NEW: Focusing Practitioner Unshakeable Presence Portal Training 15 Oct 2026 - 14 Oct 2027 Booking Now

NEW October 2026 - October 2027 Focusing Practitioner Portal Program

Unshakable Presence: Embodied Focusing for Ecological, Social and Personal Renewal

Zoom 

Facilitator: Simon McKibbin

'Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" 

                   - Mary Oliver

What would make an in-depth Focusing practice genuinely relevant to your world right now — especially given the challenging nature of our global social and environmental context?

I'm delighted to introduce Focusing Practitioner Portals — a new, flexible route to BFA Focusing Practitioner certification. Rather than one fixed annual intake, training opens through four quarterly Portals, so you begin when you're called, not when a calendar aligns.

The Four Portals:

Portal One — Presence, Vision & the Inner Landscape of Focusing
Commences Thursday 15 October 2026
Where every journey begins — turning inward toward your own felt sense, your own parts, and your own reasons for being called to this work.

Portal Two — Companioning, Relational Field & Focusing Community
Commences Thursday 14 January 2027
Where practice becomes shared — how presence moves between two people, and through a whole group.

Portal Three — Ecological, Elemental & Existential Focusing Presence
Commences Thursday 1 April 2027
Where the field widens — into your relationship with nature, the elements, mystery, and the existential edge.

Portal Four — Voice & Sharing: Focusing Out into the World
Commences Wednesday 23 June 2027
Where practice becomes offering — finding your own way to carry this work into the world, in whatever form is authentically yours.

JOIN THE NEXT PRACTITIONER FREE TASTER
7 – 8pm, Thursday 1 October 2026

What You'll Experience:

• Twelve live Zoom teaching sessions, three within each Portal
• Personalised one-to-one mentoring with Simon
• Ongoing Focusing partnerships and peer support
• Practical experience companioning others
• A vast resource of supportive recordings and home practice materials
• An Individual Pathway Project expressing your own unique application of Focusing
• An optional residential weekend, offered by shared consensus with participants

The learning unfolds gently, allowing you to discover your own authentic way of sharing Focusing.

Features:

• Two ways to join: sample a single Portal, or commit to all four toward full certification
• Zoom-based group sessions plus one-to-one mentoring with Simon in every Portal
• Optional face-to-face residential weekend, by group consensus
• A range of payment plans, from full payment to twelve monthly installments
• Embodied Relational Presence — Simon's own approach weaving Focusing, Mindfulness and Nonviolent Communication together

Benefits:

• Start when you're ready — no waiting a year for the next cohort
• Life-friendly pacing — hop on, pause, and resume without penalty; typical completion in 12–18 months
• Personalised support — Simon shapes each Portal around your own situation and learning needs
• A genuine trial option — a single Portal is a complete experience in itself, with no obligation to continue
• A natural fit for therapists, coaches and teachers wanting to deepen their practice
• A lasting professional and community outcome — BFA (and optional TIFI) certification, plus a global Focusing network

What makes it different:
Rather than one annual start date and a full year's commitment upfront, Portals let you begin with a single quarter, at your own pace —  to continue toward full certification.

Who is this for?
This program may be for you if you:

• Have completed a Focusing Skills Course (or equivalent)
• Wish to become a BFA Focusing Practitioner
• Would like to integrate Focusing into your professional work (not essential)
• Value authentic relationship and embodied presence
• Want the possibility of contributing to a more compassionate and sustainable world

Investment: £1,670 for the full certification track (flexible payment plans available), or £430 for a single Portal.

If you'd like to explore whether this is the right next step for you, I'd love to offer you a free preliminary consultation to talk it through and find your starting Portal.

Ready to find out more, or book your place at the free taster? 

Contact me now on 07974817393 or simon@living-presence.co.uk to chat and/or receive a more detailed information and booking pack



            Get a flavor of the Focusing Program 

                             Vicky shares her experience at Braziers Park... 1 min

JOIN THE NEXT PRACTITIONER FREE TASTER
7 – 8pm, Thursday 1 October 2026

About Simon - Companion, Coach, Facilitator, & Trainer

We are living in unprecedented times—both thrilling and unsettling with forces beyond our control at play on financial, global, environmental, and social levels. The lack of meaning in materialism has left our culture's social fabric empty, sowing confusion in our identities and a sense of lostness about what it means to feel secure, grounded in the natural order, and truly connected to others and the awe and mystery of the universe.

We live in a culture of atomisation where technology promises connection yet alienates us further—moving from Cartesian "I am" to Apple "I-Phone," faces frozen and hypnotized by screens. The proliferation of information competes for our attention—it's hard to draw breath and sense our true identity as sovereign beings.

And yet... in every moment, the sun rises and stars offer their soft light. The ground remains ever faithful, lovingly supporting us. Birds continue to sing, trees remain rooted, oceans stay deep, and there is richness and beauty in every precious, tingling, vibrant moment. A silky breath slides into our bodies from the skies as the universe continues breathing through us, perfuming every cell with vibrancy and warmth. We are here now, alive—coming home to ourselves is the prayer of every star, every mote of dust. Something deep within knows how to return to its authentic original self—like a hidden gem stitched into a garment's lining, we had it all the time. Embodied Relational Presence offers a portal to true self-empowerment where we realize we are not foam buffeted by waves, but the ocean itself.

For over 34 years, I've supported individuals and communities toward greater personal and professional empowerment through Mindfulness, Nonviolent Communication, and Focusing—practices that unlock our capacity to live more fully, creatively, and courageously. My work bridges inner transformation with outer change, rooted in active commitment to ecological regeneration, social equity, and nonviolent living through grassroots organising and co-creation. I invite you into this portal of Embodied Relational Presence—where there is autonomous, sovereign, connected, and irrepressible life—to become both magician of your own wholeness and powerful ally for planetary regeneration and collective wellbeing.

Experience: CNVC Certified NVC Trainer | BFA Focusing Teacher | Breathworks Mindfulness Teacher | Associate Mindfulness Teacher, University of Cambridge (2017–2023) | Extinction Rebellion consultant, mediator & trainer | Møller Institute Cambridge University Executive Coaching Guest Lecturer | Mindfulness in Schools Project (MISP) teacher | Triratna Buddhist Order member | Samaritans volunteer.