"There's a longtime misconception that's still floating around in the yoga world and, let's be honest, beyond it. And that's if you practice enough poses, meditate enough hours, or chant long enough, you'll magically transcend your emotional response to things like traffic jams, annoying coworkers, and that friend who still hasn't returned your spare yoga mat. Yogis are supposed to float through life in a bubble of eternal calm."
"Anger has a purpose. It's a survival response, wired into our nervous system to protect us when something feels threatening or unjust. If someone crosses a boundary, anger is often the first signal that something needs attention. It's like your body's internal alarm system saying, "Hey, this isn't okay." Without it, we'd probably tolerate a lot that we shouldn't. So the question isn't, should yogis get angry? The better question is, what do we do with anger when it arrives?"
Yoga emphasizes self-knowledge rather than emotional suppression. Practitioners experience the full range of emotions, including anger, which serves as a survival response signaling perceived threats or boundary violations. Anger functions as an internal alarm prompting attention to hurt, fear, or violated values. Mindful yoga cultivates awareness to notice anger, pause, and investigate underlying feelings. Awareness transforms anger into useful information that guides skillful action such as speaking up, setting boundaries, or saying no. Mindful responses prevent reactive behaviors like lashing out, sending regrettable messages, or nurturing prolonged resentment.
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