Gendlin and ecopsychology: Focusing in nature. Harris, A. Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies, 12(4):330–343, 2013.
Gendlin and ecopsychology: Focusing in nature [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Gendlin's focusing emerged from person-centered research and is widely used within person-centered and experiential therapy. An increasing number of people are now practicing focusing in the natural environment. In this paper I develop key aspects of my doctoral research to investigate the significance of this practice. My research suggests that focusing in nature is not only a powerful tool for personal development but that it can also significantly deepen our sense of connection to the natural world. The phenomenological experience of focusing provides a challenge to the idea that every individual is a separate self, a belief that is common amongst adherents of classical person-centered theory. By challenging this notion, focusing in nature adds support to the more relational models of the self found in person-centered and experiential theory and beyond. © 2013 World Association for Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapy & Counseling.
@article{harris_gendlin_2013,
	title = {Gendlin and ecopsychology: {Focusing} in nature},
	volume = {12},
	issn = {14779757 (ISSN)},
	shorttitle = {Gendlin und öko-psychologie: {Focusing} in der natur},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84906315690&doi=10.1080%2f14779757.2013.855135&partnerID=40&md5=8f14e44c1fc1576da30a6e58192dde67 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14779757.2013.855135?needAccess=true},
	doi = {10.1080/14779757.2013.855135},
	abstract = {Gendlin's focusing emerged from person-centered research and is widely used within person-centered and experiential therapy. An increasing number of people are now practicing focusing in the natural environment. In this paper I develop key aspects of my doctoral research to investigate the significance of this practice. My research suggests that focusing in nature is not only a powerful tool for personal development but that it can also significantly deepen our sense of connection to the natural world. The phenomenological experience of focusing provides a challenge to the idea that every individual is a separate self, a belief that is common amongst adherents of classical person-centered theory. By challenging this notion, focusing in nature adds support to the more relational models of the self found in person-centered and experiential theory and beyond. © 2013 World Association for Person-Centered \& Experiential Psychotherapy \& Counseling.},
	language = {English; German},
	number = {4},
	journal = {Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies},
	author = {Harris, A.},
	year = {2013},
	keywords = {Ecopsychology, Embodiment, Focusing, Gendlin, Nature, Relational},
	pages = {330--343},
}

Downloads: 0