Upcoming Courses, and Ongoing Groups and Services
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CET/Berlin
In this workshop you will get to know all 14 steps of the philosophical practice ‘Thinking at the Edge’ (TAE) by precise teachings. While staying on the unclear edge of what can't be said yet, you can further develop one of your concerns that is close to your heart. As a group, we will build a creative and supportive space that allows you to reflect on and integrate your experiences with this introduction to experiential thinking. The course qualifies for the THINKING AT THE EDGE (TAE) PROFICIENCY AWARD.
Topic: TAE/Philosophy
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Eastern (New York) Time
In this workshop, Irit will guide participants on a journey in Way of life Energy, teaching us how to reconnect with the core quality of life energy – courage.
Live attendance is recommended. All registrants (whether or not you attend live) will receive an email to view the recording after the workshop. Breakout rooms are not recorded. Some familiarity with Focusing will be helpful, though all are welcome to attend.
Live attendance is recommended. All registrants (whether or not you attend live) will receive an email to view the recording after the workshop. Breakout rooms are not recorded. Some familiarity with Focusing will be helpful, though all are welcome to attend.
Online (Class will also be recorded)
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Other, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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Eastern Time
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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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
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Eastern
In this eight-week Focusing course, we learn the practice, including being a listener. We slowly learn each of the 6 steps of Focusing, adding a new one every week or two. We also gradually learn new listening skills. Each class consists of a centering, a small experiential exercise, a demonstration and breakout room practice in groups of twos or threes.
Dates for the next groups:
-Thursdays, February 13-April 10, 10 am to 12 pm Eastern (break week March 13th).
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Dates for the next groups:
-Thursdays, February 13-April 10, 10 am to 12 pm Eastern (break week March 13th).
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Zoom
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate
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Eastern Time
In this 8-week group, you will use Focusing to transform a significant issue in your life, in part by deepening your access to Self through the 8Cs of Self-Leadership. The 8Cs are calmness, connectedness, curiosity, clarity, compassion, confidence, courage and creativity.
By crossing these qualities with our issue, we move through it by pausing, understanding the issue, transforming it, and then preparing for action, and finally taking action.
Your issue can be working towards a personal or professional goal. However, the course is designed in such a way that you can also bring a different topic each week to your Focusing, and concentrate on building your 8Cs which help you live as your Self more often.
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By crossing these qualities with our issue, we move through it by pausing, understanding the issue, transforming it, and then preparing for action, and finally taking action.
Your issue can be working towards a personal or professional goal. However, the course is designed in such a way that you can also bring a different topic each week to your Focusing, and concentrate on building your 8Cs which help you live as your Self more often.
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Online via Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, FOT
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CET Time, Central European Time
Learn to
Year 1:
Offer one-to-one Focusing sessions to people who are new to Focusing
Integrate Focusing into your professional field as a therapist, bodyworker, teacher…
Teach Focusing to individuals
Naturally weave aspects of Focusing into all of your daily interactions
Year 2:
Learn to teach Focusing to groups
If you have done the practitioner training already (year-1, you can join my year-2 training
Receive the Focusing Professional Certificate by The International Focusing Institute - TIFI
Year 1:
Offer one-to-one Focusing sessions to people who are new to Focusing
Integrate Focusing into your professional field as a therapist, bodyworker, teacher…
Teach Focusing to individuals
Naturally weave aspects of Focusing into all of your daily interactions
Year 2:
Learn to teach Focusing to groups
If you have done the practitioner training already (year-1, you can join my year-2 training
Receive the Focusing Professional Certificate by The International Focusing Institute - TIFI
Topic: Certification
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Pacific
Discover powerful skills for life change based on self-acceptance and being present in the moment. Start to experience the process of Focusing and Focusing partnership. Learn how to cultivate an inner environment of calm, open, curious awareness which is the foundation from which lasting change emerges. Interactive beginning Focusing training by Zoom for 9 weeks, includes partnership practice.
Taught by Jinevra Howard and Ann Weiser Cornell (author of The Power of Focusing).
Includes videos, demos, readings, discussion, group exercises, and individual sessions.
Taught by Jinevra Howard and Ann Weiser Cornell (author of The Power of Focusing).
Includes videos, demos, readings, discussion, group exercises, and individual sessions.
Online via Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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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 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.
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
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CET
6. Focusing-Impuls-Konferenz des Deutschen Focusing Instituts
28. Feb./01. März 2025 Fr. 19 - Sa. 18 Uhr
Freitag Abend:
Vortrag
Samstag (Vormittag und Nachmittag):
Workshops
Miteinander verbinden, gegenseitig inspirieren, Zukunft gestalten
Unsere Vision ist es, im Frühjahr einen Focusing-inspirierenden Raum für uns zu schaffen. Wir hoffen auf ein Geben und Nehmen und auf frische Impulse im gemeinsamen Tun. Wir werden uns in den Workshops kennenlernen im Zuhören, im Partnerschaftlichen Focusing und einem hoffentlich fruchtbaren, zukunftsorientierten Austausch auf dem Marktplatz.
Die Einladung geht an Alle – Willkommen sind Interessierte, die Focusing kennenlernen wollen und ebenso Focusing-Kolleg*innen
28. Feb./01. März 2025 Fr. 19 - Sa. 18 Uhr
Freitag Abend:
Vortrag
Samstag (Vormittag und Nachmittag):
Workshops
Miteinander verbinden, gegenseitig inspirieren, Zukunft gestalten
Unsere Vision ist es, im Frühjahr einen Focusing-inspirierenden Raum für uns zu schaffen. Wir hoffen auf ein Geben und Nehmen und auf frische Impulse im gemeinsamen Tun. Wir werden uns in den Workshops kennenlernen im Zuhören, im Partnerschaftlichen Focusing und einem hoffentlich fruchtbaren, zukunftsorientierten Austausch auf dem Marktplatz.
Die Einladung geht an Alle – Willkommen sind Interessierte, die Focusing kennenlernen wollen und ebenso Focusing-Kolleg*innen
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Barbados GMT-4
Transformative Connections: Healing Trauma and/or Addiction Through 20 Embodied Practices, with Jan Winhall and Nancy Falls in beautiful Barbados from March 8-15, 2025!
This 7-night retreat, in partnership with Bespoke Treatment Barbados @barbadosbespoke integrates the latest neuroscience from Polyvagal Theory and Gene Gendlin's Felt Sense to help those struggling with trauma, addiction, and troubling behaviors.
Through 20 embodied practices, you'll learn to manage emotions, build meaningful relationships, and live a life aligned with your values. Limited spaces are available, and includes a pre-retreat session with Jan.
This 7-night retreat, in partnership with Bespoke Treatment Barbados @barbadosbespoke integrates the latest neuroscience from Polyvagal Theory and Gene Gendlin's Felt Sense to help those struggling with trauma, addiction, and troubling behaviors.
Through 20 embodied practices, you'll learn to manage emotions, build meaningful relationships, and live a life aligned with your values. Limited spaces are available, and includes a pre-retreat session with Jan.
Barbados
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CET/Berlin
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
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Central European Time
In deze live 3-daagse training leer je de basis vaardigheden van Focusing, zoals het naar binnen gaan en wat de stappen zijn in een focusing proces. Je gaat afstemmen en ruimte maken, leert de focussende houding, en gaat contact te leggen met een lijflijk ervaarbaar gevoel. Je leert hoe je bij moeilijke gevoelens kunt blijven en wat er gebeurt als je erdoor overspoeld raakt of ze te ver van je af houdt. Je gaat ook oefenen in tweetallen.
Als je wat meer wilt weten over Focusing, bekijk dan hier mijn video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMvftGO_x4WQ3W7GdyAPkSA
Als je wat meer wilt weten over Focusing, bekijk dan hier mijn video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMvftGO_x4WQ3W7GdyAPkSA
Live, Laren NH, the Netherlands
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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Eastern Time, New York, USA
This online entry level Focusing skills class prepares you to begin a Focusing partnership. Utilizing Inner Relationship Focusing and Neuroscience based exercises spread out over a few months, this is a great opportunity to ground yourself in the basics of Self-in-Presence as a way of being that creates space for lasting change. You are encouraged to practice both in partnerships and with brief pauses during your day.
For coaches, bodyworkers, therapists, teachers and anyone interested in improving their inner and outer relational skills. Part 1 meets six times for two hours, usually every other week. This class can be your first step toward professional certification by completing Parts 1-4, then entering the ongoing Learning Community for Mastery in Guiding Change.
For coaches, bodyworkers, therapists, teachers and anyone interested in improving their inner and outer relational skills. Part 1 meets six times for two hours, usually every other week. This class can be your first step toward professional certification by completing Parts 1-4, then entering the ongoing Learning Community for Mastery in Guiding Change.
Online via Zoom
Topic: Introductory
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Eastern Time
You are invited to continue learning and unpacking the depths of the Inner Relationship Focusing process. This live virtual nine-week course, gives you the necessary time and space to integrate and apply your skills and knowledge gained in Foundations Training Part 1 (Levels 1 & 2).
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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Jerusalem Time
At some time or another, all of us have been in conflict with someone that we love or that is significant in our lives. Perhaps it was a parent, a child, a partner, a friend, a colleague…whoever it was, something happened, something got in the way of the relationship.
In Social Oriented Focusing ׂׂ(SOFׁ) there is an understanding that the relationship is more important than the conflict, and from this perspective, we can use SOF tools to stop our automatic patterns of reacting and actually manage the conflict.
In Social Oriented Focusing ׂׂ(SOFׁ) there is an understanding that the relationship is more important than the conflict, and from this perspective, we can use SOF tools to stop our automatic patterns of reacting and actually manage the conflict.
Online via Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, 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-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, FOT
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Eastern Time
In this ten-week Focusing course, we learn to use self-regulation and co-regulation to affect the interactions in our relationships. You can explore any relationships, including those that include power (leaders and employees, teacher and students, parent(s) and children).
The goal is to use emotional regulation to create safe and connected relationships that allow for creativity and action to flow.
Next courses:
-Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 pm Eastern, May 1-July 3, 2025
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The goal is to use emotional regulation to create safe and connected relationships that allow for creativity and action to flow.
Next courses:
-Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 pm Eastern, May 1-July 3, 2025
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Online via Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, FOT
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Central European Time
In deze live 2-daagse BasisTraining gaan we door met verdieping en het oefenen van focussen met een focus maatje. We geven we ook aandacht aan problemen die zich kunnen voordoen tijdens een Focusing proces.
Als je wat meer wilt weten over Focusing, bekijk dan hier mijn video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMvftGO_x4WQ3W7GdyAPkSA
Als je wat meer wilt weten over Focusing, bekijk dan hier mijn video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMvftGO_x4WQ3W7GdyAPkSA
Live, Laren NH, the Netherlands
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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CET
LIVE 5-Tages-Retreat, 20. bis 25. May 2025
Siebengebirge bei Bonn, Germany
In 2025, this is a retreat will be held in the German language but has been offered, and can again be offered in English.
Siebengebirge bei Bonn, Germany
In 2025, this is a retreat will be held in the German language but has been offered, and can again be offered in English.
Topic: Other
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Central European Summer Time
Untangling® Retreats are 6-day residential retreats for people with Focusing experience who want to apply our Untangling® method to life’s most hard-to-change issues.
We’ve been teaching Untangling® Retreats in 15 countries over the past 25 years, helping thousands of people learn our method, getting responses like this one from Paul Fitzgerald: "The experience was like a dissolving of an old way of seeing life and having new eyes to engage life with more freedom. I'd highly encourage anyone interested in deepening their Focusing to take this course."
We believe that transformation occurs most readily in an atmosphere of respect, acceptance, openness, warmth, playfulness, and support. Our mission is to enable you to live from your vibrant,
We’ve been teaching Untangling® Retreats in 15 countries over the past 25 years, helping thousands of people learn our method, getting responses like this one from Paul Fitzgerald: "The experience was like a dissolving of an old way of seeing life and having new eyes to engage life with more freedom. I'd highly encourage anyone interested in deepening their Focusing to take this course."
We believe that transformation occurs most readily in an atmosphere of respect, acceptance, openness, warmth, playfulness, and support. Our mission is to enable you to live from your vibrant,
Plön, Germany
Topic: Intermediate/Advanced