Part 3 is called The Guide’s Journey. My Favorite course when I did my initial training! Here we learn the typical ‘shape’ of a Focusing session, so we know what stage the process is in and what reminder would be most helpful. We dip deeper into our understanding of body as process by exploring it as a dance of neurobiology and physiology. This expands our sense of Presence in an experiential way we notice in our daily life. We learn here to be aware of and bigger than, our inner process alongside something that has learned to help us with the stages of process. Body Cards will help us document how we experience each stage within ourselves to bring more understanding when we companion someone else. We’ll discover more ways to bring Focusing into our daily life as we learn invitations here which very much adapt to our everyday relationships. There is a lot of new information in this level. We utilize Ann Weiser Cornell's and Barbara McGavin's Student Manual Part 2 here. By extending the class over a period of months, we’ll give ourselves space and time to integrate this information at a deep level. There are no assistants in this class. I hope that each of you will sometime volunteer to participate as either Focuser or Companion in a Demo. In addition to the six classes, I have added an additional 30 min one-to-one with me individually to this level. This gives us an opportunity to really check in around what it is like for you to have the Focusing process in your life and invite potential next steps. It’s often during Part 3 or 4 that we have practiced this way of showing up for ourselves enough that our body/brain decides Focusing is more than just another technique. We’ll experience appreciation and supportive reminders as if what was a dirt road, easy to drive by, is now your preferred way of being.If you are a healing professional or have opportunities to support others (kids, clients, friends, etc!!) as they process a life situation, the guiding tools of Part 3 and one’s growing ability to understand every relational encounter as somewhere ‘in process’, are invaluable skills. This is also a great course to consider repeating sometime. Class sizes are limited to 8, sometimes 10. We anticipate two offerings for 2026. All require a Prerequisite equivalent to: Creating Space for Lasting Change Part 2 Creating Space for Lasting Change PART 3 6 Wednesday evenings – 7-9 pm Eastern New York Time or your equivalent Sept 9, Sept 23, Oct 7- (3 weeks) Oct 28, Nov 11, (3 weeks) Dec 2 6 Thursday afternoons – 3:30 - 5:30 pm Eastern New York Time or your equivalent Sept 17, Oct 1, Oct 15, Oct 29, Nov 12 (3 weeks), Dec 3 * 2027* 6 Sunday afternoons – 2 - 4 pm Eastern New York Time or your equivalent April 4, April 18, May 2, May 16, June 6, June 20 *Daylight savings changes: Our time moves forward an hour on March 8, 2026 and March 14, 2027. Our time moves backward an hour on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2027.
