Legacy & Cultural Burdens with Kay Gardener: An IFS Weekend Retreat

Legacy Burdens are beliefs, feelings and emotions that are handed down through the family line either directly or indirectly. These beliefs turn into burdens if tied to shame. Sometimes legacy burdens only go back a generation or two, but others can go far back, even hundreds of years.

This retreat offers participants a framework and greater clarity on working with clients' legacy and cultural burdens. With a small group, intimate setting this in-person retreat will be highly experiential as well as didactic allowing for a deep dive into the exploration of legacy burdens.

Participants will learn what legacy burdens are through their own personal exploration of their own legacy burdens. Additionally, participants will gain deeper insight as they are invited to explore their ancestors’ burdens and their relationship with them.

Details

Join us at La Foret Conference and Retreat Center in the Blackforest area of Colorado Springs on May 16th - 18th, 2025.

Schedule

Thursday night check-in from 4:00 pm or Friday morning check-in until 8:30 am

Friday & Saturday:

8:00 to 9:00 am Breakfast

9:00 to 12:00 pm Explorations and Meditations

12:00 to 1:00 pm Lunch

1:30 to 5:00 pm Continue Experiential Practices

5:30 to 6:30 pm Dinner

Sunday:

8:00 to 9:00 am Breakfast

9:00 to 12:00 pm Ancestors/Grief Ritual/Closing

Who should attend?

Those who are IFS Trained as well as those who have a basic understanding of the IFS Model are welcome to register for this event. Space is limited to 25 participants.

Registration

$850 early bird/$895 full fee

Your 3-day registration includes the Legacy Burdens Retreat with Kay Gardner, as well as breakfast, lunch & dinner on Friday and Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday.

Lodging at La Foret Conference and Retreat Center in the same lodge where we'll be meeting each day is optional at $75/night for a shared room limited to 2 people/room.

For commuters there are nearby lodging options a 10-15 minute drive from La Foret.

Registration Cancellation Policy

Complete your registration risk free through January 30, 2025. If you need to cancel your registration prior to that, you'll receive your registration, less processing fees, as a refund. No refunds/credits will be given after January 30, 2025.

Also included in your registration:

• IFS Credits Available for those who have completed an IFS Level 1 Training and are working towards IFS Certification/ Re-Certification.

This program does not currently offer Professional CEs.

Kay Gardner, LCPC is a senior Lead Trainer for Internal Family Systems (IFS). She is a therapist who has been in private practice for 40 years in Chicago. Kay is cofounder of the Women’s Circle, a woman’s program in Chicago and also has led various workshops around the country for men and women including Persephone’s Journey, Men and Their Mothers, Women and Their Fathers, Legacy Burdens, and Sacred Theatre for Couples. She has been involved with IFS since the beginning. She was a therapist and teacher of Hakomi Body Centered Psychotherapy and helped to integrate the body into the IFS model 25 years ago. She brings a body centered and spiritual approach to her work and has been a student of yoga and meditation for 40 years.

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