A Process Model Reading Group with Rob Parker (2025-s1)
Rob Parker studied philosophy with Gene Gendlin for several hours a week from 2003 until Gene's passing in 2017. Rob has been leading A Process Model (APM) reading groups for many years and we are delighted that Rob has teamed up with the Institute to offer these.
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Presented by The International Focusing Institute
July 22 to November 4, 2025 (No class September 23)
10:00am - 12:00pm PST
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Three-tier pricing (15 sessions): Regular price $400 Modified price $270 Lowest price $135
Rob Parker studied philosophy with Gene Gendlin for several hours a week from 2003 until Gene's passing in 2017. Rob has been leading A Process Model (APM) reading groups for many years and we are delighted that Rob has teamed up with the Institute to offer these.
Gendlin’s A Process Model is a book about philosophy. But what is philosophy? One answer is that philosophy is the study of different ways of thinking. In particular, A Process Model is about ways of thinking that are so habitual in our culture that we are usually not even aware of them, even as they shape everything we think and do.
Meetings will include reading together and time for questions and discussion. In general Rob will keep the reading portion of the class to 90 minutes, but plan for 2 hours.
Downloadable audio (not video) recordings of Rob’s weekly meetings will be available to all registrants whether or not you attend live.
Rob Parker grew up in a scientific family, with a deep appreciation for the power and elegance of modern science. Rob was also interested in spirituality from an early age, and has practiced yoga and zazen for many years. And all along, he has sensed that science and spirituality must be related, because reality doesn’t come in separate packages.
These interests led to a career in psychology, an area where science and spirit seem to overlap, and to an interest in the philosophical assumptions that underlie modern science. Rob specialized in psychological trauma; he designed and directed several treatment programs for trauma survivors and trauma perpetrators, published and lectured for professional audiences and appeared on national media.
His experience as a psychologist made Rob acutely aware of the problems inherent in our current approach to science. In 2000, the search for a new scientific paradigm led him to visit philosopher Eugene Gendlin. Rob recognized in Gendlin’s work a revolutionary new way of exploring and understanding science, spirituality, meaning and the related issues of our time. Recognizing a once in a lifetime opportunity, Rob began meeting regularly with Gendlin until his death in 2017. This class is part of Rob’s ongoing commitment to understand and experience Gendlin’s philosophy ever more deeply (learning by teaching), and to share that understanding and experience with others.
Registration info: Contact The International Focusing Institute with any questions: Phone: (845) 480-5111 Email: elizabeth@focusing.org
