The Focalizing Institute

07/26/2024

06/05/2024

📣 Free Intro to Focalizing Class tomorrow. 📣

In this gathering, co-teachers and will share:

- The unique and profound nature of Focalizing
- Body-led trauma informed practices

We hope that you will find the tone of the class welcoming and informative as well as experiential, giving you specific tools to experience and take home.

At the end of the intro class Nick and Jo will speak about the up and coming practitioner training course and answer any questions.

This workshop is perfect for you if you are interested in embodiment work for your benefit or for those around you. And it’s also a space for you if you are curious about the program.

These are really popular classes that we run just a handful of times each year so we do hope you can join us if you feel called.

Timings:

Thursday 6th June 2024
1.00pm - 2.30pm EST
10.00am - 11.30am Pacific Standard Time
6pm - 7.30pm UK GMT Time
7pm - 8.30pm CET

Link in bio and we hope to see you there!

Those registered will receive the recording.

Focalizing Team

04/24/2024

Earlier this month Scott Clover Energy Healer hosted a 2-part Focalizing Introductory Workshop filled with a detailed overview and several experiential exercises. Visit his site here to see the full videos: https://www.scottclover.com/focalizing

04/02/2024

In tonight's free webinar Scott Clover - Intuitive Energy Healer will lead attendees through a full focalizing session and explain more of elements on the 9 pointed star. Sign up here: https://lu.ma/21ftz4oz

03/26/2024

We are excited to announce that Scott Clover - Intuitive Energy Healer is teaching a free 2-part Focalizing workshop. The first session is tonight at 6:30pm EST and the second session will be on Tuesday, April 2nd. Sign up for tonight's zoom link here: https://lu.ma/48k8pqqu or visit https://scottclover.com/focalizing for more information

07/16/2023

We are deeply honoured and excited to announce that we are expanding!

We will be offering two courses this fall:

U.S. based Focalizing Practitioner �Course led by Nick Werber

&

European based Focalizing Practitioner �Course led by Jo Miller

This allows for a much needed expansion of our training offerings as well as catering better for time zones.

This course is designed to teach you more than you can learn in a book or webinar about trauma. This course is designed for the part of you that yearns to support others by providing practical tools to support:

- Unresolved trauma
- Blockages in life from conditioned thinking
- Intimacy barriers

The cohorts will run live each week via zoom and also includes invaluable practice sessions with your peers. By the end, you will have integrated this work at a deep level and have experienced a profound personal journey along the way.

Early Bird runs until August 25th.
Payment plans as well as scholarships are available.

For more info, download the Welcome pack for the course via the link in our bio or send us a DM.

02/07/2023

An invitation for you to join us for a practical introductory class this Thursday.

In the class you will:

- Experience a little of what Focalizing is
- Understand where Focalizing fits in the world of embodiment and somatic healing
- Take away a practice / resource for you and you clients / communities
- Meet our trainers Nick Werber and Jo Miller
- Have the opportunity to ask about our up and coming Practitioner Training Course

There is a link below to join us and we do hope you can make it.

Jo and Nick

Times are:

Thursday 9th February
2:30pm EST
11:30am PST
7:30pm GMT

12/19/2022

Repost via Jo Miller | Somatic Therapist, Teacher & Mentor]]

If you wish to join and watch please make sure you follow Jo Miller | Somatic Therapist, Teacher & Mentor]] or Nick Werber | Belonging Coach] to catch this.

Posted • Jo Miller | Somatic Therapist, Teacher & Mentor]] Relationships come into focus much more around any holiday season and so with this in mind Nick Werber | Belonging Coach] and I are planning to hold our next Instagram Live conversation on this subject.

Nick is my co-trainer and also has a rich history in working with generational and family trauma so I am looking forward to moving through this conversation alongside him.

We will talk about what being in embodied relationships means and offer words and reflections on what this means at this time of year.

As ever we warmly invite you to join in any way that feels good for you; watch, ask questions, catch on replay.

Hope to see you there

With tenderness
Jo and Nick

12/17/2022

Shared via Masha our Training Assistant here at The Institute.

Posted • How to live intentionally

Start by having an intention for your life, for where you are at this moment.

Then narrow down your intention to a clear and concise idea or statement.

Instead of “I just want to keep improving myself…“ or “I just want to be happy…”

What is the part of you that you want to improve on now?

Here are some examples:

- Being more present in every moment
- Feeling at peace
- Moving my body
- Getting into integrity with my job, tasks, relationships, etc
- Clean up or beautify my living environment
- Try something new
- Face a fear
- Listen more before reacting

Clarify your intention.

Once you get clear on your area(s) THEN you can start to see the steps that are needed to get there.

Then, you can start to implement ways to get yourself there. How do you integrate your intention? How do you create time and space for it?

Take one thing at a time (note to self!). And approach it with inspired action and baby steps.

Once you state your intention to yourself and the universe, everything that needs to happen in order to get there will take place. You learn what you need to learn so you can let go what’s in the way.

New moons are good times to set intentions.

Full moons are a good time to release what’s in the way. (Happy Full Moon in Gemini!)

I live intentionally with Cacao everyday, and create larger intentions monthly.

At Cacao Ceremonies, practice getting clear with your intentions.

And remember, you are whole and complete and there’s nothing wrong with you. We get to make choices that improve our life every moment. Keep going!

12/17/2022

Shared from Jo our Snr Trainer here at The Institute

Posted • And how does that land with you?

If you are a coach, therapist, healer or creative looking to enhance your work through somatic work and I would love to speak to you about our up and coming course.

It is in partnership with The Focalizing Institute and starts Feb 2023.

There’s a link in my bio to The Institute website where you can download an info pack and book a call.

Much love
Jo x

12/17/2022

Via Nick Werber, Institute Director and Snr Trainer.

Posted • Sharing something I wrote that’s been coming up a lot recently. Hope it’s a nice reminder for you:

You might have heard that sugary foods help blunt emotions when we're triggered…

Did you know that the same can be true when we meet so called positive, celebratory experiences?

In a dysregulated system, it's not just our triggers that cause contraction and overwhelm. Experiences of joy, safety and celebration can be overwhelming for many folks too.

In these moments, there's an added challenge: we're less likely to notice that our body is sending the tell tale signals that what's going on is 'too much, too fast, too soon.'

Do you find yourself reaching for ice cream, cake, coffee, alcohol, cookies or chocolate each time you've accomplished something? Each time you handed in a project, led a presentation, or finished something you had been working on for awhile?

When you bring some awareness to it, is it possible that the food being used as a way to 'take the edge off' or calm your system down?

This is a sign the body is struggling to hold/take in/integrate the celebratory experiences that come with achieving something.

When this happens try this before using food to calm it if you can:

Find the feeling that is buzzing around or feeling uncomfortable. Place a hand on it. Bring awareness to it and start a conversation either out loud or on the inside:

"I see you"
"I'm here"
"I've got you"
"Is there anything you'd like me to know?"
"You belong"

Intuit what feels right.

Don't explain to the feeling why it shouldn't feel this way. These experiences integrate more easily when we give them permission to be, rather than an explanation of why they should go.

Then watch what happens. Some folks get clear messages back, images, emotions. See what appears. This is what the body needs to process, so let them come up and through as best you can. This is the 'meat' of the practice.

If you keep this practice going, checking in each time you have a day where a big celebratory experience happens, you'll notice your system will begin to grow in it's capacity to be with expanded states.

12/07/2022

Today we're sharing a brief reminder that this Friday is the last day to join the Focalizing Practitioner Certification Course at the super early bird rate. This is the best discount we offer on the program and is a reward for people who join well in advance.

If you're considering the program but want to speak to someone, now's a good time to set up a phone conversation with one of the trainers: https://www.theinstitute.org/schedule-a-conversation-with-a-trainer

This program runs for 10 weeks on Fridays starting with Friday February 17th 2023. If you're a wellness practitioner, therapist, coach or healer, this is a truly comprehensive way to integrate trauma informed somatic tools into your practice. It's also a fantastic course for those considering a career shift and have a desire to have a helping practice of their own.

The program welcome pack can be viewed here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-em1j9CWb89gIUV3lsEs1_oGI68ngCg/view

And the live program page can be found here, which includes links to sign up: https://www.theinstitute.org/the-practitioner-course

Thanks for reading,

The Focalizing Institute Team