Notes from 1/24/2020 NY Metro Focusing Meeting with Robert Lee,
DOMAIN FOCUSING
Thirty-two Focusers gathered on Friday evening January 24, 2020, to hear Robert Lee present Domain Focusing. Susan Deisroth welcomed everyone, and Rachael Alexander led an attunement. Naomi Glicken introduced Robert Lee.
In his introduction of the evening's program, Robert described his prolific intertwining of Focusing theory and practice with the intention of guiding us through an experience of his theory.
During this first part of the evening he defined the three Domains or Logics – Thinking/Issue/Situation; Experiencing/Felt Sensing; Beingness/ Loving/ Self-Empathy. He then helped orient us to his form for using and linking the different Domains. He emphasized how Domain Focusing (DF) is grounded in the philosophy of Eugene Gendlin and the flow through his form parallels Gendlin’s 6 Steps of Focusing. He pointed to Gendlin’s use of the word “zig zagging” and his own application of zig zagging to the linking of the Domains, especially the Thinking/Felt Sensing Domains. Through intricate linking of the Domains, including Self-Empathy, which is more specific than the Focusing Attitude, the magic of the shift can occur reliably.
He then led the group in an experience of DF, beginning with refining the Issue or Situation and Holding it, while Letting the felt sense or self-empathy form. He guided us through his avenues into deeper experience and to carrying forward into a shift and even to action. A few people shared their deeply moving shifts that came from the exercise.
He then continued with one of those people in a one-one demonstration of his close and intricate empathic guiding which produced further change. He had two other people join the demonstration as witnesses, who then participated in a short discussion of the process afterwards. He pointed to how the effect of having witnesses reliably deepens a Focusing experience.
The evening ended with a brief community conversation about the impact of what they participated in and an invitation for anyone who wished to join together for dinner afterwards.
Prepared by Cynthia Callsen and Naomi Glicken 1/28/2020
DOMAIN FOCUSING
Thirty-two Focusers gathered on Friday evening January 24, 2020, to hear Robert Lee present Domain Focusing. Susan Deisroth welcomed everyone, and Rachael Alexander led an attunement. Naomi Glicken introduced Robert Lee.
In his introduction of the evening's program, Robert described his prolific intertwining of Focusing theory and practice with the intention of guiding us through an experience of his theory.
During this first part of the evening he defined the three Domains or Logics – Thinking/Issue/Situation; Experiencing/Felt Sensing; Beingness/ Loving/ Self-Empathy. He then helped orient us to his form for using and linking the different Domains. He emphasized how Domain Focusing (DF) is grounded in the philosophy of Eugene Gendlin and the flow through his form parallels Gendlin’s 6 Steps of Focusing. He pointed to Gendlin’s use of the word “zig zagging” and his own application of zig zagging to the linking of the Domains, especially the Thinking/Felt Sensing Domains. Through intricate linking of the Domains, including Self-Empathy, which is more specific than the Focusing Attitude, the magic of the shift can occur reliably.
He then led the group in an experience of DF, beginning with refining the Issue or Situation and Holding it, while Letting the felt sense or self-empathy form. He guided us through his avenues into deeper experience and to carrying forward into a shift and even to action. A few people shared their deeply moving shifts that came from the exercise.
He then continued with one of those people in a one-one demonstration of his close and intricate empathic guiding which produced further change. He had two other people join the demonstration as witnesses, who then participated in a short discussion of the process afterwards. He pointed to how the effect of having witnesses reliably deepens a Focusing experience.
The evening ended with a brief community conversation about the impact of what they participated in and an invitation for anyone who wished to join together for dinner afterwards.
Prepared by Cynthia Callsen and Naomi Glicken 1/28/2020