The Hellenic Focusing Centre
has the pleasure to invite you to a special double treat:
an odyssey of discovering and developing you skills in
Thinking At The Edge
with a leading TAE teacher Nada Lou
and a holiday at the beautiful
Aegina Island in Greece
September 16 – 18, 2011
TAE is an innovative way of expression, through speaking, thinking and writing from your ’felt sense’.
We each use our learned language(s) to communicate our everyday living situations within our socio-economic-political contexts; and we also use the same language to express our feelings, emotions, dreams, intuitive senses and personal meanings.
Still, is our learned language proficient enough to sufficiently communicate these many and varied aspects of our lives?
Are you continuously searching for the right words, expressions, and ways to communicate what you really feel or want to say or think?
TAE presents each person with an inimitable opportunity to journey to their Edge of Awareness, and provides the tools and skills to discover and release into the world what you were unable to say, create, or communicate in the past. As Eugene Gendlin says about TAE:
“Only a few people know that thinking is not what we learn. It comes from inside and every human being is a different thing. Every human being is a different life understanding of the world.”
Nada Lou is a Focusing Institute Coordinator, well known throughout the International Focusing community with a double specialty in Thinking at the Edge and Focusing.
In recent years, Nada Lou, has co-presented TAE workshops with Dr.Eugene Gendlin and is in the forefront of spreading this new practice around the world.
Nada Lou invites you to come and discover a new way of talking and thinking, while speaking from you own experience. You will find yourself articulating a whole new language where your creativity intersects with your deep interests around subjects like: private projects, artistic expressions, academic writing, personal development, family interaction, and public speaking and business meetings: and at the same time to move beyond your passion and enthusiasm to practical resolutions and solutions.
Aghia Marina
Aegina Port
Aghia Marina is a small resort on the Island of Aegina, which is one of the Saronic Gulf Islands. Besides Aegina, the main port and town, there is also Perdika and Souvala, small picturesque fishing villages to the South and North of the Island respectively.
Aghia Marina is 15 Kilometres drive from Aegina town, a small peaceful resort , surrounded by pine forests, a relaxing combination of green wooded mountains and sea, with the Temple Aphaea only 1.5 kilometres from the village.
Aphaea is a well-preserved example of Doric architecture. Aphaea is a mermaid goddess, transplanted from Crete, where she was known as Britomartis and inhabited, among other places, the lovely lagoon of Elounda. It is one of the three temples aligned together with the Acropolis and Sunio, which forms a perfect triangle .Six kilometres from Aghia Marina ,there is also the Monastery of Aghios Nectarios the largest church in Greece . Nature lovers will also find plenty of opportunities for walking in the beautiful nature trails surrounding Aghia Marina and visit the wild life reserve at Oros.
Needless to say,the local hospitality will add its own perspective in this journey into TAE.
Accommodation:
Hotel Katerina is a 3 star hotel in the very popular resort of Agia Marina. It is conveniently located in a quiet side street of Agia Marina, but only 300m from the sandy beach.All rooms open onto balconies and all have a sea view. Each room has an en-suite bathroom with a makeup/shaving mirror and hair dryer. Rooms also include air condition , in room safes , a refrigerator and direct-dial phones. Wi Fi is also available.
Please note that if participants wish to make an extended earlier or later booking at the Hotel Katerina , this can be arranged. Kindly notify us of your intentions at the time of registration.
Transportation:
The Island of Aegina is 40 minutes by Hydrofoil from the Port of Piraeus, and Agia Marina is 20 minutes by car from the port of Aegina. All transport arrangements from the airport to the Port of Piraeus and the Island will be given in later announcements Total Fees are as follows:
For occupancy of a single room Euros 360.For occupancy of a double room Euros 330.
And Fees include:
The Workshop 16th September up to 18th September, Hotel accommodation from the 16th up to 18th September
Buffet breakfast and light lunch 17th and 18th , coffee and tea breaks, ferry or flying dolphin tickets to Aegina from the port of Piraeus and return tickets from Aegina to Piraeus.
Special arrangements for workshop guests have been made with a local taverna on the beach and with other local tavernas for evening meals. These arrangements will be published on the site during the month of August.
Mode of Payment.
Upon acceptance of registration, payment might be effected by Credit Card, details of same will be advised in due course.Program hours:
You may check in at anytime on Friday 16th September, the program will run from 7 to 9pm that evening. On Saturday breakfast will be served from 7am to 8,30am., and the program will run from 9am to 8pm., with an extended lunch break from 12 – 2pm.
Sunday, the program will run from 9am to 12pm, followed by lunch.
For registeristration please contact Patricia Foster at:
As placements are limited, we highly recommend early bookings, a deposit of € 150 is required to secure placement.
You can also check our web site at www.focusing.gr
Cancellation policy:
A €100 administrative fee will apply to cancellations before July 1. After July 1, all fees are non refundable, except in cases of unavoidable emergency.Language:
Please note the workshop will be in English, as its nature restricts translation.Note
For people interested in attending the TAE workshop, without any prior experience of Focusing, please be note that it is essential to be acquainted with Focusing and the Felt Sense. However, if you wish to attend the TAE workshop, kindly contact Patricia at hellenic.focusing.centre@gmail.com, in order for the Hellenic Focusing Centre, to find the way to facilitate adequate Focusing sessions prior to the workshop, these sessions are also available via Skype. 
