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Hi guys,

Happy Fall to all of you and summers went even before we knew it came :) If not anything, atleast there isn't much bad news about the economy... :)

So, coming to our October meetup, there is one thing that we are going to talk about. Breathing..... ya ya, you've heard this before :-) and if you have been in one of my sessions, you probably have done it too. But, why are we still talking about it?

Act, not react: In spite of all the talk that surrounds anger, it is about reactions. If you were angry because of what someone said or did to you, it was a reaction, not an action. There is a difference. You can choose to act - especially when you are calm. But, can you choose to react? My dad said such and such, the driver cut me off on the left lane while I had been waiting for 5 minutes, my boss is a pain etc etc.... in all these situations, we are reacting. Not acting.

Why? Because, we can't think in rage.........and hence, we can't act. And we end up making the situation worse. All we had to do was breathe. I don't want to boast about it but all those people who have benefited from the group are the ones who have been taking 15 minutes from their day for themselves.

Secondly, there are a number of studies that you can find that show how breathing right can de-stress and provide psychological benefits.

This session will have instructions about how you can spend 15 minutes everyday and feel a change in your reactions :).

Hope to see you then.

Navi

PS: Please contribute to cover studio rental for the session as we can't have these sessions out in the cold. Thank you!

Hi guys,

Sorry for not setting up a meetup sooner for this month, but to tell you the truth. I face a paradox too :)

About 10 people RSVPd last time and three showed up. Not to say, it wasn't worth it but if you want me to help a little, you have to show up :)

So, let's see if you still want to break away from your past and give yourself a chance to understand and then control anger.

For people who are going to be at the meetup for the first time, just a note.....

Anger management is a process. It's a habit that takes time to inculcate. If anger has affected you for years, it's not reasonable to expect results in one session. There are no magic tricks :) . Just some simple tools that we learn each month.

We talk about a basic issue- anger and how it is affecting our daily lives. We understand anger a little more and how it controls us . At the end of the class, we leave with 2 techniques. You go home and practice them for 10 minutes everyday. If it works for you for 30 days, you come back and we do 2 more.

Another thing that I borrow from Tony Robbins is "Do not rationalize" why you can't spare 15 minutes a day to practice these methods. Just do them for 30 days. If they don't work, don't come back.

Navi

Location:

We'll meet at 68 street and Riverside Boulevard at 3:45pm at the entrance to park opposite the Trump place buildings. You can mapquest 180 Riverside BOULEVARD not drive.

Then we will enter the park together and do our discussion in Riverside Park.

(#1 train to 66 street)

Hi guys,

Instead of Ripley's, we plan to meet at Riverside Park. Those who have already paid, will get reimbursed tomorrow since we are not renting a studio.

Those who still want to join, we'll meet at 68 street and Riverside Boulevard at 6:45pm at the entrance to park opposite the Trump place buildings. You can mapquest 180 Riverside BOULEVARD not drive.

Then we will enter the park together and do our discussion in Riverside Park.

(#1 train to 66 street).

If there is a problem, reach me at 201-283-2391.

Navi

Hi guys,

This time, we talk and understand anger........ how it controls and affects our lives. What are the things we experience physiologically, how it affects our emotions and what can we do on a daily basis to control these hormones :)

Beyond these, an important aspect that Len brought about at last meetup was attachment. How unknowingly we get attached to people or their actions that we ruin our moments....... driving in the city is another aspect of this attachment.

Let's continue this discussion and practice one method........ Se if makes us flip out a little lesser on the road :)

See you.

Navi

Hi guys,

Lets get together for this meetup. I know its a short notice but looks like some of us are up for it.

This meetup would include two steps:

a. Finding the source

b. Technique 1 to manage anger.

See you there.

Navi

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