Eugene Gendlin introduces Focusing (Pt.1 International Conference Toronto 2000)

Part One of a presentation introducing Focusing and the 'felt sense' by philosopher and psychologist, Eugene Gendlin Ph.D.

Focusing is more than being in touch with your feelings and different from body work. Focusing occurs exactly at the interface of body-mind. It consists of specific steps for getting a body sense of how you are in a particular life situation. The body sense is unclear and vague at first, but if you pay attention it will open up into words or images and you experience a felt shift in your body.

In the process of Focusing, one experiences a physical change in the way that the issue is being lived in the body. We learn to live in a deeper place than just thoughts or feelings. The whole issue looks different and new solutions arise. See focusing.org for more info.

Videography by Nada Lou nadalou.com and music by Goran Petrovic, this doco was shot in 2000 in Toronto. 8.5 min excerpt from 2 hour dvd.

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[ehmonsuur]

Focusing is not yoga.

Focusing is saying 'hello' to your felt sense of a situation.

[KoolIsKeith]

Where is part 3?

[Nightsurf59]

Focusing is simply accessing the unconscious. Few people understand that the "mind" is not confined to the brain.

[Taizan25]

Gracias por subir el video.

Aunque el audio esta un poco bajo.

Saludos

[ICit4U07]

@KoolIsKeith For that, you gotta buy the DVD! 

[obbbdiah]

wow what a difference this process has made on my life and the growth ive experienced from it. I cant understand why people arent picking up on this, maybe because they havent felt the release that comes from a felt sense that they dont stick with it?

[ironjohnlad]

Focusing is revolutionary ! My life has changed and continues to change because of my practise of Focusing. I hope it is all worth it, and Death is not the end !

[millicentwho]

Jung said there is going to be a Western yoga - i guess this is it