A Focusing Circle or "Changes Group" is a place for focusers to meet and exchange focusing and listening turns free of charge. The name "Changes Group" was the name of the peer focusing group in Chicago in the early 1970s when people felt they were "going through changes" and wanted to support one another. The Changes groups which happen in the UK are informal and are evolving to meet local needs. The format varies from group to group. Some groups may require that a person has at least a little experience of focusing before they join the group. Do contact the facilitators mentioned below to find out when the next meeting is planned and how your local group is organised. If focusing experience is a prerequisite then they will be very happy to talk to you some more about how you can learn the first steps of focusing and listening.

Bedfordshire Changes Group
Contact Kay Hoffmann
01767 261565
kay.hoffmann@homecall.co.uk

Bristol Insight Meditation Group (BIMG) Focusing Group
Meets monthly on the last Sunday of the month, at Bristol Zen Dojo, 91-93 Gloucester Rd, Bristol BS7 8AT, from 11am-1.30pm.This group is open to anyone and no Focusing experience is necessary.There are also open monthly showings of Focusing-related DVD’s on a Wednesday evening mid-month. See www.bristolmeditation.org.uk for full details of all BIMG activities. Contact Gordon for further information: gordonadam@blueyonder.co.uk Tel: 0117 9080494

Bristol Focusing Group
Meets monthly on the second Sunday of the month, at Bristol Natural Health Service, 407 Gloucester Rd, Bristol BS7 8TS. 10.30am-4.30pm. The whole day format allows time for 2 Focusing exchanges as well as some group sharing/discussion time. This group is for experienced Focusers, or those who have done Level II of the Focusing Skills course. Contact Gordon for further information: gordonadam@blueyonder.co.uk Tel: 0117 9080494

Fife Focusing Circle
This group meets in Newport, Fife about four or five times per year from 10am to 4pm on either a Saturday or a Sunday. There is a bring and share lunch. Anyone who has some Focusing training is welcome. Last year there was a residential weekend near Inverness, and another is planned for April 2006.
Contact Carol Ervine
01382 543188
carol@ervine.freeuk.com

Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield Focusing Circle
The group meets approximately monthly in venues in and around these areas.
Contact Simon Kilner
0113 2788673
simon@reflect.fslife.co.uk

London Focusing Circle
Contact Peter Afford
020 8673 1860
peter@focusing.co.uk

The aim of the London Focusing Circle is to build a community of focusers in the London area, helping them to link up and to practice Focusing together. The Circle provides the following:

• a "clan gathering" meeting each January for focusers to meet up
• an updated list of current members twice a year
• an updated list of events and focusing groups twice a year

Membership is open to anyone who has completed at least an introductory workshop in Focusing & listening. There is a joining fee of £5.00; there are no renewal fees.

Shropshire Changes Group
Contact Jenny Brickett
01588 680663
focusinshropshire@brickett-thegranary.fsnet.co.uk

South West Focusing Circle
The South West Focusing Circle is a way of contacting other Focusers in the area, to form peer groups and partnerships, which may be short-term and goal specific, or for more general or long-term support. The purpose is to increase your opportunity to Focus and to build a community of Focusers. When you join the South West Focusing Circle, you gain access to a pool of other Focusers. They are a resource. Using the South West Focusing Circle can enormously increase your opportunities to Focus, and expand the creative potential that Focusing has to offer. None of it is compulsory. Join now, in case you need to contact a Focuser in the future. And it's cheap: only a single payment of £5 will give you lifetime membership! Contact Fiona Parr
01837 840165
fiona.parr@btinternet.com