Saturday, December 7, 2019
An Online Class Facilitated by Peter Gill
Part of The Focusing Highlights Series
We live in a time of unprecedented transition and turbulence. On many levels, personal and collectively, we are faced with the truth of loss; not just of loved ones but of species, of habitats, or of certainties we never questioned. These are hard enough in themselves to face. And we are surrounded by other forgotten losses: our disconnection with the natural world, or lack of real and substantial belonging, the unacknowledged sorrows of our ancestors. No wonder we choose to turn away! ….and yet of course our body knows and feels all this in some way.
So how can we give space to the grief our body inevitably feels? How can the tools from Focusing support us in turning towards these essential but scary landscapes? How might Focusing help us navigate this extraordinary situation we are in?
And how can Focusing partnership and community help to create a container that can welcome all this grief and allow it to flow and move?
Peter will be sharing his inspirations and learnings about this topic using words, images and poetry, and he will lead some guided reflections. There will also be time for questions and sharing.
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Bio:
Peter Gill is one of the UK’s foremost Focusing trainers. He has been teaching for more than fifteen years; leading retreats, workshops and classes. He is qualified with the British Focusing Association and The International Focusing Institute in New York. He is a Focusing Coordinator and runs Professional Focusing trainings. He is also qualified in Somatic Experiencing (SE), a body-based approach to healing and easing the effects of trauma. More recently he has been training in facilitating nature connection and is currently apprenticing in holding grief ceremony in community. He lives in England with his wife, son and dog, and loves being in the woods.
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