Inner Relationship Focusing – Level One - Encountering the Inner Relationship
Taught by Mary Elaine Kiener, RN, PhD, following the course design created by Ann Weiser Cornell, the co-creator of Inner Relationship Focusing.
Focusing Level One is the first of four courses in the complete Focusing Training Program.
Inner Relationship Focusing offers a proven process to build a more nurturing relationship with yourself by learning to turn toward your feelings instead of getting caught up in them. In this course, you will receive training, support and practice in the basic skills of Inner Relationship Focusing:
- Being in Presence with your feelings
- Finding a bodily felt sense about your issues and concerns
- Acknowledging and staying with your felt senses in such a way that they offer information and release.
You will also learn and practice the first skills of Focusing partnership: an open, empathic listening presence that allows the other person’s process to move forward.
Pre-requisite: At least one Guided Focusing session with an Inner Relationship Focusing Teacher.
How it works - Focusing Level One includes FIVE 2.5 hour class sessions. Each class session will include plenty of time for discussion, demonstrations, exercises (with cue cards) and paired practice with a Focusing partner. (You’ll be assigned a different partner each class session, with whom you’ll also practice between class sessions.) Class size is limited to a maximum of 14 students and may include 1 or more teaching assistants.*
*One-to-one tutorial option: Available on a limited basis. In this case, class sessions will include FIVE 1.5 hour class sessions, each paired with a 1-hour Focusing partnership.
Phone classes: This course will be taught by phone.** When you register, you’ll be given the conference call number and a personalized access code. You don’t need any special equipment to participate – just a telephone (although a headset is helpful–and preferable to a speaker phone). And, if you wish to utilize it, there will be an 2-way online chat option available during each class session). Students are responsible for any long-distance costs to the US-based conference call line (Skype also generally works well within the conference call system used in this course). While each class session will be recorded, all students are expected to attend and participate during each live class session.
**On-site training options: Upon request, on-site training is also available, in one of the following schedule formats: FIVE 2.5 hour sessions or TWO 6-hour days.
Cost: $180/person [special group rates (for 3 or more) also available]
To schedule: Please contact me — by email or phone (517-484-3127).
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