Wouldn’t it be great to have Focusing with you whenever you need it? Join…
Focusing Alone
an on-demand course with Ann Weiser Cornell that helps you Focus on your own more easily
Focusing Alone was hard for me, too…
If you’re struggling to use Focusing on your own, you’re not the only one!
I couldn’t focus alone very well when I first learned Focusing, and then I didn’t even try for years and years. My partnership sessions were all the Focusing I had. But one day I had to do Focusing and there were no partners around!
I was on my first whitewater rafting trip. During the early part of the day my raft flipped over, and I had a scary dunk in the river.
Later, we had a 20-minute walk while the guides carried our rafts around a waterfall. I realized that the thought of getting back in my raft terrified me. But there weren’t any other choices — we were far from civilization, with no roads in or out. I had to get back in the raft — but I couldn’t.
So, on that 20-minute walk, I did Focusing, all by myself, with the part that was scared to get back in the raft.
I said “something in me is terrified” — and felt it in my body and said Hello to it. Then, I listened to what scared it so much. What I learned surprised me. It wasn’t that I had fallen in the river. It was the motion of the raft itself. The bumpy up-and-down was like turbulence on an airplane that this part of me really hated. When I realized what this part of me was so afraid of, and I let it know I heard it, the scared feeling lessened. I was able to get back on the raft…and even have a good time for the rest of the day.
From that day on, I realized that Focusing alone was important.
I made it my goal to learn from people who Focused alone successfully. I learned so much! The result: a whole array of methods that help and support solo Focusing. It’s great to have a Focusing partner — and it’s great to have Focusing whenever and however you need it.
Do Focusing alone when you:
- Need more time than a partner can give you
- Want to do Focusing late at night or super-early in the morning
- Get emotionally triggered and need some Focusing right now
You know how great Focusing is! Being able to do Focusing alone multiplies the times when Focusing can bring you relief and transformation.
I hope you’ll allow me to be a companion on your journey to successful solo Focusing. I’d love to show you how to be able to do Focusing, whenever you need it.
“Focusing alone isn’t hard. It just involves creating the right environment… and being there for yourself.”
― Ann Weiser Cornell
Join me in this course where I’ll show you how to:
- Explore what’s so hard about Focusing Alone — and how to turn that around
- Practice powerful, practical tips that make Focusing Alone easier…immediately
- Follow a supportive “script” that keeps you on track
- Set up and follow a regular Focusing practice you can integrate into your life
This course could be right for you if you:
- Are familiar with Focusing and have some success Focusing with a partner.
- Get stuck or find it challenging to Focus on your own.
- Want a diverse set of processes designed to help you stay engaged with your Focusing practice.
- Wish you knew how to create a plan for regular Focusing practice – and stick to it!
- Already use Focusing alone and want to explore alternatives to your current practice.
This course is probably not right for you if :
- You’ve never done Focusing and Focusing partnerships and are looking for a place to learn it. We recommend Your Path to Lasting Change.
The Quality of Containment
Develop practices that support you create a stronger container for your own process.
Following a Thread
Learn self-guiding invitations that help you move deeper into the Focusing process on your own.
Acceptance & Safety
Learn how to move beyond judging yourself and create a sense of acceptance and safety in your solo Focusing.
Colors, Drawing & Mind Mapping
Explore how you can support your Focusing Alone using things like drawing and mind-mapping.
About Your Teacher
Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD, is the co-developer (with Barbara McGavin) of Inner Relationship Focusing. Ann learned Focusing in 1972 from its developer, Eugene Gendlin, and was his close friend and colleague to the end of his life.
Ann has written several definitive books on Focusing, including The Power of Focusing: A Practical Guide to Emotional Self-Healing, and Focusing in Clinical Practice: The Essence of Change.
She has taught Inner Relationship Focusing around the world since 1980, and is a past president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology.
“The more I do Focusing — both with partners and by myself — the closer I get to my ideal of Focusing all the time. Living a Focusing life.”
― Ann Weiser Cornell
Are you ready to discover the simple solutions to your solo Focusing struggles?
Learn how you can…
Enroll for Your Course Here
Focusing Alone On-Demand Course
$95.00 $47.50
4-week on-demand video course
Unlimited, lifetime access
Downloadable workbook
Access to our online forum
Get 6 Powerful Guided Exercises:
- Writing while Focusing
- Checking in with your Focusing Alone
- Learning from your Focusing Alone
- What helps you feel loved and accepted
- Using colors while Focusing Alone
- Going forward with Focusing Alone
- And much more…
Additional details
This is an on-demand course. Video was recorded during an actual live course and has been edited. Sound quality may vary.
Learn Wherever You Like
This course is accessible by computer, tablet, or smart phone. If you can connect to the internet, you can connect to this course!
Be Supported In Your Process!
You won’t be going it alone! You’ll have access to a forum to chat with other students, plus access to Ann for parts where you might feel stuck
Available at Your Convenience!
You can move through this course as quickly or slowly as you like. You’ll also have lifetime access to the material, so you can revisit it anytime
Interactive Materials
This course includes a beautiful PDF workbook to help you integrate your learning. There will also be checkpoints during the course to check-in on your progress.
- M.G.
"I had difficulty Focusing deeply without a companion. There were always lots of distractions. Now I trust myself more. I feel a lot more capable of accepting where I am and I can be with myself regardless of what shows up (even when Focusing alone). This course helped me collect the tools that made me realize I have the capability to connect with the forward movement of my life." - Adam de Jong
"Before the course, I felt dependent on Focusing with a partner. Now, my Focusing alone is much richer. I am no longer dependent on a partner to build a relationship with my deeper feelings and intuitions. And now I do Focusing very regularly which gives me a feeling of coming home to myself."
Do I need to know Focusing to learn Focusing Alone?
In order to get the most benefit from learning Focusing Alone, we recommend you have some experience with Focusing. We recommend you to have taken a Focusing course in which you learned and practiced Focusing partnership— for example, our course, Your Path to Lasting Change.
Do I get access to the course all at once?
No. You’ll have access to the first Module of the course as soon as you sign up. Every 7 days, you’ll get a new module released to you. We provide the content in ‘small bites’ like this because taking time to practice the material and move forward in small, consistent steps supports you in making the kinds of changes you really want to make.
Tell me more about the classroom environment and how course content is provided?
Sure. The classroom is virtual and taught in a learning platform called Ruzuku. Materials are provided via a combination of video, audio slideshows, and written content to cover a variety of learning styles. There is a forum so you can connect with other program participants and be part of a dynamic learning community. And you get lifetime access to all of it. Go through it once and come back anytime you need some extra support to handle life!
Can my friend and I share the course?
Thanks for asking. Each course is licensed to a single user – you! While we can’t authorize you to share the materials, we’d love to have your friend participate too. Please feel free to invite them to sign up too!
Are CE Credits available?
No, we’re sorry. Continuing Education Units (CE Credits) are not available for this course. If you need CE Credits, please check out our upcoming live online courses here.