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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
DePaul University logo University of Iceland Universititat Koblenz Kansai University
PAST EVENT (September 28 - October 1, 2023)- Registration for the recordings for The Gendlin Symposium will remain open through February 1, 2024 as the recordings remain accessible through February 15, 2024.

Online (will also be recorded)
Topic: Beginners, Intermediate/Advanced, TAE/Philosophy, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
- Central European Time (CEST)
Felt Sensing-vei Vera Rolfine Fryd Lyngmo
Get to know the wonderful process of Felt Sensing, (Focusing), that gives you access to what you know, your inner voice, and to more compassion and self-compassion, openness and spaciousness, in encountering your own and others' inner world.
The course is online and runs in the evening, Central European (Summer) Time.

Online on Zoom - a link will be provided before the course starts
Topic: Beginners
- EST
Please join us for four classes to learn more about Focusing and to deepen your Focusing practice. We explore different aspects of Focusing through discussion, experiential exercises, and Focusing partnerships.
- EST
Amona Buechler, Coordinator in Training Focusing Skills Course Level 1-5
The free 20-minute one-on-one informal meetings will take place on Monday, Feb 12, 2024.

The 6-month Level 1-5 Focusing Skills Course runs from Monday, Feb 19 to Aug 12, 2024.
Topic: Beginners
- Pacific Time
An open, free, online space for people to connect with others around Focusing and experience Focusing exchanges.
- Eastern Time
Charlotte Howorth, LCSW
One hour Q & A meeting with Charlotte Howorth. Charlotte will take you through the contents and format of her one-year course leaving time for your questions.
Trainer's photo
This program takes place on one Saturday per month, online. The specific dates are determined by the group, up to 6 months in advance.  Each 1-day training runs from 9 am to 3 pm (Pacific Time), at a cost of $200 plus GST (total $210 Cdn) per workshop.   Counselling professionals are welcome to attend single modules or the whole  2-year series, and may become certified as a "Focusing Oriented Therapist" (FOT), upon completion of certain criteria
Topic: Certification
- Eastern time
Full of lightness
Je (her)ontdekt en verdiept jouw ervaring met de wijsheid van het lichaam.
De kracht van Focusing: Verrijkend en Verdiepend, een 2-daagse vol, inspiratie, verbinding, ontmoeting en verdieping. van 11 tot 17 in Amersfoort

LIFE in Amersfoort
Topic: Beginners
- Eastern Time (New York)
Deep Thinking
The information session will introduce the course "Thought-Movements with the Felt Sense" as part of a two-year Training & Certification Program called "Deep Thinking to Move Life and Thoughts Forward".
Zoom Meeting

Zoom Meeting
Topic: Certification, Intermediate/Advanced, TAE/Philosophy
- GMT+1 Oslo/Trondheim
Vera Rolfine Fryd Lyngmo Focusing-vei
Her blir du kjent med denne selv-empatiske praksisen som gir deg tilgang til det du vet, til din egen indre stemme, og til mer medfølelse og selv-medfølelse, trygghet og romslighet i møte med egne og andres følelser.
Du blir også introdusert for gjensidig Sensingpartnerskap (Focusing-partnerskap)

Online på Zoom - du vil få tilsendt lenke ved kursstart
Topic: Beginners
- Central European Time (CET)
Alex Lake Mt Subasio Umbrian Landscape
This is an online event, 5 weekly sessions on Zoom. This is 19.00 - 21.00 CET. We will be using Wholebody Experiential Focusing skills to deepen our inner relationship with our inner parts, and our outer relationship with our partners. There will be a final residential workshop in Assisi, Italy in June 2024. You can count this workshop as part of your training to be a Focusing Trainer with the TFI.
In many relationships there may be a lot of compatibility and attraction but there are certain topics that just become taboo. They are simply too difficult to talk about because of the accumulated emotions and memories. Couples become emotionally reactive and cannot discuss reasonably, because they are fixing blame and inwardly nurturing resentment.
And yet, it is precisely by
- Eastern (New York) Time
Reading Freshly Member Benefit The International Focusing Institute Event
Reading Freshly
This session starts at Part Two, Focusing, Chapter 4, at the paragraph that is entitled, The Story of a "Trivial Problem"
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 - fourth session January 9, 2023
Topic: Beginners, Intermediate/Advanced, Other, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
- Eastern Time
This FOT Certification program will begin this Feburary
First meeting: February 5th, 2024 at 3:15pm Eastern Standard Time (Tornoto, Canada)
Meetings will be virtual via Google Meet (fyi - this was not an option in the drop-down list for Meeting Format)
There will be a variety of course options, experiencing and practicum opportunities

Toronto, Canada
Topic: Certification
- CET (Berlin)
Evelyn Fendler-Lee TAE Proficiency Award eligible
Thinking at the Edge (TAE) ist eine Methode, um mit unseren gefühlten Bedeutungen in Kontakt zu kommen und sie mit einer frischen und präzisen Sprache zu artikulieren.
Sie werden die TAE 1-12 erlernen und gleichzeitig an einem Projekt Ihrer Wahl arbeiten. Das 3-Personen-Format trägt unterschiedlichen Lernstilen Rechnung, indem die Teilnehmer in verschiedene Rollen schlüpfen und es ermöglicht, den Unterrichtsinhalt und das Lerntempo auf die individuellen Bedürfnisse der Teilnehmenden abzustimmen.
Der Kurs ist Teil

Online
Topic: TAE/Philosophy
- CET
APM_mountain tour Dr. Donata Schoeller Monika Catarina Lindner
A Process Model (APM) can turn into an experience, a journey of changing perspectives and thinking-patterns. This course will offer a possible route into the complex text that allows to experientially understand what the concepts convey. In this workshop we will focus on the Basic Model, chapters I - V.

Zoom
Topic: TAE/Philosophy
- Eastern Time
Charlotte Howorth, LCSW
One hour Q & A meeting with Charlotte Howorth. Charlotte will take you through the contents and format of her one-year course leaving time for your questions
- New York time
highlights logo TIFI events logo Fiona O'Meara
Traditional approaches to speaking anxiety have treated frightened and doubtful parts like enemies to be eradicated. True speaker confidence, however, does not come from denying who we are, but from including and allowing all parts of ourselves.

Through guided exercises, Fiona invites participants to get curious about what happens inside when asked to speak, and invites us to give compassionate company to what comes. She will help us sense our way into creating content.

This webinar offers the opportunity to work with speaking anxiety, not against it, in a way that ultimately leads to real change. Some familiarity with Focusing will be helpful, though all are welcome.

Online (Class will also be recorded)
Topic: Beginners, Intermediate/Advanced, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
- France
Alexandre Jacquelin Focusing
Le Cabinet Public Focusing c’est un atelier pratique en groupe en ligne sur zoom. C’est un rendez-vous mensuel, pour découvrir, apprendre et approfondir l’écoute intuitive de soi et de l’autre offerte par la méthode du Focusing Expérientiel, dans un cadre humaniste soutenant et élevant. Quelle que soit votre niveau de pratique, c’est l’opportunité d’un moment de retour à soi, la possibilité d’accompagner une situation particulière de votre actualité. C’est aussi un espace pour partager notre humanité, nous offrir de l’entraide mutuelle.

Zoom
- Pacific
Ann Weiser Cornell
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.

Online via Zoom
Topic: Beginners
- Self-paced course, time zones not applicable
Ann Weiser Cornell
Are there things you need to do, or want to do, but you just don’t do them?

Whether you’re struggling to exercise, change your eating habits, can’t seem to make time for self-care, long to pursue a dream but can’t get any traction, or have another sort of stuck action, we’d love to show you how to work with what’s blocking you so you can move forward.

You’ll also discover how to break free from motivation styles based on being hard on yourself so you can move forward with kindness and self-compassion!
Topic: Beginners, Intermediate/Advanced