Healing through the Sacred Self

Selections from The Spirituality of Internal Family Systems Course

With IFS Founder Richard C. Schwartz, PhD

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Explore an Inspiring New Dimension of Internal Family Systems

Since Richard Schwartz, PhD, created Internal Family Systems (IFS) decades ago, this groundbreaking psychotherapy model has helped thousands unburden their inner parts and restore leadership to Self—the core consciousness that brings us calm, courage, connection, and many other gifts.

What you may not know is that, since its beginnings, IFS therapists and their clients have repeatedly experienced astonishing spiritual phenomena during therapy sessions.

Now, for the first time, Dr. Schwartz has decided to share these spiritual dimensions of IFS with the wider public.

CURIOUS?

Enjoy this FREE video series, featuring two selections from Dr. Schwartz’s new online course, The Spirituality of IFS.

VIDEO 1

How the Self Heals and Connects Us

Learn how Dr. Schwartz came to understand Self as more than just a psychological phenomenon, how the energy of Self can help us heal others, and how it connects us all.

VIDEO 2

The Emergence of Helpful Spirit Guides

How loving nonphysical guides, independent from the psyche, appear in IFS sessions, and how they can aid the unburdening of parts and the emergence of Self.

WATCH FOR FREE

Meet Your Teacher

Richard C. Schwartz PhD

Dick Schwartz is the creator of Internal Family Systems (IFS), a highly effective, evidence-based therapeutic model that de-pathologizes the multipart personality. His IFS Institute, founded over 24 years ago, offers training for professionals and the wider public. He serves on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has published five books, including No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model.

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