Comments on: Anger on the Mat

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:55:58 +0000

Wow – you really explained what I’ve been going through the past couple days. I only recently starting taking yoga classes and on my second class after a tough day at work and not being able to let go of things (what, I’m not sure), I just became extremely angry. Everything was making me extremely annoyed and angry. I couldn’t let it go and I still don’t quite fully understand why this is, as I’m generally pretty easy going and light-hearted. We’ll see what happens!

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:45:31 +0000

Beautifully written post Christie. I love how open you are about your emotional journey on the mat, it takes a strong person to look so deeply into themselves.
I’m so sorry about your brother.
Jen x
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By: christie, honoring health

christie, honoring health — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:15:44 +0000

Laura, I whole heartedly agree with you. I have come leaps and bounds in my recovery, my grief, my body image. All of it and I attest my yoga practice as being essential to that.

By: Hil

Hil — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:47:52 +0000

Yoga really brings up emotions for me, too. I had an experience being deeply hurt by someone close to me a few years ago. I felt the gamut of emotions: anger, sorrow, guilt, frustration. But it wasn’t until I started doing yoga that I was able to let go enough to acknowledge another feeling inside of myself: I missed the person and I loved them. Those feelings made me feel weak and weren’t very pleansant to experience, but they helped me find closure.
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By: lauradishes

lauradishes — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:46:43 +0000

Christie, you (imo) are so good at feeling and interpreting your emotions. I’m not sure that you will agree with me, but I think that all of your work is really paying off. There have been times where I’ve felt angry or mad at an instructor, but I never put two and two together enough to realize that it’s probably something else in my life that’s bringing those emotions to the surface. Great post!
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By: liss

liss — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:32:02 +0000

sometimes it feels so hard to….feel. i admire all the work you’re doing, internally and externally. it is such hard work, particularly when we’re not raised to feel. anger was UNACCEPTABLE in my house, growing up. not much good training there for the real word.

may you continue to take good care of yourself and know that all your feelings are fine.

By: brandi

brandi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:04:09 +0000

I’ve never lost a sibling, but I have lost one of my closest friends so I can relate to some of your feelings. I think losing someone so close, so young, and so unexpected just shakes you to the core and makes it incredibly hard to truly grieve and start the healing process.

I think, even with this anger surfacing, the fact that you still feel happy and can feel that you are whole (including that scar tissue) is an awesome thing.
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By: leslie

leslie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:58:28 +0000

christie, i recently stumbled on your blog and am so, so happy that i did. yoga has become a powerful and healing force in my life as well. the experiences you’ve had with it and the emotions you share because of it are truly inspiring.

i’m so sorry that you’ve had to go through the horror of losing a sibling. i don’t think there are any words that can ever heal that wound, but i do think it is good that you can still face those emotions head on. it’s ok to feel anger, negativity, guilt, etc sometimes – i agree that one of yoga’s wonderful rewards is the way it helps us face both the good and the bad that we feel.