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Discovering New Dimensions
of Ourselves in the
Midst of Terrible Times
A Community Gathering via ZOOM
Facilitated by Joan Lavender
Friday April 24, 2020
Event begins at 6:30 p.m.
Please enter early.
Meeting Room will be open at 6:15
Free: no contribution is requested for this program.
No rsvp or registration required.
Zoom link, click here: NYMF's ZOOM ROOM
To attend by telephone:
Call 646-876-9923
Enter meeting id when prompted: 973 523 374
If asked for "participant ID" just use #
If asked for a password, use 694050
More call-in numbers and tech troubleshooting below.
Enter meeting id when prompted: 973 523 374
If asked for "participant ID" just use #
If asked for a password, use 694050
More call-in numbers and tech troubleshooting below.
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ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
Discovering New Dimensions of Ourselves
in the Midst of Terrible Times
We find ourselves in unimaginable territory that changes by the hour. We hear, “Protect yourself, protect others! Grave danger out there!!!!”
Gene’s philosophy and practice offer us a way to use our unique experiential process to notice not only our frightened places but new dimensions of ourselves as they are forming. I want to share with you an imaginary conversation with Gene as he reminds me that “the body isn’t just a sealed thing here, with an external situation over there, which it merely interprets…the living body is already one interaction process with its situation.” Okay, but what could this mean for us right now? Are you saying, Gene, that something in us, that exists preconceptually, is already shifting?
Whenever we drop into a focusing level, we are grounding ourselves in the unique environment/situation at hand. Another way to say it is that, regardless of the difficulties in the present environment, we are already in the process of adapting to it, each in our own way.
I will pose focusing questions and we as a community will offer experiential listening to share our felt sense of:
1. The daily moments of your life as they are now.
2. The losses – personal, professional, existential.
3. New dimensions of yourself and stuck places.
If part of you is frozen in your tracks, projecting into the distant future or grieving a loved one, this is an opportunity to find groundedness within the flux of uncertainty. Come join us, wherever you are.
Discovering New Dimensions of Ourselves
in the Midst of Terrible Times
We find ourselves in unimaginable territory that changes by the hour. We hear, “Protect yourself, protect others! Grave danger out there!!!!”
Gene’s philosophy and practice offer us a way to use our unique experiential process to notice not only our frightened places but new dimensions of ourselves as they are forming. I want to share with you an imaginary conversation with Gene as he reminds me that “the body isn’t just a sealed thing here, with an external situation over there, which it merely interprets…the living body is already one interaction process with its situation.” Okay, but what could this mean for us right now? Are you saying, Gene, that something in us, that exists preconceptually, is already shifting?
Whenever we drop into a focusing level, we are grounding ourselves in the unique environment/situation at hand. Another way to say it is that, regardless of the difficulties in the present environment, we are already in the process of adapting to it, each in our own way.
I will pose focusing questions and we as a community will offer experiential listening to share our felt sense of:
1. The daily moments of your life as they are now.
2. The losses – personal, professional, existential.
3. New dimensions of yourself and stuck places.
If part of you is frozen in your tracks, projecting into the distant future or grieving a loved one, this is an opportunity to find groundedness within the flux of uncertainty. Come join us, wherever you are.
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Feel free to INVITE friends and colleagues. While NY Metro Focusing meetings are not introductions to Focusing, we hope newcomers will get a little taste of the Focusing experience and become motivated to learn more by taking an Introduction to Focusing workshop.
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About the Facilitator
Joan learned Focusing in the 1970s and has taught, written, presented, practiced and lovingly challenged Focusing since then. Her initial training in dance movement therapy primed her interest in Gendlin’s theory of the implicit. She is a graduate of The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, a PsyD in Clinical Psychology and a PostDoctoral Fellow from SUNY Downstate. Joan is a Focusing Oriented Relational Psychoanalyst with a lively relatedness and a droll sense of humor.
Joan learned Focusing in the 1970s and has taught, written, presented, practiced and lovingly challenged Focusing since then. Her initial training in dance movement therapy primed her interest in Gendlin’s theory of the implicit. She is a graduate of The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, a PsyD in Clinical Psychology and a PostDoctoral Fellow from SUNY Downstate. Joan is a Focusing Oriented Relational Psychoanalyst with a lively relatedness and a droll sense of humor.
Tech/troubleshooting details
Click here to enter: NYMF's ZOOM ROOM
To attend by telephone
Either
call +1 646-876-9923, then key in "meeting id" 973 523 374 when prompted
Or
"One-tap" call dials the meeting id for you: +16468769923,,973523374#
In both cases:
If asked for "participant ID" just use #
If asked for a password, use 694050
Other call-in numbers, if there's trouble with the one given above:
312-626-6799
346-248-7799
669-900-6833
253-215-8782
301-715-8592
If you need help, tech host will try to assist, call 917-584-5931
Please SAVE THE DATES for upcoming meetings
remaining in 2020: September 25
Programs are all on Fridays.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Program begins promptly at 6:30 and usually lasts up to two hours.
Networking and nibbles before and after the program.
Bring a friend. No experience with Focusing is necessary.
remaining in 2020: September 25
Programs are all on Fridays.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Program begins promptly at 6:30 and usually lasts up to two hours.
Networking and nibbles before and after the program.
Bring a friend. No experience with Focusing is necessary.