The Others Within Us:
Unattached Burdens and Guides in IFS Therapy
Get access to the recordings of this online workshop series (no time limits).
We distinguish 3 Levels of knowledge and experience in IFS therapy:
- Beginner:
You don’t know what IFS therapy is or you are on the beginning of your IFS journey and want to know the basics of the model. - Intermediate:
You already know the basics - you’ve done an introductory workshop or course and you want to learn more. - Advanced:
You’ve completed a number of IFS workshops and/or an IFS Institute Online Circle and/or a Level 1 training and are ready do dive deeper into the model.
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Robert Falconer
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4-week series
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14 hours in total
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Recording
experiential activities:
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Pre-recorded demo sessions
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A guides guided meditation
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Q&A sessions
See what Robert has to say about the series:
Someone once said that a real scientist follows the data no matter where it leads...
IFS has given us a model of mind made up of parts (managers, firefighters, and exiles) and Self. This concept of the multiplicity of mind is rapidly replacing the old myth of the mono mind.
IFS's model has proven itself to be very valuable in psychotherapy. As we go deeper into people's systems we begin to encounter things that are not parts or Self, such as legacy burdens and cultural burdens.
As we go even deeper we encounter what I call the others within us, unattached burdens and guides. These will be the focus of this course, and they lead us to replace the old myth that our minds are private citadels with the realization that mind is porous. The realizing holds a key to healing our underlying alienation and isolation.
Unattached burdens
What works? What helps?
The backbone of this course will be a detailed pragmatic outline of how we can deal with these energies when we encounter them in clients or in our selves. Our emphasis will be practical but we will also explore historical precedents and cross-cultural contexts for this work.
These subjects, especially Unattached burdens, are so uncomfortable for most people that it’s almost taboo to talk about them.
They do not fit in the modern materialist paradigm, and attempts to deal with them are often met with mockery and derision. But they are real, they do occur and they cause human suffering and human joy. We will start with radical pragmatism.
How do we best deal with these phenomena when they occur in clients or in ourselves? What works? What helps? These will be our most basic concerns.
The mind is multiple
- a paradigm shift
For a decade I have been working in this area. I did not want to believe these phenomena were real, these phenomena make it clear that our minds are porous, and when this idea is pursued to its natural conclusions, it can be as much of a paradigm shift as the realization that the mind is multiple.
The false belief that our minds are inviolably private leads to much suffering and underlies many of our modern social problems.
This whole area is sort of disreputable and very few therapists will deal with it. So once word of my curiosity about this area got out into the IFS world I have received many referrals and I wrote a book about this entitled, “The Others Within Us: Internal Family Systems, Porous Mind, and Spirit Possession”.
The Others Within Us: Unattached Burdens and Guides in IFS Therapy
During this workshop series you will:
- Learn how to work with negative energies that Richard Schwartz calls Unattached burdens,
- Discover ways of connecting to your Guides, tapping into their wisdom and guidance,
- Learn how to use IFS with your clients to help them deal with these energies.
The Others Within Us: Unattached Burdens
and Guides in IFS Therapy
A series of 4 online workshops with Robert Falconer (14 hours in total)
Learn how to work with negative energies that Richard Schwartz calls Unattached Burdens
By signing up for "The Others Within Us: Unattached Burdens
and Guides in IFS Therapy" workshop series you get:
- All-time access to the workshop recordings – no time limits,
- Pre-recorded demo sessions,
- Q&A sessions,
- Certificate of Completion.
Please note the seller of the workshops is a British company registered for VAT in the United Kingdom and Poland.
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Workshop 1:
IFS and the transpersonal
During this workshop you will learn about:
- Wider implications of the IFS model, multiple mind and porous mind,
- How Robert came to focus on this area,
- Radical pragmatism in the tradition of William James,
- Introduction of the basic outline of work with Unattached Burdens,
- The role of fear in this work,
- We will also watch a video of a session with an Unattached Burden.
Workshop 2:
How to work with Unattached Burdens
During this workshop you will learn about:
- How to confidently distinguish between the others within us and parts,
- Exploring our fears — therapist parts,
- How to work with Unattached Burdens - the basics in detail,
- We will show you some case studies,
- Video interview with a Native American,
- More case studies and Q&A.
Workshop 3:
Cross cultural contexts
During this workshop we will talk about the cross cultural contexts:
- Non-Western mental health treatment,
- Psychosis in other cultures,
- What all this implies about the nature of mind, and why this is so important,
- The work of Tanya Luhrmann and more,
- The anthropology: Erika Bourguignon, I.M. Lewis, Mircea Eliade, and others,
- Some examples of other views, including: Brazilian spiritism, Emanuel Swedenborg, Wilson van Dusen, Korean shamanism, a history of possession in the West.
Workshop 4:
Tapping into the wisdom of Guides
During this workshop you will learn about:
- Constraint release, a key principal,
- Self and guides,
- 12-step concept of higher power and guides,
- DMT entities and guides and unattached burdens in psychedelics,
- Discernment, an age old issue,
- Robert's 3 suggestions on real-time discernment,
- We will also experience a guides guided meditation.
Meet the teacher
Robert Falconer
For the past decade or more Robert Falconer has devoted himself full-time to IFS work (Internal Family Systems Therapy). In that time he has attended all levels of IFS training offered, and has been a program assistant more than 18 times.
Bob has been at many workshops and events with Richard Schwartz both as assistant and participant. In addition to studying with many of the other senior IFS trainers, he also co-authored a book with Richard Schwartz entitled: Many Minds, One Self. For all of his therapeutic work, both professional and personal, Bob now uses IFS almost exclusively.
Before this Bob used and explored many forms of therapy, starting with Ericksonian hypnotherapy which he studied with Carol Erickson. He received his master’s degree and hypnotherapist certificate under her tutelage. Then he met and began studying with Jack and Helen Watkins, the creators of Ego State Therapy.
Before beginning his graduate work, starting in 1971, Bob was involved with the Esalen Institute where he has attended more than 120 events and workshops.
See what others say about Robert
Robert Falconer is a highly experienced IFS practitioner and teacher who has spent years focusing his deep spiritual practice and profound intellect on work with Unattached Burdens and Guides. He brings scholarly knowledge from extensive study, including readings and personal discussions with practitioners of diverse religious and spiritual traditions, that spans multiple cultures and time periods. His course provides an opportunity for therapists and practitioners interested in this realm of experience to benefit from the insights and in-session experience he has gained to learn to effectively work with these phenomena should they encounter them in their personal or professional work.
Alexia Rothman, Ph.D., Certified IFS Therapist and IFS Speaker/Educator
As a pastoral councilor and minister i have been working at the boundary of psychology and religion for more than 30 years. Bob is an excellent guide in this terrain to use religious language, he is comfortable working with both demons and angels. His class on unattached burdens and guides was packed with information and deep understanding.
Rachel Rivers, Minister, teacher and counselor
Bob Falconer is a scholar as well as a gifted and engaging teacher. His expertise in the field of unattached burdens is unmatched as he brings a vast theoretical and anthropological framework to the practical business of addressing these phenomenon in the therapeutic encounter.
Derek P Scott, Founder and CEO, IFSCA
I have had the good fortune of Bob Falconer serving as a program assistant in IFS trainings for many years. Bob’s deep understanding of the Model, along with his clear and wise teaching, have made him an invaluable presence. When it comes to unattached burdens, Bob is one of the very best clinicians and perhaps the foremost researcher we have.
Paul Ginter, Ed.D, Co-founder of the Center for Psychotherapy and Wellness
Completion of IFS Level 1 Training is not required
At the same time, you need to know the fundamentals of IFS, as we don't offer basic didactics about the model during this workshop.
Make sure that you:
- Have completed a thorough introductory course/workshop about IFS or the IFSI Online Circle,
- Have a desire to embody the IFS Model – deepen the knowledge of your own system, and learn tools that aid you in this process.
How it works
The workshop was held live in May and June 2023.
The whole process has been structured so that you can go through it at any time, at your own pace. Explore almost 14 hours of video material - it's important that you find the right space to immerse yourself in this process.
The recording contains didactics and demo sessions, so you will be able to do personal work in your own time.
Remember that you get unlimited access to the workshop recordings, which means you will be able to view them in a year or even in a few years.
Up to 48 hours after purchase, if you are not completely satisfied just let us know about it. We will give you a full refund. You are not required to give any reason. You have nothing to lose!
A detailed description of experiential activities:
Please note that the teacher will respond to the needs of the group and because of that, the chosen activities may change
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Q&A sessions
Each of the workshops will have space for questions from the audience.
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Pre-recorded demo sessions
Teachers show videos of sessions that they have recorded in the past. The sessions are related to the topic of the workshops.
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A guides guided meditation
During the last workshop, Bob will do a guides guided meditation. The teacher will invite you to sit back, relax, and focus on your inner world. Guided meditation can allow you to do a significant piece of inner work.
Opinions about this series
The Others Within Us: Unattached Burdens
and Guides in IFS Therapy
A series of 4 online workshops with Robert Falconer
Learn how to work with negative energies that Richard Schwartz calls Unattached burdens
By signing up for "The Others Within Us: Unattached Burdens
and Guides in IFS Therapy" workshop series you get:
- All-time access to the workshop recordings – no time limits,
- Pre-recorded demo sessions,
- Q&A sessions,
- Certificate of Completion.
Please note the seller of the workshops is a British company registered for VAT in the United Kingdom and Poland.