Testimonials

  • “Today I am writing to you just overflowing with gratitude – to you and your teaching and to Focusing itself! Something has clicked – I am stepping into this work with confidence and gratitude – I can do this!”
    — Elke Ruggaber, Certified Focusing Trainer and Presence Coach 
  • “Cathy Pascal is someone I highly recommend. Her warm, grounded presence and compassionate empathy make her a transformative person to be around. A shining example of someone living a Focusing life.”
    — Ann Weiser Cornell, author of The Power of Focusing
  • “Cathy never wavers from being true to herself in a way that welcomes those around her to feel safe and encouraged to look inside and find what is true for them. As a Focusing guide and a counselor, she is excellent.”
    — Cielle Backstrom, teacher of Trillium Awakening
  • “Cathy is able to ignite my curiosity, as well as break down the material into understandable, detailed and well-timed steps.”
    — Janice Geller, MA, LPC, LMBT, DC-DMT — teacher of Body Mind Centering
  • “Cathy made herself available, vulnerable and overall positioned herself to serve each individual at the retreat. That is a big job, and with all her grace, she created a safe lovely landing zone for folks to land.”
    — Dan Will, teacher of Waking Down in Mutuality
  • “I was very impressed with the care that Cathy took to make sure that every attendee was comfortable, safe and learning the material. The Focusing work itself gave me a whole new perspective on how I view my experience of the world.”
    — Jim Jubelirer
  • “I have easily kept a deeper connection to my inner sense of life which helps everything go a bit easier.”
    — CL
  • “Your Focusing workshop helped me connect my emotional experience to my bodily felt experience. I realize that I had been trying to figure out ‘how to fix’ and now I am becoming more and more comfortable with ‘being with.’”
    — Diane Pelavin
  • “Before your workshop, I thought I was in touch with my body, but now there’s a whole new dialog, with much greater awareness. Additionally, the workshop increased my ability to reach a deeper consciousness, especially while meditating.”
    — Sol Pelavin
  • “It’s always so wonderful to be heard in such a complete way. When we have our attention to our inner life be the guide, well, that is just so powerful and nourishing.”
    — PL
  • “I really ‘got it’ from that [workshop] experience that I can be as big as I want to be in this life.”
    — Kari K.
  • “Cathy’s nonjudgmental presence communicates a deep permission to move forward and into yourself. I highly recommend her as both a teacher and a healer.”
    — Tyler B.
  • “Cathy, thank you for your quiet confidence … I feel truly reconnected to the depths within and all around me.”
    — Ann Humphreys, hoop dance instructor
  • “My experience of you as a facilitator/teacher is that you are in the moment and listening to inner guidance, which is the Focusing process itself … You are a beautiful teacher and person.”
    — Kay C.
  • “I am inspired by the way Cathy so beautifully weaves together her deep commitment to her spiritual journey with a joyous and playful embodiment of her humanity.”
    — Coco Rosenblatt-Ferrell, founder and facilitator of The Kindness Method and teacher of Heart Math
  • “You really facilitated an atmosphere of trust and openness. You have a voice like the sun, if the sun made sounds. What a gifted teacher you are, Cathy.”
    — Sarah D.
  • “Cathy’s meditative exploration gave me a couple profound moments. My partner and I felt the changes from it on both ends. I have a lot of respect for the work she does.”
    — Hope True, excerpt from her blog from Sacred Circularities Retreat, Bali