A Day of Forgiveness: Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness, and Emotional Resilience (PM2D26)

Registration closes at 8:30am (Pacific Time) on November 21, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. This program offers 6 CEs at $60. For more CE details, see below.

Description:
Forgiveness is one of the most profound—and challenging—practices we can undertake. Whether you carry regret for your own actions or pain from the actions of others, this daylong program offers a compassionate path toward acceptance and greater ease.

Through guided meditations, teachings, and reflection, we’ll explore forgiveness as a skillful heart-centered practice rooted in mindfulness and compassion. We’ll cultivate lovingkindness (mettā), mindful acknowledgment, and compassion—qualities that help loosen the grip of painful memories and support a movement toward greater well-being.

You are welcome to bring whatever you’re carrying: remorse, grief, anger, guilt, or sorrow. Together, we’ll learn to honor these emotions without being overwhelmed by them. If you’ve been hurt by others, you’ll find tools to hold them accountable while maintaining your own sense of integrity and care. If you feel weighed down by your own actions, you’ll discover a way forward beyond guilt and shame.

The day includes teachings on the art of forgiveness, guided sitting and walking meditation, periods of noble silence, and a guided forgiveness practice. All are welcome—no previous meditation experience is necessary.

Online Only: We are offering this program online via Zoom.

Benefactor – $175
Sustainer – $95
Basic – $75
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, Mudita/Karuna) – $45

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org no later than 12:00pm (NOON) PT on the day prior to the program date.

*Recording Note: Registration includes unlimited access to this program’s recording. You must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.

Important Note for CE participants: If you are interested in receiving continuing education credits (CEs), you must register and pay for CEs prior to the start of the program (no retroactive CEs will be given) and you must attend the entire program. Please review the CE information below.

Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CE fees:

• NO REFUNDS
• Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
• No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond

This program is applicable for licensed and license-eligible mental health and health care professionals, including psychologists, social workers (LCSW, LSW), counselors (LPC, LCPC, LMHC), marriage and family therapists, nurses (RN, NP), chiropractors, and other health care professionals, seeking continuing education in mindfulness-based forgiveness and compassion practices. Please review our Continuing Education information page for provider details, and to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.

Forgiveness is an empirically studied psychological process with documented relevance to client care across mental health and health care disciplines. For professionals, the capacity to understand and work skillfully with forgiveness-related themes — including guilt, shame, grief, and interpersonal rupture — directly informs clinical competency. This program provides structured instruction in mindfulness-based forgiveness practices, compassion cultivation, lovingkindness (mettā), and the regulation of difficult emotions, equipping professionals with conceptual frameworks and direct experiential familiarity that support more attuned, effective work with clients navigating these processes. Periods of noble silence are used as a structured instructional method, providing participants with direct experiential exposure to the sustained mindfulness states they may seek to cultivate in their own professional practice and support in their clients. Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include the forgiveness ceremony.

Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program, participants will be better able to:

• Explain to clients how lovingkindness, mindful acknowledgment, and compassion function as integral components of forgiveness practice.
• Apply forgiveness-based practices with clients to address remorse, grief, guilt, and shame.
• Identify mindfulness-based techniques when working with clients who are caught in habitual patterns of anger or self-blame.
• Apply a structured self-forgiveness practice with clients to address remorse and guilt and support movement toward acceptance, clarity, and resolution.

Attendance policy for CE participants:

• Full, live attendance is required. Incomplete attendance nullifies CE eligibility, as board regulations do not permit partial credit for partial attendance.
• To ensure your attendance is recorded:
  • Sign in to Zoom with the same email used for registration, before joining the program. Zoom can keep you signed into a different account from a previous meeting. Check how you are logged into Zoom before the program begins.
  • Join on time using the Zoom app or a web browser (phone dial-ins are not tracked).
  • Stay logged in and engaged for the duration of the program.
  • Maintain a stable internet connection; participants are responsible for their own connectivity.
• Submit your professional information within one week of receiving the link. This link will be emailed within 2 business days after the program to all participants who met the attendance requirements.
• Certificates are issued only to those who meet the attendance requirements—without exception—to maintain compliance with our provider licenses and ensure the continuation of future CE programs.

Please note:

• Visit our Continuing Education information page for complete provider details and additional CE information, including attendance requirements and our cancellation and grievance policies.
• Continuing Education is sponsored by Mindful CECs.
• Mindful CECs is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Mindful CECs maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• Mindful CECs is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17985 for 6 contact hours.
• Participants are responsible for determining whether this program meets the CE requirements of their licensing board or certifying organization. Spirit Rock does not confirm CE applicability for license types beyond the scope of Mindful CECs’ provider approvals.
• Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
• Conflict of Interest Statement: This instructor may have authored publications relevant to the subjects covered in this course, and may teach additional programs. The instructor might reference these publications and programs during the course, and may receive financial compensation if participants choose to purchase them.