FAQs

What happens in a session?

In a BGH session your practitioner will lead you through the understanding of how trauma is stored in our hearts. You will be given an opportunity to identify your own emotional wounds and to learn how the choice to forgive brings healing.

It is not counselling, but is a gentle, practical and visual therapeutic model.

How long does each session last?

Each session lasts around 1-2 hours.

What happens in an individual session?

  • Sessions take place with you and a practitioner.
  • The visual aids will be provided.
  • No preparation is needed.
  • The tools will help you identify your feelings.
  • The practitioner will listen to your story.
  • They will ask you questions which will help you discover the root.
  • They will explain the power of forgiving and will give you the opportunity to do so.

What happens in a group session?

  • Group sessions take place within a community setting.
  • The practitioner leads a group discussion around each of the six tools.
  • One tool a week over six weeks.
  • Partcipants use a small green heart cushion to engage with the process.
  • Individual situations are not disclosed in the group.
  • There is an opportunity for one-to-one sessions at any time during or after the course.

Visually through the tools the participants learn:

  1. The impact of trauma and how forgiving heals the heart
  2. How taking offence affects relationships
  3. How not forgiving poisons us not the person who hurt us
  4. The key to unlocking negative thinking
  5. How to defuse trigger points
  6. How character grows through adversity

But what actually is forgiving?

Forgiving is not letting people off. It is taking hold of what has been done to you, assesing it’s impact on your thoughts and behaviour. Acknowledging the injustice and choosing to release it. It is setting yourself free from living as a victim to another person’s actions. It does not excuse the other person, it cuts off the power they have over your own feelings.
Forgiving is living.

Will I be made to forgive if I don’t want to?

Forgiving is a choice. You will not be made to do so.

If I forgive someone, does that mean I’m letting them off the hook?

No, you are removing yourself from the impact of what they have done. Forgiving has been called the greatest act of self-healing.

Do I need to prepare anything in advance?

You do not need to bring anything with you to the session, or have anything prepared in advance.

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