These exercises meditations are designed to supplement the book, The Power of Forgiveness: A Guide to Healing and Wholeness , Chapter 3. Guidelines for Practice Create a safe space. Make a time for this practice when you can be alone without interruption. This is important because you will want to come out of the exercise purposefully so that you feel integrated and grounded. The space should be quiet and facilitate an experience of safety and comfort.
Don’t judge or evaluate your experience. One of the reasons we resist experiencing our emotions is the fear that we will fall apart. This doesn’t happen when we experience our feelings; it happens when we judge them. When we tell ourselves we shouldn’t feel a certain way or something is wrong, we shift the experience from our hearts to our heads. This not only stops the healing process, but it can also cause us to react adversely to it. If you find yourself thinking about how you feel, gently refocus on you
Take time to release the feelings and practice self-care. Heart Activation Meditation This is a 5-minute meditation that can be done every day for best results. It is designed to reconnect us with our experience of love. Love is the healing force in forgiveness. Having a capacity to experience it in the body builds the foundation for further exercises. Do this meditation until you can access the feelings of love with ease. https://emilyjhooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/HeartActivationMeditation.mp3