Focusing is gentle and profound. It is a natural way of paying attention to oneself and others offering a grounded alternative to abstract concepts, mechanical tools & techniques, and the imposition of external authorities or social expectations.
Focusing has applications in:
- Stress reduction
- Decision making
- Finding creative solutions to vexing problems
- Personal and professional development
- Enhancing the effectiveness of counselling, psychotherapy, coaching & meditation (or spiritual practices)
- Adding a little more meaning to daily life and relationships
- Discovering new forms of cultural evolution that do not rely upon compliance and collusion with old orders
Individual Focusing sessions are typically 50 minutes long. During a session the Focusing Practitioner or Therapist will guide you to invite your awareness into your body in order to access & learn from what your body knows about a specific problem or project. These sessions are offered online or in-person.
Workshop training is always designed to teach both Focusing and Listening skills so that participants are empowered to extend this practice into their lives. Focusing becomes a way of being with oneself that does not depend upon continuing access to a professional teacher or therapist.
Here is a brief magazine article describing Focusing as a process, written by Eugene Gendlin in 1970.
Here is a brief article illustrating Focusing as an approach in psychotherapy. It is an unusual account but interesting and moving, by Neil Friedman.