An Introduction to IFS (Understanding the Inner Workings of Your Mind)

Internal Family Systems (or IFS) is an evidence-based, psychospiritual model, pioneered by Dr. Richard C. Schwartz, with applications in psychology and coaching. The ultimate goal of IFS is to embody Self-Leadership. Self-Leadership is a state of mind and heart that manifests through expression of confidence, courage, creativity, compassion, calmness, clarity, curiosity, and connectedness in all aspects of life. A “Self-Led” individual is one who is calm, emotionally centered, and confident during challenging situations and ordeals in life, no matter what they are.
IFS view of the mind is psychospiritual in nature, using both psychological and spiritual resources of the mind. This is because doing inner work using IFS involves connection to the psychospiritual center of the mind, which is also known as Self (with a capital S).

We usually experience or express ourselves through our feelings, beliefs, and behaviors. In IFS, these are expressions of our distinct subpersonalities, “parts of our personality”, or simply “our parts”. Practicing IFS helps you notice your personality parts and understand why they feel, believe, or behave in certain way. Only through this understanding you can transform the way you view yourself, and live in greater harmony with people around you and the world.

This presentation explains IFS model is a simple and accessible way. There is also a short experiential IFS meditation at the end to help you experience how IFS works. More specifically, we cover on the following topics:

Brief Description of the IFS Model
Understanding the Multiplicity of our Mind
An Example of Personality Parts
IFS Classification of Personality Parts
Self: The Psychospiritual Center of our Mind
Experiential IFS Meditation (Noticing and Connecting to your Personality Parts)

**CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS**
0:00 Aion Farvahar's Intro?
4:56 Brief Description of the IFS Model
7:06 Understanding the Multiplicity of our Mind
8:47 An Example of Personality Parts
13:06 IFS Classification of Personality Parts
16:59 Self: The Psychospiritual Center of our Mind
20:43 Experiential IFS Meditation


Reference Links:
1) Aion Farvahar's Bio Link: https://celestialtwin.com/linkinbio/
2) Celestial Twin Channel Overview:    • Overview of Celestial Twin Life Mentorship...  
3) My IFS Meditation Playlist (   • IFS Parts Work & Guided Meditation Playlist  )
4) Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an evidence-based, psychospiritual model with applications in psychology and coaching. IFS model was pioneered by Dr. Richard C. Schwartz and is sponsored by IFS Institute Website (https://ifs-institute.com/).

“Our mind consists of a set of interconnected personality parts congregated around a psychospiritual center, called Self. When these parts are relaxed, working in harmony together, we feel calm and centered. But when they are otherwise tense or in conflict with each other, we feel unsettled. To stay calm and centered, we need to understand our personality parts, and help them relax and work in harmony together. Practicing IFS can help us do that.” --Aion Farvahar

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Celestial Twin Life Mentorship Channel is dedicated to all individuals on the path of self-discovery, self-realization, and spiritual or shamanic awakening, or those who are simply on a mission to find and honor the meaning and purpose of their existence, in order to live a meaningful and inspiring life. There is an inner wisdom and higher consciousness in all of us, but accessing it requires genuine curiosity and courage to invite deeper contemplation and imagination. The ideas presented in this channel are invitations for Personal Awakening, Psychological Awakening, or Spiritual Awakening. These ideas are inspired by practical approaches such as Ontological Analysis, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Self-Leadership, and Shamanic Wisdom Traditions and Psychoshamanism. Similar contents and more information related to these approaches can be found in Celestial Twin Life Mentorship and Integration website: https://celestialtwin.com.

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