Focusing

Focusing - The Wisdom of the body

Our bodies are always communicating to us. They tell us when we are hungry, thirsty or tired. Whenever we are angry or stressed we feel it in our bodies. Many of us can hear these more obvious messages but what would it be like if we really, deeply listened? We would find that the body knows far more than we think, has wisdom even.

Focusing is the practice of listening to these deeper places within us. Developed in the 1970’s by E Gendlin - Focusing gives us direct access to this inner knowing. It gets beneath our usual stories and self analysis to a place that knows its own way to healing and wholeness.

Focusing is about learning to listen again to an older, more ancient wisdom that lives deep in the fabric of our being.

Over the five workshops, we will be exploring how to make this journey and along the way we will learn some powerful tools to help us in our lives – practices that will help us to accept all of ourselves and trust that if we listen, without any agenda, the answers will come. We may find lost dreams and untangle old knots. We may find treasure in dark places. We may even find a way back home to our own wisdom

Focusing can be used with many other practices – such as meditation, bodywork and talking therapies. It can help with resolving old patterns and making decisions or simply as a way or being more in touch with ourselves.

Taught by Manjudeva – a qualified Focusing teacher, assisted by Jutika.

Workshop dates

Sat 16 / Sun 17 February - Introductory workshop
Sat 8 / Sun 9 March – A companion on the journey: Listening skills
Sat 19 / Sun 20 April – A helping hand: Guiding skills
Sat 14 / Sun 15 June – Untangling the knots. Taking focusing deeper
Sat 19 / Sun 20 July – A path to wholeness

Times: 10am – 5pm both days

Cost per workshop: £120 / £90 concs