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Ongoing & Changes Groups

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/New York Time
Dandelion being held to the sky with a hill or mountain out of focus in the backdrop.
This group is open to anyone who has trained as a Focusing professional; certification under any coordinator. This is a great place to support the personal Focusing practice of Focusing professionals. It's also a unique place for folks to Focus about their work with clients or students and their work projects in general. There's no requirement to Focus about those, but it's an option. There's no teaching done here as all are trained, the main thing is having a place to land to do paired Focusing partnership. Breakout rooms are arranged for each pair. Private to Focusing Professionals - both Certified Focusing Professionals (FOT, Trainers, and Professionals) and trainees are welcome, with independent spaces available. This is a drop-in group, no commitment required. Free
Topic: Changes Groups
- Eastern/New York Time
Eight friends sit shoulder to shoulder, arms around one another's shoulders, while the sit on a wall over looking the sea and a mountain, aerial tram crams move across the sky in the upper right corner.
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. Free
Topic: Changes Groups
- Eastern Time/New York/Canada
Barbara Dickinson Sandy Jahmi Burg
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).

Online with Zoom
Topic: Changes Groups
- Eastern Time, New York, USA
Katarina Halm, Certified Focusing Trainer Smartview Conversations
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.

For December, Katarina will continue our body awareness exploration of the left and right sides of our body using Feldenkrais exercises. This is another opportunity to understand how we are wired.

These webinars are FREE to attend. Both experienced Focusers and people new to Focusing are welcome.

We meet on Tuesdays, twice in the same day for different time zones. The times are 11:30am - 12:30pm ET New York time and 7:30 -

Online via Zoom
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Free, Ongoing
- Eastern/New York Time
Dandelion being held to the sky with a hill or mountain out of focus in the backdrop.
This group is open to anyone who has trained as a Focusing professional; certification under any coordinator. This is a great place to support the personal Focusing practice of Focusing professionals. It's also a unique place for folks to Focus about their work with clients or students and their work projects in general. There's no requirement to Focus about those, but it's an option. There's no teaching done here as all are trained, the main thing is having a place to land to do paired Focusing partnership. Breakout rooms are arranged for each pair. Private to Focusing Professionals - both Certified Focusing Professionals (FOT, Trainers, and Professionals) and trainees are welcome, with independent spaces available. This is a drop-in group, no commitment required. Free
Topic: Changes Groups
- Eastern/New York Time
Dandelion being held to the sky with a hill or mountain out of focus in the backdrop.
This group is open to anyone who has trained as a Focusing professional; certification under any coordinator. This is a great place to support the personal Focusing practice of Focusing professionals. It's also a unique place for folks to Focus about their work with clients or students and their work projects in general. There's no requirement to Focus about those, but it's an option. There's no teaching done here as all are trained, the main thing is having a place to land to do paired Focusing partnership. Breakout rooms are arranged for each pair. Private to Focusing Professionals - both Certified Focusing Professionals (FOT, Trainers, and Professionals) and trainees are welcome, with independent spaces available. This is a drop-in group, no commitment required. Free
Topic: Changes Groups
- Eastern Time, New York, USA
Sandy Jahmi Burg 2024 Ongoing Learning Community for Mastery in Guiding Change Marki Webber
Looking for community support as you explore and grow your own unique way of bringing Focusing into the world? This space is open to new people that are already certified or already actively bringing Focusing into the world.

Our goal is for this to be a touchstone community for your journey toward holding space for change whether you are here as part of your certification path with TIFI or crossing these skills with something else you are already doing like coaching, therapy, body or energy work, etc.

Our schedule is primarily first Sunday mornings 11am - 12:30pm ET and third Monday evenings 7:30-9pm ET New York time of each month. We record all meetings if both times are not convenient for you.

Online via Zoom
Topic: Intermediate/Advanced, Certification, Ongoing
- CET
Focusing Netzwerk Changes-Group
Zwischen den Focusing-Wochen im Sommer bietet diese Gruppe Gelegenheit für alle deutschsprachigen Focuser, sich zu begegnen und gemeinsam Focusing zu leben und zu üben. Willkommen sind bekannte wie neue Gesichter. Die Sitzungen werden von Trainerinnen und Trainer aus dem Netzwerk angeleitet.
Topic: Changes Groups
- Eastern Time, New York, USA
Sandy Jahmi Burg 2024 Smartview Conversations
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 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 7:30 - 8:30pm ET New York time.

Online via Zoom
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Free, Ongoing
- Eastern Time
Annette Dubreuil A pupa, a chrysalis stage in the butterfly and the metaphor used for the safe space for transformation that Focusing creates
A pupa is the safe place for transformation... in nature this is the cocoon or chrysalis. In Focusing, this is the safety of our Focusing attitude and listening partnerships. The use of felt sense body cards catalyze the process by capturing details and helping us notice our patterns and further explicate our process.

The base of the PUPA Focusing Certification Program consists of five courses that cover a journey using the PUPA process. They are designed to not only learn and teach Focusing, but also to get to know and transform yourself, while creating change in the world— by bringing more Focusing into the world.

The additional training requirements provide the skills to teach Focusing and/or guide someone professionally.
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Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Certification, Ongoing, TAE/Philosophy
- Eastern Time, New York, USA
Sandy Jahmi Burg 2024 Smartview Conversations
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 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 7:30 - 8:30pm ET New York time.

Online via Zoom
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Free, Ongoing
- CET/Berlin
Focusing Netzwerk Changes-Group
Zwischen den Focusing-Wochen im Sommer bietet diese Gruppe Gelegenheit für alle deutschsprachigen Focuser, sich zu begegnen und gemeinsam Focusing zu leben und zu üben. Willkommen sind bekannte wie neue Gesichter. Die Sitzungen werden von Trainerinnen und Trainer aus dem Netzwerk angeleitet.
Topic: Changes Groups