Olivier Clerc is a Swiss-born writer, international keynote speaker, and experienced facilitator living in France. With 40 years of experience, he has authored 25 books — spanning spirituality, personal development, and children’s literature — translated into 17 languages.
He is the founder of the Circles of Forgiveness, a transformational practice now present in 16 countries, and the Honorary President of the Association Pardon International.
Renowned for his engaging use of metaphor and storytelling, Olivier has built a reputation as an outstanding communicator and educator. He has worked closely with leading figures such as Marshall Rosenberg, Charles Rojzman, Don Miguel Ruiz, Stanislav Grof, and Deepak Chopra, translating and publishing many of their works into French.
Today, Olivier is widely recognized as a leading voice on the topic of forgiveness, a key issue both personally and collectively, to which he has dedicated his life’s work.
www.olivierclerc.com
Olivier Clerc
Speaker and workshop leader
Healing the heart and reclaiming our humanity
Speech
In some of its current uses, the rise of AI highlights the frightening level of emotional disconnection many people live with today. But how can we be surprised, in a culture that has placed all its bets on the intellect? The result is that most of us have hearts that are wounded, withered, or numbed. The consequences are visible every day in the news.
So how can we heal the heart?
There is a royal path: forgiveness.
Few words are as emotionally charged—and as poorly defined—as this one. That makes it all the more difficult to practice, even though it is key to restoring our original humanity and healing both individually and collectively.
In this talk, Olivier Clerc will begin by redefining what forgiveness truly means today. He will also clarify what forgiveness is not, by identifying the main obstacles to its practice. Most importantly, he will show how practicing forgiveness can transform not only our relationships, but also our way of thinking—and even our physical health.
Drawing on real-life examples, he will offer concrete guidance for walking the path of this “healing of the heart,” which stands as one of the great tasks of the 21st century, and a vital step toward the better world we all long for.
Circle of Forgiveness
Workshop
Based on Olivier Clerc's encounter with don Miguel Ruiz, Circles of Forgiveness aim at allowing you, in just 2hrs, to experience a beautiful ritual for the healing of your heart, that is both very simple and powerful. A Circle of Forgiveness is a transpersonal process which allows you to experience forgiveness towards others and yourself, without having to mention your emotional wounds and difficult issues to the other participants.
This ritual allows your heart to heal and to get rid of the many layers of resentment, sadness or hatred which keep it from expressing fully its love.
Circles of Forgiveness exist today in some 15 countries. www.circlesofforgiveness.org