about
Focusing Australia was established in 2008 at the Abbotsford Convent.
Focusing courses are offered in groups and in private sessions which are currently being run online.
Our Pathway course is the foundational learning program. It has two parts and is designed to combine information demonstrations and Focusing practice. If you take both courses we guarantee you will have Focusing for life.
Then, if you would like to go further we have a 20 week program called ‘Living Practice’ that explores how Focusing can be used with thinking, creative work and health.
Once you have completed the foundation pathway courses you may also choose to apply to our Focusing Practitioner program.
If you are looking for more body-based work exploring your nervous system then we also offer Individual sessions combining Focusing with Somatic Experiencing. The Safe & Sound Protocol is also very powerful in supporting and regulating your nervous system.
Founder Jo Kennedy
Jo came to Focusing and somatic work after a background in the arts. She worked widely as an actress, writer and director before becoming a Focusing and Somatic Experiencing practitioner.
Trained by leading Focusing teachers Ann Weiser-Cornell founder of Inner Relationship Focusing and Kevin McKevenue Whole Body Founder. Jo has been offering Focusing training for over Ten years in Australia.
Jo is a co-ordinator with the International Focusing Institute training focusing teachers around the world
Jo is also Somatic Experiencing Trauma Practitioner and a member of the International Somatic Experiencing Institute.
mission statement
At Focusing Australia we offer a process that supports the organic evolution of a human being.
Our mission is to make Focusing more accessible in Australia.
Values statement
We are approachable, creative and committed to supporting the growth of Felt Sense Literacy.
We offer tools to support the journey to Felt Sense Literacy by offering polyvagal education and incremental foundation skill building to enhance safety in the body.