Experiential Bodily Focusing
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Directly sensing your body in a deep feeling way is the missing dimension in psychology and psychotherapy - and this is what makes for deep transformation. The following sites present practical ways into this missing dimension.
A very effective self-help method of emotional change based on focusing into bodily sensations, as a kind of "biofeedback without instruments." Developed by Dr. Ilan Shalif. This is the BEST of Focusing!
This is a similar method of focusing on bodily sensations for psychological change, developed by Prof. Eugene Gendlin. Unlike Shalif's method, this suffers from a too-close association with the limiting assumptions of standard psychotherapy. Extensive resources here on the method.
A sensitive development from Gendlin's Focusing, using more of a dialogue approach. By masterful teachers Mary McGuire and Janet Klein.
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The Institute For BioSpiritual Research
Using Gendlin's Focusing method to endgender peace, non-violence and inner transformation.
This is an innovative method of creative thinking based on Gendlin's Experiential Focusing, using bodily sensing as the basis for new dicoveries.
This extends Gendlin's Focusing method into the area of thinking, so that you learn to think in a way that is connected to your bodily felt sense.
A large collection of information, materials and other resources on Focusing.
Focusing from the perspective of your inner relationship with your deep inner being.
A very good article on the use of Focusing with various forms of bodywork repatterning, by Neil Friedman, one of the best Focusing teachers.
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