Being attentively listened to helps you get more in touch with yourself. And attentively listening to another person helps you listen to yourself better.
This is not just a way to communicate more effectively. It opens your mind into a spontaneous embodied creative process that Gene Gendlin named Focusing.
This free, self-paced tutorial will help you tap into the power of deep listening in 5 easy sessions. What makes it easy is that Focusing is based on a natural ability that we all have.
This tutorial helps you learn and develop Focusing by practicing it, the same way that a child learns to walk by experimenting.
A mindful listening partnership
Focusing is most satisfying and effective when you do it with a listening partner. When you practice Focusing with a partner, you take turns being the person who explores and speaks, and the person who listens.
You will get more out of this tutorial if you do it with a friend or a small group.
A simple structure
This course has 5 sessions. You could do one a week (or any interval that works for you).
You can meet with your listening partner(s) in person, or on Zoom. For instance, you could meet once a week for 5 weeks.
Each session includes a video presentation. You each can watch on your own before you meet, or watch the video together.
What you do together during each weekly meeting is:
– discuss the video
– practice what is described in the instructions.
Links to the 5 sessions:
4 Curiosity: Allowing something new to emerge
See also: Frequently Asked Questions.