{"id":165,"date":"2026-04-17T22:23:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/?p=165"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:54:54","slug":"easier-meditation-through-neuroscience-2-class-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/easier-meditation-through-neuroscience-2-class-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Easier Meditation Through Neuroscience &#8211; 2 Class Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7:00 to 8:15 PM on Zoom<br>7:00 to 8:15 PM on Zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are often given meditation instructions such as \u201cfollow the breath\u201d or \u201ckeep your mind on the breath sensations.\u201d&nbsp; However, our brains are not wired to be able to do that easily on command.&nbsp; This can set up a sense of failure, or \u201cI can\u2019t do this.\u201d&nbsp;<br>Thankfully there are easier ways to meditate, based on the way our minds work, which can set us up for success.&nbsp; And we can make meditation more enjoyable by noticing what is pleasant.&nbsp; If you have not tried these techniques, come and see how successful you can be!<br>The classes will include discussion and meditation practice, and are taught by Kim Weeber. You can take the entire series or drop in as you wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suggested donation for class series is $30 \u2013 40.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br>Donate according to your means.&nbsp; If you are able to donate more, this allows others with less means to attend.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Everyone is welcome.<br>Please register and donate here.<br>Register<br>Donate for classes<br>Held on Zoom only<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7:00 to 8:15 PM on Zoom7:00 to 8:15 PM on Zoom We are often given meditation instructions such as \u201cfollow the breath\u201d or \u201ckeep your mind on the breath sensations.\u201d&nbsp; However, our brains are not wired to be able to do that easily on command.&nbsp; This can set up a sense of failure, or \u201cI [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165\/revisions\/167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}