October 14 2008 #176
What If the Felt Sense Won't Talk? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diane asks, "If your felt sense doesn't want to express itself, and you know…
October 7 2008 • Getting Unblocked #8
Positive Visualization vs. Being Open to Negative Parts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jack asks, "I learned the value of positive visualization in athletics and have…
September 30 2008 #175
Got Some Reading to Do? How Focusing Can Help ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm starting to teach (with Glenn Fleisch) a two-year program on Focusing-Oriented…
September 23 2008 • Getting Unblocked #7
When the Wanting Part Has a Not-Wanting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anna asks: "What has been coming up for me is a part that is…
September 16 2008 #174
More on Opposites and Focusing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Janice asks: "I thought I understood what a 'felt sense' was until the 'tip' question about…
September 9 2008 • Getting Unblocked #6
"I had a shutdown." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our reader Barbara S. wrote in response to Ezine #4, where we wrote about times when everything…
Focusing Tip #173 – Focusing with Bodywork and Chronic Patterns of Tension
Wayne asks: My query is about using the Focusing protocol in bodywork. I am working mainly with footballers, so I need to…
August 26 2008 • Getting Unblocked #5
Possibility, Hope, and Empowerment–From One Little Word ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm here right now at the Focusing Institute Summer School, in Garrison, NY, giving…
August 19 2008 #172
Are Reminders the Same as Suggestions? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Miho asks: "You seem like to have stopped using 'suggestion' and use 'reminder' instead. I…
August 12 2008 • Getting Unblocked #4
When It All Just Seems Like Too Much ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sometimes it's hard to get out of bed in the morning. Life just…
