Focusing Foundations Course

Unlock the Power of Presence

Step into a practical, life-changing process for meeting challenges with clarity and calm. This course shows you how to tune in to your body’s wisdom, uncover fresh insights, and take small, confident steps forward. You’ll learn how to create space for what’s truly important, both in yourself and in others, through a compassionate, non-judgemental approach to bodily listening.

From gentle grounding practices to advanced partnership skills, you’ll explore the transformative “edge” of bodily awareness, where new possibilities arise. You’ll also discover how to bring this embodied awareness into meditation, and other contemplative practices—deepening your mindfulness, enriching your inner life, and making these skills a natural part of your everyday living.

What You’ll Gain from This Course

1. Clarity and Practical Insight

• Learn a clear, step-by-step process to explore challenges, shift stuck patterns, and discover fresh perspectives.

• Identify small, actionable steps that bring relief and help you move forward with confidence.

2. Connection with Your Body’s Wisdom

• Tap into the intuitive knowledge you already carry, using it to guide choices and life direction.

• Recognise and trust the subtle signals that arise in stillness.

3. Compassionate Presence

• Cultivate Self-in-Presence—an inner stance of warmth and steadiness that holds space for all parts of your experience, even the difficult ones.

• Bring this same presence to others, fostering connection without advice-giving or interference.

5. Working at the Edge of Change

• Recognise the ‘edge’—the fertile place between what’s known and not-yet-known—where transformation can begin.

• Use this awareness to support breakthroughs when the process feels stuck.

6. Integration into Daily Life and Practice

• Embed what you learn into everyday living, so the skills become second nature.

• Bring mindfulness, embodied presence, and Focusing awareness into meditation or other contemplative practices to enrich and deepen them.

What the class actually includes:

Your journey begins with a personal introductory Focusing session before the course starts, giving you a chance to experience the process firsthand and set your intentions. From there, we’ll meet in a small, supportive group over 10 weeks (9 live classes). Each class is two and a half hours and will include teaching and time to practice. Each class will be recorded and you will have access to the recordings. Between classes, you’ll have the chance to deepen your skills through a weekly Focusing partnership, and if you ever need extra guidance or encouragement, support will be readily available by email or phone throughout the course.

Who is it for:

This practice is especially helpful for anyone feeling stuck, healing from emotional wounds, or seeking greater self-acceptance. It creates a gentle, compassionate space to meet whatever is alive inside you, whether it’s pain, resistance, or longing, and gradually open to ease and understanding.

Perfect for meditators and those drawn to Buddhist practice who want to deepen self-compassion, strengthen inner stability, and bring more kindness into daily life. These methods offer a grounded, embodied approach to deepening presence, strengthening connection, and guiding transformative insight.

Cost:

$1050- sliding scale and payment plans available

Email Varadhi for more information and to sign up to the course.