An invitation...
To join Sara Garcia and David Hilton for a beautiful IFS journey to meet your vulnerable parts and fall in love with them.
A Gentle Question...
What if the most vulnerable parts of you weren’t problems to solve, but beloved aspects of yourself waiting to be met with compassion?
About This Workshop
Many of us spend our lives protecting the most vulnerable parts of ourselves.
Through Internal Family Systems (IFS), we can begin to understand these protective strategies with compassion while gently reconnecting with the tender, exiled parts beneath them. Rather than trying to fix, change, or heal ourselves, this workshop invites us into a different relationship with our inner world—one rooted in curiosity, care, and Self-energy.
In this experiential workshop, we’ll explore how our protectors work tirelessly to keep us safe, how vulnerability becomes hidden or guarded, and what becomes possible when our vulnerable parts are met with love instead of fear.
Together, we’ll create a supportive space for reflection, learning, meditation, and sharing.
What To Expect
* A simple introduction to the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model
* Why protective parts develop and the roles they play in our lives
* The relationship between protectors and vulnerable (exiled) parts
* Self-energy and its role in creating inner safety
* How protectors can learn to trust without giving up their jobs
* Designing a life that protects vulnerability without hiding it
* Common concerns and fears that protective parts often carry
* Developing a more loving relationship with the vulnerable parts within
Self-Energy & Inner Safety
A central principle of IFS is that healing doesn’t happen by forcing change.
Instead, transformation occurs when our parts experience the qualities of Self—calmness, curiosity, compassion, confidence, courage, clarity, creativity, and connectedness.
We’ll explore how Self-energy creates the conditions for protectors to relax and vulnerable parts to feel seen, understood, and valued.
Protectors & Vulnerability
When many of us think of vulnerability, we think of weakness, exposure, or the possibility of being hurt.
From an IFS perspective, vulnerability often belongs to young, tender parts of us that carry burdens from the past. Protective parts work tirelessly to keep these vulnerable parts safe, often by avoiding risk, controlling situations, staying busy, or keeping emotional distance.
In this workshop, we’ll explore what happens when protectors feel safe enough to soften and vulnerable parts are met with curiosity, compassion, and care.
Workshop Flow
Arrival & Opening Check-In
Introductions
Group Reflection
IFS Teaching & Discussion
Short Meditation
The Inner Beloved Teaching
Questions & Reflections
Personal Stories
Short Break
Guided Meditation
Integration & Sharing
Closing Circle
Is This For You?
This workshop may be a good fit if you:
* Are curious about Internal Family Systems (IFS).
* Want to understand yourself with greater compassion.
* Notice strong protective patterns in your life.
* Find vulnerability challenging or confusing.
* Long for a deeper connection with yourself.
* Appreciate reflective and experiential learning environments.
* Want to cultivate more Self-leadership and inner harmony.
What You'll Leave With
By the end of the workshop, you’ll have:
* A clearer understanding of the IFS model.
* Greater appreciation for your protective parts.
* New ways of relating to vulnerability.
* Practical tools for accessing Self-energy.
* A deeper sense of compassion for yourself and your inner world.
* A felt experience of connecting with your parts from Self.
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Sara Garcia
My love affair with Internal Family Systems (IFS) began in January 2022 when I started studying with Ralph De La Rosa for my own trauma healing journey. I spent three beautiful years learning and practicing with him, and then decided I wanted to change people's lives the way mine had been changed. I graduated in 2025 as a Spiritual Life Coach from the Highest Self Institute. After that, I completed an "IFS for therapists and coaches" training with Jacqui Stilling and I have been a member of her consultation group since then. I am also a certified Grief Movement Guide and Somatic Coach. Above all, I am an irredeemable romantic that believes in the power of our own love to alchemise any pain into growth and a deeper connection to yourself. My mission is to bring hope and beauty to the world, touching as many hearts as possible. The love that you're longing for is waiting within you.
David Hilton
I am trained in L1/L2 IFS (Internal Family Systems) Therapy and L1 EM (Effortless Mindfulness). But if I am honest, those trainings are not where I have learnt the most about healing. I have learnt the most about healing from my own suffering. In my life, I have experienced multiple traumas. I truly know the deep pain of suffering in isolation. I was also born with wounds of shame and loneliness, that I inherited from my ancestors. These wounds are at the root of what modern psychology calls ‘OCD’ (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) or as I like to call it… my obsessive and compulsive defences. Through many years of inner work, I have learnt how to be with and hold space for complex protective systems. And my parts have learnt to trust my loving energy when vulnerability arises, in myself and with others.
Closing Invitation
Whether you’re completely new to IFS or already familiar with the model, you’re warmly welcome to join us for this gentle and transformative exploration of vulnerability, protection, and self-love.
We look forward to sharing this journey with you :)
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