"Gendlin and...": Donata Schoeller in Conversation with the Venerable Losang Gendun

"Gendlin and...": Donata Schoeller in Conversation with the Venerable Losang Gendun

In this conversation, Donata and the Venerable Losang Gendun will discuss their perspectives on the intersection of spirituality and philosophy.

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Presented by The International Focusing Institute

Friday, May 16, 2025
7:00 - 8:00am PST
Location: Online via Zoom

Cost: Donata and Ven. Gendun are offering this live online gathering which is pay-what-you-can. The suggested payment for US residents is $30.

Donata Schoeller accompanied the Venerable Gendun Losang in all 14 steps of Thinking at the Edge over the course of last year. He also invited Donata to offer a TAE workshop as part of one of his recent Intercontemplative Retreats. In this conversation, Donata and he will discuss their perspectives on the intersection of spirituality and philosophy.

Donata Schoeller is a philosopher who teaches at the Universities of Koblenz and Iceland. She wrote her PhD on Meister Eckhart. Her Habilitation (a second PhD necessary for the tenure track in the German speaking world) is based and inspired by many years of research of Gendlin’s philosophy. She is the academic director of the interdisciplinary program "Training in Embodied Critical Thinking, in which five universities participate. The program is funded by the European Erasmus + Funds for Strategic Partnership in Higher Education. Donata Schoeller has published extensively on Gendlin’s philosophy. With Christiane Geiser, she has also translated A Process Model into German. In close collaboration with Eugene Gendlin and Neil Dunaetz, she has written a first introduction to this oeuvre. She is a Focusing trainer giving year long courses in Switzerland. As a TAE-teacher she is invited internationally to teach at Universities and Academies. She has three daughters and lives in Switzerland and Germany. For more information, see donataschoeller.com

Venerable Gendun is a Tibetan Buddhist monk who was ordained in 2006. A dedicated teacher for over 15 years, Ven. Gendun has taught Buddhist philosophy, psychology, and meditation across Europe and the US, and was the resident teacher of FPMT’s Maitreya Institute in Amsterdam for six years. As a member of Mind & Life Europe, he integrates contemplative traditions with science to foster equality and compassion.

Registration info: Contact The International Focusing Institute with any questions: Phone: (845) 480-5111 Email: elizabeth@focusing.org