LifeForce Yoga and Internal Family Systems

LifeForce Yoga practices help us access the self-compassion we need to safely down regulate our nervous systems. Internal Family Systems helps us relate to ourselves and others with curiosity, clarity and an open-heart.

Experience how these two healing modalities beautifully integrate through a LFY introduction that blends a gentle, evidence-based, clinically appropriate yoga protocol to help you self-soothe and clear your mind. Through IFS, start to befriend your internal family of parts–the emotions, thoughts and behaviors who protect, manage and react, as well as the tender, hidden young ones who long for protection. Start building a relationship with these parts from the innate source of compassionate presence that is your highest Self.

Through a direct experience of accessible pranayama, meditations, mantras, mudras and IFS practices you’ll start to:

Embody Self energy.
Befriend parts with curiosity and kindness.
Practice yoga skills to manage your mood.
Strengthen a connection between your Self and your parts.
Identify ways to integrate these two healing modalities in your practice.

This introductory workshop is appropriate for yoga and mental health professionals, those on a healing journey, regardless of experience, and anyone curious about IFS and LifeForce Yoga. CE credits are available for yoga professionals.

We encourage participants to attend live. However, the session will be recorded and the replay will be distributed to all registrants.

Amy Weintraub

Amy Weintraub, MFA, E-RYT 500, YACEP, C-IAYT, is the founder of LifeForce Yoga® and a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health. She is the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway Books) and Yoga Skills for Therapists (W.W. Norton) and numerous magazine articles and book chapters. She often collaborates with therapists to offer yoga-integrated programs to assist mental health professionals. She has been a consultant for research on the impact of Yoga on mood, and the evidence-based Yoga protocols for depression and anxiety she developed are used in therapeutic settings internationally and are featured on award-winning audio-visual products for mood management.

Amy’s latest offering, Yoga for Your Mood Deck: 52 Ways to Shift Depression and Anxiety, by Sounds True/Macmillan is available now! Her award-winning novel Temple Dancer, set in India in the 1940’s and in current day USA, is available everywhere, including Audible.
amyweintraub.com

Laura Schmidt

Laura Schmidt, LMFT, has devoted 28 years as a marriage and family therapist, specializing in Internal Family Systems (IFS) for the past 18 years. A Senior Certified IFS Therapist, Approved IFS Clinical Consultant and AAMFT Approved Supervisor, she has worked alongside and been individually mentored by IFS founder Dr. Richard Schwartz and senior IFS trainers. Laura leads IFS retreats at Kripalu Center twice a year and has taught over 500 hours of clinical IFS consultation/process groups for therapists and practitioners.

Laura’s personal journey—from competing as a World Cup road cyclist to healing from a life-changing brain injury and managing a chronic joint disease—has given her hard-earned lessons in resilience, patience, and self-compassion. Her capacity to befriend discomfort and hardship informs her clinical expertise and heartfelt authenticity.

An internal and external explorer, Laura replenishes her Self energy through outdoor adventures with her husband of 30 years, Erik. The more remote the location, the more her hard-working Managers relax.

Laura is passionate about giving others a direct experience of the hope, connection, and healing IFS offers. She credits IFS with keeping her in the therapy field and inspiring her to help therapists have an impact without burning out. Join her to gently open your heart, deepen your relationship with your parts, and cultivate greater ease, confidence, and clarity in your work. Lead from your highest Self so both you and your clients can thrive.

www.pausewithlaura.com

“In addition to being a very strong IFS therapist, Laura teaches and supervises IFS clearly and thoroughly. I highly recommend her.”

—Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, Founder of Internal Family Systems.

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Lifeforce Yoga + Internal Family Systems

A Synergistic Integration to Soothe, Restore and Heal

2.5 hour virtual workshop with Amy Weintraub and Laura Schmidt

Amy Weintraub

Laura Schmidt

Join us for this special workshop

Weds June 17 | 5:00-7:30pm MT