International Focusing Conference, Netherlands.
 

Kathleen Savage addresses the Assembled audience as part of A Remembrance Service during the International Focusing Conference in the Netherlands.  The Theme of her talk was a brief sharing, along with 4 other delegates’ chosen from 4 different countries, was speaking of the Personal Experience of Trauma as a consequence of violence and war in their country and its personal impact.All speakers spoke of the healing of the pain, moving on but not forgetting the sacrifices and the pain incurred before each of their represented countries began to build peace.

Kathleen shared on her experience of her home been invaded by paramilitary gunmen in 1994 and on the violent death of her 86 year old cousin and his nephew of 62 as they played cards during a social event in a local bar while watching the world cup that year. 

Focusing Teachers on route to International Conference in Netherlands.

Left to right: Kathleen Savage, Camilla Flynn, Raymond Maynes, Margaret Webb.

Camilla Flynn, Kathleen Savage, and Pat Duffy(Focusing Co-ordinator Ireland) enjoy a welcome break during a very intensive International Conference Week in the Netherlands in the May 2006.

Anne a Focusing Teacher renowned worldwide.  She trained with Gene Gendlin the Founder of Focusing and has made an invaluable contribution to Focusing throughout the world through giving Workshops, Seminars and Training Programmes.  Her most recent Book, The Radical Acceptance of Everything “Living A Focusing Life” has made her famous in Focusing Circles in America and far beyond.

Pat Duffy gets some 'hands on' experience.

The sound of distant drums.