Radical Self-Love: A Yoga & IFS Journey
Join us for a 2.5-hour experiential workshop exploring radical self-love through yoga and Internal Family Systems (IFS)—an evidence-informed model for understanding and supporting harmony within the mind.
Many contemplative traditions point to a compassionate, wise presence within us. In IFS, this is called the Self—a grounded inner awareness that becomes more accessible as we slow down and turn inward with curiosity.
Through Yin & Restorative Yoga, we support the nervous system in settling and create space to notice what is present beneath the surface of habitual thought, allowing the Self to naturally unfold. From this steadier place of Self, we begin to gently explore our inner “parts”—the protective, reactive, and tender aspects of ourselves—meeting them with curiosity, compassion, and care. Rather than trying to fix or change anything, we practice meeting our inner world with presence and compassion.
This extended workshop creates a spacious and supportive container to:
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This is an experiential yoga-based workshop informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS), offered for personal exploration and education. It is not a substitute for psychotherapy or mental health treatment.
** Please bring writing materials for journaling and/or notes.
*** Class will start promptly at 3pm. Please arrive with time to check in and settle.
Many contemplative traditions point to a compassionate, wise presence within us. In IFS, this is called the Self—a grounded inner awareness that becomes more accessible as we slow down and turn inward with curiosity.
Through Yin & Restorative Yoga, we support the nervous system in settling and create space to notice what is present beneath the surface of habitual thought, allowing the Self to naturally unfold. From this steadier place of Self, we begin to gently explore our inner “parts”—the protective, reactive, and tender aspects of ourselves—meeting them with curiosity, compassion, and care. Rather than trying to fix or change anything, we practice meeting our inner world with presence and compassion.
This extended workshop creates a spacious and supportive container to:
- Experience foundational principles of IFS
- Cultivate a felt sense of Self through embodied practice
- Explore gentle inner awareness and parts work through guided inner dialogues and journaling from a place of compassion and curiosity
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This is an experiential yoga-based workshop informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS), offered for personal exploration and education. It is not a substitute for psychotherapy or mental health treatment.
** Please bring writing materials for journaling and/or notes.
*** Class will start promptly at 3pm. Please arrive with time to check in and settle.
Sun May 17
3-5:30pm
Facilitated by,
Mercy B
Mercy found yoga in 2000, and soon thereafter met her teacher Sarah Powers, who introduced her to Yin Yoga and Buddhist meditation. She completed her first teacher training with Powers and Paul Grilley in 2004, and soon after began teaching Yin Yoga at Eight Limbs Yoga on Capitol Hill. Since then, she has birthed and homeschooled two daughters, moved back and forth across the country, worked in non-profit Community Outreach, all the while maintaining her commitment to Awakening through breath, mind, and body practices, including Ecstatic Dance which she fell in love with along the way. Mercy continues to immerse herself in yoga and meditation, completing two more teacher trainings with Sarah Powers and becoming a certified mindfulness meditation teacher through the International Mindfulness and Meditation Alliance. In addition to yoga and meditation, Mercy is an IFS Informed Coach, integrating Yin Yoga, mindfulness meditation, and psychological self-inquiry into her teachings and practice. www.practiceofmercy.com