Our goal here is to return to the essence of Focusing and ourselves as living process. What does it really mean when something within us moves forward? We’ll have more support for embodiment practices and noticing how does this inner process transpire outward and change how we experience and live in the world. We’ll gain clarity around these two normal states of being: Presence and Partiality and how they affect our experiencing. What is it to be a healing space for ourselves.

We’ll delve deeper into the principle of the Radical Acceptance of Everything and look at how it applies to distractions, images, sensations outside the middle body, physical symptoms & more. We’ll look closer at the inner criticizing process, it’s reactors and exiles.

Betty Szatkowski, another Focusing trainer who regularly uses TAE to practice Focusing, will lead our 4th class on Thinking at the Edge. We will go around again a bit deeper with the concepts of Stopped Processes by Gendlin and Tangles as taught by Ann Weiser Cornell and Barbara McGavin. We will get a feel for Gendlin’s philosophy by crossing his three types of theories with neuroscience concepts. We’ll glimpse more understanding of our natural divisions of left-right hemispheres and top-bottom brain contributors into our daily experience of life. We’ll play with body movement and shared Presence as offered by Wholebody Focusers. And so much more…

Here are Part 4 general class topics:

Class 1: Focusing as a Way to Grow; Sensitive Empathic Listening goes a Long Way.

Class 2: Presence and Partiality: I AM a Healing Space

Class 3: Inner Criticizing Process and It’s Reactors, Intro to TAE – Thinking at the Edge

Class 4: Thinking at the Edge: Crossing as a Way to Explore Edges

Class 5: Holding it ALL with Stopped Processes and Tangles

Class 6: Focusing Unites Brain and Body; Neuroscience

Class 7: Wholebody Focusing, Exploring Body, Movement, Gestures and Beyond Body, Transforming Trauma, Shared Presence

Class 8: A New Sense of Self in Living Life as Process

We’ll meet every other week for 2 hrs a total of 8-9 times or for about 3-4 months. Our first hour will be checking in and exploring our topics. Our 2^nd hour will revolve around a demonstration in class with process appreciations from all those observing. Unlike Parts 1-3, there is no partner practice during class unless you are in the Demo. Class will be limited to 8 participants and designed so that each person will get an opportunity to be Focuser for a class demonstration.

PART 4 PARTNERSHIP REQUIREMENT

I ask that participants are Focusing weekly with a partner at least one month before class begins and throughout our time together. This is to ensure you have Focusing time to explore the many concepts we cover in class experientially. If you have a regular Focusing partner, you are welcome to Focus with them throughout this class. If not, I will suggest partners either from this class or our greater community.

These are upcoming offerings - message me your preference.

PART 4 WINTER-SPRING SESSION – 2023 SUNDAYS

8 Sundays via Zoom videoconference
2 – 4 pm EST, 1 – 3 pm CST, 12 – 2 pm MST, 11 am – 1 pm PST or your equivalent 

Jan 22, Feb 5, Feb 19, March 5, March 19, April 2, April 16, April 30, (May 7 or 14 extra day for projects)

Prerequisite: Part 3 or similar Focusing partnership skills experience

Register By: Sunday, January 8

**Note Daylight savings time changes March 12 for me. Our time will shift forward 1 hour for the last 4-5 classes. If you are not on the same time shift, take this into account.

Creating Space Part 4 Mondays – 2023-4

6  Mondays – Starting Sept 11

7-9 pm Eastern New York Time, 6-8 pm CT, 5-7 pm MT, 4-6 pm PT or your equivalent

Sept 11, Sept 25, Oct 9, Oct 23, Nov 6, Nov 29, Dec 11, Jan 8, Jan 15 (extra day for projects)

Prerequisite: Part 3 or similar Focusing partnership skills experience

Register By: Aug 14

**Note Daylight savings time changes November 5 for me. Our time will shift backward 1 hour for the last 4-5 classes. If you are not on the same time shift, take this into account.