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Focusing Tip #921 – “Is a felt sense the same as a gut instinct?”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell January 29, 2025May 13, 2025

Do you wonder what kind of thing a felt sense is? Read on… Ellen writes: Could you say more about the difference…

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“I'm curious about how to get past that initial resistance...”
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Focusing Tip #826 – “How do I get past the initial resistance?”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell January 4, 2023July 9, 2024

What if you are inviting someone to pause and feel, and they don’t want to? Read on… Alan asks: I keep returning…

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Focusing Tip #607 – “Focusing is a way of being present to the life within us, and how that life wants to live….”
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Focusing Tip #607 – “Focusing is a way of being present to the life within us, and how that life wants to live….”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell May 2, 2018September 19, 2024

What is meant by the term ‘felt shift’ and why is that so special? Dear Readers: One year ago I was teaching…

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What is life forward energy and how can we cultivate it
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Focusing Tip #606 – Does life-forward energy come from my Self-in-Presence?

ByAnn Weiser Cornell April 26, 2018July 15, 2024

Annie writes: Does Self-in-Presence have/contain life forward energy? If not, where does life forward energy come from… parts? Dear Annie: Life-forward energy…

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Focusing Tip #600 – What does it mean to be a “person with a person”?
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Focusing Tip #600 – What does it mean to be a “person with a person”?

ByAnn Weiser Cornell March 14, 2018July 9, 2024

“What does it mean to be a ‘person with a person’ in Focusing, and in daily life?” Tina writes: I felt very…

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      • Live, Online Courses
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