In our present culture we have developed a very ambiguous and problematic relationship towards anger and aggression. They are often equated with force or violence, especially expressions of physical anger or aggression. However, anger and aggression are healthy, vital and important emotional functions of our psyche. They tell us when our boundaries are crossed and mobilize us to defend and to get our needs met. We get things done. Due to their bad reputation our natural impulses for anger and aggression are often suppressed. But pretending to be feeble and harmless in order to appear 'morally good' does not make the emotion go away. It rather goes into the shadows and now either manifests as resentment, passive aggression or it is altogether projected onto others. Suddenly we feel surrounded by enemies and injustice and may feel compelled to act forcefully. A shadow warrior is born!

This workshop is about learning to re-own our anger and aggression, learning to experience, control and harness our anger and to express it in constructive ways. In this 4 hour workshop I will give an introduction to traditional Eastern martial arts, Chinese and Japanese, showing how to work with our energies on a physical level in a non-combative way combined with poetic writing exercises, that allow us to give our angry thoughts and feelings an artistic shape, that can be communicated without causing harm. Learning to resolve conflicts internally and expressing our anger constructively leads to peace; holding on to resentment, externalizing conflicts and attacking others leads to war. Let's heal our wounded warriors within and stand strong for peace!

one person: 30 €

two people: 40 €