The opening paragraph from the seventh chapter of Dr. Janet Klein’s first volume, on “The Process”. What is experiential teaching? Experiential teaching a) uses experiential methods, b) teaches from an experience held in the body in the moment, c) is about the student’s own just experienced […]

The opening paragraph from the sixth chapter of Dr. Janet Klein’s first volume, on “The Process”. Introduction: First Principles of Learning- Before commenting on the teaching of Focusing, I would like to point to how we learn many things and that we learn through some methods […]

I am troubled by the news each day. And at the same time I cannot wait to read the next horrible thing. It’s like I have a toothache and my tongue just has to rub it to make sure it still hurts. It’s not a […]

Many of us are feeling shock and hopelessness at this time of public polarization following current world events.  We find ourselves in a world that is driven by fear, mistrust and divisiveness. How can we deal with these disturbing feelings?  Consider attending this webinar:  “Introduction […]

The opening paragraph from the fifth chapter of Dr. Janet Klein’s first volume, on “The Process”. The empathic moment, a brief history– After some basic ground work was done on the Interactive Focusing model, I recognized a big piece was still needed. This interactive model was […]

Writing is a powerful process. One of my favorite classes at the Confidence Clinic I facilitated involved using a writing exercise I learned from Lawson Inada, a Japanese American poet who grew up in Pasadena, California, spending several years during World War II in one […]