Focusing 1 for Sensitive People: Private Class Page

6 Thursdays, September 12 to October 17, 2019

3:00 PM TO 5:00 PM EST

 

What you’ll need

  • Practice sheets (one for each class): see link under each class. Please download and print the sheet each week to bring to class:  you will need these for your Focusing partnerships.
  • Focusing Student’s and Companion’s Manual, Part 1: you can access the digital version of the manual here.
  • Class Roster: click here to download and print. You will need this to contact classmates for Focusing partnerships between classes.
  • Partnership assignments for each week: click here
  • Zoom quick access link: https://cnvc.zoom.us/j/520471507 
  • Zoom information and instructions: click here to read and print (you will also receive these in an email)

WEEK ONE: September 12, 2019

The basics of Focusing

The basics of high sensitivity 

Reading: Seven Rules for the Care and Feeding of Focusing Partnerships; Benefits to HSPs of Focusing Partnership Rules; 12 Reasons Sensitive People Love Focusing

For your Focusing partnership this week: Week 1 Practice Card (print and have on hand)

Other materials: class roster; pen and paper; timer (watch, phone, clock etc); your scheduler

WEEK TWO:  September 19, 2019

The Guest House and the felt sense

Understanding HSP deep processing 

Reading: Focusing Student’s and Companion’s Manual, Part 1: Introduction, pages i-iv; Section 1, pages 1-6. The Guest House by Rumi.

For your Focusing partnership this week: Week 2 Practice Card (print and have on hand)

Other materials: class roster; pen and paper; timer (watch, phone, clock etc); your schedule 

WEEK THREE:  September 26, 2019 

The inner relationship

Understanding HSP emotional intensity

Reading: Focusing Student’s and Companion’s Manual, Part 1: pages 6-12; story, Gendlin leaves Cologne

For your Focusing partnership this week: Week 3 Practice Card (print and have on hand)

Other materials: class roster; pen and paper; timer (watch, phone, clock etc); your scheduler

WEEK FOUR:  October 3, 2019

Deepening the inner relationship 

Understanding HSP sensory sensitivity

Reading: Focusing Student’s and Companion’s Manual, Part 1: pages 13-26; review pages 7-11

For your Focusing partnership this week: Week 4 Practice Card (print and have on hand)

Other materials: class roster; pen and paper; timer (watch, phone, clock etc); your scheduler

WEEK FIVE:  October 10, 2019

When guests fear other guests

Understanding HSP overarousal

Reading: Focusing Student’s and Companion’s Manual, Part 1: pages 27-32; article, 3 things every HSP should know about subtle trauma; see graphic illustration, Understanding Trauma

For your Focusing partnership this week: Week 5 Practice Card (print and have on hand)

Other materials: class roster; pen and paper; timer (watch, phone, clock etc); your scheduler

WEEK SIX:  October 17, 2019 

The power of partnership

Re-framing and healing your HSP experiences 

Reading: Focusing Student’s and Companion’s Manual, Part 1: pages 35-42; Eugene Gendlin, The Primacy of Human Presence

For your Focusing partnership this week: Week 6 Practice Card (print and have on hand)

Other materials: class roster; pen and paper; timer (watch, phone, clock etc); your scheduler

SOLO FOCUSING 

Practicing on your own

Solo focusing is a valuable self-care tool when you don’t have a companion available. And there is another great reason to practice “solo”: you can hone your companion skills by acting as your own companion.

I’ve created a Solo Focusing Practice Card, along with the video below, to support you practicing on your own.

Questions or concerns? Email me any time…