This One Discovery Broke Therapy -- (Interview with Ann Weiser Cornell)

[@CuttinInIdaho]

She is so amazing. Thank you for this excellent video to the both of you!

[@evelinel.9827]

Love Ann Cornell and Focusing--helped me (along with Somatic Experiencing and ISTDP) get out of emotional repression (and chronic pain and illness).

[@evelinel.9827]

This is my favorite interview I have watched on your channel Angelo--thank you!!! Would love you to interview Peter Levine (creator of Somatic Experiencing) or Richard Schwartz (creator of IFS).

[@clairedot657]

Same! IFS has been great (and also is so similar to what is discussed here), but I couldn’t have started really feeling my trauma without Peter Levine. Titration and Pendulation were needed as it was just too much at first. Peter Levine gets it because of his own trauma. I’ll forever be grateful to him.

[@adabialynicka9188]

Me too! The most helpful probably

[@Sashas-mom]

Wow Angelo. How did you cross paths with Ann? This was so good and your questions are always so helpful. Thank you both, this was beautiful. ♥️🙏🏻

[@keithganzmusic]

This is the same inquiry process I learned intuitively from adya years ago for working with any unconscious suffery material that arises. Always so sweet to experience the universality of these things, hearing someone describe the same thing in different terms. "Be friendly to" = acceptance = unconditional positive regard...self in presence= empty nature...so many synonyms 🥰

[@n-xsta]

22:22 beautiful wow ❤ 24:16 ❤❤❤ 25:14 🔥 29:03 🔥 32:17 🔥 This was such a beautiful engagement!

[@HiluT]

Just wow❤ the entire conversation is beautiful ❤Thank you both ❤so very grateful 💕💕💕

[@Kellumination]

41:00 was so interesting to hear. I have been working with a part around a feeling/emotion working on hearing and comforting that part. It has been about 2 years, it is good to hear things are shifting. Just have to keep at it

[@debbiekofoed7554]

I have her book "The power of Focusing" and its so good its helped me alot, ive actually done the Focusing exercises and it works...ive been through a bit and learning to uncover and release some of the hard feelings that had been buried has been very healing and this ladies book really got me into my body like no other, actually acknowledging the feelings by saying "hello i know your there" and then being patient and figuring out what the feeling actually is helps it to come up and release even if its old trauma from years ago, its been quite the eye opener one of the best ive got ( and ive got alot) so a big thank you im super grateful for this book ive recommended it quite a few times ❤

[@JoelMiller626]

That's great to hear. I just purchased her audio book (The Power of Focusing) the day before this video came out. While I was listening to it, I thought to myself, "Angelo could have a great conversation with her" and this video got posted. I tried the exercises a few times now and I already like them a lot. Glad to hear it worked out for you. Do you still use this practice today? Thanks for posting this. ❤

[@cah1964]

I studied with Ann years ago. She is a wonderful teacher and makes the process so accessible to anyone. I only took level one and two, but focused weekly with a partner for nine years. I had some profound experiences.

[@gabymalembe]

We’ve been trained to avoid the feeling of cluelessness, but it’s where the treasure is hidden.

[@Petra09wongari]

This 💛 is 💛absolute 💛 gold 💛 Thank you Angelo 🙏

[@tyvrymch]

She's marvelous Angelo thank you for sharing her with us

[@sentaedesa1092]

Incredibly beautiful, thank you 🙏🏼❤️

[@creativewingsstudio2766]

Nice to see her with you Angelo. One of my trainings way back when I was a therapist in Chicago.

[@jenconsalvo821]

This was a wonderful interview ❤️ thank you!

[@guyvonderweidt3074]

Absolutely beautiful, every time Angelo says “Beautiful “, there was a profound and simple statement that opened a new angle for me. One of my favorite interviews.

[@JoelMiller626]

Wow. Great timing. I just purchased one of her books abouts focusing yesterday!

[@LightandJoyDesigns]

Seriously wow. Such useful info. Thank you for highlighting this. So grateful for this new tool

[@annele2097]

Absolutely love it. This came to me intuitively, just to connect to inner child and let her show me. These parts within have incredible withdom. And the connection it has so much intimacy, so much love❤ Thank you for bringing up this topic

[@andreasrylander]

Oh my GOD this is SO GOOD!! LOVE HER!! ❤

[@LightandJoyDesigns]

Seriously wow. Such useful info. Thank you for highlighting this. So grateful for this new tool b

[@alfreddifeo9642]

Thanks for sharing truth, it was a heat tug for this something, 🎯♥😶 🙏 love, grace,peace and understanding of it to all asap.

[@HiluT]

Had to listen to this multiple times ❤

[@yasminel-hakim4348]

Loved this interview a lot. Thanks for sharing it with us 🙏❤️

[@prueevans8558]

This is interesting, we had a similar practice at our Buddhist centre, called the reflection group. Gendlin's focusing techniques were used to investigate Dharma teaching and personal concerns. In pairs or as a group. Very useful and fascinating.

[@prueevans8558]

We used the term pre-cognitive awareness for this space

[@robanderson1706]

What an absolutely delightful exchange! I love this so much! Thank you! The whole idea of untangling is really brilliant. It's interesting to me that Ramana described the ego/mind in terms of a 'knot' between the Self and the body. How do we best approach these knots? With acceptance and love...always.

[@plantlove2585]

Funny, this is very timely, as I am just plannend a focusing training for this or next year. Was fascinated by focusing since reading Gendlins book a few years ago. Thank you for bringing Ann Weiser Cornell to the channel.

[@JustDontMove111]

What a lovely lady ❤

[@lukystaify]

Awesome resource I did workshop in focusing last year I think, and it’s very revolutionary in contrast to what we have been exposed to as to manage your inner life Even the word manage is kind of rigid and controlling And here manage is changing to feeling, noticing, process and compassion for oneself I use it is casual conversations with friends, that share, and I just say how do you feel in the body or what’s happening in the body now Which finally gets to the point they wanted to make in their head, but it’s so much direct and it just opens up And as soon as she said her book my mind went Untainting: You never been tainted

[@gloriamichelle104]

Love it. Fantastic. Great interview.

[@randomseed]

Respect to the Focusing Crew!!111

[@debellisbeardsley6555]

Body as interactional process! So helpful

[@Weirduniverse2]

thanks for this interview folks - i am looking forward to this! 💗

[@johncolley9249]

Hey Angelo, have you heard of Judith Blackstone? She has an interesting process/technique that has been really helpful for me. I think you guys would have an interesting conversation

[@brushstroke3733]

Very nice methodology - thanks for sharing!

[@geoffreylevens9045]

Wonderful interview! Brilliant approach to the deep. And I love how you ask a question and then get out of the way and let her run with it.

[@geoffreylevens9045]

I particularly liked what she said about “questions”. I’ve never found that to work for me and have intuitively stumbled into what she talks about, although not nearly so clearly defined. Very reaffirming and helpful to hear that.

[@HollowBoneRanch]

This seemed to put words to a lightbulb that went off for me recently - great talk, thank you!

[@adabialynicka9188]

I'm so glad you interviewed Anne Angelo! I was just going to write to you suggesting you do a video about emotions. Because I can not sense my emotions very well. But I think this will really help!

[@katiestibbs]

Thank you so much for this, this is such a simple honest way of being with all of ourselves!! Love this wonderful woman 💗

[@nicolabishop996]

So grateful you interviewed Ann. I came across Focusing in the mid-nineties. A friend and I used to get together to "practice". I discovered meditation around the same time, and Focusing dropped away. I have brought it in in recent years. Thank you!

[@TheBhannah]

Tangled up in blue !

[@lunkerjunkie]

awesome. the feltsense IS the person i believe myself to be. how i treat the feltsense makes all the difference, because it's me.

[@jeh45345]

My mind immediately went to the Gospel of Thomas, where Jesus asks Thomas whom do you say that I am? And Thomas responds "I am unable to say who you are". The Gospel of Thomas is my favorite, it has no great story, or dogma of any kind. It is simply self inquiry.

[@warlok2099]

Love it, thankyou both for your light. Only sad part was when I went to get Ann’s new book untangling, it’s too new and not available for another week or so. I’ve been tangled up for 40 years I suppose I can bumble along till then.

[@Sashas-mom]

@@warlok2099😉we can bumble some more! This made me giggle. 😄

[@LightandJoyDesigns]

Ann, what do you recommend for someone who is having marital problems? My friends husband won’t go to counseling because he believes the therapist will just gang up on him. And my friend at the very least needs coping skills for dealing with her husband. I so wish to see my friend have some relief and be happy again. Thanks for any resource you can point to. I love your approach!

[@annweisercornell2054]

Good question! Your friend would benefit from Focusing as a way to acknowledge and be present with her own emotions. Then there is a style of couples therapy where the therapist never gangs up. It's called EFT: Emotion Focused (Couples) Therapy and there are practitioners all over. Very compatible with Focusing.

[@LightandJoyDesigns]

@@annweisercornell2054 thank you so much!!

[@cosmogang]

So nice

[@adamrosefire]

This sounds very similar to the Hakomi method. You might want to consider Jaci Tull as a guest. One quick word on negative emotions. I think it’s perfectly fine to call emotions that feel bad negative emotions. This is not a judgment that they are wrong and shouldn’t be there. It’s just a descriptor. I don’t think we should get so hung up on this terminology.

[@annweisercornell2054]

When Ron Kurtz created the Hakomi Method, he drew on Focusing.

[@AlastairGames]

sounds like a simple approach!

[@lukystaify]

I would also really enjoy if you did interview with Katie Byron 🤟

[@bobnegri6098]

I’m glad she brought up alcohol and writer’s block. Pertinent in my life now. That there might be a protection built in to it is intriguing. 🤔 (Then started watching a Rupert Spira meditation video and felt shame for wanting something. 😄)

[@wesleywright3159]

Great interview! I briefly tried this and immediately felt some relief. My question would be is the story that arises after noticing the something/emotion feeling in the body necessary for healing? For instance, was Ann’s recognition of her father shooting sarcasm her way necessary or does simply noticing the “something” in the body and welcoming it and being ok with it without a specific story/cause attached help to heal?

[@annweisercornell2054]

You're right! The story isn't necessary... it's just extra. 😊

[@wesleywright3159]

@@annweisercornell2054 thank you!

[@randomseed]

[33:00] For anyone coming from samatha background (concentrative absorption via some object, like breathing): one can get the taste of "piti" sensation mentioned in theravada teachings by making felt sense an object (with an emphasis to selected bodily sensation or area of bodily sensations). When piti starts arising then it is much easier to move to it from felt sense than from any other object. I would speculate it may even be the same process underneath (that gives rise to piti and also allows for felt sense to be experienced) just different facet.

[@ptanji]

The best part ….the glitch!

[@silverhandle]

I’ve been doing technique after technique for so long, and also trying to just stop doing everything and be aware of all arisings. But, none of it is “working” and I feel like I have gone completely crazy, and I have zero hope. I want to just end it all, but I know I would never do that. Please help me.

[@rec9967]

Focus on your breath

[@annweisercornell2054]

I'm so sorry you're having to go through that, it sounds really hard. I agree with letting go of techniques and coming back to simple awareness. Be sure to include those inner critical thoughts, and those thoughts that it is hopeless, in what you simply notice and acknowledge. None of that is "you."

[@turmericbroccoli4346]

❤❤❤

[@adabialynicka9188]

Question for people doing the Focusing and TRE? I've been practicing TRE and after some time the shaking started working almost instantly on me. I just started doing focusing but I get the urge to shake when I start to feel something. I'm one of those people that has a very hard time feeling emotions. I can't differentiate between emotions and sensations most of the time. Does anyone else get the TRE shakes when doing focusing exercises?

[@cjbeau3150]

I have not done TRE. I have had many movements appear in my Focusing practice, including some shaking. Also, various contractions and releases; opening movements - stretching the arms and shoulders back; and the closing of the body - hunching forward into a ball. Ocassionally, pushing away with hands and feet. At times, I have felt like dancing. No doubt there is a full range of movements that may come, as Focusing brings up countless body memories and experiences.

[@adabialynicka9188]

@@cjbeau3150 wow definitely sounds like there is an energetic release with this practice

[@TeWhetu275]

Please do an interview with Joe Dispenza.

[@TeWhetu275]

And thank you Ann Weiser for your deep insights.

[@lynnzij1231]

$1,600 fir an online course is waaaay too much yikes Otherwise nice conversation 🥰

[@zerkton2648]

FIRST LOL