Embodied Journey: 'Parts Work'

A 30 minute embodied journey for healing hurts and upsets. Begins with relaxing body scanning and mindfulness of breath. Second half is an adaptation of "parts work" from Internal Family Systems therapy wherein you'll be guided to bring genuine warmth to a part of you that is upset or burdened by hurts.

Reviews

Very well led parts work. It felt very safe and compassionate.

You create a lot of space and compassion for me and mij parts 🙏

I released a looping thought that was holding me hostage to a limiting belief related to, “if I’m kind I’ll be taken advantage of.” However, the underlying issue is really being afraid to speak my truth out of fear of not being liked. This practice is helping me to embody the power to be kind, compassionate and speak my truth via healthy boundaries. It starts with me and how I treat myself. I have to be kind and compassionate to myself.

Very deep and rich ❤️ exceptional guidance with strong presence, creating a safe space for deep work, thank you 🌷 l will be visiting more of my parts here over and over again

Gentle, accepting deep work. Wisdom and compassion combine for access to embodied ingrained patterns. Will integrate into daily oractice.

I think I actually experienced this and got a little more acceptance for myself

Walked through the steps with a part, and made a new friend…a part of me!

I often do not feel the energy vibrating in my body. But, this practice was amazing in feeling it. At one point my body moved and my upper back cracked. To me that is a major shift. Thankyou for this and I will do it again. ☮️🕉️💜

The long first part of the guidance made wonder at first if we were ever going to get to the parts work. When we did, I was grateful to be so relaxed. I met an adolescent part of me, very angry and quite unwilling to talk to me. Thanks to the gentleness of the process, she knows I see her now, and that I care. I will reach out to her again. 🙏

Thanks Ralph, I and my little one needed this today. She was hiding under a blanket, tight and dense and needed compassion and safety to relax and unfurl. We can move forward
together in this day lighter and with ease instead of fighting for every heavy step.

I have DID, so this was actually easier because I'm already more familiar with my parts. But because we do a lot of co-consciousness, it was a bit difficult to separate myself from this part. But I did, and before it was even suggested I was cuddling this small child who just wanted to get me out of a situation that was triggering wounds from 40 yrs ago. All she wanted was to be held and loved. But using my inhalation to pull the black smoke of old hurts out of her, and my exhalation to surround her with an expanding globe of golden compassion - that was so healing! And then smiling at the end, it was a genuine smile by the time it was done. I'm going to remember that trick! I'll definitely be coming back to this. (Eventually; it does use up emotional energy to do it.)

Edit: What does it mean to open the heart? To feel it expand and dissolve? I spent that entire time confused, wondering what on earth I was supposed to be doing. Can you please clarify?

superb. Wise and profound, a big thank you Ralph for generously sharing this exercise with us on InsightTimer. I felt a sizeable shift, so will need to return to this parts work again, work in progress... My inner child feels safe in your hands, your trauma course here on InsightTimer was game-changing too, with love and gratitude, Annabelle ✨ 🙏🏻 💕✨

This was amazing, so well explained and paced allowing time to really do the work. Thank you 🙏

Extremely attentive to posture, breathing and intention of practice, this one bears repetition for healing benefits.

This was really detailed and thorough. Great, in-depth parts work with proper preparation and conclusion.

Much love to you too for the great meditation this morning.
New findings to deal with emotional trauma pain.💝🙏😇

I was able to bring warm golden compassion and love to my part, comforting it and easing its activation. Thank you so much for this gentle, yet powerful practice.

Gorgeous. So kind and a useful guide to a preciously process.

Thank you for this powerful meditation. I have used it many times and the results are amazing. It's a gift. 💕

Very nice meditation and parts work, thank you! As a therapist who does parts work with clients its so nice to be led this way. 🙏