Past Events
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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Jerusalem Time
Social Oriented Focusing (SOF) invites us into an embodied practice to untie the KNOTS and NOTS that interfere with relating to others, enabling us to overcome blocks, fears, and automatic behaviors. Imagine being fully present in the here-and-now in a Focusing way, enjoying interpersonal moments with the freedom to be yourself, instead of repeating stressful patterns of separation.
In SOF Course Level 1, we will set out on an SOF journey of discovery from separation to connection. In a safe group setting, we will explore the steps from feeling alone to feeling together, while being our authentic selves.
SOF expands our Focusing awareness allowing us to meet others while remaining intimate with ourselves and our present moment experience, facilitating
In SOF Course Level 1, we will set out on an SOF journey of discovery from separation to connection. In a safe group setting, we will explore the steps from feeling alone to feeling together, while being our authentic selves.
SOF expands our Focusing awareness allowing us to meet others while remaining intimate with ourselves and our present moment experience, facilitating
Online via Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced
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Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
This presentation is open to those new and experienced in Focusing, Expressive Arts, and FOAT!
Join us in welcoming Focusing Pioneer and Master Teacher, Akira Ikemi, Ph.D. for this special 2-hour program! Akira will share about his development of different Focusing methods that stem from Eugene Gendlin’s teachings. He will demonstrate two of those methods– Kansoh Focusing and Kanga Focusing. This enriching presentation will also include experiential exercises for participants to practice both methods in partners, along wtih time for Q&A!
Join us in welcoming Focusing Pioneer and Master Teacher, Akira Ikemi, Ph.D. for this special 2-hour program! Akira will share about his development of different Focusing methods that stem from Eugene Gendlin’s teachings. He will demonstrate two of those methods– Kansoh Focusing and Kanga Focusing. This enriching presentation will also include experiential exercises for participants to practice both methods in partners, along wtih time for Q&A!
Online
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced
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Hora Buenos Aires, Argentina- Zona horaria: UTC-3
Un entrenamiento para TODA persona comprometido en transformar su VIDA, en lograr vínculos conectados, coherentes, auténticos, creativos y singulares, y en potenciar su libertad, su autonomía y su disfrute en cualquier área de la VIDA.
Es para toda persona con y sin experiencia en Focusing.
Qué te llevarás de este entrenamiento:
☑️ recursos que facilitarán el despliegue y el movimiento en procesos detenidos,
☑️ habilidades que apoyarán y profundizarán la conexión,
☑️ calidad en la escucha,
☑️ acceso y contacto a la información "no conciente" del cuerpo,
☑️ las condiciones para crear un espacio seguro en todo tipo de relación,
☑️ la posibiliidad de crear una buena relación con las
Es para toda persona con y sin experiencia en Focusing.
Qué te llevarás de este entrenamiento:
☑️ recursos que facilitarán el despliegue y el movimiento en procesos detenidos,
☑️ habilidades que apoyarán y profundizarán la conexión,
☑️ calidad en la escucha,
☑️ acceso y contacto a la información "no conciente" del cuerpo,
☑️ las condiciones para crear un espacio seguro en todo tipo de relación,
☑️ la posibiliidad de crear una buena relación con las
En línea
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Pacific Time
When we let ourselves play something out, we are inviting and allowing the energy of an inner being to awaken and to body forth, to live it out further and more fully than was possible in the situation. This active, dynamic process enables us to awaken and more fully live (play) something out from within its own spirit-energy without interference. As we connect with our whole body, as well as the larger body of our group, we activate a larger awareness and sensitive attuning to the movement of spirit through the living body, flowing within us, between us and around us. This transformational process enables us to participate in the healing of ourselves, the healing of each other and the healing of the world.
Online
Topic: Spirituality
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CET
Formación de prácticas online
Facilitadora: Macarena LópezAnadón, trainer focusing
Facilitadora: Macarena LópezAnadón, trainer focusing
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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
PART 2 is about deepening into the Focusing and Listening process by looking more at the role of how we companion ourselves as well as others. We develop further our personal concept of creating an inner space that welcomes it all and adapting that space as we follow our process. I introduce relational neuroscience here.
Experience in a beginner partnership course is required. Discount for partnership courses or experience beyond that. A great place for advanced Focusers to return to.
Experience in a beginner partnership course is required. Discount for partnership courses or experience beyond that. A great place for advanced Focusers to return to.
Online via Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Certification
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Third session May 6, 2025
Reading Freshly
An opportunity to read Gendlin’s seminal book Focusing with others
A Free Event for Members
Live (no recording)
Second session April 1, 2025 - Starting with Chapter 2
An opportunity to read Gendlin’s seminal book Focusing with others
A Free Event for Members
Live (no recording)
Second session April 1, 2025 - Starting with Chapter 2
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Free, Ongoing, Other, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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US Eastern Time
While Focusing has long had a home in psychotherapy and also as a powerful modality for personal development, professional coaching has lagged behind in ways to work with the implicit aspects of cognition.
Topic: Certification
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Eastern (Hora Nueva York)
En esta ocasión Cafecitos nos habilita un espacio donde “El paradigma experiencial en la educación”
Zoom
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Free, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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Eastern Daylight Time
Online
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EST
This two-year training program for healers will create a sacred space where we open to our embodied, wildish nature as the ground for developing our capacity to midwife soul healing. Through focusing and the felt sense, together we will come into a deeper relationship with the wisdom of our bodies and the natural world, integrating focusing and the felt sense as we grow our medicine woman toolkits.
You will learn divine feminine ways of knowing and being to develop:
• deep, embodied, soulful connections with other healing artists
• capacity to engage with focusing therapeutically for yourself, your clients and your community
• ability to become ensouled and bring more soul forward with your clients and communities using a focusing approach
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You will learn divine feminine ways of knowing and being to develop:
• deep, embodied, soulful connections with other healing artists
• capacity to engage with focusing therapeutically for yourself, your clients and your community
• ability to become ensouled and bring more soul forward with your clients and communities using a focusing approach
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Tennessee
Topic: FOT
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Pacific
Relationships are important — whether they're with friends, family, or one special partner. They nurture us — and we can nurture them.
Trusting yourself and what you know is key to healthy relationships. When you trust yourself, you can be open to others, speak your truth, and feel truly seen (exactly as you are). All that creates more space for joy and discovery in your connections.
Let’s explore how to build more self-trust (and richer relationships) together!
Trusting yourself and what you know is key to healthy relationships. When you trust yourself, you can be open to others, speak your truth, and feel truly seen (exactly as you are). All that creates more space for joy and discovery in your connections.
Let’s explore how to build more self-trust (and richer relationships) together!
Online via Zoom
Topic: Introductory, 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
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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 5th Tuesday for April, 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 5th Tuesday for April, 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
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New York time
In his book “A Process Model”, Gendlin develops a powerful model for describing and explaining the living process. In this webinar, Orit aims to demonstrate how some of the model’s concepts provide an enlightening perspective on life processes, specifically on learning processes.
All are welcome to attend and participate, with or without prior knowledge of Gendlin’s Philosophy. No affiliation with Education or learning is needed.
All are welcome to attend and participate, with or without prior knowledge of Gendlin’s Philosophy. No affiliation with Education or learning is needed.
Online (Class will also be recorded)
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, TAE/Philosophy, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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Eastern/New York Time
This group is open to all Focusing students who have Focusing training from any trainer. This is a space for folks to land to practice Focusing and continue to keep it as part of their life. We practice using the skills we already know; no teaching is offered - just pairs for partnership at a reliable time and place. This is a drop-in group, no commitment required.
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Eastern/New York Time
Join other Focusing professionals as we practice Focusing. Professional work grows from our personal practice, so let’s continue Focusing. This can also be a unique place for folks to Focus about their professional Focusing work with clients or students and work projects in general.
This a place to land to do paired Focusing partnership, no teaching is offered. Breakout rooms are arranged for each pair. This is a drop-in group, no commitment required. Cost: free, no cost.
Private to Focusing Professionals - TIFI Certified Focusing Professionals and trainees, trained by any coordinator, includes all types of Focusing Professionals (FOT, Focusing Trainer, Focusing Professional).
This a place to land to do paired Focusing partnership, no teaching is offered. Breakout rooms are arranged for each pair. This is a drop-in group, no commitment required. Cost: free, no cost.
Private to Focusing Professionals - TIFI Certified Focusing Professionals and trainees, trained by any coordinator, includes all types of Focusing Professionals (FOT, Focusing Trainer, Focusing Professional).
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New York time
In this workshop, we will closely examine Gendlin’s philosophical focus on "transitions." We will experiment with different types of transitions to observe how meaning shifts based on how we connect words and what we do "between" them. We will enact simple exercises with words, and will jointly witness the journeys of insights that arise, even if those words initially seem insignificant or are chosen at random. And we will read passages from Gendlin’s philosophical work to help us understand what is happening.
This workshop is intended for those already familiar with Focusing though all are welcome to attend.
This workshop is intended for those already familiar with Focusing though all are welcome to attend.
Online (Class will also be recorded)
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Other, TAE/Philosophy, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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Pacific Daylight Time
Annual meeting of Focusers, open space organization, anyone present can offer Focusing based workshop, discussion, or presentation. Our purpose is cooperatively building supportive community amongst Focusers.
Menucha Retreat Center, Columbia Gorge, Oregon
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Changes Groups, Other