Dan Schachter: The political importance of “Thinking Beyond Patterns” in difficult times.
DESCRIPTION: We will enter “a certain rather rebellious dialogue” with our felt sense, exploring how life can move beyond repetitive patterns even in these hard times. How can we find fresh language and new ways to deal with our current challenges? Dan will share from his lived experience in Israel/Palestine. He will also share some thoughts and reflections from the recent International Focusing Conference in Vienna.
PRINCIPLE REFERENCE: Gendlin, E.T. (1991). Thinking beyond patterns: body, language and situations. In B. den Ouden & M. Moen (Eds.), The presence of feeling in thought, pp. 25-151. New York: Peter Lang. From https://www.focusing.org/gendlin/docs/gol_2159.html
BIO: Dan Schachter lives in Israel, born in Norway, speaking English, Hebrew, and Norwegian fluently. Dan is a Focusing coordinator, a Focusing Oriented Therapist, and a clinical psychologist in private practice. He teaches Focusing, TAE (Thinking at the Edge) and the philosophy of the implicit and is well known in the Focusing community for his contributions to various projects including the International Focusing Institute Certification Weeklong core faculty.
Page at FOTA Dan Morten Schachter, MA, Katsir/ Tel Aviv/ Online And recent contribution: Staying With It , Dan Schachter’s Remarks at the September 2025 Summit .
You can contact Dan at: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
PREVIOUS VIDEOS
“** A certain rather rebellious dialogue.” °Trying to sense and make sense of our present situation.with Dan Schachter.Help for Helpers March 17 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF2V31_dREM
PRIMARY REFERENCE: Gendlin, E.T. (1984). The obedience pattern. Studies in Formative Spirituality, 5(2), 189-202. From https://www.focusing.org/gendlin/docs/gol_2057.html
** Focusing during wartime with Dan Schachter on The Living Process with Greg Madison Jan 24, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAcsTdIwxRQ
** Reflections on the social/political significance of Focusing and TAE with Dan Morten Schachter presenting at Lynn Preston’s Help for Helpers June 19 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aecw7sjthzg
TIME LINK for PARTICIPANTS: Help for Helpers
Mondays July 6, 2026 at 8:15am in New York *90 minutes (please click for your time)
HELP FOR HELPERS ZOOM LINK
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MORE ABOUT HELP FOR HELPERS: an online weekly gathering that was originally created as a response to the overwhelming stresses of pandemic life, especially for those in the helping professions. It developed into a flourishing, ever-growing wellspring of learning and connectedness.
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