Forgiveness is an act self-love. We are born worthy of kindness, honesty, respect, love, gentleness, honor, and forgiveness simply because we exist. Yet, negative life experiences can often contribute to the gradual forgetting of our inherent worthiness. Forgiveness is a personal choice to release oneself from the weight of emotions like blame, resentment, shame, and/or anger due to harm experienced. Forgiveness involves a change in personal feelings and attitudes, often creating an opportunity for inner growth and progress by the release of negative emotions. Forgiveness doesn’t condone wrongdoing.
“Forgiveness addresses how we feel about others and ourselves and how those thoughts manifest within our lives as energy.” Iyanla Vanzant
When we do not create space to process our experiences, they will manifest in the body. Energetic imbalances can manifest as exhaustion, chronic pain, anxiety, depression, tension, insomnia, stress, and physical/emotional imbalances. Recovery and freedom lie in our willingness to bravely meet with our suffering, get to know it, learn from it, and transmute it. The Body Keeps Score author, Bessel Van Der Kolk, states that “at the core of recovery is self-awareness”. Yoga therapy offers a safe, accessible way to cultivate self-awareness around sensations in the body with breathwork, gentle movement, inquiry, meditation, and mantra as a practice to remember our Self, and our right to freedom and wellbeing
This October 19th, 2024, join me and Heidi Henyon as we co-host a two-hour beginners workshop on Fostering Forgiveness. As we align with the energy of fall, we will utilize gentle yoga, guided inquiry, meditation, and sound healing to explore forgiveness, acknowledge this season of growth, and let go of what is ready to be released. Check out Heidi’s website here, she is amazing!
In support of our on going efforts to create opportunities to come together in conscious community, please plan on a $30 donation. You are welcome to give more or less. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Virginia Women and Family Support Center.
We will start promptly at 10am. Please arrive at 9:45am so you have plenty of time to get settled in.
This is an intimate gathering and space is limited. RSVP by Friday 10/18/2024. To register please contact myself or Heidi.
Teresa - Email: teresa@4rwellbeing, Phone: 571-229-7758
Heidi - Email: heidihenyon@gmail.com