Shakio is Where What Seeks to Reveal Itself Is Welcome

As someone who has had a basic understanding of Focusing, I have deeply appreciated the unique approach which Dana and Baruch teach in their basic course. They go beyond technique to a process of transforming the way we perceive life, ourselves and the rest of creation. As with their Art of Prayer courses, I have found their teaching in the Basic Focusing course invaluable for my personal journey, my work as a spiritual companion and teacher in spiritual formation programmes, and as a Feldenkrais and embodied living teacher. Dana and Baruch are excellent teachers, highly skilled in working together to provide a rich experience for their students, gradually building on aspects of the process with each lesson so that our practice gradually becomes more intricate and rich. I highly recommend this both as an introductory course for those new to Focusing, as well as enriching and expanding the understanding and skill of those already experienced with it. I look forward to continuing my study of Focusing with Dana and Baruch in further courses.

The Art of Focusing course with Dana and Baruch has changed my life. Through the Focusing process they teach I have discovered a relationship with the Divine, which I have been seeking for so many years. This process has taught me there is so much more to draw on when navigating life’s challenges. Focusing is taught artfully and prayerfully by Dana and Baruch and is now becoming a way of life for me. It is a very special course.

The Focusing course opened a gateway for me into a vast field that stretches far and deep—into infinity—until I discovered within it a clear, wild presence… Through an accessible, magical, and direct language, it connects participants straight to the source, to the spring that flows within each of us. And they do all of this on Zoom! Without losing any of the raw and complete quality of the language they have developed. I warmly recommend this course to anyone who wishes to live life with full presence.

Through the Focusing course, I was introduced to a new language—an entire rich world that holds real magic, quite literally. This language is filled with fascinating nuances—it’s full of exciting and surprising discoveries, yet it feels completely natural. It is abstract and elusive, yet full of presence and power. It is gentle but challenging, so simple and yet so complex… Dana and Baruch facilitated the course on Zoom in a smooth and engaging way, and the dynamic between them always felt natural and precise, with each of them bringing their own unique color into the learning space.