FORGIVENESS AFFIRMATIONS

One of the most powerful gifts we can give ourselves is to forgive, both ourselves and others. In forgiving we are not condoning the behaviour of the person we perceive as having wronged us, but rather we are allowing ourselves to break the hold that person has on our lives. Feeling anger towards that person may have been well-justified, but unless it is dealt with and processed it becomes a corrosive aspect in our bodies, leading to physical disease and emotional illness. Holding onto feelings of anger or revenge are likely to be hurting us rather than the original perpetrator, with whom we may not have had any contact for years, or worse still, who may have already passed over. Do you really want to hurt yourself as well by not forgiving?

Even if you feel you can only make baby steps towards forgiving someone, at least forgive yourself for having allowed yourself to be caught up in the drama for so long. Give yourself the gift of forgiveness.

Below are a couple of my favourite forgiveness affirmations:

FORGIVENESS AFFIRMATION

I forgive everyone who has ever hurt or harmed me, consciously or unconsciously, in this lifetime or any other, in this universe, dimension, plane or level of existence or any other.
I offer them grace.
I ask forgiveness for everything I have ever done to hurt or harm another, consciously or unconsciously, in this lifetime or any other, in this universe, dimension, plane or level of existence or any other.
I ask for grace.
I forgive myself for everything I have ever done to hurt or harm another, consciously or unconsciously, in this lifetime or any other, in this universe, dimension, plane or level of existence or any other.
I accept grace.
I am free. All chains and restrictions fall from me. I stand in my full power as a master.

AFFIRMATION OF FORGIVENESS & ATONEMENT

I don't know why you did what you did,
And I don't know why you said what you said,
And I don't know why you are the way you are,
But I accept that's where you need to be now,
And I forgive you and I forgive myself.
I release all anger, bitterness and resentment,
Past or present,
And I release us both in my love.
And so be it.

Exercise: Reclaiming Your Power
All those that you have ever perceived as having wronged you have at a soul level presented themselves to you as opportunities to learn. If you haven't learnt the lesson, then the other person has also failed in teaching you. Connect to the divine spark in all of them and feel yourself reclaiming your own power directly from the limitless supply of Divine Power. Forgive yourself for allowing yourself to be caught up in the drama of unforgiveness for so long. See and feel yourself rising up above the circumstances and letting them crumble away below.

Exercise: Forgiveness of Self and Others
Think of a person who has wronged you and for whom there is still bad feeling. Place your hands over your heart with the intention to channel energy to your heart. Read the affirmation of forgiveness and atonement words, with feeling, in your mind and channel energy for 10 minutes or until you feel a shift in your heart. Don’t be surprised if you experience tears as a release as you forgive yourself allowing you to move forward with grace.

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SELF-HYPNOSIS FOR HEALING

“Hypnosis” comes from the Greek word ipnos meaning “sleep”, but really hypnosis is not a sleep state, rather a natural state of deep relaxation. For most people this means lowering the brainwave frequency from waking (beta) to (alpha), the same level as in meditation. Some experienced meditators may just naturally drop into the lower (theta) brainwave range during hypnosis, a level at which we start to merge in and out of conscious awareness, but we are not asleep and our subconscious mind is fully alert.
Many people are under the misconception that hypnosis is something magical and mystical where we totally lose awareness of where we are and what is happening to us. No wonder some people are frightened of hypnosis! I have also had a number of people ringing me up to “take the spell/curse off them” that someone has allegedly put on them with “hypnosis”. It seems hypnosis is akin to voodoo for some.
The reality, however, is that hypnosis is a natural state of relaxation where the activity of the conscious mind slows down while the subconscious mind remains alert and active. It is a form of focused concentration by the subconscious mind. Have you ever tried to communicate to someone watching their favourite show on television, only to be met with absolutely no response? Well that person has been “hypnotized” by the TV set and their conscious mind has been switched down or off, so consciously they really are not hearing you. Obviously at some level they are comfortable like this otherwise the conscious mind would not allow itself to relax down this way.
There is a well-known saying in hypnotherapy circles, “All hypnosis is self-hypnosis.” No one can force you to be hypnotised against your will. Even that 35% of the population with controlling personalities will often need extra support and guidance to surrender control temporarily during a hypnotherapy session.
The main difference between meditation and hypnosis is that in meditation the person often has the intention to turn off both the conscious and subconscious mind through use of something like the mantra “ohm”, whereas in hypnosis the subconscious mind remains alert and active. Of course this distinction blurs when we listen to a guided meditation or visualisation on a CD as we are keeping the subconscious mind active and are actually doing self-hypnosis.
A vividly imagined scene or experience in a relaxed hypnotic state is interpreted as reality by the subconscious mind, so it is little wonder self-hypnosis has the potential to be an amazing healing tool for personal growth and stress management.

Effective self-hypnosis will include finding a quiet place to sit or lie comfortably for at least 20 minutes where you will not be disturbed, creating a relaxing ambience with a rug, and maybe relaxation music, candles and aromatherapy oils. Set your intention for the session, such as for relaxation, getting rid of emotional rubbish, detaching yourself from troublesome people and so on. You may like to record some self-hypnosis scripts in your voice, being conscious of timing, intonation and voice modulation. If you don’t like listening to the sound of your own voice, you may like to get a friend to record it in their voice. Alternatively, just memorize the basic outline of a script and you will be able to lead yourself through it in trance.
Each of your self-hypnosis sessions should ideally start with an Induction, such as deep breathing, to start relaxing down, a Deepening Technique, such as walking down steps, to deepen the relaxation even further, a Healing Focus for the session and then a Count-up to bring you back to full waking consciousness when you are ready. You might also like to imagine setting a timer on a clock at the start of your self-hypnosis so that the timer goes off after the desired number of minutes and brings you back to full waking consciousness.
If I get a short break in between clients I will often drop into a “power nap” mini self-hypnosis with the intention to be back at full alertness five minutes before my next client arrives. Works every time, regardless of whether the client is early or late!
Never listen to guided visualizations or self-hypnosis scripts while driving a car or operating machinery. Self-hypnosis is contraindicated for people suffering from grand mal epilepsy or psychosis as there is a slight risk the altered brainwave state may trigger an episode.

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