Upcoming Courses, and Ongoing Groups and Services
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The Level 1 training course includes 8 Group Meetings, partnerships, group and individual supervision, and more!
This training provides a solid foundation of Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®) with an emphasis on deepening one’s embodied knowing of the main FOAT approaches– Focusing Attitude, Theme-Directed FOAT, Clearing a Space with Arts, FOAT Check-in, Working on an Issue, Self-Focusing, and Compassionate Listening. Trainees will also expand their understanding of FOAT theories and the philosophy of Focusing. The FOAT Partnership and small group practices open the doorway to learn about others’ processes and provides a foundation for facilitation skills that are continued in Level 2.
This training provides a solid foundation of Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®) with an emphasis on deepening one’s embodied knowing of the main FOAT approaches– Focusing Attitude, Theme-Directed FOAT, Clearing a Space with Arts, FOAT Check-in, Working on an Issue, Self-Focusing, and Compassionate Listening. Trainees will also expand their understanding of FOAT theories and the philosophy of Focusing. The FOAT Partnership and small group practices open the doorway to learn about others’ processes and provides a foundation for facilitation skills that are continued in Level 2.
Online
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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Central Time
Are you ready for a fresh approach to exercise, health and fitness?
This is a live, online program. Weekly online course meetings plus a daily training program allows you to take this program wherever you are.
Have you been wanting to start (or pick back up) a fitness, health or exercise routine and don’t know where to begin? Perhaps you’re looking to foster new habits. You’ll achieve all this with our group Focusing-Oriented Health Coaching program – let's find what works for you and make it a part of your life.
A Body That Moves is a holistic health and fitness program designed for those seeking an accesible and new approach to exercise and fitness.
This is a live, online program. Weekly online course meetings plus a daily training program allows you to take this program wherever you are.
Have you been wanting to start (or pick back up) a fitness, health or exercise routine and don’t know where to begin? Perhaps you’re looking to foster new habits. You’ll achieve all this with our group Focusing-Oriented Health Coaching program – let's find what works for you and make it a part of your life.
A Body That Moves is a holistic health and fitness program designed for those seeking an accesible and new approach to exercise and fitness.
Online
Topic: Other
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Eastern Time
In this four part beginner Focusing course for advanced listeners (people with previous experience listening to themselves or others), we delve into each of the 6 steps, with each class including a teaching of one or two steps. Each class also includes listening skills, a small experiential exercise, a demonstration and then small group practice (typically in twos or threes).
Dates for the next groups:
-Fridays, 12:30-2:30 pm Eastern, March 21 to April 11, 2025
Dates for the next groups:
-Fridays, 12:30-2:30 pm Eastern, March 21 to April 11, 2025
Zoom
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate
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Eastern/New York Time
Join other Focusing professionals as we practice Focusing. Professional work grows from our personal practice, so let’s continue Focusing. This can also be a unique place for folks to Focus about their professional Focusing work with clients or students and work projects in general.
This a place to land to do paired Focusing partnership, no teaching is offered. Breakout rooms are arranged for each pair. This is a drop-in group, no commitment required. Cost: free, no cost.
Private to Focusing Professionals - TIFI Certified Focusing Professionals and trainees, trained by any coordinator, includes all types of Focusing Professionals (FOT, Focusing Trainer, Focusing Professional).
This a place to land to do paired Focusing partnership, no teaching is offered. Breakout rooms are arranged for each pair. This is a drop-in group, no commitment required. Cost: free, no cost.
Private to Focusing Professionals - TIFI Certified Focusing Professionals and trainees, trained by any coordinator, includes all types of Focusing Professionals (FOT, Focusing Trainer, Focusing Professional).
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Eastern/New York Time
This group is open to all Focusing students who have Focusing training from any trainer. This is a space for folks to land to practice Focusing and continue to keep it as part of their life. We practice using the skills we already know; no teaching is offered - just pairs for partnership at a reliable time and place. This is a drop-in group, no commitment required.
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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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Pacific
Want to watch as Ann Weiser Cornell guides someone through their very first Focusing session?
Focusing can be puzzling to talk about. It can be hard to learn from a book or a video. But when someone is actually taken through the process, you get it! Be present to observe as Ann guides three first-time Focusers (one each week) - and then comment afterward. The guest Focusers are volunteers who understand that their session will be witnessed by a safe and respectful group of people.
Focusing can be puzzling to talk about. It can be hard to learn from a book or a video. But when someone is actually taken through the process, you get it! Be present to observe as Ann guides three first-time Focusers (one each week) - and then comment afterward. The guest Focusers are volunteers who understand that their session will be witnessed by a safe and respectful group of people.
Online via Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced
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Eastern Time, New York, USA
Smartview Conversations is a monthly online gathering to explore the application of our Focusing skills to daily life and interactions. Our skill emphasis for 2025 is being our own Self-Mentor. We will explore and build the resourcing qualities life is asking of us now.
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 4th Tuesday, twice in the same day for different time zones. The times are 11:30am - 12:30pm ET New York time and 7:30 - 8:30pm ET New York time.
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 4th Tuesday, twice in the same day for different time zones. The times are 11:30am - 12:30pm ET New York time and 7:30 - 8:30pm ET New York time.
Online via Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Free, Ongoing
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Eastern Time
This interactive workshop invites participants to experience and explore Focusing – a bottom-up (somatic) process that supports and helps to shift the psychological and emotional landscape related to climate change and the broader polycrises. Focusing is one of the original modern somatic-oriented therapies and its wisdom and approach are embedded in many popular healing modalities. Through guided exercises and breakout sessions, attendees will experience how Focusing connects us to our inner knowing in a way that helps us find the clarity and heart to engage with the world in whatever way we can best be of service. Focusing is a powerful tool for peer-to-peer listening, whether in therapy, Climate Cafés, or group settings.
Zoom
Topic: FOT
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France
Ce stage est ouvert à tous, aux personnes en formation à l’écoute en Focusing, aux professionnels de la relation d’aide, aux soignants, bref à toute personne qui aspire à nourrir une qualité de relation à soi-même et aux autres qui soit source d’écoute, de compréhension empathique et respectivement d’émergence de soi.
Dordogne France
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Eastern (New York) Time
Gendlin valued Clearing a Space very highly. How about you? Is Clearing a Space (CAS) a standard part of your own Focusing practice, or your teaching of Focusing? Or have you replaced it with something else – maybe an attunement? Join us to share what place CAS has in your Focusing practice – is it essential, optional, irrelevant or something else?
Online
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Free, Spirituality, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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GMT-3
Enfocaremos en el aporte del cuerpo para anclar un accionar novedoso.
Se puede aplicar en relaciones laborales, familiares, de pareja, compañeros de Focusing, comunidades educativas, pastorales, políticas.
Se puede aplicar en relaciones laborales, familiares, de pareja, compañeros de Focusing, comunidades educativas, pastorales, políticas.
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CET
Ann Weiser Cornell, autora estadounidense, educadora y autoridad internacional en Focusing
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New York time
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. In this workshop, we'll explore the beautiful dance of giving and receiving, and how it can blossom into a deeper connection with ourselves and others.
The workshop will include presentations, guided experiences, SOF – Social Oriented Focusing practicing in Breakout rooms, and time for sharing and questions. All are welcome to attend. Familiarity with Focusing will be helpful.
The workshop will include presentations, guided experiences, SOF – Social Oriented Focusing practicing in Breakout rooms, and time for sharing and questions. All are welcome to attend. Familiarity with Focusing will be helpful.
Online (Class will also be recorded)
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Other, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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GMT -3
Potencia tu práctica profesional con nuestro entrenamiento intensivo.
Aprende a aplicar esta poderosa técnica en tu trabajo, descubriendo nuevas herramientas para tu desarrollo profesional.
Descubre tu camino hacia una vida plena.
Un sábado al mes, sumérgete en tu autodescubrimiento, explorando tus sensaciones y encontrando la autonomía y libertad que buscas.
Comenzamos el 29 de marzo.
Vamos de Marzo a Diciembre.
Participa desde cualquier lugar del mundo.
¿Listo para un viaje de autodescubrimiento profundo y para potenciar tu práctica profesional?
Aprende a aplicar esta poderosa técnica en tu trabajo, descubriendo nuevas herramientas para tu desarrollo profesional.
Descubre tu camino hacia una vida plena.
Un sábado al mes, sumérgete en tu autodescubrimiento, explorando tus sensaciones y encontrando la autonomía y libertad que buscas.
Comenzamos el 29 de marzo.
Vamos de Marzo a Diciembre.
Participa desde cualquier lugar del mundo.
¿Listo para un viaje de autodescubrimiento profundo y para potenciar tu práctica profesional?
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Certification, FOT, Ongoing
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11am-12:30pm Eastern Time / 17:00-18:30 CET
Welcome to a practice that is different from “regular” journaling: Each session invites exploration and transformation of your inner experience on the page--as colors, words, shapes, or movement. Dana will provide a template that participants can adjust and re-invent as needed. Bypassing the analytical mind, you let signals from our body awareness to travel through the hand—via pencil or crayon—to the page. As this self-witnessing occurs, felt meanings begin to emerge. We will attend to the body’s need for carrying on its living process. Each session provides time for solo work, small pair sharing/focusing, and group sharing.
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced
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Eastern/New York Time
Join other Focusing professionals as we practice Focusing. Professional work grows from our personal practice, so let’s continue Focusing. This can also be a unique place for folks to Focus about their professional Focusing work with clients or students and work projects in general.
This a place to land to do paired Focusing partnership, no teaching is offered. Breakout rooms are arranged for each pair. This is a drop-in group, no commitment required. Cost: free, no cost.
Private to Focusing Professionals - TIFI Certified Focusing Professionals and trainees, trained by any coordinator, includes all types of Focusing Professionals (FOT, Focusing Trainer, Focusing Professional).
This a place to land to do paired Focusing partnership, no teaching is offered. Breakout rooms are arranged for each pair. This is a drop-in group, no commitment required. Cost: free, no cost.
Private to Focusing Professionals - TIFI Certified Focusing Professionals and trainees, trained by any coordinator, includes all types of Focusing Professionals (FOT, Focusing Trainer, Focusing Professional).
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Eastern/New York Time
This group is open to all Focusing students who have Focusing training from any trainer. This is a space for folks to land to practice Focusing and continue to keep it as part of their life. We practice using the skills we already know; no teaching is offered - just pairs for partnership at a reliable time and place. This is a drop-in group, no commitment required.
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Eastern DAYLIGHT Time
ALL are welcome to attend -- whether you are an experienced Focuser or are brand new and would like to experience a new way to listen and be with yourself.
These 90-minute interactive Zoom-based gatherings are designed to create an atmosphere of safety and mutual respect for both experienced and less-experienced Focusers.
And - there's NO FEE to attend.
These 90-minute interactive Zoom-based gatherings are designed to create an atmosphere of safety and mutual respect for both experienced and less-experienced Focusers.
And - there's NO FEE to attend.
Online
Topic: Free, Changes Groups