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One can speak or act not just in the countless unsatisfying
ways always available.
–
Eugene Gendlin, founder of Focusing
Focusing Pathways is founded by Francesca Castaldi,
Ph.D. and is dedicated to the teaching of Focusing through a variety of
workshops, tutorials,
and private sessions.
LEARNING FOCUSING - FOR WHOM?
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Those who are seeking therapeutic modalities that open the communication
between language and the body, allowing us to embrace both the
somatic and cognitive aspects of affect states (i.e. therapists, psychologists,
body-workers, somatic educators, dance therapists)
•Those
who are wanting to have a better understanding of a "felt-sense"
and learn the facilitative language of Inner Relationship Focusing
•Those
who are in the helping professions and who need to nurture a
deep attention toward the other while at the same time holding a grounded
awareness themselves-in-relation: doctors, teachers, nurses, lawyers,
leaders and facilitators, clergy, and more
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Those who are interested in self-growth and in deepening the journey
of self-discovery
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WHY FOCUSING?
We live in a moment of profound crisis:
instability is cursing through so many aspects of our lives, from our
climate to our economies, to the values that govern our social engagements
in the family, at work, in our friendships, and love life.
In times like this what guides our actions and interactions?
How can we face the challenges ahead not as a threat but as an
opportunity?
The experiential method of Focusing helps to enter the intricacy
of our bodily sensing and to orient to this way of sensing as a source
of wisdom, vitality, and safety.
Focusing is a practice that opens the communication
between verbal expression and significant corporeal sensing. Slowing down
the communication between physiological and cognitive processes,
Focusing helps check our thoughts and explicit values with our implicit
emotions, memories, and life force, thus helping us find coherence in
our being and follow our genuine impulses, remaining faithful to our deepest
needs and desires.
Focusing helps us enter in those areas of experiencing that often
remain outside of our daily awareness and everyday conversation
while informing our way of being in the world and orienting toward the
future. By entering these areas at the edge of our awareness we can more
precisely harness our creativity and implicit wisdom to better negotiate
both the ordinary and extraordinary predicaments of our lives.
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FOCUSING TRAINING:
The goal of Focusing
Training is to support you in establishing a solid experiential base
in Focusing, enabling you to practice in egalitarian partnerships.
You can learn Focusing through workshops or tutorials, in a supportive
environment.
SOLID RESEARCH:
Focusing is a process based on serious psychological
research and philosophical
wisdom. It was originally developed by Eugene Gendlin,
professor of psychology and philosophy at the University of Chicago.Back to Top
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