How to Forgive Podcast

Over the past 25 years, Ana has been fascinated by the roots of conflict, on both personal and international levels and the path to peace.

In 2018, she was honored to receive the Champion of Forgiveness award from the Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance. To see a short video of her acceptance speech at this event click: here.

In the early days, she learned about...

Over the past 25 years, Ana has been fascinated by the roots of conflict, on both personal and international levels and the path to peace.

In 2018, she was honored to receive the Champion of Forgiveness award from the Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance. To see a short video of her acceptance speech at this event click: here.

In the early days, she learned about the power of the breath to heal and expand consciousness. After a lot of personal experimentation and training, Ana became a breath worker. She calls her unique style of breathwork Breath of Life.

After taking some time to have a family and raise her two children, Ana went back to school. Her academic training is in Peace Studies (BA, Union Institute) and Dispute Resolution (MA, Pepperdine Law School). She studied the question of why human beings argue, why we so often resort to violence, and what we can do to create peace—internally and externally.

In the late 90’s, Ana discovered the work of Colin Tipping and Radical Forgiveness. She underwent extensive training with Colin to become a certified Radical Forgiveness Coach. Ana found that Radical Forgiveness was the perfect complement to mediation and communication skills. She has also completed domestic violence counselor training and 12 step work.

More recently, Ana has been delving into applications of forgiveness in the healing of addiction. In 2016, she completed Recovery Coaching training and became certified with Being True To You. She now offers coaching for anyone who is committed to recovering from addictions of any kind. She explores many helpful tools and practices ecstatic forgiveness, not only to heal the original cause of the addictive behavior but to heal from self-hatred, self-criticism, and self-doubt.

As a peace educator, forgiveness counselor, and recovery coach, Ana has worked with individuals and couples, for county government (Family Court Services), with prison inmates and at-risk families, with non-profit organizations, businesses, and schools.

Everything Ana does with her clients is geared toward greater self-knowledge, the release of fear and pain, and deepening of intuitive wisdom. She includes inspiration from A Course in Miracles, breath awareness, and reception of inner light for healing. This work involves the whole person—body, heart, mind, and soul.

Ana is passionate about what she does, and is in love with the freedom that comes from combining honesty, radical forgiveness, breath, and stillness. The journey is spiritual but not religious. It will move you into a whole new way of experiencing your life—and bring you to true inner peace and a feeling of joy that feels natural and whole.