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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


We are excited to announce the opening of the registration for the Focusing School 2025 which will take place in the West Midlands on 20th-24th August 2025.

 
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Courses & events

  • 16th October 2024 Zoom

    Get a Taste, 1.5-hours: Nervous System Reset online course 

    Specialist

    relaxed – connected – creative After accidents, certain neurological illnesses, or emotionally challenging incidences, the autonomic nervous system can get stuck in repetitive patterns, overreacting to specific cues. This challenges our health, well-being, sense of…

    Amona Buechler

  • 16th October 2024 Zoom Online

    FREE 1 hr Taster Practitioner Training Program 

    Professional Training

    Come and have some fun together whilst exploring the Focusing Practitioner Training Program! When? 7pm – 8pm Wednesday 16 October 2024   Practitioner Program Date: November 2024 – November 2025 Facilitator: Simon McKibbin Share in…

    Simon McKibbin

  • 19th October 2024 Online – Zoom, South East

    Presence, Blocks and the Inner Relationship 

    Focusing Skills Certificate

    Two Saturdays: When Focusing we want to cultivate an ability to be present with our experience. Getting the right distance from difficult feelings can help us feel calmer and less overwhelmed. Developing a sense of presence…

    Suzi Mackenzie

  • 19th October 2024

    Exploring Focusing – Focusing Skills Course Module 2 

    Focusing Skills Certificate

    In this online workshop, the second of a five-module Focusing Skills certificate course, we will explore further both the Focusing process and what it means to be a companion to another Focuser. The emphasis will…

    Susan Jordan

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