E - Easy Option This Weeks Video This fourth aspect of HALE - E, the EASY OPTION is a paradox, in that it is the easiest of the four...

L - Loving Alternative This Weeks Video This is Part 3 in the blog series on HALE, one of the key mindfulness tools taught in The Centre...

A - After Effect This Weeks Video In Part 1 of HALE- A Mindful Intervention, I explored the H in HALE, which was the first of a four-...

H - Halt! This Weeks Video At The Centre for Western Mindfulness we subscribe to several tools that can be used to sustain mindfulness as...

How to Ask for Forgiveness This Weeks Video A key element of a contrite spirit is having the courage to ask for forgiveness. Metanoia is a word with Greek origins which means to change one’s mind. Seeking forgiveness is in essence a change of mind. In Christian terminology it’s called repentance. In one moment you have a state of mind that is judgemental, critical, offensive, or even careless, that triggers a response of hurt, in all of its various expressions, in another. Th

Establishing Forgiveness as a Habit This Weeks Video Applying forgiveness to any situation that requires it, can be quite challenging. So, is it possible to have a consciousness of forgiveness that naturally, and easily flows when the circumstances demand it? Can conscious forgiveness become a habit? To form a habit, we have to regularly repeat in action, and/or thought, the thing we want to be habitual. To do that we first have to be motivated to want to do that. The regular

Self Forgiveness This Weeks Video In The Centre for Western Mindfulness’ Pathways to Mindfulness program we assess people’s current state of awareness regarding who they are physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. There are 15 statements in each of the four elements, which highlights an aspect of that element. One of the spiritual aspects reads - It is easy for me to be self-forgiving. People have three options to indicate how they relate to that statement: Yes, N

Pardon Wrong Doers This Weeks Video Come on! As if loving your enemies, blessing those who curse you, and doing good to those who hate you aren’t tough enough. Now I’m expected to pardon those who do me wrong? You’ve got to be kidding!! It seems that the world is full of people who are doing ‘wrong’. Mass shootings, war, environmental abuse, sexual abuse, and the list goes on. So this facet of forgiveness expects me to pardon these people? Really? Well, yes if you are wanting