FORGE SUMMER 2026 SEMINAR
Week 1
Interconnectedness and the Focusing Attitude: Curiosity, Openness and Acceptance of What Is
Assignment:
Why Focusing by Lynn Preston Excerpt from a paper
Focusing Attitudes and Skills Handout
Initiating a Way of Being Video
Focusing-Oriented Relating in Groups Video
Supplemental:
Carl Rogers Active Listening Video
Focusing-oriented Democracy Video
Week 2
Being Guided by the Felt Sense — Becoming Intimate With Its Way of Speaking to Us and Through Us
Assignment:
The Felt Sense of What Is Happening Here Video
Focusing, Feelings, Felt Sense, with Gene Gendlin Video
Felt Sense, Body, Situation with Gene Gendlin Video
Felt Sense Has Unfolding Possibility Video
Supplemental:
Cornell, A.W.- Ch. 3 Recognizing & Nurturing Felt Senses from Focusing In Clinical Practice
Cornell, A.W. - Ch. 4 Helping Clients to Get Felt Senses from Focusing in Clinical Practice
The Felt Sense: A Step Further than Gut Feelings | Gendlin speaks at a Hypnosis Conference Video
Week 3
The Inherent Forward Movement of Life
Assignment:
Gene Gendlin explains his "CARRYING FORWARD STEPS" Video
"Life Is Not Static": Gene Gendlin on Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy & Carrying Forward Video
Attitudes About Climate Change Video
Week 4
Listening to the “More” of What is Said and Speaking From the “More” in Ourselves
Assignment:
Embodied Listening Video
A Group Becomes Very Beautiful When There is Listening Video
We Are Interaction Video
The Focusing Attitude in Groups Video
Listening in a Group Video
Supplemental:
Carl Rogers Active Listening Video
Week 5
Slowing Down and Honoring Pauses
Assignment:
Speaking Up, Slowing Down and Listening Video
Processing Our Conversation Video
PLAYLIST FOR SUMMER SEMINAR