10/09/2024
Changing seasons, changing focus
Do you remember these images from school? I can't remember in which context they were shown to us but they are so familiar to me.
In October I begin my Level 5 Gestalt training. Very simply put Gestalt Therapy helps us to look at where and why we might be stuck, how it happened and how we can free ourselves. It's work that is grounded in the here and now and concentrates on how our experiences affect us in the present rather than based on assumptions from past experiences.
There are many different points and techniques within Gestalt Therapy and so much more to say, hear, read and learn. I have, in preparation, been having a good read. One of these techniques/ points is figure-ground which I've been 'toying' with and feeling into. These images are an illustration of the figure-ground. fig 1 A young or old woman fig 2. Faces in profile or a vase. They illustrate how we identify a figure from the background. This technique/ point helps us to explore how within our lives we have and develop different levels of focus either from an internal experience or external stimuli. Again all very simply put.
This has me thinking about how my focus gets pulled from the inner and the outer. I'm noticing how the change in seasons can often be where my figure-ground begins to change focus; especially in preparation for some new learning. Gosh if you made it to here thanks for reading my musings x
