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Reading Freshly
An opportunity to read Gendlin’s seminal book Focusing with others
Eleventh session March 3, 2026 (Tuesday)
12:00 - 1:30 pm Eastern (NY) time
Times worldwide: convert to your time zone here
We will begin reading in Chapter 8 If You Can’t Find a Felt Sense, at the paragraph heading IF YOUR CRITIC MAKES YOU FEEL BAD.
New registrants welcome each month
Each month a new email announcement will be sent and you need to register freshly each month.
Online
Live attendance required - no recording
Monthly sessions on Tuesdays
March 2025 - end of year 2026 (estimate)
12:00 - 1:30 pm Eastern (NY) Time
This offering is a membership benefit - free to paid-up members.
You can join TIFI here
NOTE: Registration deadline of March 2, 9:00 am NY Time
Note: There is a second Reading Freshly group starting in the Asia-Pacific time zone if this timing doesn't work for you. Link
Gene Gendlin once advised that the way to read philosophy was “many times”! The same might be said of his easily accessible and seminal book, Focusing, first published in 1978. It continues to be a resource for experienced Focusers and those coming to Focusing for the first time. It merits reading many times. On re-reading, there always seems to be something fresh, or freshly understood, no matter how long you have been a Focuser.
The invitation now is to read this book together, in community; to sense freshly its nuanced depth on human experiencing, its for-and-from-life suggestions, its gems of frequently quoted wisdom.
Note: Participants are asked to bring a copy of Focusing to the sessions. The revised edition of the book Focusing is a reference point for the project (Gendlin, Eugene T, Focusing, 25th Anniversary Edition, Rider, 2003). You may have a different edition of the book and are welcome to use that, but please note that page numbers may vary. If you need to purchase a book, you can order here: https://store.focusing.org/products/focusing
FORMAT
Starting March 2025, every month on the first Tuesday of the month over 1.5 hours, we will read sections of the book, starting right at the beginning and felt-sense our way through it, ‘going as fast as the slowest process’. We will listen to each other in small and larger group discussions on the given text on what it means to us now. The language of this reading group is English.
We will read at the pace of the group, with no set expectation of how far we’ll get. We’ll start at the beginning and read in a Focusing way until we stop. Who knows what will emerge!
There is no obligation to attend every session, nor to begin with us from the beginning, but this is advised in order to get the full benefit of the reading which will continue month to month.
We will send a new email each month to register for the next session. We will indicate for each session where we left off, so if you have not been with us from the beginning, you catch up on your own to join a later session.
The sessions are live and not recorded.
Dates and times Eastern (NY) time
1. March 4 (Tuesday) 12:00pm - 1:30pm
2. April 1 (Tuesday) 12:00pm - 1:30pm
3. May 6 (Tuesday) 12:00pm - 1:30pm
4.June 3 (Tuesday) 12:00pm - 1:30pm
5. July 1 (Tuesday) 12:00pm - 1:30pm
6. August 5 (Tuesday) 12:00pm - 1:30pm
7. September 2 (Tuesday) 12:00pm - 1:30pm
8. October 7 (Tuesday) 12:00pm - 1:30pm
9. November 4 (Tuesday) 12:00pm - 1:30pm
10. December 2 (Tuesday) 12:00pm - 1:30pm
11. January 6, 2026 (Tuesday) 12:00pm - 1:30pm
12. February 3, 2026 (Tuesday) 12:00pm - 1:30pm
13. March 3, 2026 (Tuesday) 12:00 - 1:30pm
14. April 7, 2026 (Tuesday) 12:00 - 1:30pm
15. May 5, 2026 (Tuesday) 12:00 -1:30pm
16. June 2, 2026 (Tuesday) 12:00 - 1:30pm
and continuing on the first Tuesday until completing the book.
You will need to sign up for each session you want to attend. (It is not possible to sign up in advance for all sessions.)
Participation is unlimited.
Hosts
This Reading Freshly group will be coordinated by a group of volunteers.
More volunteers are welcome; if you are interested in joining this group and would like to learn more about this volunteer opportunity, please write to [email protected].
Registration Information and Price
Please remember to log in on focusing.org to confirm your membership is current.
Zoom: This conversation will take place on an online video conference service called Zoom. Please attend by computer so that we can have your video presence as well as your audio. Calling in by phone is also possible but not preferred.
Price: The co-hosts are volunteering their time in order that this program may be brought to members of TIFI at no charge.
Registration Policies: TIFI reserves the right to cancel, change and alter the program if necessary. The opinions offered by presenters and participants are their own and do not necessarily represent the opinions of TIFI. This class will not be recorded and participants may not take screen shots to share on social media. TIFI may opt to take an official screenshot where participants will be given the option to be included or not.
PLEASE NOTE: When you register, you will receive an email indicating your registration was processed. If your dues are current, we will complete your registration and email instructions to join the event within a few days of the start date. If you know your dues are not current, or if you are not yet a member, please Log In on focusing.org to pay your dues or join and then return to this page to register. Membership page: http://focusing.org/membership
Contact
Questions? [email protected]
Registration Information and Price
Free for Members. Registration required.