Focusing – first steps

Even if you experience success and contentment in many areas of your life, you may at some point feel the desire to grow, reflect more deeply or restructure some aspects of your life.

Focusing is an approach that makes this possible. Focusing is an invitation for more clarity, compassion and depth in your life. But is it possible to gain some initial experience just by trying a few simple steps?

This free app allows you to do just that. It guides you through a sample process with four typical stages:

1) Setting the context
2) Finding a topic
3) Focusing
4) Following up your session


** FUNCTIONS **

- Nine simple and typical steps of the Focusing process for you to try
- Flexible use of the individual steps thanks to movable cards (allows you to proceed at your own pace)
- Choose to have steps spoken out loud by Elmar Kruithoff
- Steps are available in ‘I’ or ‘You’ form
- Each card has a reverse side explaining the step
- Specific sample questions help you prepare for the session (choosing a topic)
- Four typical questions appear as a follow-up to your session
- Customize the duration of the session
- Two time signals towards the end of the session
- View the remaining time
- Tutorial at the beginning of the first session


** QUICK GUIDE **

The app takes you through nine typical steps of a Focusing session, always at your own pace.

This is important – after all, the purpose of Focusing is to get in touch with your own thoughts, feelings and development.

That’s why the app shows you each step in the form of cards that you can move around yourself, giving you control over how much time you spend on each one.

Start by reading the first card. Each card contains invitations for you to follow – or not, depending on how relevant the invitation is for you in that moment.

If it feels appropriate, you can follow the invitations on the card while observing whatever shows up inside of you with openness and curiosity.

As soon as you have finished with one card and want to move on to the next, simply swipe the card to the left.

Up to nine of these cards will appear, guiding you through a basic Focusing process.

Finally, you can take a moment to reflect on and evaluate your session – you can also ask questions or seek further information on Focusing.