Timeline
The Focusing Institute and the network of Focusing teachers have worked for many years to develop Focusing to the point where the public can access information and connect with other individuals who use Focusing in their personal and professional lives. Today, Focusing is applied in many areas and taught around the world in workshops, clinical programs, and at national and international conferences. Focusing has become part of the fabric of our society.
| 1952 | Focusing begins with the philosophical work of Eugene Gendlin, University of Chicago. He teamed up with psychologist Carl Rogers and later developed Focusing and Experiential/Focusing Oriented Psychotherapy. |
| 1957 | The first research on Focusing begins. Eventually, over 100 research studies show Focusing to be a success variable in psychotherapy, and to correlate with personality and physiological measures. |
| 1979 | The popular book, Focusing, is written to make Focusing accessible to the public. |
| 1980 | The not-for-profit Focusing Institute is established to gather and create resources, and to develop a worldwide teacher training network. |
| 1981 | The journal, The Folio, is started to communicate developments in Focusing. |
| 1985 | The Focusing Institute begins offering workshops and publicizing Focusing. This leads to numerous reprints of the book. Over 400,00 copies of Focusing have been printed to date, and the book has been translated into 11 other languages. |
| 1985 | The compilation of research and writings about Focusing applications in medicine, child care, business, writing, the arts, architecture, environmental management, psychotherapy, and child care is undertaken. These resources are available for your use. |
| 1987 | The training of an international network of Focusing teachers begins. |
| 1988 | Annual international meetings are started so we can come together to share developments in Focusing. |
| 1995 | The Certifying Coordinators structure for teacher training is developed to expand training opportunities and protect diverse ways of teaching. |
| 1995 | The After Postmodern philosophy movement is started. The Philosophy of the Implicit is made operational in a Thinking At the Edge (TAE) method. |
| 1995 | An international website is created which includes an online bookstore, in-depth publications, related links and referrals to Focusing teachers, therapists, and partners. |
| 1997 | An international Focusing e-mail discussion list is implemented. This list is open to anyone. To subscribe, please click here. |
| 2000 | Focusing partnerships become accessible via the Focusing Institute website, making it easy and accessible to connect and share information. |
We look forward to your participation in The Focusing Institute. As part of the Focusing community worldwide, you will impact our evolution.