IFS Demo Watch Party

November 9: An engaging IFS Demonstration that illustrates the IFS process from
beginning to end — from UNBLENDING to UNBURDENING

Nov. 16: An advanced IFS demonstration of a legacy unburdening with a firefighter

*This will be a demonstration of Melissa as both client & practitioner, using finger puppets to externalize her parts*

A firefighter has been carrying a burden for a long time…and it turns out to be a family legacy burden! Melissa is both the IFS coach and client in this moving inner work using finger puppets to externalize her parts, making it easy to see what’s happening. Rhino, the firefighter, uncovers one of her mother’s memories of abandonment, witnesses it, and unburdens it. A classic legacy unburdening!

On Zoom for 2.5 - 3 hours with a short break 

Limited to 10 People — First come, First Served

One of the ways people learn IFS best is through IFS demonstrations.

I have witnessed over 100 in-person IFS demonstrations by the founder of IFS, Richard Schwartz, during the 15 years I dedicated to learning IFS (including taking 13 level 3 trainings with him).

I truly believe simply watching IFS sessions is a very powerful way to get it IN YOUR BONES and to begin to live and breathe the IFS approach. Make it come alive in you! Watch it IN ACTION!

I also believe our mirror neurons benefit from the entrainment of watching other people’s parts receive and respond to Self-energy. It gives them permission and hope that they, too, can do it.

In the spirit of dynamic, experiential learning, I am offering this new IFS Demonstration Class twice a month with the hope it will support people to learn IFS more deeply.

You do NOT need IFS training to join in — demonstrations are an entryway to IFS learning, but on both a beginner and advanced level, making it perfect for anyone, a starting place and a deepening place.

Introductions

Go inside/ Journal
We will begin as all IFS gatherings do, by going inside to connect to ourselves and center for three minutes.
Then we will take two minutes to journal and continue connecting to ourselves.

Sharing
Just one sentence to connect everyone to one thing we would like everyone to know.

IFS Watch Party
Then I will share my screen, and we’ll have the Demo Watch Party. We’ll watch the demonstration together from start to finish. As we watch, I invite you to be present to both the parts that come up in you — who are emotionally affected or triggered, and also the IFS learning parts who have questions. I invite you to jot down or journal what arises for you personally, as well as any questions you have about the model or techniques I’m using. After the demo is over, we’ll take a three-minute bathroom break!
When we reconvene, we’ll start with our emotional responses to the demo — what was inspiring, how we resonated, and how we were triggered — what are trailheads for our own inner work it brought up?

Q & A
After that, we’ll have an extended Q & A that I will videotape for future reference and learning. I’ll answer any questions about the IFS work we saw.

Closing
After that, we’ll close with a word or phrase we’re taking with us.

As I ramp up the IFS Demo watch parties, I will be offering one or two sliding scale spaces a month for individual sessions with me. In return for a lower-cost session, they will be videotaped and later used as teaching videos.

The videos will not be public access (out and about on Youtube) —they will be paywalled and only available in teaching settings and/or as paid, downloadable self-paced IFS demonstration and teaching material. If you’re interested in this possibility, let me know by email, give me a call at 847-804-3200, or click here to set up a free Zoom on my Calendly.