This group is for the practice of the Intuitive Focusing and Focused Listening skills presented at Creative Edge Focusing (TM), www.cefocusing.com, and applied at home and at work through The Creative Edge Pyramid.

The skills reduce stress, facilitate the removal of blocks to maximum creativity and meaningfulness at home and work, allow the resolution of interpersonal conflicts, and create an atmosphere of collaboration and innovation in decision making situations.

In order to create the safety needed for self-disclosure and for practicing new skills, this group is moderated by Dr. Kathy McGuire, Director of Creative Edge Focusing. She will teach and maintain listening/focusing norms for collaborative, non-critical, non-judgmental interaction.

Also to create safety, new members are asked to introduce themselves upon entry into the group and to say something about their interest in Creative Edge Focusing and any prior experience with Listening and Focusing skills. After introduction, members are free to participate or just observe according to their choice and level of comfort.

The exercises practiced in the group are first presented in the Creative Edge Focusing Instant "Ahah!"s E-Newsletter, so please also subscribe to the e-newsletter from the sidebar at www.cefocusing.com if you want to be fully informed.

If you are interested in more general discussion and collaborative projects in the Interest Areas of Creative Edge Focusing (TM) (outlined in Interest Areas submenu under yellow Category Is This You? at www.cefocusing.com, you might join the open group Creative Edge Collaborators (creativeedgecollab-subscribe@yahoogroups.com ), also moderated by Dr. McGuire.

For a safe place to practice new skills, reducing stress and increasing creativity, please join us here.