Relate to yourself and others with freshness, emotional intelligence, and an open heart
If you do have basic Focusing skills, please join my levels 3 to 5:
January 12 to April 13, 2026
This course is compatible with both European and American time zones.
(My next 6-month L 1-5 course: October 2026 to spring 2027)
Focusing as a practice nurtures a unique combination of two essential skills: living deeply in touch with our own sense of rightness and unique contributions to the world, while also learning to truly hear and take in the otherness of others. In this way, Focusing becomes a celebration of both diversity and togetherness.
Focusing is a gentle and meditative partner process in which the person going through the process, the Focuser occasionally shares their inner experience (verbally). Sometimes, the other person, the Companion, reflects/mirrors the Focuser’s experience and expression. More than anything else, both Focuser and Companion provide a deeply welcoming space for whatever emerges.
Initially, the Focuser is in touch with a vague inner sense of something. During Focusing, many implicit yet surprising things appear and with this, a sense of clarity gradually emerges. Often many small shifts happen, these can be moments where one feels like: “Ahhh, yes, that’s what it is.” (Sigh… silence). These moments of insight can lead to a knowing much deeper and vaster than the emotional or intellectual dimensions alone.
Step by step, through simple felt-sensing and deep-listening exercises, you will strengthen the following skills:
Learn to develop compassion and tap into your deepest knowing by cultivating, maintaining, or restoring a friendly, curious relationship with yourself and others.
You will participate in group and partner practices, share your experiences, ask questions, and watch demonstrations. You will receive instructions and theory in written form, and the audio recordings of each class will be available to you for at least one year after the end of the course. In addition to the classes, you will have three individual sessions with me as part of levels 1-5, and weekly partner practices with classmates.
Immerse yourself in a respectful, transformative atmosphere where you may feel more heard than ever before, by others, and even yourself.
As part of this course, you will have three individual sessions with me. I have found this to be of great value. As a teacher, I can better understand your interests and needs. And you, as a student, can more easily find your way through stuck places and ultimately find your unique way of Focusing.
We all have moments when we feel stuck, confused, or indecisive. We may then hide from others, we might feel irritable, down, or disconnected. Equally, we all have areas or moments in life when everything feels flowing, easy, and fulfilling. In this course, you will recognize that in such moments, you are already living the quality of Focusing. With practice, the Focusing Attitude will begin to touch all areas of your life, and where you feel stuck, confused, or undecided, you will gradually be able to listen to where the natural flow wants to take you.
When you live your life from the deeper insights that can arise through Focusing, everything, as it unfolds, is experienced as deeply meaningful. Even in difficult, confusing times, there is an underlying sense of rightness, a sense of following your natural flow.
If you do have basic Focusing skills, please join my levels 3-5
January 12 to April 13, 2026
My next Level 1-5 course
Mon Oct 12, 2026 – Mon Mar 29, 2027
Online via Zoom
Advanced Focusing Skills
My next Level 1-5 course
Mon Oct 12, 2026 – Mon Mar 29, 2027
PDT (US West Coast): 6:30–9:30 am
EST (US East Coast): 9:30 am–12:30 pm
GMT (UK): 2:30–5:30 pm
CET (Central Europe): 3:30–6:30 pm
ATTENTION:
On March 9 & 23, 2026, the course will begin 1 hour later for those in Europe
This course is compatible with both European and American time zones.
Levels 3-5 package
If you have joined levels 1 & 2 with me and book levels 3-5 after completion of levels 1 & 2, you can get the discounted price.
€615 register
$675 register
Book each Level individually 3, 4, or 5
(Each level is 12 class-hours, a 1-hour individual session comes with levels 3 & 4, and a 1-hour session with level 5)
Prerequisite: You have learned Focusing basics.
€240 each level register
$260 each level register
The fee includes
For those who want to join this course a second time, there is a 35% discount.
Ask for a Free 15-minute Informal Meeting
Let’s meet so we can get to know each other. This is an opportunity for you to let me know what you are looking for and what might be particularly important to you.
Contact me
Book a One-on-One Focusing Session
The session fee will be offset against the course fee if you decide to join.
€75 1-hour session register
$80 1-hour session register
(The full course for PFP-Award, 60 class hours and 3 x 1-hour individual sessions)
My next L1-5 course: October 2026 to spring 2027
Please let me know if you’d like to be informed when dates become clear.
The Focusing Partnership Network with the International Focusing Institute
This course provides all the basics for Focusing Partnerships, group processes, and Focusing alone. After completing Level 5, you will be eligible to apply for Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Award – PFPA. With that, you can join the International Focusing Partnership Network for free (requires membership in The International Focusing Institute).
The Focusing Partnership Network with the British Focusing Association
This course also qualifies you for the BFA Certificate in Focusing Skills, allowing you to join the BFA Focusing Partnership Network and participate in Focusing Groups.
Becoming a Focusing Professional
If you envision becoming a Focusing Professional, this course is the basis for further certification. Focusing Training for becoming a Focusing Professional.
“Learning the art of Focusing has been one of the richest experiences for me in the field of psychology. In learning Focusing, I learnt not only to go beyond telling stories, but also beyond feeling the emotions. I learnt to come in contact with “feeling-sensations” in the body. I was familiar with such work from previous learning in somatic experiencing, gestalt psychology, and IFS; but the course with Amona was particularly valuable as it provided a very coherent and step-by-step “toolkit” that I could practice by myself and with peers.”
Payal Porval, March 2025
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“My focusing experience with you was deeply meaningful, in large part due to your presence, patience, pace, kindness and teaching. Many thanks.”
Diana, Clinical social worker, January 2024
“… I’ve enjoyed the Focusing Skills Course and the group so much! I’ve found it enriching, hugely stimulating and really nourishing. Amona, I’ve loved your holding and the nuance of the content. Your years of experience and your wisdom are evident to me in it all: resources, session structure, content, and holding of group dynamics. I see the effects of this practice popping up all over my life and interactions with others. …”
Roz Bird – Facilitator and conflict mediator, August 2023
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“Amona is a brilliant teacher, in so many ways. … Her classes were characterized by her unique way of listening – deeply and thoroughly, with a clear desire to truly understand what was being asked or said. … It is so clear that Amona gives everything she has to each and every class she teaches.”
Milagros Paredes – Bodyworker On Google My Business
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A conversation with a student after my Focusing course
More testimonials here
Up to one month before the start of the course: Euro 40/Dollar 45 processing fee
Within the last month before the course begins: If another participant fills your spot, your course fee will be refunded minus a 40 Euro/Dollar 45 processing fee.
Ich lade Dich ein, einen Geschmack vom Focusing zu bekommen:
Diese Links findest Du hier:
https://move-with-life.org/de/focusing
Meine Schüler über Focusing:
https://move-with-life.org/de/testimonials
Die Welt des Focusing:
https://move-with-life.org/de/focusing-links/
Wenn Dir gefällt, was Du findest, kannst Du bei einer meiner Kurse mitmachen oder eine Einzelsitzung buchen.
Ich freue mich darauf, Dich live oder online zu treffen.
An invitation to explore inwardly in your own time
Find my articles and practices here:
https://move-with-life.org/focusing
Find my verbally guided practices here:
https://move-with-life.org/awareness-aliveness-vitality
What others say about Focusing:
https://move-with-life.org/testimonials/#focusing
If you like what you discover, consider exploring my online courses and one-on-one sessions.
I look forward to meeting you in person online.
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