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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 (New York) Time
Have you noticed how the holiday season has a way of intensifying the way we feel? For some, this time of the year feels uplifting, full of celebration and connection. And, for others this time of the year is hard, fraught with family tension, tenderness and loneliness. Perhaps, it’s more of a marbled mix. No wonder this time of year can be so triggering!
Join Lauren for an experiential exploration of how what’s triggering you can grow you. As you’re with the body feel of being triggered in a Focusing way, you create the conditions for tension to ease, insights to emerge and healing to happen.
Some familiarity with Focusing may be helpful but no prior experience with Focusing is required. All are welcome to attend and participate.
Join Lauren for an experiential exploration of how what’s triggering you can grow you. As you’re with the body feel of being triggered in a Focusing way, you create the conditions for tension to ease, insights to emerge and healing to happen.
Some familiarity with Focusing may be helpful but no prior experience with Focusing is required. All are welcome to attend and participate.
Online (Class will also be recorded)
Topic: Beginners, Intermediate/Advanced, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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US Eastern
In seven 90-minute weekly meetings, we'll explore the basic practices of Focusing, Listening and Focusing partnership to prepare people for Thinking at the Edge.
Topic: Beginners
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Eastern Time
The mainstream cultural story is that thinking will save us. Yet, we know we cannot reason our way in or out of many aspects of a human life. For instance, we cannot reason our way into being present, falling in love, or finding fulfillment. The type of attention and understanding that unites us with others is not thinking but an embodied presence. And the types of problems that we see when we turn to the world, are problems of community and relating. To solve problems of community, we need an embodied response. Our culture, however, struggles in this area.
All the past cultures in the world had embodied responses to problems. Our culture does not. Somewhere along the way, we lost it. We need to face that challenge. In this two-hour workshop, Kevin Johnson will offer a
All the past cultures in the world had embodied responses to problems. Our culture does not. Somewhere along the way, we lost it. We need to face that challenge. In this two-hour workshop, Kevin Johnson will offer a
Topic: Beginners, FOT, Intermediate/Advanced, Spirituality, TAE/Philosophy
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US Easter Time (New York)
Online group. I use the metaphor of mindful lemmings to describe what it feels like to deal with the powerlessness we experience amid collective madness, such as wars or the climate catastrophe.
Topic: Other
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France
Atelier(s) interactif(s) tout public, expérimentations pratiques guidées (orientées Focusing) et partages.
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CET
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 chapter 8.
Zoom
Topic: TAE/Philosophy
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Eastern Time
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.
1 hour presentation with Q & A
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US Eastern Time (New York)
We will explore the physicality of our relational patterns, and how to harness the transformative power of creatively working with embodied experience.
Topic: FOT
FREE INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR
What is the Felt Sense?
When we harness the power of our body’s natural healing process through accessing the autonomic nervous system and our felt sense, transformation occurs right before our eyes.
What is the Felt Sense?
When we harness the power of our body’s natural healing process through accessing the autonomic nervous system and our felt sense, transformation occurs right before our eyes.
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Eastern (New York) Time
Reading Freshly
This month starting at Chapter 2: Change, with the section beginning, The Man Who Felt Inappropriate.
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 - third session December 5, 2023
This month starting at Chapter 2: Change, with the section beginning, The Man Who Felt Inappropriate.
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 - third session December 5, 2023
Topic: Beginners, Intermediate/Advanced, Other, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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Central European Time (CET)
This is an weekly, online group course for couples, or singles, who wish to learn Wholebody Experiential Focusing (WEF) skills and use it to improve their energetic connection and empathic listening skills. It takes courage and skill to be radically authentic in your communication. This is preparation for our Summer Residential Workshop, June 15 - 22nd 2024, "Deepening your Relationships" in Assisi, Italy (see separate course description, or contact Alex Maunder).
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Self-paced course, time zones not applicable
Inner critics can be crushing, right? From paralyzing you with perfectionism to hurling shame-inducing words your way, they know how to hurt you.
It might surprise you to hear that inner critics actually have good intentions. They’re really just trying to save your life (I promise!). They mean well. But they’re afraid of what might happen if you ____. And the only way those voices know how to defend you leaves you feeling terrible.
Join me for Finding Freedom From Inner Critics and find a new way to relate to the negative, shaming voice in your head.
It might surprise you to hear that inner critics actually have good intentions. They’re really just trying to save your life (I promise!). They mean well. But they’re afraid of what might happen if you ____. And the only way those voices know how to defend you leaves you feeling terrible.
Join me for Finding Freedom From Inner Critics and find a new way to relate to the negative, shaming voice in your head.
Topic: Beginners, Intermediate/Advanced
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Eastern (New York) Time
Due to a high amount of interest from participants of the Focusing Highlight, Beth is offering a workshop to practice Eco-Maps!
There will be time for questions, demonstration, guidance on creating another Eco-Map, Focusing in breakout rooms, and group sharing.
All registrants of Beth's November 16 Focusing Highlight are welcome to attend.
There will be time for questions, demonstration, guidance on creating another Eco-Map, Focusing in breakout rooms, and group sharing.
All registrants of Beth's November 16 Focusing Highlight are welcome to attend.
Online (Class will also be recorded)
Topic: Beginners, FOT, Intermediate/Advanced, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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Pacific
Decisions are opportunities. They are profound moments in which two (or more) sides of the self need to be honored and heard in order to move forward from wholeness. This is especially true of hard decisions that involve internal conflict.
When decisions seem to pull you apart, Inner Relationship Focusing can help you come back together again. Join us for At the Crossroads and discover the practical steps to making decisions with your whole self.
When decisions seem to pull you apart, Inner Relationship Focusing can help you come back together again. Join us for At the Crossroads and discover the practical steps to making decisions with your whole self.
Online via Zoom
Topic: Beginners, Intermediate/Advanced
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Self-paced course, time zones not applicable
Is it hard to put your own needs first sometimes? With this course, you’ll receive practical support and guidance to help you finally set boundaries you can feel good about.
You'll learn how to identify healthy boundaries and develop Focusing skills for setting them with kindness and clarity.
No matter how challenging healthy boundaries might feel today, you can get practical help that brings immediate relief.
Self-paced course. Learn anytime, anywhere.
You'll learn how to identify healthy boundaries and develop Focusing skills for setting them with kindness and clarity.
No matter how challenging healthy boundaries might feel today, you can get practical help that brings immediate relief.
Self-paced course. Learn anytime, anywhere.
Topic: Beginners, Intermediate/Advanced
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Eastern (New York Time)
Understanding who we are in an embodied way is a powerful way to grow our emotional regulation and emotional intelligence. When we know what it feels like in our bodies when we get scared, or mad, or are happy—or when more complicated patterns or parts emerge—then we can more quickly notice these shifts in our autonomic nervous system. This clarity helps us know when we need to self-soothe or reach out to others for co-regulation.
The class spends the first three weeks in the grounded parts, building a “safe nest” to do the deeper Focusing on our wounded and protector parts in weeks four to seven. As we map our parts, we also map out our timeline. At first with the key memories, and then with the parts that are connected to the memories. We finish the class by completing
The class spends the first three weeks in the grounded parts, building a “safe nest” to do the deeper Focusing on our wounded and protector parts in weeks four to seven. As we map our parts, we also map out our timeline. At first with the key memories, and then with the parts that are connected to the memories. We finish the class by completing
Zoom
Topic: Beginners, FOT, Intermediate/Advanced
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Hora del Este, Nueva York
Esta conversación en línea gratuita es parte de la serie Focusing Roundtable especialmente para miembros de TIFI.
Online
Topic: Beginners, Intermediate/Advanced, Other, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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CET
This is an introduction to an online Focusing course in which you learn all the fundamentals for having Focusing Partnerships, and for Focusing alone or in a group. You will be eligible to join the International Focusing Partnership Network (for free, world-wide Focusing Partnerships).
What happens during this Taster:
What is Focusing? – A brief practice – About my Focusing Course – Q & A
Monday, Nov 27, 2023
This is an introduction to a 7-month Level 1 to 5 Focusing Skills Online Course
What happens during this Taster:
What is Focusing? – A brief practice – About my Focusing Course – Q & A
Monday, Nov 27, 2023
This is an introduction to a 7-month Level 1 to 5 Focusing Skills Online Course
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Eastern Time
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.
This is a series of Saturday workshops, running once a month, with virtually open intake. Only the Introduction, "The Art of Focusing" (or equivalent) must be taken as a pre-req, the remaining modules are totally flexible. Students who complete 16 specific modules, along with additional practice and supervision criteria, may become certified as a Focusing Oriented Therapist. Program completion takes about 17 -20 months.
Online, Pacific Standard time zone