Learn the gentle art of guiding someone inward
Focusing is a gentle method of learning what the body knows about your life and world. It’s a potent way of getting a sense of ourselves from the inside. Focusing was developed by Eugene Gendlin, who discovered that finding and following this “felt sense” can be taught to those who want to learn it.
This program is about partnership. It is aimed at helping others listen to their body’s signals. This course can be interesting for a therapist, coach, social worker, or teacher, but also those who function as guides in less formalized roles.
Become a highly attuned listener, both to yourself and others.
8 classes
90 min
What you will receive
8 Video & 8 Audio recordings
PDF Handout
Accurate Closed Captions
Access to your own Jung Platform account where all the content you've purchased will be stored.
Course Description
Many people are born with a subtle sense of inner knowing. Dr. Eugene Gendlin discovered that finding and following this ‘felt sense’ can be taught to those who want to learn it. Following a few simple steps, people can open to a deeper self-awareness. What was unseen, unheard, and unfelt can be safely perceived. As more comes on board in the body, clarity and confidence in the next step arise. The way into imaginal wisdom and deep unconscious processes is found. Amazing resources, connections and companions appear with this inner sensing.
Dr. Leslie Ellis is a keen and kind guide into the way of focusing. She has decades of experience as a teacher and practitioner of the method. In this course her emphasis is on developing your skills as a focusing partner. A focusing partner is someone who helps another settle into and explore their inner experience. Practicing these steps will help you become a truly amazing, intuitive listener.
Much of the course time will be spent on learning how to practice the various elements of focusing. Each class will include learning about an aspect of focusing. There will be ample opportunities to learn both how to become an excellent focuser and a focusing guide.
This program is open to all, with no prior focusing experience required. Those in the helping professions may find it a highly useful addition to their skill set, but the program is not specifically designed for clinicians.
This program is ideal if
- You are interested in embodied ways of knowing
- You wish to apply focusing skills in your daily life or current practice
- You want to learn how to facilitate the focusing process in others
- You would like to apply for a Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Award from the International Focusing Institute
- You are a therapist, coach, or individual seeking to tune in with the body's wisdom
By the end of this course, you will be able to
- Access what your body knows
- Recognize and be adept with the Focusing method
- Describe how embodied knowing taps into imaginal wisdom and what was previously deeply unconscious
- Support others as an exquisite witness of their inner inquiry
- Be qualified to apply for the Proficiency in Focusing Partnership award through the International Focusing Institute
Tuition Fee $345.00
About the Teacher
Leslie Ellis
Dr. Leslie Ellis, PhD, is an author, teacher, speaker and clinical dreamworker. Her book, A Clinician’s Guide to Dream Therapy (Routledge, 2019) offers therapists a primer in modern, experiential dreamwork.
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