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An experiential workshop with Serge Prengel
Thursday, April 10th, 2025 from 12:30pm to 2:00pm New York time Your time here
Live attendance is recommended. All registrants (whether or not you attend live) will receive an email to view the recording after the workshop. The recording will be available for one month after the workshop concludes. Breakout rooms are not recorded.
Traditionally, meditation is an individual practice with the focus being on concentration and awareness, not on connection with others. This approach led by Serge blends moments of meditation and moments of sharing our experiences of meditating. It works both for experienced meditators and those with little to no experience meditating. It helps you learn more about the process and yourself.
After an introductory talk, we will meditate together in silence for 20 minutes. It is freestyle meditation. There will be some guidance to make everybody comfortable with this experience.
Following the meditation, there will be a demonstration of sharing about our experiences in a Focusing way, and then we will practice it in breakout rooms. We conclude with lessons learned.
All levels of experience (or inexperience) with meditation are welcome.
Format
We use Zoom videoconferencing for our online classes. The session will be held in meeting format so that all participants can see the presenters and each other. You will need to have a computer/mobile device. Calling in by phone is also possible but not preferred as participation in breakout rooms will be limited.
All registrants (whether or not you attend live) can view the recording for one month. Breakout rooms are not recorded.
Bio
Serge Prengel is a Focusing-oriented therapist, coordinator, and a co-founder of the Integrative Focusing Therapy online training program. He explores creative approaches to mindfulness at www.ActivePause.com
Serge is offering this workshop in honor of Bruce Gibbs who passed last year. He was a friend and a long-time Focuser, whose passion was the intersection of Focusing and meditation.
For more information:
Contact Elizabeth at [email protected] or (845) 480-5111
Price: $35 Members, $45 Non-members
Registration Information and Price
Serge is volunteering to offer this workshop to support The International Focusing Institute.
Registration Policies
*Note: If the price is not affordable, please email [email protected] to check on scholarship funds.
DEI Scholarship. There are DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Scholarship funds available for anyone in a group under-represented in TIFI's programs, including people aged 30 or younger, those in the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) community and others. For more about our DEI scholarship, please see focusing.org/board. To apply, email [email protected].
Refunds: A full refund minus a $25 administrative fee for cancellations 14 days before the start date. Cancellations less than 14 days before the start date are nonrefundable. The International Focusing Institute reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule for insufficient enrollment or for other unanticipated reasons. In such cases you will be given a choice of applying your tuition to future programs, or having the full enrollment fee returned to you.
TIFI reserves the right to cancel, change and alter the program if necessary. Participants authorize TIFI to use their name, statements and likeness without charge, for promotional purposes in publications, advertising, video, web, new media, or other formats.
By registering for this course with the Institute, and in consideration of the right and opportunity to participate in and contribute to the Institute’s classes, for the purposes of its control of all video and/or audio recordings thereof pertaining to uses serving our purposes and goals, in enrolling in this session you acknowledge and agree to the Institute’s ownership of all rights in such classes, including all rights under copyright therein. If you plan to use, post or display any portion or clips of these recordings, including posting these to a website or to a social media platform or portal, you agree that you will seek and obtain the prior approval of the Institute. In no circumstance shall any portion or clip posted or displayed exceed 3 minutes in duration.
At many of our events, we will end class by taking a screenshot. All those who don't want to be included will have the chance to leave. Taking screenshots for sharing (such as on social media) are not allowed at other times during the class. Thanks for your cooperation.
$ 35.00
Paid-up Institute Members
$ 45.00
Non-members
Contact
Questions: [email protected]
Registration Information and Price
Price: $35 Members, $45 Non-members
If the lowest price is not affordable, please email [email protected] to check on scholarship funds.