What is FOCUSING?
FOCUSING is a simple and effective way of listening and attending to yourself and others that harnesses the body’s natural intelligence. It offers us a way to deepen our understanding, expand our experience, and develop healthy relationships with ourselves. Focusing allows us to find new solutions and fresh action steps in any situation.
Who developed FOCUSING?
Focusing was developed from research led by philosopher and psychologist, Dr. Eugene Gendlin, who discovered that when people bring a certain kind of non-judgmental and respectful attention to what is felt in the body, they change. (Learn More)
Why FOCUSING?
FOCUSING can help us:
- Gain healthy ways to be with our thoughts and feelings and our joys and concerns
- Navigate “challenging” situations at home, work and with friends
- Improve the quality of our connection and relationship with ourselves and others
- Enhance our listening and communication skills
- Enrich our learning and deepen our understanding in any situation
- Tap into our creative potential
- Discover new solutions and fresh actions steps in any area of our lives
- Increase our confidence through gaining self knowledge
- Develop our thinking skills
Where is FOCUSING practiced?
The FOCUSING community is worldwide. FOCUSING is being practiced in over 40 countries in a variety of settings, such as: educational, medical, creative arts, psychotherapy, and business. (Learn More)
About the FOCUSING COMMUNITY
The not-for-profit Focusing Institute (TFI): serves as home base for research, development, and a network of international focusing trainers and teachers. The FOCUSING Institute was originally established in 1980 to gather and create resources, and to develop a worldwide teacher training network. For more information, please go to www.focusing.org
Focusing Partnership:
One way to learn and practice focusing is through Focusing Partnerships. Many people participate in focusing partnerships throughout the world. (Learn more)
The Focusing Partnership Program (FPP) is an international program based at the Focusing Institute. It offers people a way to connect with each other, find partners and practice their skills. It also provides over the phone partnership coaching to help people get started in focusing. (Learn More)
International Focusing Conferences
Every year there is an International Focusing conference somewhere in the world. The conference usually takes place in May. For more information, please click here: http://www.focusing.org/conference.html
