FOAT Practices 聚焦導向表達藝術

Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®)

聚焦導向表達藝術®

Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®) is a mindfulness-based approach developed by Dr. Laury Rappaport that integrates renowned psychologist and philosopher Eugene Gendlin’s Focusing with the expressive arts. - Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute

聚焦導向表達藝術® 是由羅莉 · 拉帕波特博士把著名心理學家及哲學家尤金‧詹德琳博士的聚焦與表達藝術結合而發展出來的一套靜觀為本方法。- 聚焦及表達藝術學院

Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute

http://www.focusingarts.com/

LOK, Yin Ping Yummie

Certified FOAT® Practitioner.

In the five years since I practiced FOAT as a self-healing tool, I have experienced and realized the body message as a source of wisdom. The gentle allowing of the “felt sense” to unfold cultivates great compassion for self and others; I returned to my inner lakes and mountains. Through FOAT practices, I am learning to become a more congruent and holistic person. The artwork I produced through FOAT may not be aesthetically pleasing; however, it is a call coming from within.

修習聚焦導向表達藝術®五年以來，我深深領略身體訊息是智慧的泉源。溫柔地容許「體會的意感」呈現，令我培養對自己及他人的體恤、包容及慈愛心；讓我回歸心內的高山與湖泊。透過修習，我學習成為一個身心統合的人。這些作品不一定美麗、好看，卻誠然是發自內心的呼喚。

Theme: Self-Care While checking in with my need for self-care, I felt a pair of hands grasping on my neck and simultaneously pressing on my stomach. I opened my eyes, and drew out such scene. Looking at the image, I realized the pair of hands grasping on my neck and simultaneously pressing on my stomach was the “handle”. I tried to figure out whom these hands belonged to, but was taken aback to find that these hands were actually mine. I suddenly realized that I have been using so much effort in speaking and acting cautiously in my role as a helping professional; I was unconsciously blocking the passage of my own emotions and feelings. Worst of all, I have been blocking my own energy. This “felt shift” came as a wake-up call for me. What an amazing message from my inner wisdom. I then posed the question: “What’s needed to bring self-care into my life?” I immediately found my hands let go, and a vast volume of energy was released.

主題: 自我關顧

我感到有一雙手緊緊握著我的脖子，同時壓著我的胃。我問自己 :「要自我關顧需要些甚麼?」我隨即感到雙手放開，釋放了好一股能量。

“When imagery stems from such a felt sense, and when the impact of an image is used to engender a felt shift, that is when working with imagery is most powerful.” (Gendlin, 1980)

Letting my energy flow!

讓能量流動!

Acrylics on canvas

50 X 50cm

2. Theme: Working on an issue

In this round of peer practice, my felt sense was a sense of tightness on chest, it happened quite often so I acknowledged “it”. It turned into a little girl, who was surprised that I noticed her. I had an inner dialogue with her. I asked what she needed, and received that shewanted space. I acknowledged her needs. Then, she stretched out her little hand, indicating a kind gesture. Later, I drew the scene out.

When I took a careful look at the drawing, it seemed to me that the little girl was carrying another smaller child on her back. A little child carrying a burden that outweighed her age was the “handle” of my frequent tension on chest. I asked: “What would it be like when all resolved?” The little child took my hand, together we walked out of the shadow..

主題: 處理某件事情

我胸口常常出現繃緊的感覺，它的代表圖像是一個小孩揹負著與年齡不相稱的擔子。「如事情得到化解，那會是怎麼樣?」但見那小孩拉著我的手，我們一起走出陰影。

FOAT guides need to do solo practice, to face our own distress and weaknesses, to sit and dialogue with it. If we cannot tolerate our own confusion and ambiguity emerged in the process of self-discovery, We would not be able to face and accept the difficult emotions of our clients.

Walk hand in hand

手拖手往前走

Acrylics on canvas

50 X 50cm

3. Theme: Source of Strength

When I was connecting with my “Source of Strength” in my inner space, the image of the waterfront where I go jogging emerged, with the music "Blue Danube" sounding in the background. The image of a dried leaf I picked up earlier appeared right in front of my eyes, and the word “resilience” came to my mind; it came from a big tree that stood tall despite the strong winds and rain. Though many leaves had fallen in Winter, new leaves would appear in spring. I used the leaf to make a collage, and asked myself when finished: “Is there anything I’d like to add to the piece?” Gold was the answer.

主題: 力量來源

我腦海出現早前撿到的一塊乾葉。它來自一棵無懼風雨的大樹，我用它做了一幅拼貼。完成時，我問:「還有甚麼加進作品裡?」答案是:金。

The guides in training is required to have their own experience of creative expression using different art materials and in various art forms. Through fully absorbing ourselves with the art materials, process and artwork, and using the art process to sit with and manage our emotions, we have a better understanding of the clients’ challenges during their process of self-discovery.

Gold in every hole......

洞裡藏金......

Mixed media collage on paper

30 X 21cm

4.Theme: Checking in with my emotions

Overwhelmed by the sudden death of my nephew, I checked in with my emotions. By adopting FOAT’s friendly attitude, I was fully present with my inner felt sense. The image of my swollen, red eyes, and the internal intense sadness emerged. I kept company with my intense sadness and acknowledged it: “You are not alone, I am here with you.” Then, a message came to my head: “Yesterday’s tears have become RAIN…that nourishes all living things on earth.” Afterwards, I realized it must have come from the famous quote of Thich Nhat Hanh: “The tears I shed yesterday have become rain”. I was glad that Thay came forward, and thus I felt relieved.

主題: 檢視自我情緒

我為姪兒突然離世悲慟不已。陪伴著內心哀傷，我確認它: 「你並不孤單，我在這裡陪著你。」有一訊息湧現。後來，我發覺它源自一行禪師的名句。

The compassionate allowing of those vague and even disturbing emotions to unfold, and “sitting with it” in a friendly, accepting way, is very similar to the mindfulness attitudes of “seeing what is and letting it be”.

The tears I shed yesterday have become rain.......

我昨天流下的淚，成了今天的雨............

Watercolor on paper

21 X 30 cm

凝。迎。形。

聚焦導向表達藝術®歷程作品展

Art Exhibition of the FOAT® Journey

凝 – To clear a space and focus (騰出空間，凝聚焦點

迎 – To ask, welcome and receive (叩問體會，迎接回應)

形 – To form and shape (創造形態，具體展現)

Opening period & time:
27 Feb 2016 -- 13 March 2016

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