Men Talking Mindfulness

Our Rage Within

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We all walk around with a mask on... sometimes what is within is pure rage!  Let's talk about this - on this episode of Men Talking Mindfulness, Jon and Will talk about their rage within, what causes it, and ways to process and manage it!   

Announcements  Retreat:  We have teamed up with MovementRx and Dr. Theresa Larson to put on our Mindfulness Adventure Retreat Sept 16-19th in beautiful Durango, CO at the Colorado Trails Ranch and this includes a follow on 4 week integration program … If you book your retreat before 10 August you get $200 off and if you are part of an organization that books 4 or more, you get $500 off PER PERSON!!  We would love for you to join us!  To learn more head to - https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat or listen to Will, Theresa, and myself talking about it on our most recent episode.     

Timestamps 

00:30 Our Rage Within 

04:30 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice (~4 min) 

09:00 Why rage? 

12:30 Defining Rage 

19:00 Will’s rage in Vipassana 

23:00 Commander Macaskill is in the house 

27:00 Social Media as a Rage Arena 

35:00 How do we deal with rage in a healthy way? 

49:30 The role of Pride and Apology 

58:00 Loving Kindness Meditation (Metta) 

1:00:30 Therapy for rage 1:08:00 Detaching from results 

1:10:00 Will leads Closing Practice (~2 min)   

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Your Hosts:  Will is excited to teach you how to develop self-mastery. From teaching and practicing for the last 19 years, he feels it's a joy to work with long-time practitioners and students that have never tried these practices before or have only dabbled. [email protected]   

Jon is a Navy veteran turned mindfulness and meditation teacher. Since ending his 24-year military career in June 2020, Jon is now dedicated to spreading the practices of meditation and mindfulness to help others live happier and more fulfilling lives. [email protected]   

Intro, outro, and trailer by Rich Harris www.linkedin.com/in/47project/