Parts Work Unconference

WHAT IS IT?

An online gathering of Internal Family Systems enthusiasts, ranging from those ‘curious to learn more’, those actively integrating IFS into their day-to-day activities, professions & inner work (e.g. IFS-based yoga or art), to those actively providing IFS to others via therapy and coaching.

An opportunity to take part in self-organised participatory group and focused sessions, to meet people interested in existing and emergent IFS topics ranging from “IFS and coaching” to “IFS and parenting”, to “IFS informed cooking” (the sky is the limit!)

We will all be sharing experiences, teaching, learning, practicing, and simply connecting with one another. You can expect workshops, panels, brainstorms, and hangouts. Anything really! What happens is up to all of us.

This gathering will be an unconference, a type of an event based on Open Space Technology. We feel it is a model that applies very well to the IFS model: the event takes the role of the Self, allowing for exploring and integrating different flavours of parts and sessions.

TELL ME MORE

We’ve done this before and, people liked it. Here’s some testimonials from our last events:

I found the Unconference so life-giving. I enjoyed the way it came together organically, built around the people gathered, fresh, unplanned, and abundant in benefit!

Having attended multiple academic conferences previously, both in person and on-line, I can honestly say that this one felt the most intuitive, co-created, wholesome and aligned with my personal values and my internal family system. I felt held, seen and valued as I was allowed to gently explore and share my experiences and expertise with like-minded people in a safe, open and non-judgemental space. I would highly recommend this unique unconference to anyone wanting to deepen their IFS journey, irrespective of previous experience, knowledge and cultural background. Massive congratulations to the organisers for bravely and open-heartedly putting on such a timely and hugely important event. May it reach all hearts and give strength to our individual and collective Self-energy.

This was my first "Unconference" - it was organically beautiful and therapeutic for my parts. I highly recommend it if you are looking for community and find working with others engaging or challenging. This "Unconference" will serve you well.

You’ll find an exciting variety of topics, and people, all connected to IFS. Our last unconferences had 32+ IFS-informed sessions!

Some examples of sessions from our previous unconferences:

• Firedrill Clinic by Joanne Twombly

• Spiritual Emergency / The Dark Night of The Soul by Alex

• Mapping & tracking your parts by Pau

• Using IFS to get results by Bill

• The Integral Guide to Well-being by Levi 

• IFS & Grief by Anja

• Parts Dance Party by Sid

WHAT IS AN UNCONFERENCE AND WHY WE ARE USING THIS FORMAT

The unconference format lends a self-led approach to making IFS more peer-based in its community interactions and the application of the model beyond the therapy room.

The unconference format, Open Space Technology, is a fitting reflection of the IFS model. Aside from its parables to the Self (event format & principles) and parts (sessions & participants), we see its promise in bringing a bottom-up approach to exploring how IFS can develop and contribute beyond therapy rooms. We expect the event to forge new connections between IFS and various modalities (e.g. worklife, freediving, etc), to connect a diverse range of practitioners, and to help shift IFS into a more peer-based and mainstream model of practice & culture.

How does it work/ happen?

1. We will meet, and gather ideas: topics for possible sessions, ideas we want to explore, workshops we would want to try, experiences we want to share.

2. We will together choose which sessions we want and when to have them. 

3. Then we will have those coffee break conversations, sessions/workshops with people sharing similar interests, or with interests we never imagined and want to get to know.

4. To finish, we will harvest together bits of what happened in other sessions and conversations.

Curious to understand more? We have an FAQ. Join our mailing list or Telegram group to stay tuned.

DISCLAIMERS

We are NOT the IFS Institute.

Note this is not an official event arranged by the IFS Institute. IFS Collective is not an IFS affiliated entity or individual. Therefore, the IFS Institute does not assume any liability or responsibility regarding its content, or the qualification that attendance to this event may entail.

Attendance to this event shall not entitle any participant to:

• take part in any IFSI’s arranged official IFS training either of Level 1, 2 or 3

• get IFS continuing education program credits

• obtain (or meet specific requirements to obtain) any kind of IFS certification or accreditation

Note that this event is NOT intended as a replacement for any existing or potential professional, therapeutic or learning process.