ORDINARY MAGIC - Learning to listen to your felt sense (LHI-BJB-02-EN)
In this workshop, Helga Arnalds is building on the methodology of the philosopher Eugene Gendlin which is a certain way of allowing our bodies to lead us into a deeper perception and self-knowledge. The focus method will be introduced and when working with that method, attention is focused on the body and it consciously examines how we perceive experiences physically. The approach helps us to pause for a moment and thus create space for new and unexpected possibilities. It helps us to draw open attention to something we perceive and experience in the body but have not put into words.
The body knows more about situations than we are aware of. For example, the body notices much more about a person we meet than we consciously notice. With a little practice, we can get a physical feel for this "more" that is happening in the situation. This can help us to create something that even surprises ourselves. For those who want to participate in this workshop, please contact the artist.
LessIn this workshop, Helga Arnalds is building on the methodology of the philosopher Eugene Gendlin which is a certain way of allowing our bodies to lead us into a deeper perception and self-knowledge. The focus method will be introduced and when working with that method, attention is focused on the body and it consciously examines how we perceive experiences physically. The approach helps us to pause for a moment and thus create space for new and unexpected possibilities. It helps us to draw open attention to something we perceive and experience in the body but have not put into words.
The body knows more about situations than we are aware of. For example, the body notices much more about a person we meet than we consciously notice. With a little practice, we can get a physical feel for this "more" that is happening in the situation. This can help us to create something that even surprises ourselves. For those who want to participate in this workshop, please contact the artist.
In this workshop, Helga Arnalds is building on the methodology of the philosopher Eugene Gendlin which is a certain way of allowing our bodies to lead us into a deeper perception and self-knowledge. The focus method will be introduced and when working with that method, attention is focused on the body and it consciously examines how we perceive experiences physically. The approach helps us to pause for a moment and thus create space for new and unexpected possibilities. It helps us to draw open attention to something we perceive and experience in the body but have not put into words.
The body knows more about situations than we are aware of. For example, the body notices much more about a person we meet than we consciously notice. With a little practice, we can get a physical feel for this "more" that is happening in the situation. This can help us to create something that even surprises ourselves. For those who want to participate in this workshop, please contact the artist.
- Focus on
- Open-mindedness
- Self-awareness
- Self-expression
- Days
- 1
- Type
- Workshop
- Group size
- up to 10 participants
- Duration
- More than 60 min
- Settings
- Face-to-face
- Training field(s)
- Creativity Development
- Resilience Building
- Entrepreneurial Skills
- Competence / skill
- Self-motivation & perseverance
- Learning from experience / take up and integrate new knowledge
Title
ORDINARY MAGIC - Learning to listen to your felt sense
Method
Group exercises and working in pairs (two and two together).
Materials
Nothing needed, but a quiet and undisturbed space for participation.
Preparation
To find a quiet place where you can be undisturbed.
Time for preparation
10 minutes
Tips for implementation
Trainers who are interested in implementing this workshop need training in the method “Focusing”.
Resources/References
The “Focusing” method of Eugene Gendlin. He has written many books, further information: https://focusing.org/
Learning outcomes
During the course we get tools to:
- Learning to listen to the body
- To put the knowledge of the body into words
- Traveling through the inner landscape of the body
- To travel to the edge of what we are aware of knowing and understanding
Description in clear steps
Focusing is a modern mind-body awareness method whose efficacy in reducing stress, improving resilience, and fostering personal growth is also demonstrated by a growing body of research. The conept “Focusing” is not used in the conventional idea of focused attention. Rather, Eugene Gendlin chose this word as a metaphor for the process of recognizing vague, subtle, or ephemeral somatic sensations that could gradually be brought into focus, as one might adjust a pair of binoculars to turn a blurry visual image into clear, recognizable objects. In recent years, “Focusing” has expanded from its origins in psychotherapy to numerous practical applications in fields ranging from education to medicine to business and art.
In this two and a half-hour workshop, you’ll be introduced to the basic steps of Focusing.
- COMING IN – Bringing awareness into your body
- MAKING CONTACT – with something inside
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DEEPENING CONTACT – This is the heart of the session. In this stage you spend time with something which is wanting your attention, giving it an opportunity to be known, sensing for the symbols, words or metaphors that match it exactly. - COMING OUT – Taking enough time with this last stage allows you to build a long term relationship with your inner places, which lets your Focusing deepen and develop over time.
For those who want to participate in this workshop, please contact the artist.
Contributor
Helga Arnalds
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Self-description of contributor and his/her offers
Helga Arnalds is an award-winning cross-disciplinary artist based in Reykjavik Iceland working in the field of Visual Theater. Helga has been developing an embodied devising method with her theater group 10 FINGERS for the last 13 years using materials such as paper, plastic, soil, and shadows to engage with the imagination of the spectator through the sensorial - visual language. Helga is a trained visual artist, theater creator/performer, and puppeteer. She studied theater at the Instituto del Teatro in Barcelona, visual Arts at the Icelandic University of the Arts and now holds a master’s degree of Performing Arts from the Icelandic University of the Arts. Helga is also a certified trainer in the method of Focusing developed by Eugene Gendlin. A process grounded in experiential listening and interacting with innate body-felt knowing.
Helga offers the workshop by request and those who are interested, please contact the artist.
Art category
Individuals in any artistic field
Spoken language
English, Icelandic
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