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The home of Focusing and listening in the UK

Focusing is a process of listening to the wisdom of your body

The British Focusing Association (BFA) is a community of Focusing practitioners, teachers and Focusing-oriented therapists. We are here to support your learning and deepening of Focusing and listening in all its forms. Here you can find practitioners, search for events, read articles and blog posts and more.

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Focusing has deepened my therapy practice, helping clients (and me) to understand and integrate unconscious parts.

Vajrasara Rankin. Therapist

Focusing enables me to live my life and to counsel clients with a deeper level of self-awareness.

Paula Newman – Counsellor.

Focusing has transformed my life

Cathy Rowan

What I love about Focusing is that it offers a practical way to develop self compassion, to meet all aspects of ourselves, the good, and especially the bad and the ugly!

Taravajra

Focusing has been for me a gentle process that can access to a bodily-felt sense from which meaning arises with intricate detail and empathy.

David

Learning focusing helped me feel more human – I had feelings too, the unwanted ones shifted when I paid attention to them, and I could empathise with other people’s feelings. Relief!

Peter Afford

Focusing has opened the door to my inner world, giving me greater confidence in myself, and a belief in the innate wisdom we all share, when we learn how to find it

Elizabeth English  DPhil (Oxon)

Focusing has helped me feel more alive

Suzi Mackenzie

Focusing, for me, is a doorway to an open, kindly, wise and profound connection to Life.

Helen Bryant
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Courses & events

  • 22nd April 2021 online

    How to lose it less with your kids! Focusing skills for more empathic parenting 

    Introductory

    Do you find that despite your best intentions, you can end up losing it with your children and saying and doing things you regret? Do you sometimes not recognise yourself in those moments when you…

    Peter Gill

  • 22nd April 2021 Online – via zoom

    Introduction to Focusing 

    Introductory

    What is Focusing? What is the felt sense? You will be introduced to the Focusing process and the particular way of Focusing Listening. This highly experiential workshop will help you…

    Suzi Mackenzie

  • 24th April 2021 Zoom Platform

    Welcome To The Field of Spacious Presence… 

    Introductory

    “If you can live in your body and not reject any of it, you will be guided into discovery of your own wisdom and Nature’s wisdom, guided into this vast awesome field of spacious Presence”…

    Cecelia Clegg

  • 28th April 2021 South West

    Module 3: The art of guiding – Guiding: Online 

    Focusing Skills Certificate

    Module 3 of the BFA skills Series, exploring deeper listening and the skills of guiding and reminding Topics: Guiding skills Self-Guiding Guiding Principles Helping the focuser stay present Deeper Listening The felt sense

    Peter Gill

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