Focusing is a psychotherapeutic process developed by psychologist Dr. Eugene Gendlin in the 1960s who wondered why some of his clients got better and others did not. True healing, he discovered, occurred when the person listened inward to difficult feelings in a special way. It’s a special step by step process, that Gendlen mapped and called “Focusing”.
Premises
The body has memory and knows more about the situation than you are consciously aware of. Focusing recognizes the body’s ability to experience meaning as a forgotten bridge into the experience of Spirit. Focusing entails the application of open, accepting attention to that which is already present but, as yet, not known. It helps the client pause the on-going situation and create a space to observe and explore the emergence of new possibilities. Focusing, as a method, facilitates awareness and insight about one’s situation, healing and change in relationship.
Application to Kaizen Leadership Institute Practices
My understanding and approach to somatic – felt sensing for insight and awareness, discovered through theatre research and later, as healing practitioner, developed into what I’ve come to call Body Talk. The step by step process Gendlen developed as “Focusing” has enriched my understanding and deepened my work in this area. The focusing process helps develop body and self-awareness inspiring small action steps that cultivate harmony and a sense of wholeness towards resolution, coherence and empowerment.
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