Focus into the Soul
A creative channel for self-discovery, exploration, and inspiration
Focus into the Soul cards were inspired by the book "Do Not Disturb, I'm Drawing" and by research into the development of children's drawings and their meanings. They were created to serve as a creative tool for self-exploration, discovering paths, and finding inspiration. Born from clinical work, the cards allow continuing the meeting with the inner world outside the therapy room. They allow for deepening and fostering self-reflection, emotional development, finding an inner center and anchor for the soul, and strengthening self-image.
They can be used to clarify situations of indecision, conflicts, and challenges. The cards enable bringing up deep and hidden content in a creative and surprising way, encourage the ability to observe, and provide fertile ground for growth and personal development.
Inspired by the principles of "Focusing" developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin, philosopher and psychotherapist, the cards invite a gentle pause, listening inward to body and soul, and allow meanings, images, and words to emerge from the bodily felt sense itself. The scribbles and images on the cards serve as a bridge between inner experiencing and expression. In this way, the cards become not only a reflective tool, but a companion for an inner dialogue between body and awareness, expression and creation.
Example of a process and insight from working with the cards
Yael, a woman of about 50, who had previously initiated and produced projects, complained in our meeting about feeling stuck and unable to move forward with projects she had started. In a Focusing-oriented session, when the cards were spread before her, she chose a scribble with a lot of movement in light blue (card 17). While observing the scribble, she opened her arms and began moving them, inspired by the movement in the card. Afterward, she drew the experience. Following the process, she shared that her breathing had expanded, and the experience allowed her to reconnect with her ability and potential to move and progress. This was the first step in the process of releasing the "stuckness" and realizing her initiatives.
What People Say About the Cards
Participant feedback after experiencing the "Focus into the Soul" cards
Thank you for a professional and fascinating lecture. The cards you developed are a powerful tool that uses the most basic forms known to people. Our brief introduction to them this evening left me curious to explore and experience more.
Personally, I have used the workshop and the "Focus into the Soul" cards more than once to examine personal and professional issues that concerned me. Each time I surprised myself! Combining observation of the simple forms that touch the foundations of the psyche with Michal's sensitive guidance allowed me to explore these topics with creativity, enjoyment, and curiosity — and quickly arrive at new and refreshing insights.
Thank you to Michal Bogin, who is truly a wonderful researcher with a wealth of knowledge, for sharing the connections between scribbling and developmental processes, object relations, separation, and the reciprocal influence of creativity on the inner and outer life of the psyche.
Thank you, Michal. You left me wanting more. I felt that I wanted to dive deeper. It was very interesting.
Thank you very much, Michal. I was already familiar with your book; the cards and technique are a fascinating addition.
Thank you for the generous simplicity that holds an entire world within it.
About the Creator – Michal Bogin Feinberg
An art therapist with many years of experience. After years of research working with children, adolescents, and adults, and writing the book "Do Not Disturb, I'm Drawing," Michal discovered the many meanings of each shape and what it represents in the stages of emotional development. She created the "Focus into the Soul" cards to make the book's content accessible and vivid, breathing life into the scribbles and drawings presented in it.
Michal combines art therapy with the Focusing method developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin, which helps deepen inward observation of body and soul, and creates outward movement. Her experience with Focusing and insights from therapeutic sessions, lectures, and workshops led her to create the cards and understand the therapeutic and developmental potential they hold.
How to use the Focus into the Soul cards?
How can the cards assist in self-reflection and emotional development?
How can they be integrated into therapy, focusing, or personal work processes?
All answers to these questions and more can be found in the guidebook included with the kit.
The kit includes 42 cards and a guidebook with suggestions for experiential work with the cards and explanations of the meanings of the primary archetypal shapes.
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The cards will be shipped promptly by registered mail and arrive within 5–10 days
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Personal guidance sessions with the cards and art therapy can be arranged at the clinic or via Zoom. Group sessions, lectures, or workshops for small groups can also be arranged.
The primary shapes encourage imagination and enable self-discovery.
The cards encourage inner and outer movement, and help release blockages.
The shapes stimulate fresh thinking and encourage creativity.
Inspiration and Development with Focus into the Soul Cards
The cards were created out of love and curiosity for people and creation. They serve as a tool to support the natural process of development, at each person's individual pace, allowing enjoyment of every stage of the journey. They encourage the ability to observe and pause, to deepen, explore, and discover oneself. The scribbles on the cards are characterized by simplicity and primacy, creating a space for imaginative expression.
The experience with the cards enables transitions, changes, development, and release of familiar patterns. The primary shapes stimulate and encourage creativity, vitality, and fresh thinking, sometimes in surprising ways.
I hope that working with the Focus into the Soul cards will bring you enjoyment and allow you to discover new and wonderful things through them.
