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Gene Gendlin Biography Video. Watch This (Focusing 6 Steps Pioneer)

Gene Gendlin Biography Video. Watch This (Focusing 6 Steps Pioneer)

Focusing was discovered and developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin, a contemporary psychotherapist and philosopher. Gendlin’s work is exceptional in the way that it bridges the fields of Psychology and Philosophy, Academia and Popular Self-Help. I’m deeply inspired by Dr. Carl Rogers, Dr. Eugene Gendlin, and my mentors Dr. Ann Weiser Cornell and Fiona Parr. Much gratitude. Feel free to be in touch Laura@FocusingwithLaura.com or leave a comment below. I love corresponding with others about Focusing! I am a Certified Focusing Practitioner & Teacher specializing in an Inner Relationship Focusing and a Professional Member in good standing with The International Focusing Institute. Need clarity and confidence in your personal, professional or spiritual life? Get the ongoing support you deserve to thrive in life. We offer Individual Focusing Sessions and ongoing Day Workshops and Level 1 - 4 Courses. Learn how to cultivate the inner environment for real radical, lasting change! Book a Complimentary Consultation to see if it's a "good fit" for you. https://www.FocusingWithLaura.com Laura@FocusingWithLaura.com Many blessings to you on your path of personal discoveries and self improvement.
Video 1 Try Gendlin’s Practical Focusing Exercise (Gain Self Awareness Now!)

Video 1 Try Gendlin’s Practical Focusing Exercise (Gain Self Awareness Now!)

Are you new to Focusing by Dr. Eugene Gendlin? Laura, Certified Focusing Practitioner and Teacher, will guide you on a brief experiential journey through the initial steps of Focusing. This is the first video in our Pausing and Sensing Series! You will experience the practical life skills of pausing and sensing. Don't worry if you think "I'm not getting it". Practicing these new life skills is like going to the gym to train our physical muscles. Except here, we're exercising our emotional muscles. Eventually, when these new muscles are more developed, you'll be able to utilize them daily and experience more self awareness, calm, and peace within your life. This exercise is merely a taste of the power of Focusing. We will build our superpowers of pausing and sensing as we continue learning the next steps of Focusing. There is much more Focusing to come! Contents 0:00 Introduction 1:09 Guided Exercise Want more self awareness, calm, and peace in your personal, professional or spiritual life? Get the ongoing support you deserve to thrive in life. We offer Individual Focusing Sessions and ongoing Day Workshops and Level 1 - 4 Courses. Learn how to cultivate the inner environment for real radical, lasting change! Book a Complimentary Consultation to see if it's a "good fit" for you. https://www.FocusingWithLaura.com Laura@FocusingWithLaura.com Professional Member in good standing with The International Focusing Institute. Focusing was discovered and developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin, a contemporary psychotherapist and philosopher. Gendlin’s work is exceptional in the way that it bridges the fields of Psychology and Philosophy, Academia and Popular Self-Help. I’m deeply inspired by Dr. Carl Rogers, Dr. Eugene Gendlin, and Dr. Ann Weiser Cornell. Much gratitude. Many blessings to you on your path of self-help and personal improvement.
Video 2 Try Gendlin’s Practical Focusing Exercise (Gain Self Awareness Now!)

Video 2 Try Gendlin’s Practical Focusing Exercise (Gain Self Awareness Now!)

Welcome to our Pausing and Sensing Series! This video is specifically designed to help you feel better at the start of your day. Are you new to Focusing by Dr. Eugene Gendlin? Laura, Certified Focusing Practitioner and Teacher, will guide you on a brief experiential journey through the initial steps of Focusing. You will experience the practical life skills of pausing and sensing. Don't worry if you think "I'm not getting it". Practicing these new life skills is like going to the gym to train our physical muscles. Except here, we're exercising our emotional muscles. Eventually, when these new muscles are more developed, you'll be able to utilize them daily and experience more self awareness, calm, and peace within your life. This exercise is merely a taste of the power of Focusing. We will build our superpowers of pausing and sensing as we continue learning the next steps of Focusing. There is much more Focusing to come! Want to get unstuck and feel better in your personal, professional or spiritual life? Get the ongoing support you deserve to thrive in life. We offer Individual Focusing Sessions and ongoing Day Workshops and Level 1 - 4 Courses. Learn how to cultivate the inner environment for real radical, lasting change! Book a Complimentary Consultation to see if it's a "good fit" for you. https://www.FocusingWithLaura.com Laura@FocusingWithLaura.com Professional Member in good standing with The International Focusing Institute. Focusing was discovered and developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin, a contemporary psychotherapist and philosopher. Gendlin’s work is exceptional in the way that it bridges the fields of Psychology and Philosophy, Academia and Popular Self-Help. I’m deeply inspired by Dr. Carl Rogers, Dr. Eugene Gendlin, and Dr. Ann Weiser Cornell. Many blessings to you on your path of self-help and personal improvement.
Video 3 Try Gendlin’s Practical Focusing Exercise (Gain Self Awareness Now!)

Video 3 Try Gendlin’s Practical Focusing Exercise (Gain Self Awareness Now!)

We're continuing with our Pausing and Sensing Series! This video is specifically designed to prepare for a restful sleep and is especially supportive for those that have difficulty falling asleep. Are you new to Focusing by Dr. Eugene Gendlin? Laura, Certified Focusing Practitioner and Teacher, will guide you on a brief experiential journey through the initial steps of Focusing. You will experience the practical life skills of pausing and sensing. Don't worry if you think "I'm not getting it". Practicing these new life skills is like going to the gym to train our physical muscles. Except here, we're exercising our emotional muscles. Eventually, when these new muscles are more developed, you'll be able to utilize them daily and experience more self awareness, calm, and peace within your life. This exercise is merely a taste of the power of Focusing. We will build our superpowers of pausing and sensing as we continue learning the next steps of Focusing. There is much more Focusing to come! Want to transition to bed with ease and peace? Get the ongoing support you deserve to thrive in life. We offer Individual Focusing Sessions and ongoing workshops and Level 1 - 4 courses. Learn how to cultivate the inner environment for real radical, lasting change! Book a Complimentary Consultation to see if it's a "good fit" for you. https://www.FocusingWithLaura.com Laura@FocusingWithLaura.com Professional Member in good standing with The International Focusing Institute. Focusing was discovered and developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin, a contemporary psychotherapist and philosopher. Gendlin’s work is exceptional in the way that it bridges the fields of Psychology and Philosophy, Academia and Popular Self-Help. I’m deeply inspired by Dr. Carl Rogers, Dr. Eugene Gendlin, and Dr. Ann Weiser Cornell. Many blessings to you on your path of self-help and personal improvement.
Video 4 Try Gendlin’s Practical Focusing Exercise (Gain Self Awareness Now!)

Video 4 Try Gendlin’s Practical Focusing Exercise (Gain Self Awareness Now!)

We're continuing with our Pausing and Sensing Series! This video is to support you when you're feeling tired. Are you new to Focusing by Dr. Eugene Gendlin? Laura, Certified Focusing Practitioner and Teacher, will guide you on a brief experiential journey through the initial steps of Focusing. You will experience the practical life skills of pausing and sensing. Don't worry if you think "I'm not getting it". Practicing these new life skills is like going to the gym to train our physical muscles. Except here, we're exercising our emotional muscles. Eventually, when these new muscles are more developed, you'll be able to utilize them daily and experience more self awareness, calm, and peace within your life. This exercise is merely a taste of the power of Focusing. We will build our superpowers of pausing and sensing as we continue learning the next steps of Focusing. There is much more Focusing to come! Want to access your creative flow, move forward, and meet challenges in your personal, professional or spiritual life? Get the ongoing support you deserve to thrive in life. Want to get the ongoing support you deserve to thrive in life? We offer Individual Focusing Sessions and ongoing workshops and Level 1 - 4 courses. Learn how to cultivate the inner environment for real radical, lasting change! Book a Complimentary Consultation to see if it's a "good fit" for you. https://www.FocusingWithLaura.com Laura@FocusingWithLaura.com Professional Member in good standing with The International Focusing Institute. Focusing was discovered and developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin, a contemporary psychotherapist and philosopher. Gendlin’s work is exceptional in the way that it bridges the fields of Psychology and Philosophy, Academia and Popular Self-Help. I’m deeply inspired by Dr. Carl Rogers, Dr. Eugene Gendlin, and Dr. Ann Weiser Cornell. Many blessings to you on your path of self-help and personal improvement.
Video 5 Try Gendlin’s Practical Focusing Exercise (Gain Self Awareness Now!)

Video 5 Try Gendlin’s Practical Focusing Exercise (Gain Self Awareness Now!)

Feeling stuck? Blocked? Unable to move forward? This guided somatic exercise will support you in accessing creative flow, energy, clarity and insights. We're continuing with our Pausing and Sensing Series! Are you new to Focusing by Dr. Eugene Gendlin? Laura, Certified Focusing Practitioner and Teacher, will guide you on a brief experiential journey through the initial steps of Focusing. You will experience the practical life skills of pausing and sensing. Don't worry if you think "I'm not getting it". Practicing these new life skills is like going to the gym to train our physical muscles. Except here, we're exercising our emotional muscles. Eventually, when these new muscles are more developed, you'll be able to utilize them daily and experience more self awareness, calm, and peace within your life. This exercise is merely a taste of the power of Focusing. We will build our superpowers of pausing and sensing as we continue learning the next steps of Focusing. There is much more Focusing to come! Want to get unstuck and move forward with clarity and confidence in your personal, professional, and spiritual life? Get the ongoing support you deserve to thrive in life. We offer Individual Focusing Sessions and ongoing Day Workshops and Level 1 - 4 Courses. Learn how to cultivate the inner environment for real radical, lasting change! Book a Complimentary Consultation to see if it's a "good fit" for you. https://www.FocusingWithLaura.com Laura@FocusingWithLaura.com Professional Member in good standing with The International Focusing Institute. Focusing was discovered and developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin, a contemporary psychotherapist and philosopher. Gendlin’s work is exceptional in the way that it bridges the fields of Psychology and Philosophy, Academia and Popular Self-Help. I’m deeply inspired by Dr. Carl Rogers, Dr. Eugene Gendlin, and Dr. Ann Weiser Cornell. Many blessings to you on your path of self-help and personal improvement.

Recommended Books

Focusing

by Eugene T. Gendlin PhD

 

Confessions of a Trauma Therapist - A Memoir of Healing and Transformation

by Mary Armstrong MSW

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Your Body Knows the Answer - Using Your Felt Sense to Solve Problems, Effect Change, and Liberate Creativity

by David Rome

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Let Your Body Interpret Your Dreams

by Eugene T. Gendlin PhD

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Carl Rogers: The Quiet Revolutionary an Oral History

by Dr. Carl R. Rogers

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Focusing in Clinical Practice - The Essence of Change

by Ann Weiser Cornell PhD

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Integrating Spirituality in Counseling: A Manual for Using Experiential Focusing Method

by Elfie Hinterkopf

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Loving At the Edge: Recovery Emerging

by Suzanne Noel

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Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model: Bottom-Up Approach

by Jan Winhall

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The Power of Focusing - A Practical Guide to Emotional Self-Healing

by Ann Weiser Cornell PhD

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Bio-Spirituality: Focusing As a Way to Grow

by Peter A Campbell PhD and Edwin M McMahon PhD

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Rediscovering the Lost Body-connection Within Christian Spirituality

by Peter A Campbell PhD and Edwin M McMahon PhD

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Reaching Resilience - A Training Manual for Community Wellness

by Dr. Patricia A. Omidian

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Healing the Power in You - Tapping into Courage, Hope and Resilience

by Joalie Davie MD

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The Little Bird Who Found Herself

by Rev. Edwin M. McMahon PhD

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Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy - Accessing the Body's Wisdom and Creative Intelligence

by Laury Rappaport PhD

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New World Meditation - Discover True Happiness Thru Experiential Healing

by Lucinda Gray PhD

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Focusing with Children: The Art of Communicating with Children at School and At Home

by Marta Stapert and Erik Verliefde

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Geography Meets Gendlin

by Janet Banfield

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The Radical Acceptance of Everything: Living a Focusing Life

by Ann Weiser Cornell PhD and featuring Barbara

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Therapy in the Age of Neuroscience: A Guide for Counsellors and Therapists

by Peter Afford

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Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy

by Eugene T. Gendlin PhD

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Emerging Practice in Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy - Innovative Therory and Applications Edited

by Greg Madison

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A Process Model

by Eugene T. Gendlin PhD
 

Giving the Body Its Due

Editor Maxine Sheets-Johnstone PhD

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Theory and Practice of Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy - Beyond the Talking Cure Edited

by Greg Madison

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Experiencing and the Creation of Meaning

by Eugene T. Gendlin PhD

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Mindfulness-Oriented Interventions for Trauma: Integrating Contemplative Practices Edited

by David Rome and others with chapters by Doralee Grindler Katonah
 

Wholebody Focusing

by Kevin McEvenue

We're constantly updating our resource library, so be sure to check back regularly for new additions. If you have any suggestions or contributions, please feel free to reach out to us. Let's continue to support and uplift one another as we navigate through this enriching path of Focusing.

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