more somatic mindfulness tools.
*Please note that if you are in crisis, this course is not a replacement for therapy although it can be a powerful and often essential addition.
I take an individualized approach to wellness so this is not a cookie cutter experience focused solely on relaxation techniques. You'll receive a library of practices and resources to help you respond to the specific needs of your body and mind.
My work springs from the intersection of yoga, mindfulness, neuroscience, psychology, embodiment and nature-based practice. This integrative body, mind, brain approach is easily digestible, actionable and effective.
Over the last 20 years, I’ve created a unique blend of evidence-based practices that will rewire your brain to grow states of calm, connection and self-compassion and I can say with absolute confidence that they work!
We live in a world that presents us with difficulties everyday, so whether we are experiencing personal or collective trauma, it is unfortunately part of life as we know it.
The latest research on trauma and the nervous system shows that embodied mindfulness practices are an essential part of the healing and resilience-building process.
As a yoga therapist and instructor, I have been developing and teaching mind/body and trauma sensitive practices for over 20 years.
Building a relationship between your body and mind takes attention, practice and commitment. There is no magic pill and there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
Gifting yourself with a 6 week commitment to YOU is another way of growing self-compassion and self-love. It’s saying, you are worth it - your well-being is important, your body, mind AND brain are important - and feeling calm, connected and alive is important.
Give yourself the gift of “you’re worth it” and join us.
Regulating our nervous systems requires that we cultivate an internal sense of safety. And building safety is more accessible when we feel supported and connected.
Whether you can make it in-person, on-line or self-paced, there is support here for you. Community is an absolute necessity when it comes to rewiring your nervous system. And being in it together is an essential part of this course.
By learning and practicing with a dedicated group of students, you’ll feel supported and seen. You’ll be reminded that you are not alone, that we are all struggling and our struggles are both unique and collective.
Yes! You are welcome to email me with questions throughout the course. If it would be helpful to set up a quick phone or video call, that's fine too. If you find you need additional individual support, you can purchase discounted yoga therapy sessions and you are welcome to join Your Yoga free for one month!
REFUND POLICY
I believe this course is highly effective and am committed to offering you a valuable and positive experience. That said, I know that it may not be for everyone. Therefore a full refund is available if you notify me via email, rachel@rachelposner.com within two weeks of the start of the course. Please give yourself the time and space to go through the material and practices in week one and two before you decide that this course is not the right fit for you.