Join Jeanne Catanzaro, clinical psychologist and leader within the IFS Institute, for an immersive retreat at the beautiful Blue Spirit Retreat Center in Nosara, Costa Rica. Specializing in the treatment of eating issues and trauma, Jeanne will guide participants in an exploration of their relationships with food and bodies, focusing on Unburdened Eating and the deep integration of mind, body, and spirit this practice offers.
This retreat is designed for those with prior experience or knowledge of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. Through a combination of didactic sessions, group exercises, and live demonstrations, participants will explore the roots of their eating patterns and habitual ways of focusing on or disconnecting from their bodies. With Jeanne’s guidance, participants will be helped to develop a more compassionate and less burdened relationship to food and their bodies.
Program Fee: $1500*
*accommodations not included.
Blue Spirit accommodations range between $975-$3200 per person, depending on accommodations.
Blue Spirit accommodations include meals on-site.
Approved applicants will be directed to a private Blue Spirit registration and booking link.
Prerequisites: This retreat is not a treatment program and is not suitable for individuals with active eating disorders. Applicants will be asked to provide information about their past and current food and body-related behaviors on a separate form that will only be available to Dr. Catanzaro. This questionnaire does not constitute a formal diagnostic or clinical assessment. It will be used to assist Dr. Catanzaro in her efforts to determine the appropriateness of this group retreat for individual participants.
Priority will be given to applicants who have been trained in the IFS model or have familiarity, and some prior experience with, its application.
This program will provide IFS Continuing Education Credits towards IFS Certification or Recertification.
Recommended Reading:
Unburdened Eating: Healing Your Relationships with Food and Your Body Using an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Approach, by Dr. Jeanne Catanzaro
No Bad Parts, by Dr. Richard Schwartz
