In this episode we talk about how tuning into your voice of compassion is the best way to take care of yourself--and your anger. If you want to change the way you react in high stress or high anger situations, then try meditation--specifically the short one we share in this episode. Scientific studies show that when we meditate we are in effect changing the shape of our brain by flexing the muscle of attention. The same way we go to the gym and do repetitions to increase our muscle, we practice meditation daily to focus the mind and change its neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to change its structure. Do you want to change your brain structure and be able to respond instead of react to your anger? Come join us and learn how. 

When you accept yourself, the whole world accepts you.” --Lao Tzu 

"If we can take care of our own anger instead of focusing on the other person we will get immediate relief. If we can pause, we see that our anger or fear may have been born from a wrong perception or may have its roots in the large seeds of anger or fear within us when we realize this it frees us from anger and fear practice in bracing and looking deeply to see the real roots of your anger. When insight is born, you will be free." --Thich Nhat Hanh 

"Breathing in, I am aware that I am breathing in. Breathing out, I am aware that I am breathing out."  --Thich Nhat Hanh  

Books we mentioned The Dance of Anger: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31312.The_Dance_of_Anger 

How to Fight: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/how-to-fight_thich-nhat-hanh/13993741/#edition=14810411&idiq=24084482 

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