Theme of our In-Person Daylong Retreat:
Resting in the Relational Field
Eugene Gendlin wrote:
“Your physically felt body is in fact part of a gigantic system of here and other places, now and other times, you and other people - in fact, the whole universe. The sense of being bodily alive in a vast system is the body as felt from the inside." (from Focusing)
But most of us are born and raised with a very different sense of who we are – merely a fragile object in a sea of other objects, an inherently stressful view of ourselves. As we face the difficulties of living and interacting in 2024, it can feel very natural to fall back into this default way of being in the world, locked in a holding pattern of isolation, tension, and a lack of trust in ourselves.
So when we hear Gendlin’s beautiful words, it can be difficult to connect them to our felt reality of isolation and the resulting tension. This Daylong Retreat will help us reconnect with this “vast system as felt from inside” as our actual felt reality.
We will be using experiential practices from Relational Wholebody Focusing to expand our capacity to settle, rest, and ground into the relational field that is already here, supporting us, right now. And of course, we will break out into partnerships. All that is required is a willingness to pause and to bring our awareness to the vast system of support that is already here for us, right now. We will be building our capacity to trust our bodily felt knowing, to trust the Focusing process, and to trust ourselves.
Day: Friday, July 26, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (light breakfast served from 8:30 - 9:00 am; includes 45-minute lunch break, lunch provided)
Place: Wayne, NJ (You will receive details once you've signed up)
Facilitators: Beth Mahler and Jocelyn Kahn
Pay from the Heart fee Options:
$150 (full, sustainable price); OR
$100 (If the $150 fee makes this retreat unavailable to you); OR
$75 (If even the $100 fee makes the day unavailable to you)
Most simply, Pay From The Heart means compassionate flexible pricing that takes into account both your financial situation and our need to be sustainable. We want everyone to be able to attend, so please reach out to us if none of these options make it possible for you.
TO REGISTER:
Send payment via Zelle to beth.f.mahler@gmail.com (Notify Beth in your email if you would like an alternative type of payment, i.e., check, Venmo, PayPal, etc.)
Limited to 24 Participants - Register soon!
Please note: Your registration is complete ONLY once we receive payment.
Hope you can make it!
Beth and Jocelyn
North Jersey Focusing Trainers
Click here to learn more about Beth
Click here to learn more about Jocelyn
Question? Please contact:
Jocelyn Kahn at jocelynkahn@gmail.com, or 201-790-5604
or Beth Mahler at beth.f.mahler@gmail.com, or 201-214-7898
