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.