Focusing

Do you ever feel like your gut instincts are trying to tell you something, but you can't quite hear the message? Learn to tap into your body's hidden wisdom and make better, more authentic decisions in every area of your life. This summary teaches you Eugene Gendlin's groundbreaking six-step Focusing technique. You'll discover how to access the "felt sense"—a physical sensation rich with insight—and use it to solve problems, overcome creative blocks, and find clarity when you feel stuck, confused, or overwhelmed.

Eugene T. Gendlin was a groundbreaking philosopher and psychotherapist at the University of Chicago who received the American Psychological Association's first Distinguished Professional Psychologist award. His extensive research into what makes therapy successful revealed a learnable skill he called Focusing. Gendlin discovered that positive change came not from the therapist's technique, but from the client's innate ability to access a bodily-felt sense of their situation, a process he then distilled for everyone to use.