Intuitive Focusing is a premiere method for going back-and-forth between body and mind, healing the split. Combining Focusing with energy-awaking methods like Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Qigong, meditation, and Tai Chi brings additional power for integrating mind and body.
Self-reflection, the "pause" before acting or reacting, is a learnable skill. Based upon Gendlin's Focusing (Bantam, 1981, 1984), the PRISMS/S Problem Solving Process, including Intuitive Focusing and Focused Listening, teaches basic self-help skills for self-reflection. The kaleidoscope turns, and new ideas and action steps become possible.
Many books and articles lead to acceptance of tears as transformative and spiritually meaningful, including Frey, Crying, Gaylin, Feelings: Our Vital Signs, Ross, The Fountain and The Furnace, and Chodrin's The Way of Compassion. Dr. McGuire also lists her own many articles on tears, inner child healing, afect in Experiential Focusing Therapy, "being touched and being moved," and Active Grieving.
INTEREST AREAS: SEVEN DIFFERENT PLACES TO START LISTENING/FOCUSING PRACTICE GROUPS!!! The Interest Areas under "Is This You" at The Creative Edge Focusing website (www.cefocusing.com ) give the First Ten Steps…
Caring Feeling Presence Inside This four weeks, while practicing a Complete Focusing Session, we are learning about turning a Caring Feeling Presence, the Focusing Attitude of friendly, curious, non-judgmental,…
DIFFERENT FORMS OF INNER CRITICAL VOICES AND DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THEM For this four weeks, we are working on perhaps the most essential aspect for successful Intuitive Focusing, creating…
Gendlin's Six-Step Focusing Process: McGuire's PRISMS/S In Intuitive Focusing, first, you relax and find a felt sense, an "intuitive feel" that is before words and more than words.…
The first step in learning Gendlin's Focusing is learning to turn toward your inner experience with a Caring Feeling Presence --- without judgment and with empathy. Here we practice an exercise where we imagine finding an abandoned baby and conveying to it that it is absolutely safe and welcome in this world.
Mientras que el Ajá Instantáneo # 4 Cinco-Minutos de Dolor se dirige específicamente a qué hacer si un paciente, amigo o compañero de trabajo comienza a llorar, el resumen de…
This was such a paradigmatic example of Gendlin's Focusing self-help technique (Focusing, Bantam, 1981,1984) and McGuire's Intuitive Focusing, that I wanted to share it here. It includes Clearing A Space,…