Introduction
In Module 6, we expand your inner literacy—learning to recognize, track, and accompany the dynamic interplay of parts, emotions, and energy in yourself and others. Through IFS, Focusing, and body-centered methods, you’ll reclaim and integrate your inner child, exiles, protectors, and Self into a coherent field of compassionate leadership.
By the end of this module, students will be able to:
Techniques to locate Protectors, Exiles, and Self, and to practice unblending and witness compassion.
Gendlin-inspired methods for noticing subtle bodily signals and using them as portals to deeper parts.
Pendulation, containment, and contact strategies drawn from Hakomi and SE to work with somatic states.
Rituals and role-plays to welcome disowned parts back into the Self-led system.
Two complementary pathways of development and integration
Daily journaling prompts (e.g. “Where in my body do I feel tension today, and which part does it belong to?”) pair with somatic check-ins to build nuanced awareness of inner states. In partner dyads, students will guide each other through Focusing circles and IFS mapping exercises, cultivating the capacity to bear complexity without retreating into old roles.
Evening integration circles will spotlight how to hold a container for multiple activated parts—demonstrating compassionate leadership in the group field. Faculty-led demos will model body-centered invitations for exiled parts to speak, followed by collective debriefs on how to maintain ethical boundaries and support unfolding emergence.
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By journey’s end, students will have a finely tuned capacity to read and guide the inner terrain—empowered to accompany themselves and others through complex emotional landscapes with clarity, compassion, and coherent Self-Leadership.