New to Focusing?
Everyone can learn Focusing.Find out
- What Focusing is
- How it can benefit you and
- How you can learn this gentle practice.
Find a Professional / Teacher
Would you like to- Experience or learn Focusing?
- Deepen your Focusing practice?
- Find a certified teacher who can support you?
About Our Network
The Irish Focusing Network can support you, whether you are:- New to Focusing
- An experienced Focuser or a
- Focusing Professional/Teacher
Focusing and You
What are the benefits of Focusing?- Enables us to listen to ourselves with gentleness, curiosity and compassion.
- Reduces self-criticism, stress and bodily tension.
- Provides space for creative solutions to emerge from seemingly stuck situations.
- Deepens our relationships with ourselves and others.
- Brings acceptance and insight regarding whatever is going on in our lives.
- Fosters easier decision-making.
- Fosters creative expression and fresh thinking.
- A way to be with difficult emotions that enables a life-forward direction.
"Focusing is a natural process – all it needs is another human being, being with another human being" - Eugene Gendlin
Quote from Gene
“What is split off and not felt, remains the same. When it is felt, it changes. Most people don’t know this. They think that by not permitting the feeling of their negative ways they make themselves good. On the contrary, that keeps these negatives static, the same from year to year. A few moments of feeling it in your body allows it to change. So if there is in you something bad or sick or unsound, let it inwardly be and breathe. That’s the only way it can evolve and change into the form it needs.” - Gene Gendlin
Why Join the Irish Focusing Network?
If you already know Focusing and have experience with listening we encourage you to join our Network
Community
Connect with other focusers in Ireland and beyond. We welcome anyone with an interest in Focusing to contact us through our website. Contact Us
Collaborate
Are you interested in a specific aspect of focusing? Join or form a roundtable or discussion group within our community to explore your topic.
Learn
Would you like to learn more about Focusing? Visit our profile page to find a focusing professional/teacher or a course to suit your needs.
Why Join the Irish Focusing Network?
If you already know Focusing and have experience with listening we encourage you to join our Network
Advertise
Are you a certified Focusing professional? Registering with the IFN enables you to promote your practice and advertise your Focusing services on our website.
Resources
Gain access to our expanding collection of online resources. We have videos, audios, articles, newsletters and much more.
Meetup
Join our weekly online zoom gatherings where we meet as a group before Focusing in breakout rooms. Enjoy Focusing with others from the comfort of your home.Upcoming Courses
Weekly Online Gathering on Zoom
Weekly Online Gathering When: Monday or Wednesday - Alternating Weeks7.30pm - 9pm Where:...
Bi-Monthly Poetry Gathering
Bi-Monthly Poetry Online Gathering Hosted by: Marie McGuigan When: 14th May 2026 Where:...
12 Steps to return to Yourself
A Year-Long Journey of Focusing & Presence in Community When: Monographic the 1st...
The Labyrinth Within
A 12-Week Embodied Focusing Exploration When: 8th September 2026Tuesdays 7pm - 9.15 pm 30...
Menopause & the Sacred Feminine
3-day Residential Retreat When: 18th to 20th September 2026Begins on Friday 18th at 10am,...
Upcoming Focusing Courses and Events
The Irish Focusing Network aim to host regular events, including our Weekly Online Gathering, which will be of interest and available to our members. You will also find Focusing courses offered by our members who are fully quailifed Focusing teachers and trainers, and possibly some roundtable discussions. Sign up to our mailing list below to get course announcements directly to your inbox.
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