Restore Trust in Your Self: A Retreat for Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists and Practitioners

Join a transformative healing retreat designed specifically for Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapists and practitioners seeking to deepen their own inner work. Held on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the renowned Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, this intimate gathering offers a rare opportunity to integrate somatic practices with evidence-based therapeutic frameworks. Under the guidance of experienced teachers including Qigong instructor Daisy Lee, you'll explore practices that cultivate self-trust, heal internal fragmentation, and restore harmony across all parts of yourself.

This healing retreat event in Stockbridge brings together clinicians and practitioners who understand the power of IFS while recognizing that sustainable healing requires embodied experience, not just intellectual knowledge. In our increasingly fragmented world, even seasoned IFS practitioners benefit from stepping away to reconnect with their own internal resources and witness their own system's wisdom. The retreat's philosophy honors the belief that to guide others through parts work with authenticity and presence, we must continuously tend to our own inner ecosystem.

The intimate setting of Kripalu Center creates the ideal container for this restorative work—a space where professional boundaries naturally soften, peer learning flourishes, and each participant can explore their own system in a supportive community of like-minded practitioners.

What to Expect

Arrive in the lush Berkshire landscape ready to pause your usual clinical pace and settle into a day devoted entirely to your own restoration. The retreat unfolds as a carefully sequenced journey, beginning with grounding practices that help you transition from the external demands of your practice into felt awareness of your internal landscape. Morning and afternoon sessions blend movement, somatic exploration, and guided introspection—creating multiple entry points for different learning styles and constitutions.

You'll experience the gentle, flowing movements of Qigong with Daisy Lee, whose teaching style bridges traditional Chinese wisdom with contemporary understanding of the nervous system. These practices cultivate internal energy (qi), release held tension, and support your body's natural capacity for healing and regulation. Expect to move at a pace that invites presence rather than performance, breathing deeply while noticing which parts of yourself show up on the mat.

Between structured sessions, you'll have space to journal, walk the retreat grounds, or simply rest—honoring the truth that integration happens as much in silence as in active practice. By day's end, you'll depart with renewed trust in your own internal guidance system, practical tools to sustain this reconnection, and the memory of practicing alongside fellow IFS-informed professionals who truly understand your work.

About the Artists

Daisy Lee, Qigong Teacher
Daisy Lee brings over a decade of Qigong study and practice to this retreat, combining traditional Chinese teachings with modern somatic psychology and neuroscience. Her approach emphasizes how gentle, intentional movement and breath can access and calm the nervous system—foundational skills for any therapist working with trauma and fragmentation. Daisy's sessions are known for their accessibility and their ability to create profound shifts in felt sense and internal trust.

Venue & Location

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health sits on 300 acres of rolling Berkshire hills in Stockbridge, Massachusetts—a setting that feels worlds away yet is accessible from major Northeast cities. The center's spa-like facilities, peaceful grounds, and thoughtfully designed yoga studios provide the ideal environment for a healing retreat event. The campus includes comfortable accommodations, nourishing vegetarian meals, and a palpable atmosphere of healing that supports deep inner work. Free parking is available on-site; the retreat is easily reachable from Boston (approximately 2.5 hours) and New York City (approximately 2.5 hours).