Focusing was developed by Gene Gendlin at the University of Chicago during the 1950s and 60s, under the guidance of Carl Rogers. His writings include Experiencing and the Creation of Meaning: a Philosophical and Psychological Approach to the Subjective (1962)
“This is an experiential and relational process. So a lot has to do with the nature of our interaction, how we perceive it, what we pay attention to, what we respond to… ”
––Serge Prengel. Reinventing Focusing, Moment By Moment,
workshop notes for February 29, 2020
“The Focusing 2010 Membership Directory listed about 2,000 members in over 40 countries.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Gendlin
There are many different schools of Focusing. The foundation of our teaching at Thinking in Movement Studio is four-fold:
- Whole Body Focusing as furthered by Astrid Schillings; Focusing with the Spirit-body and Gestural Leads as developed by Glenn Fleisch
- Active Pause (AP), an extension of Focusing pioneered by Serge Prengel
- Meditative Listening, a Focusing style created by Rob Foxcroft.
- Inner Relationship Focusing (IRF), a step wise syllabus created by Ann Weiser Cornell and Barbara McGavin.
FOCUSING PROGRAMME WITH KATARINA HALM
Thinking in Movement Studio reference pages ~ comments welcome
Reading Group: Line-by-Line Commentary on Aristotle’s De Anima Eugene T. Gendlin, Ph.D. ©2012
https://thinkinginmovement.ca/focusing_principles/gendlin-on-aristotles-de-anima/
Reading Group: Mike McCullough “Self Organizing of Growing and Perceiving” Gendlin-Aristotle in relation to S. Kauffman and R.D. Ellis
https://thinkinginmovement.ca/mike-mccullough-self-organizing-of-growing-and-perceiving-2022/
Focusing Basics and Teacher Training Syllabus
(Katarina Halm in collaboration with a Certifying Coordinator)
http://thinkinginmovement.ca/focusing/teacher-training/
Whole Body Focusing as furthered by Astrid Schillings
http://thinkinginmovement.ca/focusing/wholebody-focusing/
Gendlin/Ullman Dream Appreciation as pioneered by Janet Pfunder
http://thinkinginmovement.ca/focusing/dream_appreciation/
Focusing with Dreams: Patterns and Symbols
http://thinkinginmovement.ca/focusing/focusing-with-dreams-patterns-and-symbols/
Ginsburg Study, phenomenological crossings central to Focusing as depicted by Carl Ginsburg
http://thinkinginmovement.ca/ginsburg-study/