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Dealing With Anger And Other Negative States of Mind

"If a man is crossing a river
And an empty boat collides with his own skiff,
Even though he be a bad tempered man
He will not become very angry.
But if he sees a man in the boat,
He will shout at him to steer clear.
If the shout is not heard, he will shout again,
And yet again, and begin cursing.
And all because there is somebody in the boat.
Yet if the boat were empty
He would not be shouting and not angry.

If you can empty your own boat
Crossing the river of the world.
No one will oppose you,
No one will seek to harm you."

Chuang Tzo
Translated by Thomas Merton

Using more focussed applications of Present Awareness, to understand, recognise, and put in place strategies to change our responses to situations and people that trigger emotions such as anger , jealousy, frustration, and fear.
Bringing benefits not only to the participants but to work colleagues and collective activities, as usual reactive responses are changed to more creative and harmonious ones.

With experiential sessions, Question and answer opportunities and handouts for participants.