Anger tends to get a really bad rap. The human inclination is to categorize emotions into those we like and those we dislike. Anger tends to fall into the category of emotions we dislike. Most of us want to get rid of anger ASAP when we feel it arising.
Society and our "feel good, be positive" culture have informed us that anger is bad- if we feel it, we've got to get rid of it right away. We've been burdened with the idea that experiencing anger makes us less evolved or dangerous, when in fact, it simply makes us human.
We've been told it's no good to feel anger, so we distract away from it with alcohol, drugs (whether psychotropic or street), food, work, working out, binge watching t.v., meaningless sexual encounters, you name it. Only problem is that distract away as you might, anger will always come back and usually, much louder than the previous time. If you've always distracted away from anger you won't be equipped to deal with it. And anger can give us a lot of valuable information about ourselves if we take the time to understand it.
The yoga practice and psychotherapy practices are about exploring an emotion- all emotions are welcome; yes, anger included. We gain so much insight, not to mention confidence and esteem, when we explore ourselves with an attitude of curiosity as opposed to judgement. This is just what today's yoga sequence invites you to do.
We'll visit Khapalbhati Pranayama, or Breath of Fire, several times throughout this practice. It is considered an intermediate breath practice so if you find it very challenging that is okay! Do the best you can; as long as you are breathing, you are practicing yoga. I will record a Khapalbhati Tutorial in the near future to break it down for you.
The pacing of this sequence is faster than most on this channel to keep up with the energy of anger, which is usually rapid in it's firing. Again, I invite you to please do the best you can, do what feels good to your body, and leave the rest behind. This sequence is not going anywhere!
A beautiful compliment to this practice is the Empathizing with an Emotion Meditation, which can be found here: meditationswit...
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In peace and with so much gratitude, Namaste
Nityda Gessel, LCSW, E-RYT
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