Ann Weiser Cornell’s Intro On-Demand Course

Are you ready to shift from being reactive to feeling calm?

Join me to SHIFT
How Shift Can Help You

Ann Weiser Cornell’s Introductory On-Demand Course

Are you ready to shift from being reactive to feeling calm?

Join me to SHIFT
How Shift Can Help You

SHIFT

SHIFT is a 6-module program to help you find your way to a calm, clear place, even when life seems to have other plans!  

It’s easy to feel frozen or reactive when your world is full of uncertainty. In SHIFT, you’ll learn a research-based process called Inner Relationship Focusing. IRF gives you practical, revolutionary skills to help you be calmer, have more clarity, and take the steps needed to move your life in the right direction for you.

We’ve helped thousands of people just like you learn to embrace calm even in the most challenging situations. And when you’re calm, you’re clear. You communicate well, feel better, and you know what to do next… We think that’s priceless.

We would love to help you, too.

Is SHIFT Right for You?

SHIFT is for people who want to transform their lives for the better.

  • Shift strong emotional states like anger, overwhelm, and shame
  • Make big (and small) decisions with more ease
  • Transform self-blame and inner criticism
  • Release blocks to action so you can move forward with your life

Is SHIFT Right for You?

SHIFT is for people who want to transform their lives for the better.

  • Transform self-blame and inner criticism
  • Make big (and small) decisions with more ease
  • Shift strong emotional states like anger, overwhelm, and shame
  • Release blocks to action so you can move forward with your life
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“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

A Personal Message From Ann…

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 (feelings, thoughts, etc) , and apply the process of Focusing to decisions, releasing blocks, inner critics, and more.

The videos are prerecorded… but I will be there live as you take the course, reading and responding to you every day!

Could you use more calm and more joy in your life? Join me for SHIFT.

Start Your SHIFT
Ann Weiser Cornell

Everything is Online – No Travel Required

This course is accessible by computer, tablet, or smart phone. If you can connect to the internet, you can connect to this course!

All course materials, including streaming videos, MP3s, a beautiful PDF workbook, and additional resources can be found through our online member portal.

Available at Your Convenience

Course materials are released every three days in your student portal. You can move through them in as little as 3 weeks or you can go as slowly as you like. You’ll also have lifetime access to the material, so you can revisit it anytime.

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.

The Core Curriculum

Each of the six learning modules introduces new skills, as well as a clear practical way that you can use that skill in your life.

1.
Moving from Stress & Overwhelm to Calm Presence
2.
Anger, Anxiety, Shame and Sadness – How to Shift (and Learn From) Your Strong Emotions
3.
Making Decisions with the Wisdom of Your Whole Self
4.
Moving from Beating Yourself Up to Loving and Appreciating Yourself
5.
Releasing Your Blocks to Moving Forward with Your Life
6.
Calm, Clear, Alert, Effective: Bringing It All Together

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.
Richard B

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!”
Julie Masters

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.”
Julie C.

It’s a great, practical course

“After the SHIFT course, I can detect my inner critic much better. I can now sense into my body, lower my anxiety, and be much calmer. It’s a great, practical course. I loved the experience.”
Jose Rosado

The crucial shift is that triggers no longer carry me away

“Now that I’ve completed SHIFT, I’m more willing to make the U-turn from thoughts to my body — feeling it, sensing it, staying with it in an open, receptive, compassionate way. Coming into my body and being less reactive shifted my relationship with myself. It’s not that the triggers are gone; the crucial shift is that they no longer carry me away. As long as I am aware of triggers and strong feelings, CHOICE arises and that’s where freedom lies. Ann’s kindness and tone of voice are a big part of the course. Her empathy is a model we all need to access our own. What a journey!”
Tamara B.I.

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…”
Stefanie S.

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.”
Ronald van Oosten

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.”
Jill Benet 

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.“
Hanno Eigenbrod

I’m feeling more inner peace and have resources to help

“Before the course, I was experiencing depression and traumatic memories. Sometimes it was like I was spiraling down with no way out and that left me anxious. Now, I’m feeling more inner peace and have resources to help. It’s a lot easier to acknowledge and work with my emotions versus trying to avoid or repress them.”
John F.

Gained some confidence in accepting my difficult feelings and identifying with them less…

“Before the course, my biggest challenge was dealing with an abusive parent. I felt angry and weak. After the course, I gained some confidence in accepting my difficult feelings and identifying with them less. I have more self-confidence now — that I am doing it right and trust I have the strength to deal with my problem. I also realize that my value as a person doesn’t change if I fail or fall into old personality patterns because these patterns are not my core self. I, weirdly, can be aware of a very desperate feeling and at the same time be completely free if Self-in-Presence is there. I will continue to take refuge in what I learned here. Thank you so much!”
Matthias Wyss

Makes me feel as if my whole self is not taken over by the emotion

“I usually try not to show my emotions, especially anger. I believe this brings me anxiety and depression. With SHIFT, I could feel a difference whenever I said, “Something in me feels…” I also very much enjoyed the idea of being in the ‘shoes’ of the sensation. Seeing from ITS point of view. It’s brought me comfort and makes me feel as if my whole self is not taken over by the emotion.”
Sabrina Castillo-Gallusser

Focusing helps me deal with right now, and that’s where I need to be

“SHIFT helped me learn to be more compassionate with myself. I’ve had chronic migraines for over 26 years, and another chronic illness that keeps me housebound. There’s lots of time for my inner critic to be on the attack, comparing my life now to what it should be or what I’d always dreamt it would be. Focusing helps me deal with right now, and that’s where I need to be. Self-love and self-compassion are much more “life forward transformative energies,” as Ann calls them, than self-defamation. Now, that’s what I choose – self-love and moving forward for sure!”
Holly H.

Gives me a sense of being a larger, freer person

“Before Year of the Big Shift, one of my biggest challenges was a tendency to be critical of some of my emotions. Throughout the course, I’ve been growing compassion for the young parts of myself that didn’t experience a consistent, compassionate, non-judgmental presence. Now, I’m able to notice, much sooner, the tendency to merge with parts of me and I’m growing the ability to unmerge from parts I’d typically identify with. This gives me a sense of being a larger, freer person.”
D.K.

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.”
Elizabeth H.

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.”
Renee D.

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.”
Cassandra

High-quality learning experience

“I am continually astounded by, and grateful for, the incredibly high-quality learning experiences everyone at Focusing Resources provides.

I appreciated the well-broken down, actionable building blocks that make up the SHIFT course. Ann’s warm, compassionate, authentic presence and her accessibility to students helped make SHIFT a really great course.”
Rebecca

This was what brought it all together for me

“I’ve been attempting to Focus on my own for many years but it wasn’t until now, with SHIFT, that I’ve really been able to do it and feel like it really is part of my life and will be from now on. I have all of your books, most of your newsletters, and several of your CD’s but this was what brought it all together for me. Thank you for your wonderful work, Ann.”
Susan Kent

Here’s what you’ll do in SHIFT

Learn How to Pause & Be Compassionate to Yourself

Engage in Practices that Help Transform Old, Stuck Patterns
Become a Calmer Version of You & See Your Life Change for the Better

Are You Ready to SHIFT?

The SHIFT Interactive Video Course Includes:

Unlimited, lifetime access to the SHIFT online course  |  Downloadable workbook  | Access to our online forum where you can chat with the teacher and other students

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.

tier 1

I’m comfortably able to meet all of my basic needs.

I may have some debt, but it does not prohibit attainment of basic needs.

I have expendable income.

$237.00
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tier 2

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.

$167.00
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tier 3

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.

$97.00
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Your course comes with a 100% money-back guarantee.

If you let us know within one year 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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Got Questions? We’ve Got Your Answers…

Yes, it is. With SHIFT, you’ll learn how to do Focusing for yourself. It’s a great place to get started, refresh your skills if you’ve been away for a while, or learn how to apply Focusing to specific areas of your life.

Focusing works. Time and again, I’ve watched people transform their lives with this simple process that you can access whenever and wherever you need it. You’ll find the steps are really clear and straightforward. We’ll give you everything you need to get started. If you do the practice part, then you’ll watch your relationship to life SHIFT towards more ease, joy, and contentment.

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. The lessons are compact and set up so that you can do them in small bites or big chunks depending on your learning style and your availability.

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.

No. You’ll have access to the first Module of the course as soon as you sign up. Every 3 days, you’ll get a new module released to you. We provide the content in ‘small bites’ like this because we really want you to get the SHIFT that’s possible each week. Taking time to practice the material and move forward in small, consistent steps supports you in making the kinds of SHIFTs you really want to make.

Of course, “get it all now” or “get it done” are kind of natural human impulses and as an experienced teacher, I also know that learning on the fast track rarely works out the way we think it will (especially with trainings where we’re trying to learn a new way of being). You could wait out the six weeks of paced content and zip through it all at once. Though, I’d encourage you not to because I want you to get all that you can from SHIFT.

Sure. The classroom is virtual and taught through our online learning platform (called Ruzuku). Each week you’ll receive an email letting you know a new module is available. 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!

Thanks for asking. Each course is licensed to a single user – you! While we can’t authorize you to share the materials, you’re welcome to let your friend know about the course and invite them to join you.

Yes! Although we designed this course to start from knowing nothing about Focusing, many experienced Focusers have told us they found it valuable.  One of them called it “…an excellent beginning for the newbie, and an excellent refresher for the more experienced.” We think you will enjoy the weekly structure, the guided exercises, and the applications of Focusing to: releasing blocks to action, working with inner critics, and facilitating decision-making.

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