Angry Yoga: A Workshop to Process Emotions Safely

You know that feeling when you are frustrated and want to scream or punch a wall? You know how that feeling can control you? You've felt that rage build and find ways to escape, right? Have you felt that defensive wall keep your sadness and disappointment from spilling over the top? Have you felt or been told it is not ok to be angry? 

It doesn't matter if those feelings come from spilled milk or sustained traumas; you're anger is valid and you get to express it safely. 

This workshop focuses on using yoga to process anger. It provides students with space to feel a range of real emotions and to move through tough sensations. We use yoga, meditation, and reflection to acknowledge anger and move it through the body. These practices include stomping, shaking, and vocal activation and release. 

The workshop is for anyone who has every been angry. So, everyone, right? 

If you're seeking relief in discharging anger, working on letting go, and shaking it off, this workshop is for you. 

Participants will learn practices they can deploy off the mat in those moments when life feels tough, lonely, and restrictive. They will also take away mantras and affirmations to help the body learn that it is ok to be angry. 

Bring a mat (if you have one), a drink, and a journal. There will be extra mats, props, and paper available. 

When: Sunday, September 15th, 4-5:15pm

Taught by: Koral Fritz (she/her)

Koral Fritz is a trauma-informed facilitator and leader based in Northern Michigan. She began practicing yoga in 2013 and has since completed her 200 hour training through Canmore Counseling Trauma Informed Yoga School in Canada. 

Throughout her undergraduate and graduate work, Koral used her yoga practice to slow down from academic and professional demands. In her late twenties, Koral became more aware of how yoga could support integrating traumatic experiences and help her explore her own identity. 

Koral enjoys developing classes to guide students into the subtle body through a combination of breathwork, movement, and meditation. She believes yoga is community care and that the practice should be accessible to every body and seeks to support students practicing at all levels.