To view this newsletter in the browser, click here                 Issue #136       A newsletter from Creativegarh to help you live a life of passion, purpose and meaning.         Hello resistance.                     A compulsive nagger.           A relentless stalker.           A serial bad-advice giver.           Resistance is not an early riser. But it is always up before you are. When you choose to wake up at 5 for a workout, resistance will be up at 4:59, all perked up and cheery, cajoling you into hitting the snooze button, skipping the gym and promising you a fresh start from tomorrow.           Even if you choose to ignore it and drag yourself for a workout, it'll talk you out of having a leg day and sweet-talk you into getting on an unused cross-trainer for some light cardio. Just for today. You may relent or you may not; whatever you choose, resistance will never feel threatened or give in.           After the workout, or none, when you choose to skip breakfast and have a day of intermittent fasting, resistance will seduce you with the amorous joy of homemade aloo parathas with white butter while giving you the whole spiel on how calorie deficit is a sham and one should live to eat, for you know, YOLO.           Oh, resistance and its cunning, conniving games.           The bitterness of the fight with your lover still sits heavy on your chest. When you pick up the phone to clear the air, resistance invokes ego and self-respect and they give you a convincing narrative that even she can call if she really values this relationship. You give in, hoping the phone will ring soon.           When you decide to devote your day to mindfulness and meditation, resistance shows up with the idea of meeting a long-lost friend over some spirits to elevate your soul.           When you choose to have just one drink, resistance nags you for being boring, uninteresting, a goody two shoes, for being a real-life wimpy kid. You give in and chug down a few more beers.           You want to spend the evening with your octogenarian grandmother; resistance shoves the latest web series right into your face and you lose yourself in the old-world charm of a period drama.           You plan to call it an early day; resistance entices you with just one reel on Instagram and then it's one mindless scroll after another into the wee hours.           And the next thing you know, it's morning. You wake up for a workout and resistance is sitting on your bed with an evil smile on its face, masked as compassion, cajoling you to hit the snooze button—just for today.           Resistance. The rotten rascal. The powerless scoundrel. The mutilator of dreams. The passion killer. The inner demon, the arch-nemesis of your inner child.           Your anger is scared. Honour it, not run away from it.                     Anger is ugly but a beautiful friend. It may want you to smash someone’s head, but it’s a buddy. It may make you throw a fit, but it’s on your side.           Anger is not the enemy; it is a friend. Sure, not someone you would want to hang out with, but one who shows you the way, the light, the path. It’s a plea, a voice, a demand for you to get up and do something.           Someone made you angry, resentful, insecure, sad or guilty? Being triggered is an inside job and avoiding those triggers or those people who “bring out the worst in you” doesn’t help. In fact, be grateful, for those who make you angry are creating an opportunity for you to find what you believe is the “worst” in you.           Avoiding your triggers is not healing. Healing happens when you become a non-judgmental witness to the anger and you are able to move through the pain, the pattern, the story and write a different ending.           Anger is one of the triggers for self-inquiry. It opens the floodgates and helps you walk into yourself, shining light on your insecurities, guilt, sadness, embarrassment, shame, resentment, jealousy and fear. Work with anger to integrate your shadow self and bring it into consciousness.           When angered, be sakshi—the witness. The witness to the, let’s say, anger, but don’t “become” the anger. Don’t react. Ask yourself what you are feeling. Give the feeling a description rather than just a word such as good, sad, bad or angry. Sit with yourself and allow yourself to feel the feeling. Soon enough, the feeling will move out of your emotional body. When it does, ask yourself if you have felt this feeling often. If yes, it is probably a pattern and a repetitive pattern is always a desperate call to heal. The next question to ask is, when was the first time you felt like this? This is not an easy one to answer, but it will invariably lead you to a childhood memory, trauma or experience. Once you find it, rewrite the experience of the experience, face the truth, not the belief, integrate your shadow self and heal yourself.           Healing happens when you address the source of the anger, resolve it and release it. Then the anger stops being anger but becomes a beautiful friend.       Our upcoming retreats                         Mandi Last 4 Seats Left 25th to 31st May     Mandi’s tranquil environment serves as the perfect backdrop for personal metamorphosis, ensuring you return home with a revitalised spirit and fresh perspective of life!   More details     Reignite conversation     Andretta Last 5 Seats Left 22nd to 28th June     To reconnect to your inner child at a beautiful hillside retreat with 14+ soulful individuals will make this a life-transforming experience. See you at Andretta!   More details     Reignite conversation     Kolhapur Registrations Open 10th to 16th August     Escape the city's clamor, reconnect with your inner light. 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