Welcome,

For anyone who chooses to journey through Body & Life education together as students, teachers, or faculty members; we all learn and grow by finding in our heart and body the treasure and power of forgiveness to restore broken relationships. 

By forgiving others, we restore in us and around us, a renewed sense of peace, health and wellness.  By healing, rooting and strengthening we receive a gift of peace, harmony, and collective community health and well-being.

Every step we have taken and everything we have survived, overcome, or conquered; especially when we offered our word or gesture and our courage or strength that helped someone, makes us perfect for the forgiveness journey.

When we listen, observe, and sense unrest in our body and life or feel nudged – even pushed to give it attention – then we know we’re being asked to step on the forgiveness path.  When asked to take the forgiveness journey we must:

Recognize

·       Unwavering hope for healing.

·       Forgiving both ourselves and others.

·       Sharing benefits of healing.

·       Growing communication skills.

·       Honoring another as ourselves.

·       Healing relationships and communities.

Forgivers:

·       Engage in healing conversations.

·       Are courageous and bold.

·       Release grudges and resentment.

·       Admit they don’t have all the answers

·      Face conflict with open hearts and minds.

·       Use bravery to support shared healing.

·       Acknowledge truth to request forgiveness

·       Are steadfast in their commitments to do better.

·       Turn forgiveness into an everyday act.

·       See what is wrong and desire to do something.

·       Support different opinions with open minds and hearts.

·       Practice overcoming for opportunities.

·       Protect themselves and others. 

While there is no one map to follow to take the forgiveness journey, here are some concrete steps to take, without minimizing any situations or trauma. 

1.     First and foremost decide if you want to heal and are ready to change negative feelings toward your transgressor into neutral and/or positive ones. If you do, verbally say, “I desire to heal with (person) about (event).”

2.     Name, recognize and acknowledge any perceived harm, betrayal, or injustice you feel you have experienced and define what makes you feel and believe you are right and they are wrong.

3.     Audiotape and in free flow with emotion, speak about your subjective truth. If need be, ask for someone to witness and hold space for you and stand in as the person you want to speak with.

4.     Listen to the tape. With empathy, self reflect and name barriers; thresholds that stopped you from being open and curious about the other’s subjective truth.

5.     In meditation, ask for guidance. In your mind’s eye, create a picture of you and the other person speaking and hearing each other, even agreeing to disagree on some things.

6.     Put pride and self righteousness aside and in your mind replay the event and be accountable for co-creating an outcome where everyone feels respected and heard.

7.     Sense the treasure and gift of forgiveness in your body and heart. Welcome forgiveness into your whole being and your world.

8.     Reach out to that person. Ask if they are willing to meet you with the intent to heal the relationship and move on without holding negative feelings without the need to resume a friendship or even have further contact.

With Pleasure,

Debbie

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