BFA Focusing Skills Certificate
When and where
In 2023/24 I am offering this course online with occasional introductory weekends and events in person
Who is this for?
Anyone! For those seeking new tools for personal development, for therapists and body workers, for creatives… for anyone seeking more embodiment and access to deeper knowing.
What is it?
The BFA Focusing skills certificate is a complete and thorough foundation course in the art and skills of Focusing and Listening. It starts with any introductory workshop or course. In total it comprises of ten days of experiential learning (or the equivalent number of hours) The emphasis of the course is using Focusing with oneself. The course can be covered through weekends, courses or one to one learning. Each module/workshop covers a theme and there is some flexibility with the order in which they are taken. More details on each module/workshop is found below. Completing the certificate enables you to apply for further professional training.
Costs
Online courses:
Modules cost £135 (£150 from November 2023)
(or 10% off if you book any four or more modules)
Modules cost £135 (£150 from November 2023)
(or 10% off if you book any four or more modules)
This workshop, courses and day is an ideal way to learn Focusing. They are a mixture of practice, teaching and informal discussion. Usually participants will practise Focusing in pairs or in small groups, with plenty of time for questions and discussion. Explore how to:
Some of the skills you will learn:
- Live a life full of curiosity
- Tune into your inner wisdom
- Meet yourself and others with kindness and openness
- Be with and understand strong emotion
- Find what truly feels right for you and your life
- Connect more deeply to yourself, others, and the world…
Some of the skills you will learn:
- Develop the key qualities of curiosity, interest and inner kindness
- Be safe and respectful with yourself and others in Focusing
- The steps of the Focusing journey
- Develop self-compassion
- How to practise Focusing on your own
- How to practise Focusing with someone else
The essence of this workshop is exploring the role of the listening or companion in Focusing and learning how we can support the focuser with supportive and sensitive listening. Skills and topics include:
- Dwelling at the edge
- Deeper empathic listening
- Supporting the focuser to "be with"
- Empathic invitations to go deeper
- The magic of the felt sense
This workshop introduces the skills of Guiding or reminding. Here the companion learns how to offer suggestions that deeply and safely support the Focusing process: Skills and topics include
- Self-Guiding
- Guiding principles
- Guiding skills
- Helping the focuser when they get stuck
- The felt sense
What parts do we meet inside? What is a part? and what does it want? And can and should we accept them all? And how can we support ourselves and others to develop an empathic relationship with everything inside. Skills and topics include:
- Developing grounding
- Parts and guests in Focusing
- What parts want…
- Guiding skills with parts
- Radical acceptance
On this final Module we will explore how is Focusing can be woven into everyday life. Transforming it form a a formal practice to a way of being.
Topics:
• The gift of compassion
• Approaches to Focusing
• Navigating a life
• Focusing in everyday life
• Celebration and next steps
Topics:
• The gift of compassion
• Approaches to Focusing
• Navigating a life
• Focusing in everyday life
• Celebration and next steps
Frequently asked questions about the BFA Focusing Skills course
Can I book single workshops?
Yes, although it depends on what your previous experience is. Some workshops only work when taken in order.
Can I miss a workshop?
Yes, if you miss a workshop in the series, you can either take it with me at another time, or go through it in one to one sessions, or take it with another focusing teacher.
Can I pay in instalments?
Yes. Look at my payment plans page for more information
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