Focusing & Focusing Levels 1-4
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 Focusing Bits at CoronaPlaza.Life
ºº Thursdays º 10:00 am Pacific *60 min
Basic Focusing / NVC / Dream Appreciation with Katarina
Pre-requisites: registration form, Focusing session, consultation with Katarina Halm
* Reference page: https://thinkinginmovement.ca/focusing/
FOCUSING TIMES
* 6:00 am Pacific time online * 1.25 hour   *75min
Wednesdays & Saturdays
join us one or two times per week ~ syllabus begins on Wed each week
FOUR LEVELS
Level One – Encountering the Inner Relationship 
Six Meetings with practice in between 
Wed Oct 20 – Sat Nov 27, 2021
Level Two Accompanying the Inner Relationship 
 Six Meetings with practice in between
Wed Dec 1,  2021 – Sat Jan 22, 2022
Level Three – The Guide’s Journey 
Eight Meetings with practice in between
Wed Jan 26 – Sat Mar 19, 2022
Level Four –  The Center of the Maze 
Eight Meetings with practice in between
Wed Mar 23 – Sat May 14, 2022
* 7.5 HOURS EACH LEVEL ONE AND TWO
( Levels One & Two 6.25 hours each, 7.5  CECs /six meetings 1.25 hours each)
* 10 HOURS EACH LEVEL 3 AND 4
( Levels Three & Four 10 hours each, 10 CECs /eight meetings 1.25 hours each)
For a description of the four levels please see: Focusing Levels 1-4 
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☯ Level ONE

~ Class #1 Presence and Acknowledging
~ Class #2  Sensing and Describing;
~ Class #3 The Rest of the Conversation
~ Class #4 The Rhythm of Listening
~ Class #5 What the Focuser Wants from the Companion

In this introduction to Inner Relationship Focusing (IRF) you will learn basic Focusing and Partnership skills so that you can begin to practice Focusing partnership right away. Focusing partnership is the foundation for strengthening and including Focusing in your work and daily life. You will learn to guide yourself through the four stages of a Focusing session, using facilitative language. You will strengthen your understanding of felt sensing, and the attitude of Self in Presence which supports you in your relationship with your inner experience, allowing your process to deepen and widen, safely and comfortably. In this class you will also have an introduction to being a Companion, at first listening quietly to the Focuser, then having an opportunity to support the Focuser with more active listening skills, including some gentle reflection. Skills are introduced gradually, allowing mastery of one thing at a time, so that the learning is enjoyable and natural. Participants are given opportunities to practice in class and encouraged to practice with one another and students from other classes outside of class time.
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☯ Level TWO

~ Class #1 The Power of Presence
~ Class #2 The Edge
~ Class #3 Leading In
~ Class #4 Advanced Listening
~ Class #5 Advanced Focusing, Six Recommendations

* Deepen your experience with Focusing and being a Focusing partner.
* Cultivate a sense of self-awareness and the ability to hold strong emotions with compassion.
* Enjoy the spacious qualities of “Self-in-Presence”.
* Develop “Advanced Listening Skills“ for helping your partner form a “Felt Sense“.
* Learn how to “Be” at the “Edge” and discover a transformation, where the unclear becomes clear.
* Practice in a supportive atmosphere to develop your Focussing process.
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☯ Level THREE

~ Class #1 The Principles of Reminding
~ Class #2  Supporting Presence with Reminding
~ Class #3  The Bottle, Making Contact
~   Class #4 The Bottle, Deepening Contact
~ Class #5 The Bottle, Ending, and Positives 

In Level 3 you will increase your listening skills and your understanding of the ways Focusing works to allow “Implicit Knowing” to open in its own way. You will learn when and how to offer “reminders” as a Focusing Guide, along with nuances and alternatives for every stage of the process. You will be supported in this growing capacity through readings in “The Focusing Student’s and Companion’s Manual” by Ann Weiser Cornell, Ph.D. & Barbara McGavin, “Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy” by Eugene Gendlin, Ph.D., and additional writings by Gendlin and Cornell. You will enjoy in-class discussions, Focusing demonstrations and opportunities to practice with others in your group.
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☯ Level FOUR

 ~  Class #1 Where Does Focusing Get Stuck
~  Class #2  Presence and Partiality
 ~ Class #3 Inner Critics and Exiled Parts
~  Class #4 Feeling Too Much and Feeling Nothing
~  Class #5 The Radical Acceptance of Everything

Level 4 centers on two important aspects of Focusing:
* The Path of the Companion
* Presence and Partiality

With “The Path of the Companion” you will supplement your listening skills with subtle refinements of the Focusing partner’s repertoire.

In our study of “Presence and Partiality,” you will deepen your understanding of critical reactions and how to guide a Focuser when two or more parts are in conflict. You will see how Focusing can ease the effects of merging and exiling aspects of a process when these arise in a Focusing session.

You will enjoy in-class discussions, Focusing demonstrations, and opportunities to practice with others in your group.

You will continue to learn the ways Focusing works to allow “Implicit Knowing” to open in its own way. You will learn when and how to offer “reminders” as a Focusing Guide, along with nuances and alternatives for every stage of the process.

You will be supported in this growing capacity through new selections in “The Focusing Student’s and Companion’s Manual” by Ann Weiser Cornell, Ph.D. & Barbara McGavin, “Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy” by Eugene Gendlin, Ph.D., and additional writings by Gendlin, McGavinand Cornell. You will enjoy in-class discussions, Focusing demonstrations, and opportunities to practice with others in your group.
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