We learn to live in a deeper place than just thoughts or feelings. The whole issue looks different and new solutions arise. It rarely happens that way. F ocusing teaches us how to be present to this inner guide we call a felt sense. We learn to notice and acknowledge a bodily sense about anything and everything in our life, where before we ignored it, or dismissed it or didn't feel it at all.
F ocusing helps to change where our lives are stuck.
The felt shift that occurs during F ocusing is good for the body, and is correlated with better immune functioning, an increase in alpha waves, and increased relaxation. Over 100 research studies have shown that F ocusing is a success factor in psychotherapy. F ocusing decreases depression and anxiety, improves the relation to the body, and tends to increase the hardiness of people who have cancer. Students learn in F ocusing partnerships. First , the student is guided through the process.