Upcoming Courses, and Ongoing Groups and Services
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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Eastern Time
This is a 9-month Focusing Partnership course that centers Focusing as a way to deepen one's spirituality – that is, to deepen one's connection to the Life that holds us all. The bedrock of this course is Relational Wholebody Focusing, with its continual emphasis on reconnecting to one's wholeness. It's also informed by other foundational perspectives within the Focusing tradition, and by the Realization Process (developed by Judith Blackstone), including some simple and helpful spiritual anatomy. The course is suitable for beginners seeking a grounding in Focusing partnership, as well as experienced Focusers who are drawn to an approach that places spiritual development at its center, largely through the lens of Relational Wholebody Focusing.
Topic: Spirituality
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Eastern Time, New York, USA
Join us for an online intermediate Focusing class that helps you understand where you are within a process and then, to sense what is needed from you for this situation now. Utilizing Inner Relationship Focusing, Spatial Awareness and Neuroscience concepts, we learn to guide ourselves and others in ways that invite relational trust, lasting change and life forward flow. There is a lot of valuable relational practices here for coaches, bodyworkers, therapists, teachers and anyone interested in diving deeper with living life as process.
Online via Zoom
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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Eastern Time
In treating trauma and addiction, specialists are realizing the importance of helping their clients connect with embodied wisdom. Many trainings emphasize the importance of this connection, but they don’t provide specifics on instructing clients to lean into their bodies. This is the most in-depth education of FSPM. Each student is matched with a Focusing partner to embark on their somatic journey and receives unique access to Jan through personalized feedback.
Through this course, students will engage in their own felt sense experiencing, and learn how to share that experience and process with their clients. This training can be taken as a standalone or as the first of 3 steps needed to become a Certified FSPM Facilitator through the International Focusing Institute and
Through this course, students will engage in their own felt sense experiencing, and learn how to share that experience and process with their clients. This training can be taken as a standalone or as the first of 3 steps needed to become a Certified FSPM Facilitator through the International Focusing Institute and
Online
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Certification, Interactive Focusing, Other
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Eastern Daylight Savings Time (New York/Canada)
Join us in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Floyd, Virginia, for four days of Focusing, community, nature, and shared exploration. Whether you are new to Focusing or have years of experience, Summer's End Focusing Splash offers a welcoming place to deepen your practice, enjoy meaningful conversations, and reconnect with yourself and others. Through workshops, practice groups, music, good food, and time outdoors, we'll discover together how presence creates possibility.
Anahata Retreat Center, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Topic: Other
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CET
A deep experiential live HomeFocusing workshop for focusers, 11-12 September 2026, about CONFLICT – the main cause of stoppage and pain in our life, relationship and community.
We'll learn how to bring the healing qualities of Focusing to our daily life and speak Focusing language with our loved ones, in everyday words.
We’ll delve into our inner conflicts and conflicts in our close relationships, and explore HomeFocusing ways to address and solve conflicts.
The workshop offers a fresh kind of Focusing, combined with a systemic perspective of our inner process as well as our being part of a family, a community, an environment.
Bring an issue regarding conflict in your life and relationships for exploration in the workshop, that
We'll learn how to bring the healing qualities of Focusing to our daily life and speak Focusing language with our loved ones, in everyday words.
We’ll delve into our inner conflicts and conflicts in our close relationships, and explore HomeFocusing ways to address and solve conflicts.
The workshop offers a fresh kind of Focusing, combined with a systemic perspective of our inner process as well as our being part of a family, a community, an environment.
Bring an issue regarding conflict in your life and relationships for exploration in the workshop, that
De Molen van Rotselaar, near Leuven, Belgium
Topic: Intermediate/Advanced
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Eastern European Time EET; UTC +02:00
Celebrating life beyond egotism is addressing 'psycholgical materialism' as well as ‘spiritual bypassing’. A 'process-oriented spirituality’ will deal ongoing with the challenges on the personal journey in private and professional life. Gene Gendlin described the ‘murky edge’ as the crucial point in moving towards the yet unknown in myself, that is ongoing accessible in the present moment. Life can therefore viewed as a continuity in change, while the personality and behaviour patterns looking forward to establishing security and reliable circumstances. The workshop offer opportunities to address the questions and challenges related to the second half of life in a fresh way.
Matala Crete / Greece
Topic: Intermediate/Advanced
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Suitable for European and American time zones.
People meet in a group, then split up into Focusing Partnerships, and finish by coming back to the group. It is an open group where participants do not need to commit to joining every time. This is a wonderful opportunity to have Focusing Partnerships with different people, while still having the familiarity of a somewhat steady group.
If you have learned Partnership Focusing, read on.
If you have learned Partnership Focusing, read on.
Topic: Changes Groups
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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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Pacific
You've discovered you love Focusing...and you also know there's so much more to learn about applying it to your life. Living a Focusing Life is an 18-meeting, live, online advanced Focusing course to help you gain more confidence as a Focusing partner and bring Focusing into your daily life.
Taught by Ann Weiser Cornell and Paula Michel Gamble
Includes live meetings on Zoom, readings, discussions, group exercises, and partnership practices.
Taught by Ann Weiser Cornell and Paula Michel Gamble
Includes live meetings on Zoom, readings, discussions, group exercises, and partnership practices.
Online via Zoom
Topic: Intermediate/Advanced
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US Eastern
Focusing has flourished in therapy and personal development, but its application in professional coaching remains largely unexplored. This 8-part live training teaches coaches to work directly with the felt sense, guiding clients into deep, embodied insight and lasting change. Experiential, rigorous, and ICF-accredited. 26 Core Competency Units. Tuesdays September 15 – December 15, 2025.
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate
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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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Madrid
En el Nivel 1 de Focusing aprenderás y experimentarás:
*La actitud de Centramiento o Actitud de Focusing
*Cómo Despejar un Espacio
*Cómo formar la Sensación Sentida
*Darte cuenta del Cambio Corporalmente Sentido
*La actitud de Centramiento o Actitud de Focusing
*Cómo Despejar un Espacio
*Cómo formar la Sensación Sentida
*Darte cuenta del Cambio Corporalmente Sentido
Nos conectaremos por zoom
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Pacific
Deepen into your experience of dreaming, and learn how to guide others with care and confidence. Learn from a master in the field of Focusing and dreams. Experience the depth, wisdom and profound nature of dreaming crossed with Focusing.
Via Zoom. Link sent upon registration
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Eastern Time, New York, USA
Join us for an online intermediate Focusing class that helps you understand where you are within a process and then, to sense what is needed from you for this situation now. Utilizing Inner Relationship Focusing, Spatial Awareness and Neuroscience concepts, we learn to guide ourselves and others in ways that invite relational trust, lasting change and life forward flow. There is a lot of valuable relational practices here for coaches, bodyworkers, therapists, teachers and anyone interested in diving deeper with living life as process.
Our Professional Certification program includes Parts 1-4 and entering The Learning Community for Mastery in Guiding Change. Consider joining our Learn Focusing community to share Focusing with others.
Our Professional Certification program includes Parts 1-4 and entering The Learning Community for Mastery in Guiding Change. Consider joining our Learn Focusing community to share Focusing with others.
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Certification
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Eastern Time, New York, USA
Focusing gives us the essence of HOW change happens in practical steps that many other empowering psychological processes lean on. You are embarking on a forever journey of being your own best friend and a healing Presence to the world. Utilizing Inner Relationship Focusing and Relational Neuroscience, we are encouraged to practice both in partnerships and with brief pauses during the day. The fundamentals we explore here are great to return to anytime you are ready to go deeper.
For coaches, bodyworkers, therapists, teachers and anyone interested in improving their inner and outer relational skills. Our Professional Certification program includes Parts 1-4 and entering The Learning Community for Mastery in Guiding Change. Join our Learn Focusing community to share Focusing
For coaches, bodyworkers, therapists, teachers and anyone interested in improving their inner and outer relational skills. Our Professional Certification program includes Parts 1-4 and entering The Learning Community for Mastery in Guiding Change. Join our Learn Focusing community to share Focusing
Online via Zoom
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate
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CEST
Wanneer? 17/09/2026 van 20.00u tot 21.30u
Waar? Online. Wie zich aanmeldt, zal de dag voordien een zoomlink ontvangen.
Voor wie? Al wie de Focusingtraining niveau 1 tot en met 4 gevolgd heeft en interesse heeft om zelf Focusingtrainer te worden.
Ik werk met een kleine groep en combineer online en live bijeenkomsten.
De opleiding start op 14 januari 2027 om 19.30u.
Met medewerking van Joke Van Hoeck, Focusingcoördinator in opleiding, en andere Focusingtrainers.
Waar? Online. Wie zich aanmeldt, zal de dag voordien een zoomlink ontvangen.
Voor wie? Al wie de Focusingtraining niveau 1 tot en met 4 gevolgd heeft en interesse heeft om zelf Focusingtrainer te worden.
Ik werk met een kleine groep en combineer online en live bijeenkomsten.
De opleiding start op 14 januari 2027 om 19.30u.
Met medewerking van Joke Van Hoeck, Focusingcoördinator in opleiding, en andere Focusingtrainers.
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Pacific Standard Time
A monthly online Focusing circle for people recovering from cultic or high-control dynamics.
Through a combination of psycho-education on cultic relationship dynamics and a guided Focusing practice, participants are invited to explore the inner impact of these experiences—gently untangling internalized voices, reconnecting with their felt sense, and discovering what is authentically their own.
Third Friday of each month, 10:00-11:30am Pacific Time.
To register, please book through Authentic Self Focusing, where you'll find options to join once or join monthly. CA$40/circle.
https://www.authenticselffocusing.com/cult-recovery
Through a combination of psycho-education on cultic relationship dynamics and a guided Focusing practice, participants are invited to explore the inner impact of these experiences—gently untangling internalized voices, reconnecting with their felt sense, and discovering what is authentically their own.
Third Friday of each month, 10:00-11:30am Pacific Time.
To register, please book through Authentic Self Focusing, where you'll find options to join once or join monthly. CA$40/circle.
https://www.authenticselffocusing.com/cult-recovery
Topic: Introductory
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Eastern time
RELATIONS: How can we bring focusing qualities to our daily life? How can we speak Focusing language in everyday words? How can we be with our closest, most important people, in a Focusing way? This is what HomeFocusing is about: Focusing-Oriented Relationship.
HomeFocusing is a unique approach that enables us to take home, to our closest and most challenging relationships, the healing attitude and qualities of Focusing.
With HomeFocusing we can reshape our ways of being with ourselves and with others, in everyday life.
HomeFocusing is a unique approach that enables us to take home, to our closest and most challenging relationships, the healing attitude and qualities of Focusing.
With HomeFocusing we can reshape our ways of being with ourselves and with others, in everyday life.
Utrecht: https://www.samaya.nl/
Topic: Intermediate/Advanced
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New York time
Nikos and Judy will introduce the work of their collaborator, Parvy Palmou, a Focuser and Gestalt therapist who is an international figure in the world of LBGTQI+ affirmative psychotherapy. The Highlight is introductory and suitable for all Focusers.
Online (Class will also be recorded)
Topic: Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, FOT, Other, The Focusing Institute (TIFI) Events
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eastern Time
Six biweekly workshops · 135 minutes each · Online with each class exploring each step