Explaining all that anger can reveal, activist and yoga instructor Reggie Hubbard encourages listeners to use their anger for positive change.

In this week’s episode of Mindrolling, Raghu and Reggie reflect upon:

• Reggie's powerful upbringing as a person of color, shaped by family stories from the Civil Rights era and beyond
• How surviving a stroke became a transformative spiritual experience for Reggie  
• Anger as a gift and friend that can show us injustice, unreconciled pain, and more
• How facing his anger led Reggie to yoga, mindfulness, and spiritual life
• Maharaj-ji’s wisdom: you can be angry, just don’t throw anyone out of your heart.
• How poverty is pathologized in American society—and the consequences of blaming the poor.
• What science reveals about the empathy gap in wealthy individuals and its societal impact
• Consuming less media, talking less, and praying more
• Why the act of surrender can be the most powerful and transformative choice 
• Considering where love is in our reality and figuring out who we really are
• A meditation as Reggie plays gongs and singing bowls for listeners 

Read the full article Raghu excerpts in this episode, “What You’ve Suspected Is True: Billionaires Are Not Like Us,” HERE.

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About Reggie Hubbard:

Reggie is a certified yoga and meditation teacher and the founder/chief serving officer of Active Peace Yoga. He has taught Members of Congress, Congressional Staff, major labor unions, leading progressive organizations, and individuals from all walks of life the simple tools for managing stress and bringing peace to mind, body, and spirit. Reggie’s life work sits at the intersection of bringing more peace and balance to activists; guiding the wellness community toward being more engaged, concerned citizens; and enhancing the well-being of all walks of life. Learn more HERE.

"You should be outraged, these are outrageous times. What will you do with that outrage? How might that outrage fuel the aims that you seek as opposed to fuel your self-destruction or delusion?” – Reggie Hubbard

Photo via Reggie Hubbard

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