Introduction to Parts Work (IFS)
When
Saturday, March 7th
10:30 am to 12:30 am
Experience
This workshop is tailored for beginners, but people with experience in IFS are welcome to join.
Where
In Person at Open Door
Instructor
Mandy Snyder
Price
$45 for a two-hour workshop + plus materials to take home
There are two low-income spots available, please email Mandy at mandy@mandysnyder.com to inquire
What the Experience Offers:
Come learn the basics of IFS, get questions answered and experience a taste of the work. Some exercises will be done in pairs or small groups and others done solo.
Learn about common parts and relate them to your life
Understand the main roles of parts: protectors and exiles
Get to know Self energy, the name for our inner witness in IFS
Do experiential exercises to get to know your parts and Self
See a short demo or two to greater understand the model
What is Parts Work (IFS)?
Inside yourself, you are multiple. This doesn’t mean you have a disorder, it just means that you are human. Think of any relationship you have, for example, a friendship: A part of you loves your friend, another part of you is jealous of her, another part of you is resentful that she is always late.
Parts Work is the practice of listening to these voices. There are different traditions for working with parts, but here, I am drawing from the work of Richard Schwartz, also called Internal Family Systems, thus named because each of us has a family or group of parts living within us.
Our “parts” speak to us through thoughts, emotions and sensations. They have different roles, emotions and needs. In essence, they are like little beings. We can dialogue with them and learn from them. We can also help them to heal.
Some of our parts can feel quite challenging, for example, a tender heart, an anxious belly or the thought of not being good enough. It doesn't work so well to repress them or try to change them. Instead, we center in "Self," the word Schwartz gives to our inner witness, and greet our parts from here.
We listen to their messages for us and find out what they are needing. Often we find very young parts of us longing to get the healing they never had. When they feel supported and respected, they can release burdens, move through old feelings and personal transformation can occur with ease.
To learn more you can visit the IFS Institute page:
A great 20-minute video from Dr. Tori Olds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNA5qTTxFFA&t=75s
About the facilitator:
Mandy Snyder is an IFS-informed somatic healer and expressive arts facilitator who is passionate about creating spaces for self-discovery. With warmth and welcoming, she guides others to make contact with self-compassion, a balm that makes everything just a little easier. Her individual sessions, groups and workshops draw from her training in Somatic Experiencing, study in Internal Family Systems and 25 + years as in movement studies, including Authentic Movement. A lover of nature and laughter, Mandy has spent many years in Vermont and California, and now makes Western Massachusetts her home.
Learn more about her and her work: HERE
