Mindfulness in schools project teacher training

Forgiveness Initiation 

Forgiveness is a multi-disciplinary process whereby mindfulness can help our understanding of the complex nature of interpersonal relationships which have caused us harm and grievance. Mindfulness plays a significant role in reducing negative effect such unconscious bias, prejudice, and resentment while forgiveness allows for the containment or protectory of deep insight and wisdom. The forgiveness enquiry is therefore a unique space which brings the elements of non-judgement and benevolence towards unpleased discord which can dwell In our psyche for years unattended. The value of this process deserves a full status along side its counterparts of compassion, equanimity and Metta Practice.

This workshop will explore the intersectionalities between forgiveness and mindfulness. We will explore this within a discussion panel on the appropriateness of challenging broken systems and systemic oppression.  We will have a presentation, and guided meditation. Panel  -Barbara Soltero, PhD-candidate, Vicen Cullen, Imani Sorhanindo and Paula Watson.

About the workshop holder

William Fley is the founder and director of the Mindfulness Network for People of Colour, the UK’s leading organisation looking at ways in which mindfulness can be more assessable culturally sensitive, and trauma-sensitive for people of colour.  He is a psychotherapist with a focus on child adverse conditions, including the challenges and the effects of ‘absent fathers’ on identity, transition and belonging. William researches and offers seminars and evidence-based research projects crossing over interdisciplinary frameworks that merge racial justice, psychology, forgiveness, and resilience trauma work, forest retreats and also the founder of absentfather.org project in the UK.