Exploring the Dynamic Relational Field of WE HERE! Experience the Joy and Vitality of Wholeness of Self EMBODIED in Connection with Another Person: ME HERE with YOU THERE in Harmony of Body/Mind/Heart/Spirit Explore the Whole Body’s Felt Sensing and Sensory-Energetic Signals as Doorways into Conscious […]
Music, Speakers and Refreshments Join us as we appreciate our ever-growing and diverse community! Please celebrate with us FII’s recent achievements, continued growth, and expanded connections in all communities. This annual community gathering is a benefit to provide scholarships for international and local programs, especially […]
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Writing From Your Body Webinars
“Anna is a generous, knowledgeable teacher and kind spirit who provides safety to explore the unknown recesses of one’s creative ability. I totally enjoyed both of her workshops I’ve attended, particularly experiencing surprise from the results of my writing from my body’s wisdom.“ You carry […]
Many white people are well-intentioned, yet seek additional awareness, knowledge, and skills to more effectively engage in cross-race relationships and anti-racism efforts. Two workshops have been developed intent to support them in becoming more conscious, competent, and committed to working for racial justice. Participants will […]
Many white people are well-intentioned, yet seek additional awareness, knowledge, and skills to more effectively engage in cross-race relationships and anti-racism efforts. Three workshops have been developed to support white people in becoming more conscious, competent, and committed to working for racial justice. Participants will […]
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Community Wellness Training Sessions
With Focusing Initiatives’ facilitated trainings, people quickly connect with their inner source of resilience. With the right kind of attention, healing begins. We practice these skills. In each collaborative workshop or webinar, we introduce Focusing skills and community wellness tools. You will discover stepping stones towards incorporating this practice into your own work.
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Being with Fear and Uncertainty
Events, both local and global, affect us in so many ways. However, there seems to be a general sense of apprehension and uncertainty. News from around the world, often with shocking outcomes, may cause us to question our core beliefs and the way we view our world. […]
The AFOT Program emphasizes experience, knowledge, application and practice through classroom instruction and clinical practice. A variety of treatment modalities are woven throughout the modules, including experiential exercises, story-telling, ceremonial processes and land-based healing techniques.The AFOT Program emphasizes experience, knowledge, application and practice through classroom instruction and clinical practice. A variety of treatment modalities are woven throughout the modules, including experiential exercises, story-telling, ceremonial processes and land-based healing techniques.The AFOT Program emphasizes experience, knowledge, application and practice through classroom instruction and clinical practice. A variety of treatment modalities are woven throughout the modules, including experiential exercises, story-telling, ceremonial processes and land-based healing techniques.
Special Guest Instructors We will look at the importance of dreams when unraveling trauma and intergenerational wounds and acknowledge them as being places to open to for healing and resiliencies. This introductory, hands-on, experiential course is intended for counselors, social workers, crisis teams, healers, therapists, […]
Advanced Certification Program in Relational Wholebody Focusing and Relational Wholebody Focusing-Oriented Therapy Wholebody Focusing is an experiential and inter-relational BodyMind practice which reconnects us to the vitality and intelligence of the conscious living body. The human organism contains an embodied blueprint of how it should […]
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Survey (Basics techniques for everyone)
In this series of workshops, our trainers work with local staff to develop their skills in data collection and analysis, and report writing. In the past, we have worked with either existing data from an organization or have helped staff set up and run surveys […]
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Wellness Approaches to Staff Development and Program Design
Program design for development and or education can easily include wellness approaches that provide psychosocial support. The following trainings help agencies and implementing partners assess, design and evaluate effective programs that encourage and support community healing.
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Mental Health and Wellness
Our mental health and wellness programs are designed for social service, therapists and other care providers. The trainings support the helper as they give specific techniques that bring healing from a community-based and culturally grounded perspective.
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Psychosocial Support (PSS) training
Psychosocial Support training is a cornerstone of Focusing Initiatives International’s work. It is grounded in evidence based practices of wellness and resilience at the individual and community levels. The following programs are designed to support existing programs on PSS or to help your agency add […]
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Supporting Gender and Development
Gender awareness is embedded in all our trainings, but the following programs are specifically designed to address gender issues that need particular attention. Each is based on a culturally grounded approach that allows participants to “grow in awareness” in a non-judgmental way. Role playing, games […]
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Community-based Programming
Community-based programming reflects the importance of the shared, human experience. We are social beings, and we thrive when our communities are also thriving. Disasters, war, disease and other events stress the bonds that hold us together.