Awakened IFS-2

Deepening Competence and Confidence
with Internal Family Systems

Awakened IFS-2 (AIFS-2) is a six-month, comprehensive professional training and personal development workshop that builds on the fundamentals of Internal Family Systems and awake awareness.

It is for healing practitioners who already have experience using IFS and are seeking greater confidence and competence working with complex systems.

AIFS-2 brings the magic of Presence to the forefront. You will experience coming into embodied, open-hearted Presence. You become adept at creating relational containers conducive to healing and working calmly, confidently, and creatively.

AIFS-2 is also a personal development workshop where, within our safe and intimate community, you transform. As you continue to heal and awaken, you gain even greater capacity to guide others in their healing and awakening.

Note: The Institute for Healing and Awakening is not affiliated with the IFS Institute. We are, however, deeply indebted to IFS developer Richard C. Schwartz. His teachings have inspired us, and we are grateful for his generosity in sharing the model. Internal Family Systems and IFS are trademarks of the IFS Institute and used here with authorization.

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Meet founders Guthrie Sayen and Barti Bourgault

Bring your questions about Awakened IFS-2

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

12:00 - 1:00 pm Eastern Time (New York)

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AIFS-2 overview

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  • Module 1: Jan 28 - 29, 2027

    Module 2: Feb 25 - 26, 2027

    Module 3: Mar 25 - 26, 2027

    Module 4: Apr 22 - 23, 2027

    Module 5: May 20 - 21, 2027

    Module 6: Jun 17 - 18, 2027

  • $500 early bird savings through December 28, 2026. Tuition increases to $3,750 after that date. Payment plan available.

  • Two 15-minute breaks and one 60-minute break included.

  • 12 full-day classes on Zoom presented as six monthly two-day modules.

  • Interactive teaching, live demonstrations, Q&A, peer practice, 7.5 hours of group mentoring, guided meditations, a complete course manual, class recordings

  • Coaches, therapists, spiritual directors, dietitians, mindfulness teachers, body workers, yoga instructors, and other healing practitioners

  • To create a safe and intimate container that allows for vulnerability and healing, we limit the number of students to 36.

    Relationships among the cohort and with the trainers and mentors flourish. Community is created.

  • This training offers 40 CCEs (pending approval) from the International Coaching Federation.

What makes Awakened IFS-2 different?

While the course content includes IFS tools to use when faced with complex systems, what makes this training unique is how deeply you will experience your own ground, heart, and access to the field of awake awareness.

In our “top-down” approach, you learn to access Self directly. You will find greater and more stable access to Presence.

In other words, you will not only become more competent and confident healing parts one by one — what we call the “bottom-up” approach — you will become a conduit for Divine energy.

You will create the relational container conducive to parts softening, internal systems reorganizing, and IFS becoming an even more powerful tool for transformation.

  • [Personal and Professional Transformation]

    “Guthrie and Barti create and hold space for a compassionate and safe circle of learning, which is both personally and professionally deeply transformative. AIFS-2 can open doors to Self that you didn’t even know where there, whilst, Guthrie and Barti give us the tools and support to walk through them to a greater depth of understanding of Self. “

    — Kerry Kennedy

  • [Grounded Learning Environment for Deep Healing]

    I loved the structure of the classroom. Guthrie and Barti allow time for questions while also holding a beautiful space for learning. It helped me to stay connected and provided a sense of solid leadership -- something that my scared parts never had as a child. I learned how to bring more attention to, stay more present to, and welcome my activated parts. Learning to welcome, not run from, these parts has been healing. I love and accept more of me as a result. Transformation within!!!

    — Clairlyn Davis

  • [Embodiment at Practice]

    “Guthrie and Barti create a safe and intimate space that allowed me to begin my own healing and awakening in a much deeper and meaningful way. They both embody and live their teaching which makes for a rich and beautiful learning experience. I am so grateful to have been led to this training! I highly recommend it for anyone who is ready to take their coaching to the next level.”

    — Nancy White

To preserve the depth and intimacy of the training, enrollment is limited to 36 participants.

Early enrollment is encouraged to secure your spot.

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Have questions? Email us to see if the training is right for you.

What will I learn?

You will learn how to: 

  • Hold a system-wide perspective

  • Meet challenging managers and firefighters

  • Handle thinking, Self-like, and dissociating parts

  • Work with multiple parts seeking attention at once

  • Manage big emotions safely

  • Resolve conflicts between polarized parts

  • Follow up on unburdenings that do not stick

  • Release legacy burdens

  • Work with your own parts that block access to Self

  • Stabilize in Self energy to hold a compassionate, non-judgmental, and agenda-less presence

What will I get?

  • Intermediate training in using IFS starting with a review of the model

  • Greater access to your own wisdom, divinity, and wellbeing 

  • Greater competence and confidence in working one-on-one with highly complex systems

  • Deeper understanding and experience of consciousness and its contents

  • Multiple full-length, live demos

  • A community of lightworkers

  • Group mentoring, downloadable class recordings, and a comprehensive course manual

  • A certificate of completion indicating you’ve earned 40 ICF CCEs

Is this for me?

This program is for coaches, therapists, spiritual directors, and other practitioners who are currently using the IFS model in their healing work.

You may be:

  • Seeking an increased capacity to work from Self and attune to your intuition and innate wisdom

  • Desiring additional training in working with complex systems

  • Wanting an intimate and playful learning community where wisdom and confidence emerge from the cohort itself

  • Yearning for a training that is grounded in a heart-centered, Spirit-directed approach — one that includes, yet transcends, skills and protocols

Prerequisite:

We ask that you be a graduate of AIFS-1 or a trained coach, therapist, or other practitioner with experience working with the IFS model one-on-one in a healing relationship.

Please contact us if you are not sure you qualify: programs@healingandawakening.institute.

What students are saying

Diana Dugan Richards, RDN, LDN
Level 3 Certified IFS Practitioner

Scott Plate, MFA, ACC, CIPF
Co-founder Native Heartseed

Sherry Golden, MA, MSW she/her/s
Certified IFS Practitioner (L-3)
FINDING HOME: journeysthatheal.com

Support for your journey

Six live two-day module

Learn live with Guthrie Sayen and Barti Bourgault. Experience clear teaching, meditations, IFS demos, and Q&A.

AIFS-2 manual

Receive a comprehensive manual to help you integrate your learning.

Class recordings

All live sessions are recorded and can be watched afterward.

7.5 hours of group mentoring

Mentors provide feedback on your skills according to the CIFS protocol.

Certificate of completion plus 40 ICF CCEs

Format

This is an intimate and interactive training made up of six monthly two-day modules.

Our two-day modules (Thu, Fri) will take place Jan - June 2027. All classes are live on Zoom.

Each day:

  • We meet from 10:30 am – 5:00 pm Eastern Time (New York).

  • We take two 15-minute breaks and one 60-minute meal break.

Class days include a combination of mindfulness practices, teaching, demonstrations, debriefs, Q&A, peer practice, and mentoring.

Our goal is to provide a learning environment that is structured, open, inclusive, and energizing and to create a community that is connected and resonant.

Your commitment

  • Attend at least nine, and preferably all 12 class days. Exceptions are given with instructor pre-approval.

  • Study the course manual.

  • For classes missed, watch the class recordings.

  • Meet with your practice partner(s) at least three times between classes.

Class dates/times

All classes are on Thursdays and Fridays
10:30 am – 5:00 pm Eastern Time (New York)
on Zoom

Module 1: Jan 28 - 29, 2027

Module 2: Feb 25 - 26, 2027

Module 3: Mar 25 - 26, 2027

Module 4: Apr 22 - 23, 2027

Module 5: May 20 - 21, 2027

Module 6: Jun 17 - 18, 2027

Our next AIFS-2 cohort starts January 2028.

Payment Options for Awakened IFS-2

Cohorts are limited to 36 students.

Pay In Full

One payment

$3,750

$500 early bird discount through December 31

$3,250

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Payment Plan

Two payments

$1,950

$500 early bird discount through December 31

$1,700

$1,700 due upon enrollment
$1,700 due February 18

Enroll

Frequently asked questions

  • No. Awakened IFS-2 is open to graduates of Awakened IFS-1 as well as to practitioners who have completed equivalent foundational IFS training elsewhere.

  • This program is intended for practitioners who have a solid foundation in Internal Family Systems and are actively using the model in their practice.

    If you're unsure whether your previous training meets the prerequisites, we'd be happy to help you determine if Awakened IFS-2 is the right fit.

  • In addition to intermediate skill building, you will access awake awareness more frequently and stay there longer. You will deepen into the magic of Presence.

  • Our offerings are not only professional trainings, they are personal development workshops in which you will be transformed.

    We help you step into the magic of Presence, where you are naturally creative, resourceful, and whole.

    From here, you can facilitate healing and awakening in others.

  • Yes. Every training combines guided meditations, interactive teaching, live demonstrations, discussions, supervision, and peer practice between sessions.

    All classes are live -- no prerecorded material.

  • Yes. Group mentoring with qualified mentors provides feedback in small practice groups. Our feedback is intended to have you feel more empowered and confident not only in using the IFS protocol but also in how you show up as a practitioner.

  • Students practice with their cohort peers in breakout rooms during class and with rotating assigned partners between monthly modules.

    You are also encouraged to apply your learning when working with clients.

  • Graduates may refer to themselves as "Awakened IFS practitioners" or "IFS-informed practitioners."

    The Institute for Healing and Awakening is not affiliated with the IFS Institute, which has their own training programs and requirements for certification.

  • You may continue your training with Awakened IFS-3, after which you can apply for the Awakened IFS certification program.

    Or as an Awakened IFS practitoner, you may want to join an Awakened IFS consultation group to bring your real world challenges to our forum.

    Each offering is designed to deepen both your professional competence and your personal development within a supportive community of practitioners.

  • We ask that you attend at least 80% of live class time.

    Missing more than 20% requires approval. Missing more than 50% makes you ineligible for a certificate of completion and CCEs.

  • No partial completion credit is offered. Students unable to finish because of health or emergencies should contact us about joining a future cohort.

  • Our agreements are as follows:

    Maintain confidentiality. Anything you learn about another is treated as sacred and not to be shared without explicit permission. Recorded materials may not be shared outside the cohort.

    You have freedom of choice. Participate at the level that feels safe to you.

    You have the right to privacy. Share only what you want.

    Practice self-care. You are responsible for your own comfort. Ask for what you need.

  • Yes. We ask students to arrive on time, keep cameras on when possible, come to class prepared, respect the learning space, and honor the dignity and humanity of others.

  • We offer the option of enrolling with one half the tuition as a deposit. The balance is due one week prior to the second module. Payment must be current to attend the second module.

  • We have a limited number of scholarships for each training. They are awarded according to need on a first-come, first-served basis. Inquire here.

  • If you withdraw up to two weeks before the training starts you will receive a full refund less $150 cancellation fee. (This provides us time to fill your spot.)

    If you withdraw two weeks prior to the start of the training, you receive a 75% refund.

    If you withdraw after the first module but before the second, you receive a 75% refund.

    No refunds are provided after the second module.

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