UPCOMING EVENTS
I'm inviting anyone interested to join a free tele-conference on Thursday August 19. This will be an Introduction to Focusing, and the format will be a talk on what I find so transformative about this process, then a question and answer/discussion time with all of you participants.
I'll present my approach as a Focusing Trainer with a "Zen" flavor. There will be two of these to accomodate different schedules, and each will last about an hour. The first will be at 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern time US, and the second will be that evening at 6 pm Pacific/9pm Eastern time. If you would like to participate, send me an e-mail to jhodgman@zenjan.com and let me know which you'd like to attend. I'll send you the number to call and the pin to enter to get onto our group gathering.
The next monthly meditation gathering will be Thursday September 2, 2010 from 6:30 pm til 8 pm. Anyone with meditation experience is welcome to attend. We meet in Anacortes at the Cottage Hobby House, on the corner of 12th St. and M. There's no need to pre-register and no cost, though donations are gratefully accepted. It's a wonderful way of coming together to share silence and a cup of tea with people from different paths of meditation.
A round of meditation clases are now being held for Skagit Valley Hospital. My "Meditation for Calming and Focusing Your Mind" takes place on Mondays October 4 and 11, 2010. Call (360) 814-2424 for information and to register.
The next Level One Focusing teleclass will be Thursdays, Sept. 30 to October 14, 2010 from 10-1 Pacific time, 1-4 Eastern time.
Check the FOCUSING WORKSHOPS page for more information.
Here's what you can expect from a beginning Level One Focusing Workshop:
Be able to:
+ Create a nurturing inner space for listening to yourself
+ Identify "felt senses," the body's way of communicating its wisdom to you
+ Focus with a partner and companion another's Focusing session
+ Apply through the Focusing Institute's program to find a Focusing partner in person or by telephone
As always,if you want more information or if you're interested in a private session of Focusing/guidance, give me a call at (360) 333-9533.