Forgiveness A Doorway To Freedom
Forgiveness has the power to release the blocks that have been keeping you from unconditionally loving yourself exactly as you are.
- Leonard Laskow
Forgiving is a way of clearing the spiritual “palate” for the next taste of life and for truly loving yourself more deeply — or perhaps for the first time. Forgiving frees you from the past and frees you to be who you really are. With the energy of the past cleared, we are free from the emotional charge of old stories, conditions, and patterns ... and free to be fully present.
Is there a situation or condition in your past that you consider out of your control? Can you recognize that your initial response to the situation was reactive — from pain, hurt, and confusion? You are now free to choose again. This choice point is where the Holoenergetic® Forgiveness Process becomes a doorway to freedom, empowerment and true healing.
That is why the most important person to forgive is yourself, in- cluding all parts of yourself — the little child, the adolescent/teenager, and the adult. Why all three? Because the “you” you were at each of these ages and stages exists in you as memories, experiences, and energy. As part of the Holoenergetic® Forgiveness Process, you will be asked to call forth images of yourself as a child first, then as an adolescent, and finally as an adult. You will be asked to forgive each of the images that represent a portion of your life for which you consciously or subconsciously now feel guilt or shame. You will have an opportunity to communicate things that perhaps you hav- en’t ever consciously accessed before. By releasing any past hurts, you will be inviting all parts of yourself home, reconciling some parts that may have felt separate and alone for a long time. This part of the healing process demonstrates a further level of healing into wholeness.
That is why the most important person to forgive is yourself, in- cluding all parts of yourself — the little child, the adolescent/teenager, and the adult. Why all three? Because the “you” you were at each of these ages and stages exists in you as memories, experiences, and energy. As part of the Holoenergetic® Forgiveness Process, you will be asked to call forth images of yourself as a child first, then as an adolescent, and finally as an adult. You will be asked to forgive each of the images that represent a portion of your life for which you consciously or subconsciously now feel guilt or shame. You will have an opportunity to communicate things that perhaps you hav- en’t ever consciously accessed before. By releasing any past hurts, you will be inviting all parts of yourself home, reconciling some parts that may have felt separate and alone for a long time. This part of the healing process demonstrates a further level of healing into wholeness.
The most important person to forgive is yourself, including all parts of yourself — the child, the adolescent, and the adult.
There is another aspect to forgiving ourselves at every stage of life. Not only do we forgive ourselves for any perpetrations, real or imagined, we also forgive ourselves for being unloving to ourselves or to others. The key is to feel strongly enough so that you are releasing the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline. In doing so, we separate the traumatic memory from the emotional charge. While this is a process each individual does for him or herself, imagine the power and release when done individually en masse for some global atrocity, massacre, or holocaust. We collectively might never have to repeat these trauma-inducing patterns again.
For Giving Love
Awakening Your Essential Nature Through Love and Forgiveness
By Leonard Laskow, MD. with Steve Bhaerman
By Leonard Laskow, MD. with Steve Bhaerman
This book will offer you a clear and practical pathway for forgiving. It will offer inspiring stories of those who have transformed their lives through the Holoenergetic® Forgiveness Process. You’ll learn how forgiving changes you on a cellular level — the biology of forgiveness — and how it can change the field around you so that other people you haven’t spoken with in years suddenly have a change of heart.
You’ll also learn what forgiveness is and is not, and perhaps gain some insight into why forgiveness may have been challenging for you until now — and why it can lead to the next level of breakthrough in your life – loving and accepting exactly as you are, no exceptions. You will learn how to practice “presence” so you can look at any situation through the eyes of your soul. Of course you will learn the Holoenergetic® Forgiveness Process and be inspired by stories of how forgiveness heals. And you will get a glimpse of what is “beyond” forgiveness — a world where presence is being alive and aware here and now.
You’ll also learn what forgiveness is and is not, and perhaps gain some insight into why forgiveness may have been challenging for you until now — and why it can lead to the next level of breakthrough in your life – loving and accepting exactly as you are, no exceptions. You will learn how to practice “presence” so you can look at any situation through the eyes of your soul. Of course you will learn the Holoenergetic® Forgiveness Process and be inspired by stories of how forgiveness heals. And you will get a glimpse of what is “beyond” forgiveness — a world where presence is being alive and aware here and now.
Testimonial
"For Giving Love by Dr. Leonard Laskow should be required reading and on everyone's bedside table. He recounts his journey into awakening into the ultimate truth of unity. He offers a clarity and a depth to understanding forgiveness that informs, inspires and transforms.
Reading Dr. Laskow's book, FOR GIVING LOVE felt like an invitation into a chamber of wisdom that is lovingly presented. Dr Laskow provides a grace and ease to the presentation of each chapter. But don't be fooled! This book is powerful and transformational.
I have worked with the Holoenergetic® Healing and the Holoenergetic® Forgiveness Processes for years. I still deepened my understanding as well as a continued love and gratitude for these processes and other supporting processes in the book. Dr. Laskow shares his life's work so fully and generously. This book is not only a gift, but a trusted companion."
– JB Pegg, Spiritual Psychology MA, Soul Centered Life Coach
