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Experiential Dreamwork with Dr Leslie Ellis. E07 of The Living Process

Leslie Ellis, PhD, RCC, is a registered clinical counsellor, teacher and author who lives and works along the west coast of Canada, in beautiful British Columbia. Leslie has in-depth, specialized training in focusing-oriented therapy, and dreamwork as a treatment of trauma. Dr. Leslie Ellis is the author of A Clinician’s Guide to Dream Therapy (Routledge, 2019) and offers many training opportunities in embodied, experiential dreamwork based on her book. Her dissertation on using focusing-oriented therapy to…

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1 January 2024

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Experiential work with couples and groups. Episode 6 of The Living Process

Welcome to Episode 06 of The Living Process. Greg's guess is Yehudit First, a qualified Body Psychotherapist and Group Facilitator as well as a Focusing Oriented Therapist and a Focusing Coordinator from Israel. Yehudit is experienced as a therapist for individuals and couples, as well as a popular teacher and trainer of Focusing and FOT. She is well-known for her development of the Focusing space into explicit interpersonal interaction in the form of Social Oriented Focusing…

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1 January 2024

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Experiential Philosophy

The fifth episode of The Living Process is now available. This episode features Dr Donata Schoeller as my guest. It is a shorter episode because we decided to follow it up with further episodes where we will concentrate on specific areas, especially for outreach to people who are not already very familiar with Focusing, Focusing Oriented Therapy, or Eugene Gendlin’s philosophy. Please read below... Dr Donata Schoeller is a philosopher who teaches internationally at various universities and…

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8 December 2023

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The Living Process E03 with Lynn Preston, NYC Relational Psychoanalyst

The Living Process episode 03 with Lynn Preston. Lynn Preston, MA, MS, LP, is a focusing-oriented relational psychoanalyst, teacher and supervisor. She is a graduate of the PPSC Advanced Self Psychology program, a faculty member of the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy (ICP) and the founding Director of the Experiential Psychotherapy Project (EPP). Lynn has written and presented internationally on the integration of focusing and relational psychoanalysis. She also has an abiding interest in experiential teaching and integrative processes.…

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13 November 2023

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The Living Process

The Living Process is a new series of conversations about Focusing with Dr Greg Madison as host. These conversations will feature people from the Focusing world and eventually also those beyond our community who might have something to say about the practice of Focusing, Focusing-Oriented Therapy, and Gendlins' philosophy. New episodes will hopefully appear every 2-3 weeks so if you subscribe and click notifications you'll know when a new conversation is up. You can subscribe on…

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1 November 2023

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New training for psychotherapists and other professionals starts in London

Our London Focusing team hosts our new 2-year training in Focusing, Listening, and Focusing Oriented Therapy practices. A great diverse group of 30 people shared the weekend learning and experiencing together, starting from the basics and the profound practices of human presence and the unfolding bodily process .... Next weekend online in December. Great experience being with these engaged psychotherapists and other professionals.

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9 October 2023

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Therapy Dialogues with Lynn Preston and Greg Madison. Youtube.

This is the first part of Greg Madison and Lynn Preston's Dialogue Series "Talking About Therapy." To watch the rest of the dialogues, please view this playlist: • Greg Madison & Ly... Greg Madison and Lynn Preston, long-time Focusing-Oriented Therapists, discuss what drew them to Gendlin’s work and how they integrate Focusing and their other home base approaches, Existential Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis. https://youtu.be/TxQHUPaZ7VI

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12 May 2023

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New 2-year Focusing oriented therapy training online and in-person in London

London Focusing is planning its next Focusing and Focusing-oriented therapy certification training in the autumn of 2023. The training will be a mix of online and in-person events, culminating in The International Focusing Institute award of Certification as a Focusing therapist or Focusing professional. The training is highly experiential and requires an investment in the practitioner's own self-development and personal growth. More information at londonfocusing@gmail.com or www.londonfocusing.com https://youtu.be/E0YGKIs8dzk

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12 May 2023

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Third World Conference in Existential Psychotherapy, Athens May 2023

I was pleased to present a session on 'thinking from the body', as well as participate on a panel on 'Embodiment' in existential therapy during this large international conference. It was wonderful to meet so many former students and colleagues from around the world. (Here is a photo with two esteemed colleagues, Dr Yaqui Martinez Robles (Existential Circle Training Centre, Mexico City) and Professor Ernesto Spinelli (London UK).

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12 May 2023

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Creating a better relationship with yourself. Guest on Marcus Kain podcast.

Apple podcast: What happens when discipline backfires? What happens when we drive ourselves into burnout, eating disorders, and struggles with mental health? When people used to talk with me about developing a better relationship with myself, and better relationship with food, I rejected those ideas because I was scared to lose my discipline which at the time I thought was my greatest asset. I believed my ability to force myself through challenges was the best thing…

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17 February 2022

Read more about the article “In Corona Times”

A conversation of existential themes of our current pandemic situation.

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“In Corona Times”

Spinelli & Madison. In Corona Times (An Existential Take) Ernesto Spinelli and Greg Madison, both existential psychologists living in the UK, discuss their experiences of living and working in 'corona times'. The video explores some of the deeper significance of daily life events, some existential themes that seem to be emerging because of the 'lock down' of society, and a few ideas about practicing as a therapist in the current context as well as a few…

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6 April 2020

Read more about the article Embodied Meditation for solitary self-isolation 2

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