NEW YORK METRO FOCUSING
Meeting Program
Sunday, April 10, 2011
5:30 pm Registration and networking with light refreshments
5:50 pm Welcome and Group Attunement - Cynthia Callsen
6:00 pm Introduction of Presenter - Anne Shollar
6:05 pm New Words, New Concepts: Thinking at the Edge
with Rob Parker, Ph.D.
Have you ever needed a better theory? Perhaps there is some issue that comes up repeatedly in your work, you can feel there is something wrong, but you can't quite put what you know into words. You need more than a felt shift, you need a whole new theory! A theory that expresses what you know, so you can think about it for yourself or perhaps teach it to others. Thinking at the Edge (TAE) is your answer. When you know enough about something to have a felt sense for it, and you don't have words or concepts that express what you know, then you need new words and new concepts. You need Thinking at the Edge.
Thinking at the edge is normally taught in a weekend workshop; in this evening’s discussion, we will explore what Thinking at the Edge is, how and why it works, and do some experiential exercises to get a sense of what it feels like.
Rob Parker, Ph.D., is a focusing trainer and a longtime student of Gendlin's Philosophy of the Implicit. An expert in the field of psychological trauma and abuse, he has been interviewed twice on MSNBC, published in professional journals, and developed and administered a number of treatment programs. He has found TAE not only helpful but indispensable in his professional activities.
7:30 pm Upcoming NYMF Meetings: Cynthia Callsen
7:35 pm FOCUSING COMMUNITY MARKETPLACE: Naomi Glicken
A time and place to share your Focusing projects, workshops
and trainings and to let us know what other goods and services
you have to offer.
7:45 pm Closing - Naomi Glicken
7:45-8:00 pm Networking - Refreshments
FUTURE NYMF MEETINGS NEWS
Friday, June 17, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Janet Pfunder: Focusing with Dreams
Sunday, September 25, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Explorations of Aging
Friday, December 2, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Program TBA
(over, please)
Planning Committee:
Larry Hurst with Christine Bubbico, Cynthia Callsen, Barbara Chutroo, Susan Deisroth, Naomi Glicken, Diana Kirign, and Anne Shollar.
This is a grass roots, member-run organization. We welcome your involvement. The planning group meetings are open to anyone interested in attending.
New York Metro Focusing Mission Statement
Adopted on 8/15/08
The mission of New York Metro Focusing is to embody and carry forward the practice of Focusing and the philosophy that supports it as developed in the work of Eugene Gendlin and others. By holding regularly scheduled meetings, NY Metro Focusing will offer members of this local geographic community ongoing opportunities to connect, share and grow in their appreciation and practice of Focusing. The group will welcome newcomers by offering them an opportunity to learn about the life-enhancing practice of Focusing. In this way, NY Metro Focusing will help to engender a thriving and visible presence for the practice of Focusing in the New York Metropolitan area.
Visit us on the Web: www.nymetrofocusing.org
5:50 pm Welcome and Group Attunement - Cynthia Callsen
6:00 pm Introduction of Presenter - Anne Shollar
6:05 pm New Words, New Concepts: Thinking at the Edge
with Rob Parker, Ph.D.
Have you ever needed a better theory? Perhaps there is some issue that comes up repeatedly in your work, you can feel there is something wrong, but you can't quite put what you know into words. You need more than a felt shift, you need a whole new theory! A theory that expresses what you know, so you can think about it for yourself or perhaps teach it to others. Thinking at the Edge (TAE) is your answer. When you know enough about something to have a felt sense for it, and you don't have words or concepts that express what you know, then you need new words and new concepts. You need Thinking at the Edge.
Thinking at the edge is normally taught in a weekend workshop; in this evening’s discussion, we will explore what Thinking at the Edge is, how and why it works, and do some experiential exercises to get a sense of what it feels like.
Rob Parker, Ph.D., is a focusing trainer and a longtime student of Gendlin's Philosophy of the Implicit. An expert in the field of psychological trauma and abuse, he has been interviewed twice on MSNBC, published in professional journals, and developed and administered a number of treatment programs. He has found TAE not only helpful but indispensable in his professional activities.
7:30 pm Upcoming NYMF Meetings: Cynthia Callsen
7:35 pm FOCUSING COMMUNITY MARKETPLACE: Naomi Glicken
A time and place to share your Focusing projects, workshops
and trainings and to let us know what other goods and services
you have to offer.
7:45 pm Closing - Naomi Glicken
7:45-8:00 pm Networking - Refreshments
FUTURE NYMF MEETINGS NEWS
Friday, June 17, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Janet Pfunder: Focusing with Dreams
Sunday, September 25, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Explorations of Aging
Friday, December 2, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Program TBA
(over, please)
Planning Committee:
Larry Hurst with Christine Bubbico, Cynthia Callsen, Barbara Chutroo, Susan Deisroth, Naomi Glicken, Diana Kirign, and Anne Shollar.
This is a grass roots, member-run organization. We welcome your involvement. The planning group meetings are open to anyone interested in attending.
New York Metro Focusing Mission Statement
Adopted on 8/15/08
The mission of New York Metro Focusing is to embody and carry forward the practice of Focusing and the philosophy that supports it as developed in the work of Eugene Gendlin and others. By holding regularly scheduled meetings, NY Metro Focusing will offer members of this local geographic community ongoing opportunities to connect, share and grow in their appreciation and practice of Focusing. The group will welcome newcomers by offering them an opportunity to learn about the life-enhancing practice of Focusing. In this way, NY Metro Focusing will help to engender a thriving and visible presence for the practice of Focusing in the New York Metropolitan area.
Visit us on the Web: www.nymetrofocusing.org
