Many therapists want to bring spiritual disciplines into their work, but sometimes mindfulness practices can inadvertently convey the message that clients should maintain an inauthentic positive focus, distance themselves from troublesome ("bad") feelings, or "forgive" past abusers without adequately dealing with their hurt and anger. In this workshop, we'll explore a safe, sensitive way using the Internal Family Systems approach to gently and compassionately seek out the different wounded and frightened internal aspects of the self in order to reveal the core Self--the deep, spiritual force within each of us. Through experiential individual and group exercises and inner dialogues, you'll learn how to help clients communicate with disowned and disliked parts of themselves and connect with the deep, calm, compassionate Self that's the source of healing, joy, inner leadership, and transcendence.