Follow-on Focusing workshops 2012

These workshops follow on from any introductory workshop with me or another Focusing teacher. They are an ideal way to deepen your experience of Focusing and listening, and are essential if you want to train in Focusing professionally.

Workshops 2-5 are designed to flow one into the next and ideally, but not always, are done in that order. Together, any introductory workshop and weekends 2-5 constitute a thorough 10 day training in Focusing and listening. (They are called the BFTA Focusing Skills Series) For a brief list of themes covered in these workshops, see below. Discounts are available for those booking the whole series of follow on workshops. 

Follow-on Workshops in North London


Venue: North London Buddhist Centre, 72 Holloway Rd, London, N7 8JG (nearest Tube: Highbury & Islington)
Times: 10am–5pm Saturday, 10am-4.30pm Sunday
Costs: £105 (£380 if booking all four together). Half price if you are repeating them with me.
Booking and info: Contact me with a deposit of £25 per weekend.

  • 21st–22nd April
    Workshop 2: A Companion on the Journey - Iistening Skills
  • 23rd-24th June
    Workshop 3: A Helping Hand - Guiding skills
  • 1st–2nd September
    Workshop 4: Untangling the Knots - Taking focusing deeper
  • 10th–11th November
    Workshop 5: A Path to Wholeness

 

Follow-on Workshops in Brighton


Venue: Brighton, Brighton, Bartholomew Sq area
Times:10am–5pm Saturday, 10am-4.30pm Sunday
Costs: £105 (£380 if booking all four together). Half price if you are repeating them with me.
Booking and info: Contact me with a deposit of £25 per weekend.

  • 16th–17th June
    Workshop 2: A Companion on the Journey - Iistening Skills
  • 8th-9th September
    Workshop 3: A Helping Hand - Guiding skills
  • 13th–14th October
    Workshop 4: Untangling the Knots - Taking focusing deeper
  • 24th–25th November
    Workshop 5: A Path to Wholeness

 

Other Advanced Workshops


"Radical Acceptance"
Is this true that there are no enemies inside of us, even our most critical and painful parts? Can we or should we accept every aspect of ourselves?

On this experiential workshop we will explore this essential aspect of focusing practice, that in many ways lies at the heart of focusing. Through leaning to be curious about even our most unacceptable places, we can open up space for something new to come, and maybe those most difficult aspects might hold some wisdom. Open to anyone with a minimum of two days focusing training.

10th-11th March: Manchester
Venue: Greenfield Nr Manchester.
Times: 10am–5pm Saturday, 10am-4.30pm Sunday
Costs: £105
Booking and info: Contact me with a deposit of £25.

 

July 7th and 8th: London
Venue: North London Buddhist Centre, 72 Holloway Rd, London, N7 8JG (nearest Tube: Highbury & Islington)
Times: 10am–5pm Saturday, 10am-4.30pm Sunday
Costs: £105
Booking and info: Contact me with a deposit of £25.

 

"The Dreaming body". Bristol - 19th-20th May
What can dreams tell us about our life?, How can Focusing help with understanding them? Might there be a way to explore them in a new way that brings clarity and change in our lives?

Focusing is all about listening to what the body has to say about our life, but every night something similar happens with our dreams. Something in us (the body/the dream maker) gives us rich, mysterious and powerful symbols, telling us not just about our life situation but how we might carry those situations forward.

Venue: Bristol Natural Health Centre, 407 Gloucester Road, Horfield, BS7 8TS, Bristol.
Times: 10am–5pm Saturday, 10am-4.30pm Sunday.
Costs: £105
Booking and info: Contact me with a deposit of £25.

 

BFTA Focusing Skills series: workshop topics

Introductory workshop: Basic focusing and Listening

Basic Focusing and Listening skills | The focusing Attitude | Presence | Focusing Tips

Workshop 2: A companion on the journey

Listening skills | Listening principles and practice | Dwelling at the edge | The felt sense | Facilitative Language | Focusing in everyday life

Workshop 3: A helping hand

Guiding skills | Self Guiding | Guiding Principles | Helping the focuser stay present | Empathy: Deepening Presence

Workshop 4: Untangling the knots, taking focusing deeper

Inner visitors and guests in Focusing | Dynamics on the inner world | Guiding skills II | Critical Voices

Workshop 5: A path to wholeness

Focusing and Spirituality | Living from "self-in-presence" | What is wholeness? | Gendin's key concepts in Focusing | Radical acceptance