Focusing Tip #309 – Can we listen in an unbiased way AND be in favor of the life-forward direction when it comes?
“I’m actually moving at top speed in the right direction.” Jill writes: “I have a funny, uncomfortable place in me where two…
Focusing Tip #308 – “We cannot move faster than our slowest part.”
“Something in me doesn’t want to stir things up, or rock the boat.” A student in a class today said to me:…
Focusing Tip #307 – “A part wants to know she’ll be safe…”
“The child showing me scary scenes wanted me to hold her hand.” Many of you were interested in my conversation last week…
Focusing Tip #306 – When scary scenes that haven’t happened arise…
“A part of me shows me horrifying scenes that have never happened to me.” Vicky writes:“When I’m Focusing, a part of me…
Focusing Tip #305 – Being the Space that Holds Them All
The concept of ‘parts’ sometimes seems like multiple personalities Leslie writes: “The concept of ‘parts’ and being in presence with these parts…
Focusing Tip #304 – When the hand goes to the spot to rub it
Michael writes: “Thank you for the Tip a few weeks ago about the person who had the pressure in the forehead that…
Focusing Tip #303 – Focusing with Physical Tension
“What do you think about chronically tense muscles, caused by emotions?” Olivia writes: “What do you think about chronically tense muscles, which…
Focusing Tip #302 – What if the pressure gets stronger?
When a sensation gets stronger instead of releasing… Debby writes:“Last weekend I was Focusing with my Focusing partner. I felt a pressure…
Focusing Tip #301 – Inviting the ‘not wanting’
“When using Focusing to facilitate studying math, what is the most fruitful approach?” Jean-Marc writes: “My daughter has a hard time with…
Focusing Tip #300 – Helping scared ‘controller’ parts
“How can gentle listening make a dent in the ways of the monsters?” Graham writes: “A concern I’m sitting with at the…
