Wholebody Focusing Community Gathering

Connect with the worldwide WBF community!  This is open to anyone curious and interested in Wholebody Focusing. We meet in grounded presence to co-create experiences through Heartfelt Conversation.

Playing Organic Tennis Online with Rafael Villeta and Kevin McEvenue.

Many people like to play tennis but some people are not comfortable competing; they prefer some kind of partnerships, including Focusing Partnerships. Today we would like to demonstrate a simple way to make such partnerships more mutual and perhaps more satisfying playing OrganicTennis.

Organic Tennis has some ingredients such as Whole Body Focusing, HeartFelt Conversation, Interactive Focusing and regular tennis, but you don’t need to know much about regular tennis or Focusing to play.

During this webinar Kevin and Rafael will demonstrate how they play this game… felt sense to felt sense … “How the tennis ball touches the life in each of them as they exchange shots.” After some groundstrokes they will open the opportunity for more “players” to join the game, so you can play too if it feels right.

This is how it works for Kevin and Rafael?

We first begin to take the time to ground ourselves and see what is there, what wants to be noticed.

Next we check who would like to Serve and the game starts. The other player waits for the ball to come to his side of the court, just listening with curiosity. Following the rhythm of a mutual resonance, we switch roles after each “shot” so the new listener invites the new focuser to check in and see what information the ball is implying into his body.

This way, the process of …hitting the ball, receiving it, sensing what comes and hitting back… a heart felt conversation moves forward and the ball travels back and forth as we switch roles. It is a simple and yet rich and unexpected way to facilitate a process that takes on a life of its own.

We are opening a creative game that would not be possible unless a heartfelt connection is present. Something bigger than us can offer possibilities that seemed impossible before. A power beyond our control opens the door to possibilities of play beyond our expectations and even beyond this “back and forth” structure that we call Organic Tennis.

Rafael Villeta is a Focusing trainer and Focusing-oriented therapist; these two disciplines define his current professional dedication. He previously worked in graphic design and painting after studying Fine Arts at University. He also worked as a tennis coach for twenty-eight years, especially in the Madrid Tennis Federation. Creator of the Organic Tennis method, he integrates Focusing and somatic dance with the teaching of academic tennis.

He has a Bachelor’s degree and postgraduate studies in Fine Arts, allowing him to integrate creativity as a fundamental engine in his approach to therapy, education, somatics and movement. During the last ten years he has been more intensely dedicated to his training in various somatic dance disciplines. He defines himself as a dyslexic, visually handicapped white male interested in connections among people and dance. His website is https://rafaelvilleta.com