Ready for your life to SHIFT?
SHIFT is a 6-module on-demand course offering gentle, practical tools for anxiety, overwhelm, inner critics, and difficult emotions. Feel calmer, make decisions with clarity, and start moving forward.
Ready for your life to SHIFT?
SHIFT is a 6-module on-demand course offering gentle, practical tools for anxiety, overwhelm, inner critics, and difficult emotions. Feel calmer, make decisions with clarity, and start moving forward.
6 on-demand modules,
go at your own pace
Sliding scale pricing,
available to everyone
Lifetime access,
return whenever you need to
Videos, MP3s, and a downloadable workbook
After taking the SHIFT course, there was a noticeable change in how I respond to people and things which would have set me off. I obsess less over past wrongs; some of them have disappeared completely from the library of unfair and hurtful stuff I stew over. And, in the present, not only am I more prepared to pause and prevent knee-jerk reactions from escalating things to soap opera drama levels, but people/things are behaving and responding in ways in which I am not diminished or dismissed as an individual.
– Daniel Noel, SHIFT student
is this for me?
If any of these feel familiar, SHIFT was made for you.
Stress builds up and you can’t find your way back to calm.
Anger, anxiety, shame, or sadness cause you to spiral.
You’re facing a decision and can’t figure out what you actually want.
You’re hard on yourself and self-compassion sounds impossible.
There’s something you’ve been wanting to do, and you keep not doing it.
SHIFT gives you practical tools you can use whenever challenging emotions take over.
is this for me?
If any of these feel familiar, SHIFT was made for you.
Stress builds up and you can’t find your way back to calm.
Anger, anxiety, shame, or sadness cause you to spiral.
You’re facing a decision and can’t figure out what you actually want.
You’re hard on yourself and self-compassion sounds impossible.
There’s something you’ve been wanting to do, and you keep not doing it.
SHIFT gives you practical tools you can use whenever challenging emotions take over.
SHIFT addresses a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges, including:
When you’ve been trying to leave the house to go see an old friend, but a voice in your head keeps telling you that you look like a mess, and you won’t have anything interesting to talk about.
You get into a heated debate with your partner about which restaurant to go to on your rare date night, and you’re so incredibly frustrated that you probably won’t be able to enjoy your meal.
That gnawing feeling that today will be the day that all four wheels fall off your car while you’re on the freeway. Or while grocery shopping, you worry you’re taking too long to decide which cheese to choose and you’re holding up other shoppers.
You’re on your fourth pro/con list. You’ve asked your friends, “Which should I choose?” Plus your parents, your neighbor, your dog walker, and your pharmacist (no, this is not a medical decision). And still, neither option seems right.
You come home from a really long day at work to find your kids have rearranged the living room furniture and one of them is drawing on the walls with… a Sharpie! Your partner comes in the room and before they can say hello, you snap. The looks on their faces stay with you for days. Your temper got away from you… again.
Doomscrolling has spiked your stress levels, and you find yourself holding a mostly-eaten pint of ice cream (you don’t even remember what it tasted like). Now you’re beating yourself up for not choosing a “better” way to cope. Would you be as hard on a friend as you’re being on yourself?
Grounded in Inner Relationship Focusing
SHIFT is built on Inner Relationship Focusing (IRF), which Ann Weiser Cornell has been teaching full time since 1985. Ann has been studying and practicing Focusing for decades and IRF reflects that depth of experience: a body-based, compassion-centered approach that works by turning toward difficult emotions with curiosity and warmth, rather than trying to manage, suppress, or fix them.
When you do that, something unexpected tends to happen: the feelings begin to shift on their own. That’s the core of what SHIFT teaches.
I remember when I first learned the Focusing process. I was 22 years old, confused, full of longing and anxiety, and very out of touch with myself.
I came from a family background where I was supposed to put the needs and feelings of other people above my own. Learning Focusing from Eugene Gendlin saved my life, and I’m grateful every day.
Maybe you’re on a path like mine. Maybe you want to reclaim your right to know what you feel, get past your blocks, make decisions from your whole self, and stop feeling ashamed and bad about yourself. Maybe you want to live a much larger life than the one you’re currently living!
I created the SHIFT course for people just like you. In SHIFT, you step into my video classroom and I take you through learning Focusing in simple steps. I’ll help you learn how to pause and get a larger sense of what’s happening in the moment (in Focusing we call that a felt sense), bring acceptance to the things you experience throughout your day, and apply the process of Focusing to decisions, releasing blocks, inner critics, and more.
The videos are prerecorded, so you can go at your own pace. And I’ll be there with you every day, reading and responding as you work through the course.
Ann Weiser Cornell
Co-Founder, Inner Relationship Focusing · Author · Teacher
Six modules. Practical tools you’ll use for the rest of your life.
Each module includes video lessons with Ann and guided Focusing exercises. Materials are released every three days so you can move through in as little as three weeks, or take as long as you like.
How to arrive in your body and create the inner steadiness that makes everything else possible.
A practical, body-based way to work with the feelings that tend to sweep you away or shut you down.
How to access a deeper knowing when you feel stuck, conflicted, or pulled in different directions.
A completely different way to relate to your inner critic, one that actually allows it to soften over time.
How to gently work with the parts of you that resist change, so forward movement becomes possible.
How to weave these practices into daily life so the changes you’ve felt keep deepening.
How SHIFT is Changing Lives.
Having tried many, many modalities for healing, this is the one I’ve found that offers change
Before SHIFT my mind would wander off when I tried to Focus and five minutes later I’d realize I was a hundred thoughts away from where I started. I felt discouraged and like this would never work for me. Practicing with Ann’s guided exercises in the course really helped me keep ‘on task.’ Before the course, I was also worried about feeling like everything I did was wrong. Now, I feel more open to the possibility that most of the time I do the right thing.
Having tried many, many modalities for healing, this is the one I’ve found that offers change — shifts that your own body has prescribed for you. That is priceless and so empowering.
Nothing has come close to the clear, inspiring guidance and support I’ve received from SHIFT
“I’ve taken many courses over the years, including multiple online courses, and nothing has come close to the clear and inspiring guidance and consistent support that I’ve received from SHIFT.
Ann’s teaching style is so very warm and approachable. Her videos are like a live individual version of Self in Presence.
I know that I’ll continue to receive value with every listening–this definitely isn’t the kind of course that you complete and then you’re done with it!”
I’m happy that you use ordinary words…so that all of me gets what you’re talking about.
“I am enjoying SHIFT. It comes in nice bite size pieces, which I really like. I can go through each module throughout the week and then go back and repeat as many times as I like. I’m happy that you use ordinary words, and don’t over complicate with jargon or scary technical terms so that all of me gets what you’re talking about.
I’ve also noticed a desire to work out more often and have tried out boot camp style classes, which before I always claimed to hate but recently have found that they might actually be tolerable. So I put that down to something shifting in me since starting the course. I definitely feel more energized and perhaps more supported.
I’m very glad you created this course, Ann. It feels good to have you there and if feels good to know there’s a whole community of like minded people there as well.”I got closer to myself and my ideas about what life can become
“Before SHIFT, I used to worry about failing so much I couldn’t even begin. Parts were worried about talking in front of people or even talking about my ideas. It blocked my writing. With SHIFT, I learned to put my attention on the parts that are worried. Being with the worry and shame I felt gave me freedom. Now, I’ve grown more confident about sharing my point of view. A big thank you for the course. I got closer to myself and my ideas about what life can become…”
Ann is wonderful, warm, kind, authentic, and very clear.
“I appreciated the overall structure of SHIFT and the step-by-step development of ideas alongside the incorporation of different styles of learning.”
I loved the simplicity and clarity of SHIFT
“I loved the simplicity and clarity of SHIFT – the to-the-pointness of it. I can’t tell you how much I appreciated this course. I’m already going back to do the exercises again.”
Now, I’m ready to tackle difficult situations head-on
“Before SHIFT I found it challenging to sit with unpleasant feelings which left me feeling too emotional and reactive. Before SHIFT, I’d avoid writing difficult emails or answering the phone, dreading what others might want from me or tell me. Now, I’m ready to tackle difficult situations head-on. The course helped me shift my confidence.“
It really made a difference…
“I knew SHIFT made a difference for me when I realized how much it helped me with something that seemed small but intractable: my rather cramped and untidy desk space! I hadn’t even noticed how much this irritated me and hindered me from working until my Focusing session about it. The sense of it came to me like an unruly dog bouncing around out of control. Further Focusing showed me how this was connected to my past and something shifted inside. It really made a difference to how I feel about sitting down at my desk to work! Thanks, Ann.”
I’ve become more aware of how to listen deeply
“Now that I’ve completed the SHIFT course, I’ve become more aware of how to listen deeply to the ways in which my body communicates – ways that are much more holistic than simply trying to “figure out” my next steps. There is so much more wisdom and guidance accessible through Focusing than through our usual ways of approaching life.”
Much more than a refresher course [for an experienced Focuser]
“Even though I’ve done the levels and attended a Treasure Maps retreat, I still got so much out of SHIFT. It was much more than a refresher course, although it was that, but it was also a wonderful learning experience in itself.”
So empathetic and very effective
“As a coach and homeopath, I was looking for a good, friendly way of coaching. I felt that my questions should be more in line with the clients’ feelings and I couldn’t quite figure out how to change that myself. The IRF methodology is so empathetic and very effective. I use it every day, for myself and my clients, with fantastic results. I’ve learned a lot about asking questions and dealing with annoying feelings with empathy. The trainings offer fantastic guidance and Ann is such a warm personality!”
Everything you need, in one place.
All course materials are available through your online student portal, accessible on any device.
Six modules of video teaching with Ann, accessible by computer, tablet, or phone.
MP3s you can download and return to whenever you need them, long after the course is complete.
A beautiful workbook to deepen your practice and keep as a lasting reference.
Materials are released every three days, so you can move through in as little as three weeks, or take as long as you need. Lifetime access means you can always return.
Access to a forum where you can connect with others taking the course, so you won’t be going through this alone.
Ann reads and responds throughout the course, so if something isn’t landing or you hit a difficult moment, support is there.
Are You Ready to SHIFT?
We are happy to offer this course on a sliding-scale basis.
Please use the tier descriptions below to choose your sliding scale price point. Choose the price that reflects your financial situation. All tiers receive the complete course, every module, every exercise, full access. If you’re in genuine financial hardship, please reach out to us directly.
SUPPORTING
I’m comfortably able to meet all of my basic needs and am happy to support others in receiving IRF.
I may have some debt, but it does not prohibit attainment of basic needs.
I have expendable income.
participating
I may sometimes stress about meeting my basic needs, but still regularly meet them.
I may have some debt, but it does not often prohibit meeting my basic needs.
I have some expendable income.
receiving
I often stress about meeting basic needs; I may qualify for government assistance.
I have debt and it sometimes prohibits me from meeting basic needs.
I have limited expendable income.
Your course comes with a 100% money-back guarantee.
If you let us know within 60 days after you purchase the course that we didn’t deliver what we said we would, just ask and we’ll cheerfully refund the full course fee.
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Some things people often ask before enrolling
What can Inner Relationship Focusing help with?
Inner Relationship Focusing is particularly effective for anxiety and chronic stress, emotional overwhelm, inner criticism and harsh self-judgment, difficulty with self-compassion, strong emotions like anger, shame, and sadness, feeling stuck or blocked from moving forward, and difficulty making decisions that feel true to yourself. Many people also find it helps with relationship patterns, since how we relate to our own inner world tends to shape how we relate to others.
Can SHIFT help if I’ve already tried therapy, meditation, or other self-help approaches?
Yes, and in fact many SHIFT participants come with exactly that background. They’ve done meaningful work and still find themselves stuck in the same patterns or caught off guard by the same emotions. What IRF offers is something most other approaches don’t: a way to turn toward difficult feelings rather than observe, manage, or think through them. People who already have self-awareness often find the process moves quickly for them, because they’re not starting from scratch, they’re adding a missing piece.
Do I need to have done the free intro course first?
It helps, but it’s not required. SHIFT starts from the beginning and builds each practice from the ground up. If you’ve taken the free Get Bigger Than What’s Bugging You course, you’ll find SHIFT goes significantly deeper, but it’s a complete introduction for someone new.
How long will it take? Can I really fit this into my life?
The great news is that you can take this course whenever it works for you. You get content when you want it, plus lifetime access. No stressing out about being somewhere on time. Way less pressure to move through the material at a pace that might not fit for you.
There are six lessons. Each lesson has an intro, some teaching content, and exercises you can work through to practice, practice, practice. You can expect to spend about 1 to 1½ hours a week working through the content and making time to use the skills in your day-to-day life.
I’m already a Focuser. Is SHIFT still useful for me?
Many experienced Focusers take SHIFT to deepen their practice or to have access to Ann’s guided exercises as a resource they can return to. The modules on the inner critic and on strong emotional states are particularly useful even for people with an established practice.
Even more questions?
Can’t find an answer?
Not ready to dive in? Start with the free course.
Get Bigger Than What’s Bugging You is Ann’s free five-day intro course. Less than 10 minutes a day. A real felt experience of the process before you commit to anything.