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

7th December 2023

A Taste of Focusing – December

Introductory

Join Paula for a free online Taster session. These regular sessions are an opportunity to look at personal challenges through the lens of Focusing In December the theme will be ‘ Dealing with Difficult feelings…

Paula Charnley
1st January 2024 Zoom

Professional Training – Deepen your Focusing Skills

Professional Training

Learn to Offer one-to-one Focusing sessions to people who are new to Focusing Integrate Focusing into your professional field as a therapist, bodyworker, teacher… Teach Focusing to individuals and groups (and offer the PFP-Award) Naturally weave…

Amona Buechler
8th January 2024 Zoom Online

Going Deeper into the Felt-sense Ocean: Focusing Zoom Course

Specialist

“Listen, O drop, give yourself up without regret, and in exchange gain the Ocean. Listen, O drop, bestow upon yourself this honor, and in the arms of the Sea be secure. Who indeed should be…

Simon McKibbin
11th January 2024

Symbols from the depths: Focusing and dreams seminar

Specialist

Online zoom seminar Thursday 11th January 2024 7-8pm Some people say that Focusing happens at the boundary of the conscious and unconscious. Dreams come from a similar place… Perhaps they are sourced from the same…

Peter Gill