Introduction to Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®) LIVE

Course Description

Friday, February 7th, 2025   11:00am - 2:00pm PST  /  2:00pm - 5:00pm EST /  Convert to your time zone

This course provides an introduction to Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®) including its history and development, foundational principles, and main theoretical and practice approaches. Based on Eugene Gendlin’s evidence-based Focusing, this training includes learning the main concepts of Focusing Attitude, felt sense, symbol/handle, and felt shift. 

The course demonstrates user-friendly expressive arts methods for expressing a felt sense and defines the following main approaches– FOAT Check-in, Theme-Directed FOAT, Clearing a Space with Arts, and Working on an Issue. Didactic presentations, experiential practice exercises and examples provide a rich, varied format for learning. This training is open to those new and experienced in Focusing, Expressive Arts, and FOAT!

If you cannot attend the LIVE Zoom Teleconference, you can take our Introduction to Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®) Self-Study (3 CEs).

Continuing Education (CE) Information

This course is eligible for 3 Continuing Education (CE) hours! Click here for CE information and purchasing.

Note: These CE hours are only eligible for those that attend the full LIVE Zoom Teleconference.

Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7596. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

FOAT® Training Program

The Focusing and Expressive Arts (FOAT) Institute provides introductory, foundational, intermediate, and advanced levels of FOAT leading to: 

• Certification as a FOAT® Practitioner or FOAT® Facilitator (granted by the FOAT Institute)
• Certification as a Focusing Trainer, Professional, and/or Therapist: Specialization in FOAT® (granted by TIFI)

The FOAT® Training Program begins with introductory courses (Introduction to Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®)) that provide an overview of the main theory and practices of FOAT– and help you to see if you are interested in further training. Our trainings are designed so that you can progress through them based on your interests. After successfully completing each level, you may decide whether or not you'd like to continue to the next. We trust that your felt sense will guide you to take the levels of training and/or certification that feel right.