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SUMMARY:Online: Understanding Anger - From Poison to Presence
DESCRIPTION:Online: Understanding Anger – From Poison to Presence \nA Trauma-Informed\, Four-Part Series with Amma Thanasanti \nThursdays\, September 10th – October 1st\, 2026 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \n \nAnger is one of the most misunderstood experiences in contemplative life. We’re often taught to manage it\, release it\, or simply watch it pass. But anger can carry real intelligence — about what matters to us\, where our boundaries are\, what we’ve lost\, and where we need healing. \nThis four-part series offers something different: not a technique for getting rid of anger\, but a framework for understanding it more clearly — so it can become useful rather than destructive\, a doorway rather than a trap. \nAbout the Series \nAcross four sessions\, we explore four distinct families of anger: \n\nEveryday anger — the irritation\, frustration\, and friction of ordinary life. Left unexamined\, it accumulates into resentment and reactivity. Understood clearly\, it reveals what matters to us and offers early signal before the fire grows.\nDefensive anger — the anger that arises when a boundary is crossed or a value is violated. When it hardens\, it can tip into self-righteousness or aggression. When heard\, it carries the intelligence of protection and moral clarity.\nAttachment anger — the fire of disconnection\, longing\, and relational rupture. When it runs unconsciously\, it can drive the very disconnection it most fears. When understood\, it reveals how much connection matters — and what it needs in order to heal.\nProjective anger — when the charge of what we feel exceeds the present moment\, pointing toward something unresolved in ourselves. When unexamined\, it keeps us locked in cycles of blame and reactivity. When met with honesty\, it becomes one of the most direct pathways to self-understanding and healing.\n\nThroughout the series we will also explore how each of these families of anger shows up in our collective life — in polarization\, moral distress\, ecological anxiety\, and the erosion of community. This is not only personal work. It is also practice for staying human in difficult times. \nHow the Sessions Work \nEach two-hour session includes: \n\nA 30-minute guided meditation with multiple anchor options\nTeaching grounded in nearly 50 years of Theravada contemplative practice\, trauma-informed understanding\, and attachment theory\nOptional break-out inquiry or private journaling\nGroup discussion and Q&A\n\nAll experiential components are optional. You are in charge of your level of engagement throughout. Backing off or slowing down is understood as wise and skillful practice. \nThis is a mindfulness and educational series. It is not therapy and not a replacement for therapy. \nWho This Is For \nThis series is well suited for you if: \n\nYou have some meditation experience and want to work more skillfully with anger\nYou sense that your current practice hasn’t fully addressed your anger patterns\nYou’re curious about trauma-informed approaches to difficult emotions\nYou want to understand the difference between anger that needs to be heard and anger that needs additional support\n\nNo advanced practice is required. \nWho This Is Not For \nThis is not the right container for you if: \n\nYou are regularly destabilized and finding it difficult to regulate in daily life\nYou are looking for a space to process deep emotional wounds or traumatic memories — this series is educational\, not therapeutic\nYou are in an early stage of trauma recovery where educational content about anger might be activating without sufficient support in place\nYou are not yet connected to a therapist or support system and sense this series may be a substitute for one\n\nOnline Registration:\nPlease register below. If you are able\, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity! (Please note that the registration price includes a base level of teacher support\, and you will have the opportunity to donate more after the program.) \nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off.\nCLICK HERE to open the registration form in a new browser window. \nBring a Buddy: If you are a member of our Circle of Friends\, you’re invited to bring a Dharma buddy to this program for no additional cost. Simply select “1” from the drop-down next to the Bring a Buddy level\, and enter your special discount code (provided in your Circle of Friends welcome email) to reduce the price to that of a single\, standard registration. This registration will grant attendance for you and your buddy. \n \nVolunteering \nAll of our programs rely on volunteers to support our teachers and staff with various tasks and responsibilities. Volunteering allows you to participate in our programs at no cost. To inquire about volunteering opportunities\, please fill out our inquiry form\, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/anger/
LOCATION:New York Insight Meditation Center\, 115 West 29th Street\, 12th floor\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Course Series
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