The Art of Anger
Fresno’s First and Only SMASH / WRECKING/ RAGE ROOM!!!
Why SMASH, WRECK, or RAGE?
Because trauma was NEVER meant to be a destination!
Because it’s time to give yourself permission to release what no longer serves you!
Because there’s a finally a place that gives you permission to feel and express ALL of your very human emotions, without judgement.
Because it is so incredibly CATHARTIC!
Because you will feel lighter, afterward!
Because no one’s going to tell you not to!
Because you deserve this release!
Because releasing what you no longer need makes room for all the good stuff you’re calling into your life now!
Because the heavy emotions of anger, grief, rage, fear, and shame are the emotions that often make others uncomfortable when we want to express them, instead, we learn to bury them deep in the body, where they attach to our cells, often making us feel unwell — emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually. These heavy, deeply buried emotions often need a physical release — to pull them UP and OUT. The creator of The Art of Anger, Inc., has been sending her coaching clients to the batting cages and the driving range for decades, to do that ‘pulling up and out’ physical motion, to release these pent up heavy emotions that have attached to cells and are buried deep within the body.
Because these heavy emotions of anger, grief, rage, fear, and shame get buried deep in the body, where they attach to cells, and get pushed down even further every time others in society try to shame us for needing to express these emotions physically. Our long-held social norms do not support a physical expression of anger, rage and grief that appears to be ‘violent,’ as it involves throwing, hitting and destroying objects. Eventually, these unexpressed, buried heavy emotions make us sick, emotionally, mentally and physically. In fact, the ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) study conducted by Kaiser from 1995-1997 is quantitative, scientific, peer-reviewed research that examined the relationship between these adverse experiences (which include all types of abuse, neglect and other traumatic individual and household experiences such as parental incarceration, frequent moves, death of a caregiver, bullying, food insecurity and more) during childhood, and their relationship to reduced health and well-being later in life, and a notably shorter life-span. Simply put, our childhood experiences have a tremendous, lifelong impact on our health and quality of our lives. The ACE study showed dramatic links between adverse childhood experiences and risky behavior, psychological issues, serious illness and the leading causes of death!* We now know that higher ACEs scores lead to poorer health outcomes, including higher risk for heart disease, diabetes, cancer, auto immune disorders, depression, anxiety, and even suicide, as well as other serious and often long-term and terminal illnesses. We absolutely need to do everything we can to reduce these experiences for children. And we ALSO must support adults, teens and children who’ve already experienced trauma, and their very real need to emotionally and physically release the pent up and stored trauma their bodies have been holding onto for weeks, months, years and — for some of us — decades! The Art of Anger, Inc. was specifically designed to assist in that releasing so that emotional healing can begin and continue, and so that the emotional healing that can come from release, can also impact physical well-being and recovery. It’s not just the experiences that have made us ill, it is the fact that our bodies have held onto these traumatic experiences and pain memories that deeply embed into the cells in our bodies.
*See: https://vetoviolence.cdc.gov/apps/phl/images/ACES_Infographic_Accessible.pdf
What if I don’t feel like breaking stuff, or what if the loud, crashing sounds might bother me?
If you don’t want to break things, but like the idea of hitting something, we have tires in every rage room, and padded sawhorses on the ready.
Also, our Zen room was designed as a low/no impact solution — created with our clients who may have PTSD and cannot tolerate the crashing sound, or persons with balance or mobility issues who may not have the dexterity or balance to navigate amongst flying glass and other debris. Our Zen room is also a perfect pairing as a COOL DOWN for any of our rage sessions! So, if you would rather express yourself in splatter paint, create a vision board, or pop bubblewrap in our Zen room, we’ve got you covered! If you just want a place to scream or cry without judgement, we’ve got a padded room that we won’t lock you in!
Some people will surely come for the fun and cathartic effect of breaking glass and other items; it’s a fantastic date night and girls or guys night out experience. Yet, we do this for those who come because because it is healing; because they know it is time to release the pain and anguish of the past — even if that past was just last week or this last year of the pandemic that turned all of our lives upside down.
If you’ve found this website, it’s probably time for you to come on in and LET GO of the stuff that’s been weighing you down for far too long. The Art of Anger is a place where we believe this releasing work is truly sacred, Divine work, and it is treated as such, and so are you!
The Art of Anger, Inc. is an alternative mental health model trauma transformation center that is holistic, artistic and therapeutic. Upon entering our space, you will be encouraged to release your long-held pain and trauma, and free yourself from the pain of your past in a completely judgement-free zone! We provide an emotionally safe and sacred place for releasing the anger, hurt and resentment that we all carry around with us, accumulated and packed away after every lie, every betrayal, every emotional manipulation, every physical assault, every verbal attack.
At The Art of Anger, Inc., we believe that trauma was NEVER meant to be a destination. Yet, far too many people experience traumatic life events such as toxic relationships, cheating and betrayal, breakups, sexual and other violent assaults, intimate partner and family violence, loss of loved ones, as a result of divorce, terminal illness, accidental deaths, suicides, and many other painful life experiences, some of which occurred decades ago during childhood (adverse childhood experiences), and unfortunately find themselves still living with the pain, stuck in the trauma many weeks, months and years later. If that’s you, we are glad you found your way here! We can help you to release yourself from the shackles of pain and hurt and anger that currently bind you and keep you from experiencing true lasting, and resplendent joy! Joy is your birthright — and we want to help you find your way to JOY!
WhY The Art of Anger, and WHAT is the ART part of THe Art of Anger?
When your body feels out of alignment (aches and pains, chronic conditions, disorders and disease), IT IS. In fact when you know and can name why you are angry (pent up, buried anger, resentment, rage from past hurtful life experiences), then it is definitely time for you to release those feelings that have been deeply buried within your body for far too long.
At The Art of Anger, we approach anger releasing work from an holistic, artistic, and energetic healing perspective. We are energetic healers, empaths, shamans and artisans with backgrounds in psychology, sexuality, personal coaching, spiritual counseling. We are familiar with the physical body, pain bodies, auric, ethereal, and energetic bodies.
If you’ve tried other ‘anger work’ and still found yourself to be full of anger even though you diligently wrote the letters, poetry, songs, or journal entries, you’re not alone! You are among many thousands who have been directed to write out their rage. You wrote letters or poems or songs. You charted your triggers and your dreams. You journaled, daily. You cried. You even felt better, initially. But before long, you realized you were still really, really angry. That’s where The Art of Anger comes in. Anger lives deep within us, festering like a wound and causing physical and emotional pain. Writing about it simply isn’t enough. It must be dredged up from deep within. Coaxed out of the crevices and corners within your internal body where it’s been buried for far too long. That process requires a certain set of physical movements that when repeated along with visualization of the pain and those who inflicted the wounds, it’s finally allowed to be released -- through a cathartic set of sensory experiences that provide physical and emotional and energetic release and relief from the pain.
Be Your Own Hero! YOU are the one who’s coming to save you! It’s time to put on your cape and show up fully for yourself, in every way. THIS is the beginning of your self-love healing journey.
You don't have to be angry anymore. And you don't have to be ashamed of your anger, nor of physically expressing it out loud. You have a right to experience the full range of human emotions; you have a right to be angry. And, just as importantly, you have a responsibility to yourself to set yourself FREE from the bondage of old emotional injuries. You've outgrown them. They no longer serve your highest and best. It's perfectly okay if you just aren't sure quite how to do that, because we are here to help you.
You're going to rescue yourself, by being your own hero! We're just here to provide the super hero costume and the phone booth in which to change! So, come on in and break some stuff, release some stuff, heal some stuff and reclaim your sense of wholeness, and get back on track pursuing your life's work. It's time to stand, live and walk in the full truth of your power. You are amazing. You are powerful. You are Divine. And you're about to feel a whole lot lighter, too!
The ART part…And, when you are all done breaking and crashing stuff, you can work with one of our “Artists in Residence” to create a unique piece of art, or a stepping stone, from the shards of your destruction session! The purpose of this is to remind you that you have begun your healing journey, and are moving yourself forward in the life trajectory that you self-determine — as you are no longer side-lined by and stuck in the trauma, and nor are you viewing life through the lens of the trauma, as you have for many weeks, months or years in the past. You’ve created something undeniably unique and beautiful from the shards of what has been perceived as dark, heavy, hurtful ugliness inside of you. If you created something beautiful from the evidence of your trauma — now visibly outside of your body for the first time — you must now decide what gets to hold space in your head and your heart; because you must have been beautiful all along, even with the trauma buried inside of you and holding you hostage! Thanks for showing up for yourself! You deserve to heal, and you deserve all of the beauty you’re calling into your life at this time.
Our Clients
Our clients look exactly like YOU. We have clients of ALL ages, all cultural groups, all walks of life. Parents bring their children and teens in. Friends bring their friends in who are dealing with difficult issues. Managers and business owners bring their employees in to release. We’ve had families engage generational releasing — from grandkids to parents to grandparents! We’ve had family reunions, and families grieving a loss together. Birthday parties for kids, teens and adults are quite popular. The bottom line is our clients are regular people with regular lives: nurses, teachers, firefighters, mechanics, police officers, cooks, landscapers, veterans, drivers, doctors, lawyers, judges, therapists, dentists, janitors, military officers, elected officials, waiters, business owners, clerks, students and parents. Our clients are just like you: someone who’s accumulated anger in their lives just by virtue of living and loving and being in relationships with other humans, some healthier than others, some incredibly toxic.
In fact, you’ve probably come to this site because you find yourself missing out on the joys of life all around you. Full of anger and resentment stemming from the traumatic pain you’ve endured, you feel stuck, unable to move forward with your life. You may be suffering from different physical ailments, including chronic pain such as migraines, shoulder and back pain, or worse. Anger is a powerful emotion that attaches to cells within the body when it is suppressed over and over again. We will show you how to sanely and effectively release the anger that bubbles beneath your surface, like a volcano ready to explode!
Our Dragon Room and the destruction left AFTER a Demolition Duo!
What We Do
We provide the space (a private room) the protective clothing and gear (face shields, goggles, coveralls, gloves, hard hats), various implements from which to choose (baseball bats, golf clubs, sledge hammers, tennis rackets, wiffle ball bats, badminton racquets, table and chair legs, pipes, industrial tools, and much more) and the objects of destruction (bottles, glasses, plates and other glass wear, as well as tables, chairs, home decor, toys, instruments, housewares, small appliances and electronics such as phones, cameras, radios) and large electronics like computers, printers, shredders, big screen televisions and more) and the time (5 - 20 - 45 minute sessions), which is usually quite long enough!
And when you’re done beating the hell out of whatever objects you’ve chosen -- after you’ve yelled, screamed and maybe even cried your release -- we’ll clean up the mess. Plus, you get to graffiti our rage room walls as the final act of catharsis before you exit the rage room. AND, there’s more! We’ll also show you how to turn the shards of what you destroyed in your rage releasing session, into an eclectic and personal piece of art that also serves as a reminder on your steady path forward that you’ve already done some significant work to heal yourself and propel yourself toward the direction of your greatest dreams on your life’s journey!
We will also provide energetic clearing for you during your work with us, that will ensure that you leave feeling lighter in body and spirit and at the same time very full as you’ll be filled up with Divine Light flowing into all of the cracks and crevices deep within where the hurt, pain, resentment, anger and rage used to live. We’ll also sage you and surround you with Angelic Light as you leave. Our clients often report feeling lighter and more free than they’ve felt in years, or possibly, ever. Namaste!