René Veugelers

I would recommend CF training to anyone with a curiosity about deepening their own focusing process and supporting that of children. It was so fun and interesting to me to explore my inner world in a new way: through symbols such as clay, crayons and movement. One of the best parts of the group was meeting fantastic people from all over the world, and sharing all of this with them. A massive thank you to René for facilitating this life-enriching week.

Rene… what can I say? The last few days have been just magical for me. A real life changing experience, one that I shall never forget and I’m sure I will draw on for many years to come. Your incredibly warm welcome, your calm, accepting, friendly, fun way of being made the whole experience SO SO special and I can’t thank you enough for making my time spent with you truly ‘WOW!’

Every time I am amazed how you are able to create such a special atmosphere, which supports everybody to bring out the best they have inside… So different people who often meet for the first time, sharing with each other so sensitive life issues… It’s a kind incredible how such a potentially explosive and delicate interaction can be transformed into the touching, enriching and inspiring one… Thank you very much for staying true to yourself, which help us be more who we are.

“I would like to say that I feel the workshop applies to anyone, not only those who work with children/students. It’s very helpful in all therapeutic contexts to be aware of nonverbal communication. To have such a depthful experience of one’s own nonverbal life acknowledged and supported, is rare and amplifies the need for more careful attention paid during client/patient sessions. I think your work is extraordinary and I hope that many many people get to experience it in time.”

I Ioved the fun elements which you brought into the teaching, the tender, respectful way you held the space for the whole group, and the depth and timing of the exercises. Also the way you led us through the different phases of our own gradual deepening into process and then coming-back-out was absolutely masterful!” “Every time I am amazed how you are able to create such a special atmosphere, which supports everybody to bring out the best they have inside … Thank you very much for staying true to yourself, which help us be more who we are.”

I have done some art therapy training in Manchester years ago and really love wholebody focusing, dance, story telling, ritual and symbols so it was so lovely to have these threads woven together in your workshops. You are so skilled and yet how you engage feels very natural and intuitive. I felt at home with this way of working”.

“A lot of that comes from your modelling – of that way of being with children – which was so inspirational, as well as from the focussing excercises we did. I am sure it has helped in being with my own children at times.” “From René’s very presence which is very tender, gentle, patient, skillful and joyful and firm, you will get a good sense of what it means to embody a Focusing attitude with children.”