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Embodied meditation during corona self-isolation
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Embodied Meditation for solitary self-isolation 2

Hello All. I'd like to offer another very basic and gentle tuning into self. Feel free to pause the video at any point. (click on the YouTube link below) The intention is for us, especially people in self-isolation alone, but anyone else too, to invite a deeper connection with themselves, fill in some of the relating that many are missing. The intention is to be able to tell ourselves the truth of what we are experiencing…

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2 April 2020
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Embodied Meditation for those in Solitary Self-Isolation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6Ds2f2Q1ck&t=6s I have been thinking especially of those of us who are living alone and now isolated on our own. I wanted to offer a series of very simple Focusing practices for us to keep ourselves company and 'fill in' some of the relationships that we may now be missing. Of course, it's applicable for anyone else too. We are all experiencing this uncanny period in human history. Being a psychotherapist or psychologist does not make…

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30 March 2020
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An Audience with Greg Madison, Brighton University

Greg presented the inaugural 'An Audience with...' event for Brighton University School of Applied Social Sciences February 8th. After a brief introduction, the audience was guided through a Focusing experience in order to be able to assess the points Greg wanted to make by reference to their own experience. Greg addressed issues such as: what is the body, the celebration of not-knowing, process and metaphors in understanding and in therapy, personal presence or professional presence as…

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22 February 2020
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Eugene Gendlin, Psychologist & Philosopher, dies in New York age 90

Eugene T. Gendlin, the American philosopher and psychologist who developed the mind-body connection practice called "Focusing," died on May 1 at the age of 90 in Spring Valley, New York. Focusing is an experiential, body-oriented method for generating insights, creative thinking, and emotional healing.  Gendlin's work has been inspirational for many well-known innovators in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. Gendlin dedicated his life to the study of our 'bodily being' and the insights that can…

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25 May 2017
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An example of Focusing in Therapy

Here is a simple account of an unusual psychotherapy experience which nicely illustrates the respectful approach of Focusing, a natural body awareness, and how it might be integrated into therapy sessions. It is written by an American colleague, Neil Friedman, who sadly died some years ago. Focusing Therapy

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30 September 2016
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BPS training day in London April 9, 2015

Working Phenomenologically with the body in sessions. Dr. Greg Madison This workshop offers an opportunity to develop your form of therapeutic practice so that it incorporates information from bodily experiences. This experiential approach is informed by a tight integration of philosophy, theory and the mindful approach of Focusing. Focusing was developed over 60 years ago and by enhancing the client’s experiencing level during sessions, it has been positively correlated with successful change in therapeutic outcomes. It…

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8 March 2015