Fists of anger

Being human is frustrating. We got plenty of reasons to be angry: we have to wake up, feed our body, carry it around, sleep again, do stuff. It’s normal to be angry when our soul so big and bright has to fit into such a tiny vehicle.  

Therefore fists of anger. Fists of anger has been part of my daily morning practice since 2019. Within a week, I saw tremendous change in my reaction toward other people, especially one co-worker I couldn’t stand no matter how much compassion and acceptance I tried to force in my interactions with them. 

Try it for 3 minutes a day and notice the changes in your life. 

Posture: Sit in easy pose or rock pose. Make hands into fists with your thumbs on the inside, touching the mound of flesh below your pinky.  

Eyes: Keep your eyes closed, gently focusing up and in at the brow point. 

Breath: Do a powerful Breath of Fire through an O-shaped mouth. Take one arm overhead like a backstroke and then the other, alternating and using your frustration to fuel the movement.

Time: 3 minutes

To end: Inhale, hold the breath, interlace your fingers, and stretch your arms up with your palms facing the ceiling. Imagine yourself surrounded with white shimmering light. Exhale but keep your arms stretched up. Repeat twice more inhaling, holding the breath as your stretch and feel yourself surrounded with white shimmering light, white upon white. Exhale and relax. 

Source: 

Guru Jagat, Invincible Living, The power of yoga, the energy of breath and other tools for a radiant life, Body, Mind, & Spirit, p. 218