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Welcome to the European Focusing Association (EFA).
What we do
Welcome to the European Focusing Association (EFA).
The aim of EFA is to provide a European-wide network for those Focusers and Focusing Professionals engaged in research and practice who:
- have a commitment to the primary importance of the philosophy of Focusing, its attitude and ethics.
- recognize the centrality of the ‘felt sense’ in their practice.
- embody in their work those Focusing attitudes as first postulated by Eugene Gendlin.
- have an openness to the future development of Focusing in the light of research and evolving practice.
EFA has the following goals:
- To promote continuing dialogue and good practice between the European Focusers and Focusing Professionals.
- To be a network for exploring different ways of teaching, researching and using Focusing.
- To provide ongoing support and professional development opportunities to individuals trained in Focusing and to European local and national Focusing organizations.
- To promote the Focusing paradigm, to support and encourage scientific study in all fields of application.
- To engage in socio-political processes to ensure the continued contribution of Focusing in health, social insurance, education, academic contexts, etc.
- To foster the exchange of research, theory and practice among a variety of language groups.
- To make use of our intercultural diversity, to learn from one another, to improve the practice of Focusing and the Experiential Approach.
- To develop training programmes that are appropriate to the multi-cultural and multi-lingual European context.
- To validate and accredit/recognise European Focusing-oriented training programmes.
- To work together closely and to exchange ideas with other European and world associations and institutions.
EFA will be carried forward by a steering group, which will include representatives of specific task groups.
EFA aims to make sure that the workings of the association are in harmony with the processes of Focusing itself. Structures and task groups evolve as the need arises (e.g. a training group, an Internet group). Membership of these groups is on a rotational basis, ideally representing European diversity by the multinational composition of its members.
An eventual need for paid administration and for the support of web-based resources is recognized. This will mean the eventual payment of a subscription once the organization is firmly established.
EFA will discuss development of the Association at an annual meeting, the General Assembly, to be held in Europe. This meeting will also facilitate the formation of project groups that can be continued through web meetings. Specific interest groups will organize events throughout the year to demonstrate and develop new directions in Focusing. We will make use of Internet options (e.g. the European Focusing Website, Facebook) to share information and to promote training programmes and workshops.
All members of the Association may attend the General Assembly. Members who are unable to attend in person, can have their views taken into account. They can use email or other online means to communicate their views. We make all our decisions by consensus.
Each small group, including the steering group, follows the following principles:
- All members have equal say in how the group is run.
- All members have equal access to information.
- All members consult with their inner sense of an issue to help find a way forward.
- All members undertake to listen to their own felt sense and to the felt senses of others when reaching decisions.
The multi-national and multi-lingual nature of the organization and the fact that different individuals are likely to come together in different permutations means that there needs to be a commitment not to ‘reinvent the wheel’ or undo the work of previous groups, while respecting the groundwork provided through the work of others.
EFA accepts that working with Focusing can never be reduced to rules and regulations or detailed criteria and standards. Instead we will have guidelines and principles to be developed in detail at a later stage. Each person has the freedom to develop their work in ways that feel right with their inner felt sense and to develop their work according to their sense of responsibility for the content and process of their teaching or professional practice.
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Event listing
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3rd June 2023 Zoom
Introduction to Focusing
Basic Focusing Course
Two day course: Focusing is a process that can enrich all areas of our lives, as it is about the very way that we pay attention to what we experience. Often we have habitual ways…
Suzi Mackenzie -
10th July 2023 Zoom
1.5-hour Taster for Nervous System Reset Course
Basic Focusing Course
After accidents, certain neurological illnesses, or emotionally challenging incidences, the autonomic nervous system can get stuck in repetitive patterns, overreacting to specific cues. This challenges our health, well-being, sense of safety and connection, and our…
Amona Buechler -
17th July 2023 Zoom
1.5-hour Taster for Focusing Course
Basic Focusing Course
Deepen the art of listening to yourself & another Relate to yourself and others with freshness, emotional intelligence, and an open heart. In this gentle and meditative process, both the Focuser and the listener provide…
Amona Buechler -
15th August 2023 Plantage Parklaan in Amsterdam, Amsterdam
3 – daagse Focusing basistraining voor professionals
Professional Training
Welkom bij de Focusing basiscursus level 1, met voor professionals daarin de basisvaardigheden begeleiding van level 3. In deze training leer en ervaar je wat Focusing is, hoe je het proces van Felt Sense naar…
Ria van Hage
Article listing
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28th May 2023
Newsletter EFA February 2023
EFA Newsletter February 2023 Dear European Focusing colleagues, In the newsletter this month: New EFA Facebook page and group New EFA web site Annual Gathering Bassano del Grappa 25 – 29 October 2023 Members’ meeting…
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28th May 2023
Newsletter EFA November 2022
EFA Newsletter November 2022 Dear European Focusing colleagues, News from the EFA gathering at Bassano del Grappa We met at a Palladian Villa, built in the 16th Century in the old town of Bassano del…
European Focusing Association – EFA -
28th May 2023
Newsletter EFA October 2021
EFA newsletter October 2021 Minutes Here you can read the minutes from the recent EFA Annual General Assembly Members’ Meeting Tuesday 1 November at 7pm – 8.30pm European time, This is open to everyone and…
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28th May 2023
Newsletter EFA September 2021
EFA newsletter September 2021 Annual General Assembly Sunday 10 October 2021 The meeting is for us to carry forward our wonderful European Focusing Association and our being together. We are collecting agenda items, so please…
European Focusing Association – EFA
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