COURSE DESCRIPTION: Scientific studies show that ongoing pain from all manner of betrayals we experience in life negatively impact our health and well-being. This 4-week class guides students through the processes of healing to release bitterness, learn about forgiveness, and discover how to interpret experiences to avoid repeating them. This course is taught utilizing story, creative expression, presentation, reflection and spiritual principles. If you have ever felt the pain of betrayal in your life, either as the betrayed or as the betrayer, come release the pain and discover the gift.

PRIMARY TEXT: Betrayal, Trust & Forgiveness , A Guide to Emotional Healing and Self-Renewal , Beth Hedva, Ph.D., (Berkeley: CelestialArts, 1992).

RECCOMMENDED READING: Forgive for Good, A proven Prescription for Health and Happiness, Dr. Fred Luskin, ( San Francisco : Harper, 2002).

Radical Forgiveness: Making Room for the Miracle , Colin Tipping, (Kennesaw, GA: Global 13 Publications, 1997). 

Sacred Contracts, Awakening Your Divine Potential , Caroline Myss, ( New York : Harmony Books, 2001).

Self Matters, Creating Your Life from the Inside Out , Phillip C. McGraw, Ph.D. ( New York : Simon & Schuster Source, 2001).

The Gift of Fear , Gavin De Becker, 1997