The FOCUSZART Studio
A Place for Arts in Focusing
Fascilitated by Freda Blob
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Growth, Change, and Well-Being Through Arts From The Felt Sense
The FOCUSZART Focusing Studio is a space designed to help individuals and groups embark on a journey of positive growth and healing
Our mission is to encourage and support you in living a fuller, more authentic life and becoming true to yourself
We achieve this by offering opportunities to experience and explore the transformative power of Expressive-Creative Arts in Focusing (ECAF). Our EXAF programs emphasize the therapeutic, self-exploratory, and community-oriented benefits of the arts
We are here to guide you on your journey of discovery and help you gain a profound understanding of the language of Felt Sense-Based arts
Introducing Freda Blob
Freda Blob © Photo Studio Gudrun Th. de Maddalena
Art Therapist, Andragogist, Focusing Expert
Freda Blob is both a licensed art therapist and a PCE psychotherapist/counselor. She is also a Focusing teacher and an adult educator with a background in design. Drawing on her 30 years of experience, she developed the Expressive-Creative Arts in Focusing (ECAF) programs. She is the Founding Director of the FOCUSZART Focusing Studio & School and a Certifying Coordinator, Focusing-Oriented Therapist, and Focusing Trainer with the International Focusing Institute (TIFI).
What FOCUSZART stands for
At the time that we we began incorporating the arts into our Focusing teaching practice with German-speaking audiences, our workplace was called the Tuebingen Focusing Center ("Tübinger Focusing Zentrum"), or FOCUSZ. We kept the 'Z' in our new abbreviation, 'FOCUSZART', because it represents our approach to art-making, which is characterised by tenderness and sensitivity — a concept encapsulated by the German word 'zart'
The FOCUSZART Focusing Studio offers three programs for engaging with Expressive-Creative Arts in Focusing: Expressive Arts Focusing (therapeutic), Creativity Focusing (self-exploratory), and Creative Compassion for Peacebuilding (community-oriented)
We promote the integration of Expressive-Creative Arts in Focusing in Focusing-Oriented Therapy, art therapy, psychotherapy, counseling, education, community art, cultural creativity, mindfulness, and related fields
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