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Anger isn't the problem. Accumulation is.Dr. Jivasu walks through the neurobiology of anger as a healthy, protective, primary emotion — and explains why what we call "anger problems" are almost always accumulated anger being projected onto the wrong moment. He lays out the five-step Soma method for working with anger directly: feeling it, understanding it, expressing it safely, channeling it into creativity, and finally catching it at the level of pure energy before it becomes a pattern. Plus a personal story from Matt about the moment a jar of mayonnaise on a toe taught him more about reactivity than years of practice.What you'll learn in this episode:Why anger is one of six biological primary emotions found in every culture — and what nature designed it forExplore how Soma works through the body → https://www.somapath.orgChapters:00:00 - Start00:40 - The current state of fear and anger in the world01:24 - Anger is a healthy, biological emotion02:01 - The protective purpose of anger03:25 - The six primary emotions04:28 - Why anger becomes a problem: accumulation05:55 - Accumulated anger becomes violence06:55 - How every accumulated emotion transforms (anxiety, depression, mania, hatred, shock)08:09 - Cultural conditioning: why we’re told to suppress09:53 - Family conditioning and inherited anger10:19 - Ancestral anger across generations11:42 - Projection: how accumulated anger becomes violence13:11 - Why we explode at home14:50 - The 5-step Soma method15:28 - Step 1: Feel the anger16:53 - Step 2: Understand the cause19:28 - Step 3: Express and resolve safely20:16 - Step 4: Channel anger into creative power21:13 - Gandhi, Lincoln, Mandela: anger as the engine of every revolution23:33 - Creativity as action, not just art24:45 - Matt’s mayonnaise story: the moment of awareness28:24 - Why we react more when tired and stressed29:33 - Step 5: Emotional wisdom — catching anger at the level of energy31:08 - Nipping anger in the bud32:04 - The somatic self: energy unified into a single river33:22 - Accumulated anger and chronic illness34:30 - Anger is nothing else but energy35:49 - Becoming the compassionate, loving mother36:27 - Fire personality: the link between anger and passion37:17 - Closing: anger as the peak of life🩺 About Soma PathSoma Path is a body- and science-based path to embodied transformation, integrating modern neuroscience with classical contemplative traditions. Led by Dr. Jivasu — a physician and somatic teacher — it offers depth without asking you to leave the modern world behind.🧘 Free Monthly Somatic Meditation (live): https://www.somapath.org/service-page/soma-meditation-listening-within?referral=service_list_widget🎓 Somatic Yoga Teacher Training: https://www.somapath.org/online-somatic-yoga-teacher-training🎧 Listen — ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SomawithJivasu🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0laJc85nHxYzgYyFEK1OfO🍎 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/soma-the-art-and-science-of-somatic-living/id1547156988💗 If this resonatesHave you ever felt you had to choose between living fully in the modern world and seeking something deeper? What would change if the two weren't opposed? Share your thoughts below.