• Check in, centering, balanced hatha yoga set considering contraindications, relaxation (with imagery as appropriate),
• Balanced pranayama considering contraindications, meditation/centering.
• Include at least one suggestion from Karma, Bhakti, Raja, or Jnana Yoga tailored for this client.

Use tools as needed to intercept anger/frustration rather than allowing it to keep building. Tools he can use: movement (within reason!), walking meditation, "peace is in me" meditation, deep breathing.

Discussed the way anger/frustration continues to show up for him. This week, he damaged his new phone. He was so angry he went out and ran 13 miles (more than double his usual mileage) to cope, which caused some pain in his hips, knee, and foot. We discussed his pattern of directing anger toward himself, and his tendency to become especially angry when something involves money (i.e., phone, refrigerator). He sees this. He is also able to sense when anger is building with a kind of "snowball effect." Talked about how he can start to catch himself sooner to pause, breathe, take a walk or some sort of time-out.
Taught and practiced walking meditation.
Reviewed slow, deep breathing.
Reviewed koshas. He remembered all of them except "mental."

The client is more self-aware than I thought he would be. This awareness is helping him make progress. This type of mental training can be slow-going, but I believe he is motivated enough to get good results over time.

I felt good about being able to see his patterns and point them out in a way that was curious and gentle enough to keep him interested.

Review what we have learned so far.
Introduce kleshas, attachment and aversion, as ways to observe what happens in his mind with anger/frustration.
Breath awareness, possibly extended exhalations.