Resources
Altman, D. (2011) One-minute mindfulness. New World Library. CA, USA https://goamra.org/publications/
Amodeo, J, Wentworth K. (1986) Being Intimate – A Guide to Successful Relationships. Arkana, Penguin, England
Brach, Tara. (2015) Mindfulness course with NICABM
Campbell, P, McMahon, E. (1997) Bio-Spirituality. Focusing as a way to grow. Loyola Press. A Jesuit Ministry. Chicago
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1997). Finding Flow. The psychology of engagement with everyday life. Basic Books, New York
Doidge, N. (2007). The Brain that changes itself. Penguin Books, USA
Emmons, Robert A. Crumpler, Cheryl A. (2000) Gratitude as a human strength: Appraising the evidence. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Vol 19(1), 56-69
Elliott, R., Watson J.C., Goldman R. N., Greenberg L.S., (2004) Learning Emotion Focused Therapy. The process-experiential approach to change. American Psychological Association. Washington
Frank, J. D and Frank, J. B. (1993) Persuasion and Healing. A comparative study of Psychotherapy. 3rd Edition John Hopkins University Press, USA
Friedman, N. (2007) Experiencing and the creation of meaning. A contribution to the practice, Teaching, and understanding of Focusing-Orientated Psychotherapy. Copyright – Neil Freidman
Furrow, J. L., Johnson S. M., Bradley, B. A. (2011) The Emotionally Focused Casebook. New directions in Treating Couples. Routledge. New York
Gendlin E. T. (1958) The function of experiencing II. Two issues: Interpretation in therapy: Focus on the present. Counselling centre Discussion Papers, 4(3). Chicago: University of Chicago library (15pp) from www.focusing.org
Gendlin, E. T. (1961) Experiencing: A Variable in the process of therapeutic change. American Journal of Psychotherapy 15(2) 233-245 From www.focusing.org/gendlin
Gendlin, E. T. (1962) Experiencing and the creation of meaning. A philosophical and psychological approach to the subjective. New York: Free Press of Glen-coe. Reprinted by Macmillan, 1970
Gendlin, E. T. (1964) A Theory of Personality Change. University of Chicago. Chapter 4 in: Personality Change. Philip Worchel & Donn Byrne (Eds), New York: John Wiley & Sons
Gendlin, E. T. (1973) Experiential psychotherapy. In R. J. Corsini (Ed), Current Psychotherapies pp 317-352. Itasca, IL: Peacock
Gendlin, E. T. (1978 original 2007 republish) Focusing. Bantam Dell, Random House. New York
Gendlin, E. T (1979) Gendlin:experience is richer than psychotherapy models. Brain-mind Bulletin, 4 (10) 2 from www.focusing.org
Gendlin, E. (b) (1981) Focusing. Bantam Dell, Division of Random House. NY. NY
Gendlin, E.T. (1984). The client’s client : the edge of awareness. In R.L. Levant & J.M. Shlien (Eds.), Client-centered therapy and the person-centered approach. New directions in theory, research and practice, New York
Gendlin, E. T. (1984). The Politics of Giving therapy away: Listening and Focusing. In D Larson (Ed) Teaching psychological skills: Models for giving Psychology away, pp 287-305. Monterey: Brooks/Cole. See also www.focusing.org/gendlin/docs
Gendlin, E. T. (1990). The small steps of the therapy process: How they come and how to help them come. In G. Lietaer, J.Rombauts and R. Vn Balen (eds), Client centred and experiential psychotherapy in the nineties, pp. 205-224. Leuven: Leuven University Press, from www.focusing.org/gendlin
Gendlin, E. T (1991) On emotion in therapy. In J.D Safran and L S. Greenberg (eds) Emotion, Psychotherapy and change pp 255-279. New York and London Guildford from www.focusing.org
Gendlin, E. (1996). Focusing-Orientated Psychotherapy. A manual of the experiential method. New York. The Guildford Press
Germer, C., Siegel, R., Fulton, P. (2005). Mindfulness and Psychotherapy. The Guildford Press. New York, London
Gray, L., Marder, D, editors (2009). Focusing – A manual and anthology of writings for classroom teachers to introduce focusing in the high school setting. Southern California Institute for Focusing
Greenberg, L. (2014) Emotion focused Therapy: The transforming power of Emotion www.emotionfocusedclinic.org accessed June 2014
Greenberg, L.S. Rice, L. N., Elliott R. (1993) Facilitating Emotional Change. The moment-by-moment process. The Guildford Press, New York
Greenberg, L., Watson, J., Lietaer G. eds (1998) Handbook of experiential psychotherapy. The Guildford Press New York
Gross, J. J., & Thompson, R. (2007). Emotion regulation: Conceptual foundations. In J. J. Gross (Ed.), Handbook of Emotion Regulation (pp. 3–24). New York: Guilford Press
Haidt, Jonathon (2012) The Righteous Mind. Why good people are divided by politics and religion. Penguin Books. London. England
Hendricks, M. (2001) Focusing orientated/experiential Psychotherapy (Review of more than 80 research studies on Focusing and Experiencing level) In Cain, David and Seeman, Jules (Eds) Humanistic Psychotherapy: Handbook of Research and Practice, American Psychological Association, 2001
Hicks, Angela. Examining four styles of Focusing – the similarities and differences. Unpublished paper. Hinterkoph, E. (1998) Integrating Spirituality in Counseling: A manual for using the experiential Focusing method. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association
Holmes, E. (1922) The Science of Mind; a complete course of lessons in the science of mind and spirit. New York: R.M. McBride & Co
Kilner Simon, 2010. Helping children with focusing – Some guidelines for companions. [email protected] and www.focusing.org/children
Levitt, H, Butler, M., and Hill, T. (2006). What clients find helpful in Psychotherapy: Developing principles for facilitating moment-to-moment change. Journal of Counselling Psychology, Vol. 53, No.3, 314-324
Madison G. (2014). Focusing Orientated Therapy, 2 day Workshop, Sydney 8 and 9 April 2014
May, Gerald (1977 reprint 2000). Simply Sane – The spirituality of Mental Health. The Crossroads Publishing Company New York, New York. USA
McMahon, E. (1993) Beyond the myth of Dominance – An alternative to a violent society. Kansas City. Sheed and Ward
Parker, R. The philosophy of the implicit. An introduction to the work of Gene Gendlin. www.lifeforward.org
Purton, C. (2004) Differential response, diagnosis and the philosophy of the implicit. Published in Person Centred and Experiential psychotherapies, 3 (4) (2004), pp 245-255. Centre for counselling studies, University of east Anglia, Norwich UK)
Quayle, J. (2013) Handouts produced by Jane Quayle and used in the Focusing workshops she teaches in Sydney. www.creativeconnections.com.au
Rappaport, L. (2009) Focusing-Orientated Art Therapy. Accessing the Body’s Wisdom and Creative Intelligence. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. London and Philadelphia
Real, Terry https://www.terryreal.com
Rogers, C. R. (1961) On Becoming a person – A therapist’s view of Psychotherapy. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
Rome, D (2014) Your body knows the answer Tolle, E. (2003) Stillness Speaks London. Hodder and Stoughton
Seligman, M (1990) Learned Optimism. How to change your mind and your life. Simon and Schuster, New York
Seligman, M. (2002). Authentic Happiness. Free press. A division of Simon and Schuster, Inc. New York
Siegel, Daniel J. (1999) The Developing Mind. How relationships and the Brain interact to shape who we are. Guildford Press
Simon, B (2014) with Zubizarreta R. How I teach Focusing – Discovering the Gift of Your Inner Wisdom. Mill City Press, Inc. Minneapolis
Stapert, Marta and Verliefde, 2008. Focusing with Children. The art of communicating with children at school and at home. PCCS Books. Ross on Wye
Schwartz, Richard C. (1995). Internal Family Systems Therapy. New York: The Guilford Press.
Van der Kooy A,. McEvenue K, (2006) Focusing with Your Whole Body Marlborough UK, Toronto, Canada
Van der Kolk, Bessel (2015) The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Viking Penguin Group
Veugelers, Rene 2015. Focusing Institute Summer School. Garrison New York www.ftcz.nl (and click on the British flag for English)
Waldman, Mark (2015). NeuroWisdom Course www.MarkRobertWaldman.com
Waldman, Mark (2013-2015). Spirituality, Transformation and the Brain. The Essential Essays. www.MarkRobertWaldman.com
Weiser, Cornell, A. (2005) The Radical Acceptance of Everything. Calluna Press, CA, USA
Weiser, Cornell, A. (2013) Focusing in Clinical Practice: The Essence of Change. W. W. Norton & Company. New York, USA
Weiser, Cornell, A. (2015) Presence: A Guide to Transforming Your Most Challenging Emotions. And Audio. Calluna Press, CA, USA www.focusingresources.com
Yalom, I. D., with Leszcz, M. (2005). The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy. 5th edition Perseus Books Group. New York
Mindfulness websites
“Mindfulness means paying attention with a gentle, friendly attitude; on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.”
http://franticworld.com Danny Penman author of best-selling book: ‘Mindfulness – Finding Peace in a Frantic World’ written with Mark Williams
Melli O’Brien – mindfulness teacher – secular. If you subscribe you will get access to a free video.
http://mrsmindfulness.com/the-5-minute-mindfulness-video-the-world-needed-to-see/
This is a 5 minute video Melli did on Mindfulness
http://mrsmindfulness.com/9-mindfulness-videos/ This link will take you to 9 talks on mindfulness.
http://mrsmindfulness.com/ted-talk-happiness-is-mindfulness/
This is a video on the research on mindfulness
www.shamashalidina.com Shamash Alidina Wrote a book Mindfulness for dummies. You can also do a free 7-day mindfulness course. Click on get started and then Resources.
https://www.tarabrach.com Tara Brach Mindfulness teacher. Her mindfulness is based in the Buddhist tradition. Go to her page and click on the drop-down menu called Meditations for lots of different meditations http://www.dharma.org Joseph Goldstein – Site is called Insight Meditation Society. Also in the Buddhist tradition. Go to this site and click on Resources and Audio for a couple of free longer guided mindfulness meditations and free talks.
http://www.dharma.org/resources/audio#guided This link takes you straight to the Free audios.
www.rickhanson.net Rick Hanson – also does meditations based in the Buddhist tradition. Go to his website and click on the drop-down menu called Teaching and then click on Guided Meditation Practices.
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk Vidyamala Burch was trained in the Buddhist tradition however this site is secular. She suffers from chronic pain so her meditations are good for people with pain. You can do on-line courses.
If you click on the link below you can get access to free audio guided meditations. You do need to give your email address but of course you can easily unsubscribe
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/free-meditations
Focusing Websites
www.focusing.org Official Focusing site with most of Eugene Gendlin’s writings. Focusing teachers belong to this organisation and are certified by it.
www.focusingresources.com Ann Weiser Cornell’s website.
www.creatingconnections.com.au Jane Quayle’s website
Rene Veugelers www.ftcz.nl
FREE Guided Mindfulness Meditation audios
You can download a free app called “Insight Timer” which has a bell and a timer you can use and lots of free meditations. You can just experiment. You can also pay to upgrade to get access to more meditations.
http://www.oxfordmindfulness.org Mark Williams – – Psychologist – The Oxford Mindfulness centre. Mindfulness based Cognitive therapy
This site is part of Oxford University. It is secular and research based on the benefits of mindfulness.
If you click on the link below you will be taken to the resources page. You can buy meditations here or click on the YouTube 3-minute meditation and get access to other YouTube guided meditations.