Upcoming Courses, and Ongoing Groups and Services
Please note: Listings on this page are either events organized by The International Focusing Institute (TIFI), or are offered independently by Certified Focusing Professionals. Those organized by TIFI will have one of TIFI’s logos.
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Eastern Time
Eugene Gendlin wrote: “Your physically felt body is in fact part of a gigantic system of here and other places, now and other times, you and other people - in fact, the whole universe. The sense of being bodily alive in a vast system is the body as felt from the inside."
But most of us are born and raised with a very different sense of who we are – merely a fragile object in a sea of other objects, an inherently stressful view of ourselves. It can therefore feel very natural to fall back into this default way of being in the world, locked in a holding pattern of isolation, tension, and a lack of trust in ourselves. We will spend this daylong retreat reconnecting with the felt reality of "being bodily alive in a vast system" of support.
But most of us are born and raised with a very different sense of who we are – merely a fragile object in a sea of other objects, an inherently stressful view of ourselves. It can therefore feel very natural to fall back into this default way of being in the world, locked in a holding pattern of isolation, tension, and a lack of trust in ourselves. We will spend this daylong retreat reconnecting with the felt reality of "being bodily alive in a vast system" of support.
Wayne, NJ, USA (more details upon registration)
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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New York time
Trauma therapist and Focusing-Oriented Therapy trainer Jeffrey Morrison will share his understanding and experience from four decades of practice. He will outline five key concepts that form a foundation for FOT practice and share how he uses them in his work with clients.
This webinar is ideal for therapists while open to everyone who wants to better understand FOT, how it can unwind trauma, and restore wholeness.
This webinar is ideal for therapists while open to everyone who wants to better understand FOT, how it can unwind trauma, and restore wholeness.
Online (Class will also be recorded)
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, FOT, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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Jerusalem time
Imagine being really present in the here-and-now…enjoying interpersonal moments with the freedom to be yourself, to feel good – to experience surprise and delight instead of repetitive, stressful patterns of interaction.
Social Oriented Focusing (SOF) teaches us to untie the KNOTS and NOTS that interfere with relating to others, enabling us to overcome blocks, fears, and automatic behaviors.
Social Oriented Focusing (SOF) teaches us to untie the KNOTS and NOTS that interfere with relating to others, enabling us to overcome blocks, fears, and automatic behaviors.
Online via Zoom
Topic: Introductory
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Eastern (Hora Nueva York)
Esta serie brinda un espacio para conectar miembros hispanohablantes del Instituto Internacional de Focusing (TIFI). Es un espacio para aprender y expandir el conocimiento sobre Focusing y temas relacionados. El concepto de "Cafecitos" viene de la idea de estar en la casa de un amigo/a y conversar tomándose un café.
Online
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, TAE/Philosophy, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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Eastern time
This Program is designed specifically for therapists and counselors who want to enrich and take their work with clients a step further with Focusing and get their FOT Certification from TIFI. Other people who work with clients in different ways and want to enhance their work are also welcome to attend. (Even though they would not apply for the Certification)
It is an ongoing course of 1 1/2 hours every other week, on Tuesdays, that can be taken independently or as part of the whole Certification Program.
It is an ongoing course of 1 1/2 hours every other week, on Tuesdays, that can be taken independently or as part of the whole Certification Program.
Online
Topic: FOT
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Eastern Time
This process group is an opportunity to meet in a group of up to six people for six weeks to allow the process of Focusing to carry you forward, while deepening both your Focusing and listening skills. There is a strong emphasis on building self-compassion through common humanity in this group, and we utilize the practice of empathy circles with empathic reflections each class to help achieve this goal. We will also use a mix of either round-robin interactive responses and breakout room practice.
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Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced
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Australia Eastern Standard Time
Focusing offers a rich potential for change. It opens a doorway to a space where it is possible to transform your life in a way that feels right for you. Focusing is a practice everyone can learn without undertaking years of professional development or going to see a therapist. With a little training, you can learn to access the space beyond your thoughts to find the "more" that is happening in any situation. When we are in contact with our direct experience of the “more”, small steps of change begin to emerge, and this can lead us on to fresh life-giving directions. The wonderful thing is that when you learn focusing you can use it whenever you need it for the rest of your life.
Foundations in Focusing Level 1 & 2 is a prerequisite to this course.
Foundations in Focusing Level 1 & 2 is a prerequisite to this course.
Online- Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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EST
Throughout 2024, join us each Wednesday for a contemplative meditation crossing the Philosophies of Jiddu Krishnamurti and Eugene Gendlin. We meet every Wednesday from 1pm to 2pm EST/NY where we pause to contemplate the truth.
We move slowly through these meditations leaving space for pauses, reflections and focusing partnership interactions - any language and any level of Focusing proficiency is welcome into this space, or none at all.
These events are open and free to the public - each meditation is taken from Krishnamurti's Book of Life.
We move slowly through these meditations leaving space for pauses, reflections and focusing partnership interactions - any language and any level of Focusing proficiency is welcome into this space, or none at all.
These events are open and free to the public - each meditation is taken from Krishnamurti's Book of Life.
Pre-register on zoom.
Topic: Introductory, Spirituality, TAE/Philosophy
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Eastern Time
You are invited to become a part of our group as we learn the Inner Relationship Focusing process. In this live virtual nine-week course, you will acquire the skills necessary for cultivating radical lasting life change.
At our core, we are dedicated to cultivating close-knit classroom settings that prioritise immersive, experiential education. Say goodbye to silently staring at screens! We'll methodically practice the art of Focusing together. Our curriculum includes informative lectures, illustrative demonstrations, interactive Q&As, thought-provoking activities, and collaborative partner exercises.
At our core, we are dedicated to cultivating close-knit classroom settings that prioritise immersive, experiential education. Say goodbye to silently staring at screens! We'll methodically practice the art of Focusing together. Our curriculum includes informative lectures, illustrative demonstrations, interactive Q&As, thought-provoking activities, and collaborative partner exercises.
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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Eastern Time (New York time)
Focusing Journal offers a gentle and creative way to support your interior process. The practice is different from “regular” journaling: Each session invites exploration and transformation of your felt sense on the page—as colors, lines, words, shapes, or symbols.
We will attend in a basic way to our bodily experiencing– in the form of sensations, posture, subtleties of movement, stuckness, and so forth. Bypassing the analytical mind, we let them travel through the hand—via pencil or crayon—to the page. As this self-witnessing occurs, felt meanings begin to emerge. Subsequently we will attend to the body’s need for carrying on its living process, whether through motion, breath, postural adjustment, or re-orientation, and connect with fresh meanings.
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We will attend in a basic way to our bodily experiencing– in the form of sensations, posture, subtleties of movement, stuckness, and so forth. Bypassing the analytical mind, we let them travel through the hand—via pencil or crayon—to the page. As this self-witnessing occurs, felt meanings begin to emerge. Subsequently we will attend to the body’s need for carrying on its living process, whether through motion, breath, postural adjustment, or re-orientation, and connect with fresh meanings.
Each
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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PDT
Online
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Eastern (New York) Time
Reading Freshly
This 11th session starts at Chapter 11: The Listening Manual, at the section beginning The Third Kind of Helping: Interaction
Newcomers welcome each month!
An opportunity to read Gendlin’s seminal book Focusing with others
A Free Event for Members
Live (no recording)
Once a month on Tuesday - 11th session August 6, 2024
This 11th session starts at Chapter 11: The Listening Manual, at the section beginning The Third Kind of Helping: Interaction
Newcomers welcome each month!
An opportunity to read Gendlin’s seminal book Focusing with others
A Free Event for Members
Live (no recording)
Once a month on Tuesday - 11th session August 6, 2024
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Ongoing, Other, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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Pacific Time
Would you like to help therapists be their best while living in war? Join me once a week on Zoom, as we discover healthy ways to support our fellow helpers living in a war-zone. I will offer constructive concepts and easy exercises for you to offer to others, thus helping them return to some relief and broaden their power for self-care and creativity.
Online
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CET
Die Focusing Wochen auf dem Achberg sind seit über drei Jahrzehnten ein alljährlicher Treffpunkt für Focusing-Interessierte aus Deutschland, der Schweiz und Österreich. Die Wochen beginnen mit einem Auftaktseminar, das in diesem Jahr von Teresa Dawson zu "Umweltzentriertes Erleben" gestaltet wird. Es schließen sich Tage mit mehreren parallel laufenden Focusing-Kursen und Themenseminaren an.
Humboldthaus auf dem Achberg
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Clases principales de jueves a domingo. El miércoles habrá reuniones opcionales de bienvenida y orientación.
Esta Academia en línea le permitirá sumergirse en una Clase Principal introductoria de Focusing así como conocer a otros profesores de Focusing a través de una variedad de talleres independientes ofrecidos por profesores de todo el mundo. Este evento está orientado tanto a principiantes como a enfocadores experimentados que disfrutarían de la oportunidad de empezar de nuevo. La Academia también es una gran oportunidad para los nuevos profesores de Focusing o para aquellos que regresan a la enseñanza en busca de una nueva perspectiva.
Procedente del trabajo de Eugene Gendlin, el Focusing es una práctica de autorreflexión experiencial, encarnada y basada en evidencia. Durante el Focusing, tu atención se abrirá a múltiples capas y aspectos de la vida.
Las clases
Procedente del trabajo de Eugene Gendlin, el Focusing es una práctica de autorreflexión experiencial, encarnada y basada en evidencia. Durante el Focusing, tu atención se abrirá a múltiples capas y aspectos de la vida.
Las clases
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Other, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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Eastern Time, New York, USA
Looking for a community to continue exploring new edges of how change unfolds within, among and around us?
Join us for an open house with both teachers and current Learning Community members to learn more about our approach to living Gendlin's concept of "crossing" in a supportive community setting.
Join us if you have, or are considering, a vocational path that brings you together with others in situations of facilitating change. This could be 1:1 or with groups.
Advanced and already certified Focusers welcome.
Join us for an open house with both teachers and current Learning Community members to learn more about our approach to living Gendlin's concept of "crossing" in a supportive community setting.
Join us if you have, or are considering, a vocational path that brings you together with others in situations of facilitating change. This could be 1:1 or with groups.
Advanced and already certified Focusers welcome.
Online via Zoom
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Certification
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CST
Revisaremos cuatro tipos de vías de entrada para ir precisando, experiencialmente, algunos criterios orientadores de cuándo, cómo y para qué utilizar esas vías de entrada.
Topic: FOT
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Eastern Time/New York/Canada
In the style of Gene Gendlin's FREE Changes Meetings in the earliest days of Focusing (continuing to this day!), LearnFocusing.org is delighted to offer a Monthly Exploring Interaction Changes Meeting -- Improving Relationships with Self and Others.
These monthly meetings will be held on third Sundays at both 11am ET and 7pm ET New York time, entirely online, using Zoom technology, for 90 minutes each meeting.
Facilitated by Barbara Dickinson, Certified teacher of Interactive Focusing and Certified Focusing Professional (TIFI), participants will have the opportunity to experience Demonstrations of Interactive Focusing (for beginners), as well as partner with more experienced Interactive Focusers (intermediate to advanced).
These monthly meetings will be held on third Sundays at both 11am ET and 7pm ET New York time, entirely online, using Zoom technology, for 90 minutes each meeting.
Facilitated by Barbara Dickinson, Certified teacher of Interactive Focusing and Certified Focusing Professional (TIFI), participants will have the opportunity to experience Demonstrations of Interactive Focusing (for beginners), as well as partner with more experienced Interactive Focusers (intermediate to advanced).
Online with Zoom
Topic: Changes Groups
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Eastern Time, New York, USA
Smartview Conversations is a monthly online gathering to explore application of our Focusing skills to daily life and interactions. Our skill emphasis for 2024 is the Power of AND, how we hold our own space in relationship to others and how we hold space within us for both our right and left hemisphere's perspectives.
We will model how to create a safe, playful environment that facilitates neural plasticity. These webinars are FREE to attend. Both experienced Focusers and people new to Focusing are welcome. These webinars emphasize Gendlin's action step; how is it we bring Focusing concepts into our daily living.
We meet on the 3rd or 4th Tuesday, twice in the same day for different time zones. The times are 11:30am - 12:30pm ET New York time and 7:
We will model how to create a safe, playful environment that facilitates neural plasticity. These webinars are FREE to attend. Both experienced Focusers and people new to Focusing are welcome. These webinars emphasize Gendlin's action step; how is it we bring Focusing concepts into our daily living.
We meet on the 3rd or 4th Tuesday, twice in the same day for different time zones. The times are 11:30am - 12:30pm ET New York time and 7:
Online via Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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Pacific
As these uncertain times continue to challenge us in unprecedented ways, our need for connection and emotional support is greater than ever.
This is a 30-minute free webinar (with Ann Weiser Cornell) with warm, positive tips for emotional self-care in these challenging times. Each month is different as Ann responds to the present moment and whatever the group is bringing.
Our hope is that you’ll leave the webinar with a greater sense of resilience and some relief from the stressful feelings you might be having. And that you’ll know you are not alone.
This is a 30-minute free webinar (with Ann Weiser Cornell) with warm, positive tips for emotional self-care in these challenging times. Each month is different as Ann responds to the present moment and whatever the group is bringing.
Our hope is that you’ll leave the webinar with a greater sense of resilience and some relief from the stressful feelings you might be having. And that you’ll know you are not alone.
Online via Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced