focusing as a radical way of living
Dana ganihar | baruch brenner
Focusing is a practice that deeply helps us in various life situations — that much we all know. But beyond that, it is meant to help a person cultivate a certain kind of freedom towards life.
To help us understand this unique kind of process Gendlin analyzes biographies of Artists and Mystiques; but as he says chapter VIII of A Process Model: “I am concerned with Duncan and Stanislavski not at all because what I care about is art or drama…[But] We need something like this in any life situation, and also in any new theoretical thinking.”
What does “something like this” mean? How does this “something” stem from the alternative model that Gendlin calls ‘A Process Model’? What are the unique terms that Gendlin developed that are essential for carrying forward this new realm of human possibilities? Can we bring all of this together to work anew with the Focusing steps?
A glimpse into what we will explore in the upcoming course:
How can we ‘save’ ourselves from ‘engineering’ our life?
How does the “infinite richness of the unborn” (Environment 0) function in our life?
How does a poet write poetry? And how can Focusing turn our lives into living poetry?
How is the freedom of improvisation essential to the creation we call our life?
This course is part of a series aimed at deepening our understanding of Focusing through the perspective of Gendlin’s book, A Process Model. It is open to those practicing Focusing, both those who attended our previous course and new participants.
course details:
Seven consecutive sessions on Sundays
course starts on December 1st
16 academic hours
time: 19:30-21:15 (Israel), 17:30-19:15 (London), 9:30-11:15 (LA, California), 12:30-14:15 (New york)
Dates: 1.12, 8.12, 15.12, 5.1, 12.1, 19.1, 26.1
Join the course
price: 230$
Please write to us if in need of financial assistance to info@shakio.org.
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ABOUT US
Shakio is a space for collaborative exploration founded by Dana Ganihar, an experienced Focusing instructor and a teacher of the philosophy of Eugene Gendlin, and Baruch Brenner a multidisciplinary artist, rabbi and certified Focusing instructor who investigates and teaches performance art and Jewish mysticism.
Baruch Brenner is an Israeli Focusing facilitator, theater director, actor, singer, teacher and an ordained Orthodox Rabbi. Over the last 25 years, he has been a leading innovator in integrating Jewish and spiritual practices with experiential work in theatre, movement and vocal arts. He was the artistic director of the Vertigo lab in the eco-art village, and a research fellow and member of Jerzy Grotowski theater ensemble.
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