Focussing is a technique that was developed or ‘discovered’ by Eugene Gendlin. It does not simply mean what it says, but rather is a way of finding and exploring a ‘felt sense’ within your body. It is a practice that you can develop yourself, like meditation or mindfulness, but it can also be done in groups or as part of a therapeutic counselling relationship. Focusing is not a difficult technique to learn, but it one that you can get better at with practice.
It is a technique that Ben learned and used before he developed ME/CFS and he then shared with others. He believes that the technique has a lot of potential for use by people with ME/CFS, who might not have the energy, finances or interest in counselling, but still want to improve their self-awareness and find a way to effectively process their emotions and experiences. Ben believes that it is a technique that should be more famous than mindfulness as it can have as much, if not more, to offer those who use it.
As Ben now only uses this technique occasionally himself he didn’t feelhe is the best person to deliver the session. We are always keen to give people access to different perspectives so he reached out to Alex who
has much more knowledge, experience and expertise in focussing to provide us with an introduction.
As usual everyone is welcome in our sessions, you do not need to be a member although we do appreciate people joining each year and we do depend on memberships to fund most of what we do. You can have your camera off or on, you can be in your PJs with your hair a mess, we dont mind.
We do ask that if you are moving around you turn your camera off and ideally be muted when the speaker is talking if possible as this can be distracting and trigger symptoms in others.
The link for the session is below. The session starts at 11am although people will be logging in early for informal chat and so that the committee can answer any questions people might have (we try to be there from c. 10.30am but it is not always quite as early as that).
Stockport ME Group is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Focussing with Alex. A technique for exploring the ‘felt sense’ in the body.
Time: Apr 11, 2025 11:00 Greenwich Mean Time
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