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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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Irish Standard Time/British Standard Time
Do you:
- Feel stuck in a difficult life situation?
- Suffer, but can't connect to the aching place inside?
- Or feel your life could be richer in ways you can't yet quite articulate?
And do you want to find your own way forward, one that comes from you? Inner Relationship Focusing teaches us how to attend to our inner experience in ways that feel deeply satisfying.
- Feel stuck in a difficult life situation?
- Suffer, but can't connect to the aching place inside?
- Or feel your life could be richer in ways you can't yet quite articulate?
And do you want to find your own way forward, one that comes from you? Inner Relationship Focusing teaches us how to attend to our inner experience in ways that feel deeply satisfying.
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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Eastern Time, New York, USA
Are you feeling crushed by the cultural climate of criticism we live in?
Join us to explore the outer-inner dynamics of critical processes. Our self-mentor process will find new ways to manage criticism. Utilizing spatial awareness skills to navigate our inner landscape, we lean heavily on writing, art and body awareness activities. Our goal is to experience ourselves as living process and find it easier to give ourselves space when we need it to transform patterns that no longer serve us.
Meeting five weeks for 1.5 hours, this series is for All Levels! This space is for those curious about Focusing and looking for a gentle introduction. It's also ideal for an experienced Focuser to explore these challenging tangles with the benefit of a weekly structure. Our
Join us to explore the outer-inner dynamics of critical processes. Our self-mentor process will find new ways to manage criticism. Utilizing spatial awareness skills to navigate our inner landscape, we lean heavily on writing, art and body awareness activities. Our goal is to experience ourselves as living process and find it easier to give ourselves space when we need it to transform patterns that no longer serve us.
Meeting five weeks for 1.5 hours, this series is for All Levels! This space is for those curious about Focusing and looking for a gentle introduction. It's also ideal for an experienced Focuser to explore these challenging tangles with the benefit of a weekly structure. Our
Online via Zoom
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced
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Hora Argentina
Exploraremos una variedad de temas que surgen al practicar Focusing con niños y adolescentes. Descubrirás cómo cuidar tu propio proceso interno mientras acompañas a otros, y a reconocer y responder a conductas desafiantes, incluyendo situaciones de desafío en el apego, rasgos depresivos, TDAH, TEA/autismo, trauma y niños que se sienten bloqueados. Entre los temas adicionales se incluyen: el trabajo con grupos, el procesamiento del duelo y el acompañamiento del despliegue natural del movimiento hacia la vida en el proceso de un niño.
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Hora España
Aula virtual de la Escuela Internacional de Focusing
Topic: Intermediate/Advanced
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New York Time
Reading Freshly February 2026
An opportunity to read Gendlin’s seminal book Focusing with others
A Free Event for Members - Newcomers welcome to join at any time!
Live (no recording)
Twelfth session February 3, 2026 - We will start reading in Chapter 8 paragraph title WHEN WORDS GET IN THE WAY
An opportunity to read Gendlin’s seminal book Focusing with others
A Free Event for Members - Newcomers welcome to join at any time!
Live (no recording)
Twelfth session February 3, 2026 - We will start reading in Chapter 8 paragraph title WHEN WORDS GET IN THE WAY
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Free, Ongoing, Other, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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Hora de España, Madrid
El Nivel 1 de Focusing es tu primer paso en un proceso profundo de autodescubrimiento y regulación emocional. Este curso, acreditado por el Instituto Español de Focusing, combina aprendizaje teórico y práctico para que experimentes los beneficios de esta poderosa técnica. Con 12 horas síncronas de formación, iniciarás un camino de crecimiento personal que impactará positivamente en tu vida.
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GMT-3
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New York time
Cultivate your ability to be more fully present under the pressures of life
Practice a guided sequence of embodied meditations to feel the process of becoming more present
A 10-week course with self-study and live support to integrate this way of being into your life
Practice a guided sequence of embodied meditations to feel the process of becoming more present
A 10-week course with self-study and live support to integrate this way of being into your life
Zoom + self-study
Topic: Other
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Eastern 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
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Pacific Time
You are invited to participate in our Taking Care of Your Community Through Focusing webinars. This is a valuable opportunity to explore how the practice of Focusing can become a tool for well-being that is not only as an individual, but as a collective.
In addition to exploring Focusing through a lens of Community Wellness, you will get the chance to meet Pat Omidian, PhD. and other facilitators and students who have experienced firsthand the value and depth of this approach.
In addition to exploring Focusing through a lens of Community Wellness, you will get the chance to meet Pat Omidian, PhD. and other facilitators and students who have experienced firsthand the value and depth of this approach.
Zoom
Topic: Introductory
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Pacific
Take the second half of the Inner Relationship Focusing Training Program developed by Ann Weiser Cornell. Go deeper into Focusing and Focusing partnership. Learn the skill of guiding with sensitivity and awareness. Interactive advanced Focusing training by Zoom for 9 weeks, includes partnership practice.
Includes videos, demos, readings, discussion, group exercises, and individual sessions. Partnership Proficiency Recognition awarded on completion.
Includes videos, demos, readings, discussion, group exercises, and individual sessions. Partnership Proficiency Recognition awarded on completion.
Online via Zoom
Topic: 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. Utilizing exercises from the Facilitator Guide for Smartview Stories, 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: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Free, Ongoing
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Hora Nueva York
En esta ocasión, Cafecitos nos ha brindado un espacio sobre "Reflexiones sobre el proceso de cambio en una psicoterapia con un consultante con dificultades para reconocer y simbolizar sus emociones."
Zoom
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Free, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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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
In the Focusing in Art group with the theme "Me in Relationship" we create a space where we use Focusing to bring the components of Art and see them as components of Relationship. We see them take shape, be imprinted in colors and forms. A space where speech is not necessary to say what is formed within us.
Thessaloniki, Greece
Expérimentez et apprenez l’écoute Focusing en présence au cours de la formation en ligne qui commence le samedi 24 janvier 2026.
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
As a Focuser, you know how transformative Focusing is. But as a therapist, you've probably struggled with how to integrate it into your practice. Many if not most people seeking therapy aren't ready to do deep Focusing. Some may never be. And you know there's much more to good therapy than facilitating Focusing sessions.
In this selective program, limited to ten participant-therapists, we present FOT as a powerful, philosophically cohesive therapeutic modality—one that’s grounded in current neuroscience and offers a rigorous framework for facilitating deep change. Over nine monthly two-hour sessions, you’ll learn a unified set of techniques and micro-skills that bring the essence and gift of Focusing to all your clients – even those who may never formally Focus.
In this selective program, limited to ten participant-therapists, we present FOT as a powerful, philosophically cohesive therapeutic modality—one that’s grounded in current neuroscience and offers a rigorous framework for facilitating deep change. Over nine monthly two-hour sessions, you’ll learn a unified set of techniques and micro-skills that bring the essence and gift of Focusing to all your clients – even those who may never formally Focus.
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CET
Cette formation est destinée aux personnes qui exercent dans le milieu de la relation d’aide (secteurs du social, de la médecine, dans l’éducation…) et aux praticiens, souhaitant acquérir de nouvelles compétences ; expérimenter l’essentiel de la démarche focusing et l’intégrer dans sa vie personnelle et professionnelle.
L’empathie et l’Approche Centrée sur la Personne, la focusing attitude, les étapes du focusing, le focusing pour soi et pour les autres.
L’empathie et l’Approche Centrée sur la Personne, la focusing attitude, les étapes du focusing, le focusing pour soi et pour les autres.
Formation en France en ligne via zoom et enregistrées
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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Eastern Time, New York, USA
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 in a final stage of certification, 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.
We meet twice a month, first Sunday mornings 11am - 12:30pm ET and third Wednesday evenings 7:30-9pm ET New York time. We record most meetings. Come when you can and stay connected with recordings.
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.
We meet twice a month, first Sunday mornings 11am - 12:30pm ET and third Wednesday evenings 7:30-9pm ET New York time. We record most meetings. Come when you can and stay connected with recordings.
Topic: Intermediate/Advanced, Certification, Ongoing
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Eastern (New York) Time
Most of us know that being able to listen in a Focusing way usually requires lots of practice and reflection. Yet, when we speak with others, we often find we have nothing but our habits to guide us. We can’t expect ourselves to automatically be skilled at speaking up, speaking out, speaking to and from our felt sense. Especially when we speak in larger groups, our Focusing skills can disappear! We need a place to practice speaking and some guidance to find a new way.
These Being Focusing Together gatherings will use Gendlin’s little known unpublished manuscript "Fitting In and Pouring Out, and Relating" to help us do just that. We will use our time together to experiment with new patterns and see if we find fresh ways to be Focusing in our group interactions.
These Being Focusing Together gatherings will use Gendlin’s little known unpublished manuscript "Fitting In and Pouring Out, and Relating" to help us do just that. We will use our time together to experiment with new patterns and see if we find fresh ways to be Focusing in our group interactions.
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Free, Ongoing, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events