May Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the May edition of the Brighton Person-Centred Community news.

We have info on our Walking Community group on Saturday 13th May and the Community meeting at Friends Meeting House on Saturday 20th May (as well as some Focusing CPD).

We have been pleased to welcome in a number of newcomers to the meeting, as well as the return of old friends. And we would love to see the meeting grow still further. All of you will be welcome.

If you have any questions about attending the meeting, or if you have any ideas or feedback about things we can consider to strengthen the Brighton Person-Centred Community, then please contact Suzi (suzimac55@hotmail.com) and/or William (willjaj@virginmedia.com).

As always, if you have anything you'd like to share that you think would be supportive for Community members or want to reach out for something yourself, do consider using this newsletter as a way to do so. In order for something to appear in the newsletter please send it by the end of the month to appear in the next month's email (which will come out around the second week of the month).

In Person Meeting

The meeting will take place at 9.30-12.30 Saturday 20th May. You don't need to email to say you're coming but if you want to then you can contact William on willjaj@virginmedia.com.

It is £5 to attend but we do not wish money to get in the way if this amount is difficult for you. The fee attempts to cover the cost of the room, and if you would like to pay more than £5 you are welcome to. To pay online our bank details are: PERSON CENTRED COMMUNITY; 08-92-99, 65079432 or you can bring cash to the meeting. Refreshments are available in the break.

Walking Community

All are welcome to the new walking community group. The meeting will be Saturday 13th May at 10am, contact Chris on aihpos58@gmail.com if you are interested. Chris describes the group as follows: "We can walk in silence, talk as we are walking and or both while in nature. This will be from the Warren Road Car Park at the top of the Brighton Racecourse. See below for map. My only request for people attending is that confidentiality be maintained. That we take responsibility to listen with our hearts and communicate with empathy and respect. In my case I am also interested in authenticity."

In the event that it is too cold/windy a Zoom meeting is an alternative. Here are the details:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81599273725?pwd=UHZrTitpWG9TN3htWmtrQVBzbW5Jdz09

Meeting ID: 815 9927 3725

Passcode: 837230

Introduction to Focusing – 10-5 - 3rd & 4th June 2023 - £140 - on Zoom

  • 12 hour CPD certificate available
  • Places for Saturday only may be possible (£70)
  • Also running 9th & 23rd Sep

What is Focusing? What is the felt sense? You will be introduced to the Focusing process and the particular way of Focusing Listening. This highly experiential workshop will help you learn to listen to your body and trust the wisdom it can share with you. Learn about the different ways we process our experience and how we may approach Focusing differently depending on our ‘processing style’. You will also experience the practice of Clearing a Space, which can be part of the Focusing process or used as a standalone process for managing overwhelm.​

Intro to Focusing leads on to the Focusing Skills Certificate for those who are interested in gaining a full foundation in Focusing for personal and partnership use. The Focusing Practitioner programme can be considered after this as a way to bring Focusing more fully into your life and work, including counselling or other professions.

TO BOOK contact Suzi Mackenzie on 07851 086 396 or suzimac55@hotmail.com.

See http://www.suzimackenzie.com/focusing-training.html for info on all of my Focusing trainings.


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