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"I really want to congratulate and thank you and Barbara for the new student manual. ...It is beautifully done. It feels so thorough and whole – I REALLY love it!!! It both resonates with and supports where I am now with my Focusing... I will be ordering them for my classes in the near future.” —
– Cathy Pascal, LCSW, Focusing Trainer, Chapel Hill, NC

“I love these manuals – they are so clear. Because they are so solid, I feel like I can brace myself up against them and can rest assured that they will support me in my endeavor to teach Focusing.”
– Nancy Jane Peirce, Focusing teacher, Maidson, WI

“Yes, the manuals came. They are awesome! They make this so simple! So I am ordering a second set to use to tempt a partner into playing with me!”
– Linda Hedquist, Fairfield, IA

“Focusing is a simple matter of holding a kind of open, non-judging attention to something which is directly experienced but is not yet in words.

Out of this simplicity, many things come.”
– from the Introduction

The Focusing Student’s & Companion’s Manual
– Part One –

by Ann Weiser Cornell & Barbara McGavin

Designed to accompany the Level One and Two Focusing courses, this extensive, in-depth manual offers support for learning Focusing, emphasizing Focusing partnership.

Sections covered:
• One: The Door Opens – an introduction to Focusing with four stages
• Two: Finding Companions – the first skills of being a Focusing partner
• Three: Making Focusing Your Own – partnership agreements, practice groups, and solo Focusing
• Four: Dwelling at the Edge – the philosophy behind Focusing, sensing and symbolizing, six recommendations
• Five: The Power of Presence – what Presence is and why it’s so important
• Six: Becoming Companions – advanced listening techniques

Format: 75 pages plus Appendix & Index, spiral bound to lie flat

Crib Cards (color coded cards in a special envelope) are also available (details here).

The Focusing Student’s & Companion’s Manual
– Part Two –

by Barbara McGavin & Ann Weiser Cornell

Designed to accompany the Level Three and Four Focusing courses, this extensive and in-depth manual explores some of the more subtle and challenging aspects of the Focusing process.

Sections Covered:
• Seven: Going Deeper – alternatives and troubleshooting tips for every stage of the process
• Eight: The Path of the Companion – subtle and powerful additions to the Focusing partner’s repertoire
• Nine: A Reminder or Two – how and when to offer “reminders” to the Focuser
• Ten: Presence and Partiality – merging and exiling aspects of the self, critical reactions, two or more parts in conflict

Format: 111 pages plus Appendix & Index, spiral bound to lie flat
Crib Cards (color coded cards in a special envelope) are also available (details here).

Quantity Discounts

Order Part One and Part Two of The Focusing Student’s & Companion’s Manual at the same time, and get both for $50.00. If ordering from our online store, please select this option to receive the discount:

Additional Discounts

are also available for quantity orders. Orders of two or more Focusing Student's & Companion's Manuals are discounted as follows:

2-9 of either manual = $20 Part One, $24 Part Two (20% discount)

10+ of either manual = $15 Part One, $18 Part Two (40% discount)

Additional shipping discounts also apply.

These discounts do not apply to manuals ordered through the Online Store. To get these discounts, order by phone, fax or mail. Please see Ordering Instructions for further information.

Crib Cards

Crib Cards are color coded cards in a special envelope which can be used to remind you and your Focusing partner of useful phrases and key principles during a Focusing session. There is a set of cards to accompany each of the two manuals.
Set 1: $5.00 (quantity discounts: 2-9 sets: $4.00 each; 10+ sets: $3.00 each)
Set 2: $5.00 (quantity discounts: 2-9 sets: $4.00 each: 10+ sets, $3.00 each)
Both Sets 1 & 2: $8.50
No extra charge for postage when ordered with manual(s) by choosing one or more of the purchase options above. Shipping/Handling charge does apply to orders using the purchase options below.
For quantity discount, order by phone, fax, or mail.

Order Crib Cards:

If you prefer to order by phone, fax, or mail, please see Ordering Instructions.

Translation Available

The Spanish translation of these manuals, Manual de Focusing Para el Estudiante y el Compañero - Parte Uno y Parte Dos, is available for purchase from Focusing Resources. The manuals in Spanish are shipped separately via airmail from Argentina. For details and ordering instructions in Spanish, click here.

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