About the workshop "Transmitting spaces - a forgiveness empowerment"

Forgiveness is a multi-disciplinary process within which mindfulness can help our understanding of the complex nature of interpersonal relationships which have caused us harm and grievance. Mindfulness plays a significant role in reducing negative effects such as unconscious bias, prejudice, and resentment; while forgiveness allows for the containment or projectory of deep insight and wisdom. The forgiveness enquiry is therefore a unique space which brings together the elements of non-judgement and benevolence towards unpleased discord which can dwell in our psyche for years unattended. The value of this process deserves full status and recognition as a working model for use within education, mental health and contemplative practice.

This workshop, lead by William Fley, will explore the intersectionalities between forgiveness and mindfulness. There will be a presentation, guided practice, Q & A, and discussion panel, to include Barbara Soltero, Vincent Cullen, and Paula Watson.

About the workshop holder

William is the founder and director of the Mindfulness Network for People of Colour, the UK’s leading organisation looking at ways in which mindfulness can be more culturally adaptive, inclusive, and trauma-sensitive for people of colour.  He is a psychotherapist with a focus on child adverse conditions, including the challenges and the effects of ‘absent fathers’ on identity, transition and belonging.

William offers seminars and undertakes evidence-based research projects crossing over interdisciplinary frameworks that merge racial justice, psychology, forgiveness, and resilience trauma work.  He also runs forest retreats and is the founder of the absentfather.org project in the UK.