Enhance your life.

Become more embodied.

Access the healing essence within.


 

"The love that came through for me this weekend was given space by your gentle guidance, your own vulnerability, your conscious facilitation, and your modeling of loving-kindness."

- Alicia Yang, Participant in Self-Led Self-Care, May 2023

WHAT OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING

Who Attends Our Retreats?

Our retreats are designed to offer you an opportunity to rest, rejuvenate and reconnect with you inner life. We warmly welcome those of you who are wanting to tune into your inner world and notice what parts of yourself and your body have been calling out for your attention. 

Some of our retreats are open to the general public, and we will try to make that clear when it is so. Although some of our retreats require Level 1 Training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) from the IFS Institute, many of our retreats are focused on supporting therapists, coaches, practitioners and medical professionals who are interested in IFS and /or have been waiting to get into IFS Trainings through the IFS Institute. In this way, we hope that our retreats can offer all of our participants an experiential understanding of this transformative approach to Self-discovery and Self-Leadership. 

What's the Difference Between a Retreat and a Course?

Our retreats offer immersive experiences with the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, while Courses offer both didactic and experiential interactions with the IFS model. Therefore, one of the main differences between a Retreat and a Course is that a Retreat will be more experiential in nature, less didactic and will NOT offer CE’s for licensure. Courses are designed for training purposes, they include both didactic and experiential activities, and you might be eligible to get CE’s towards licensure when you take a training course. Retreats are designed to enhance your life, support your personal growth and promote well-being. Engaging in experiential activities and getting more familiar with your own internal system is a wonderful way to learn the IFS model and continue to deepen your proficiency with it. So there is tremendous professional benefit from attending a retreat, even though it is not a professional training course..

Please note that the retreats offered by Mindful Child & Family staff are non-healthcare events, so no healthcare records will be kept and there will be no Protected Health Information. For more information about upcoming retreats and courses, please email sioux@mcaft.com.

What's Your Cancellation Policy?

Any and all deposits and/or payments for the workshop portion of our retreats / courses are non-refundable and non-transferable. Lodging payments are refundable according to the guidelines of each particular retreat center. Please note that there will be no refunds for any reason for the workshop portion, including illness. Thank you for your understanding.



OUR UPCOMING RETREATS:



THE HEART OF THE MATTER - A Relationship Retreat for Individuals & Couples with Toni Herbine-Blank

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Facilitators: 

Toni Herbine-Blank, Founder of Intimacy from the Inside Out, and Morgan Lindsey Ph.D., LPC-S

Thursday January 23 - Saturday, January 25, 2025, Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, CA

Registration: Registration for this retreat is currently full. Please email Sioux@mcaft.com to be added to the waitlist.  

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Meet our Director, Jaclyn Long

Jaclyn Long, Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist, Somatic IFS Therapist and Certified Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher has experienced the joy of facilitating wellness retreats – both domestically and internationally – since 2004. Together, she and her wonderful team of facilitators offer Self-Leadership retreats throughout California and beyond. 


Past Retreats:


Exploring Self & Parts through Yoga & Movement:

A Self-Leadership Mini-Retreat for Therapists

Friday, September 27, 2024From 1pm to 4pmSt. Marks (Parish Hall), 600 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto

*Note: No walk-ins as we will be capping the number of participants at 40 for space reasons.

Facilitators:Jaclyn Long, MFTCertified IFS Therapist, Somatic IFS Therapist and Certified Yoga Teacher

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Legacy & Cultural Burdens & Blessings Retreat with Kay Gardner  

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Facilitators:

Kay Gardner, LCPC, IFS Lead trainer

September 13-15, 2024, Green Mountain Retreat Center, Los Gatos, CA

Cost: $600 per person + accommodations

Open to IFS Informed folks (some understanding of IFS is helpful)

Registration for this retreat is currently full. Please email Sioux@mcaft.com to be added to the waitlist.  

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From One Heart to Many:  

Somatic IFS Practices for Embodying Self-Love and Self-Energy with Steve Chee 

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Facilitators:

Dr. Steve Chee, MD, MPH, MA, MTOM, LaC

July 19-21, 2024, Green Mountain Retreat Center, Los Gatos, CA

Cost: $500 per person + accommodations


Registration: Click here to pay your deposit -  and we will send you a link to secure your lodging choices & share your dietary preferences; email Sioux@mcaft.com with any questions

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Family IFS Retreat: Cultivating Self-Leadership

For Parents, Teens & Young Adults

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Facilitators:

Jaclyn Long, MFT & Mindful Child & Family Therapists

Jalene Salus, MFT, Travis Shubeck, PhD, & Justin Gillespie, AMFT

May 10-12, 2024 (Mother's Day Weekend)Mount Madonna Retreat Center, Watsonville, CA

Cost: $350 per person + accommodations.Full payment due by April 10.

Free Info Session: Wed 4/10 at 5pm. Click here to join us!

Registration: Click here to register, or email sioux@mcaft.com

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Accessing Self & Parts through Yoga & Movement

A Self-Leadership Mini-Retreat for Therapists

You’ve been working hard supporting clients. We appreciate all you do! Join us for a nourishing afternoon of coming back home to your body. In this nourishing mini-retreat with two esteemed somatic therapists in the SF Bay Area, Jaclyn Long, MFT will treat you to a Somatic-IFS informed yin yoga class, with soothing music, very gentle floor poses and a compassionate invitation to be with all of the different parts of you that arise as we move and breathe together. Then we will flow into movement, as LaDonna Silva, MFT leads you through a lyrical journey of moving with, remembering and reclaiming different aspects of yourself, your body and your inner life. Give yourself this opportunity to connect with your deep, wise, loving Self, with your parts and with others!*Note: No walk-ins as we will be capping the number of participants at 40 for space reasons.


Friday, January 19, 2024
From 1pm to 4pm
Michael's at Shoreline | 2960 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA

Facilitators:
Jaclyn Long, MFT
Certified IFS Therapist, Somatic IFS Therapist and Certified Yoga Teacher
LaDonna Silva, MFT
Process Therapist, Somatic IFS Therapist, Certified IFS Therapist, Approved IFS Clinical Consultant


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Exploring Self & Parts through Yoga & Movement:

A Self-Leadership Mini-Retreat for Therapists

Friday, July 28, 2023
From 1pm to 4pm
Michael's at Shoreline | 2960 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA

Facilitators:
Jaclyn Long, MFT
Certified IFS Therapist, Somatic IFS Therapist and Certified Yoga Teacher
LaDonna Silva, MFT
Process Therapist, Somatic IFS Therapist, Certified IFS Therapist, Approved IFS Clinical Consultant

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Self-Led Self-Care

A weekend retreat for therapists, medical professionals & caregivers

Friday, May 5 – Sunday, May 7, 2023
Mount Madonna Retreat Center | Watsonville, CA

Facilitators: 
Jaclyn Long, MFT
Certified IFS Therapist & Somatic IFS Therapist
Jalene Salus, MFT
Certified Integrative Health Counselor, IFS-Informed Therapist

Cost: $300 (This is the retreat fee, which does not include lodging. Lodging is booked through Mount Madonna via THIS FORM.)

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Exploring Self & Parts through Yoga & Movement:

A Self-Leadership Mini-Retreat for Therapists

Friday, April 21, 2023
 From 1pm to 4pm
Michael's at Shoreline | 2960 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA

Facilitators:
Jaclyn Long, MFT
Certified IFS Therapist, Somatic IFS Therapist and Certified Yoga Teacher
LaDonna Silva, MFT
Process Therapist, Certified IFS Therapist, Approved IFS Clinical Consultant

TO REGISTER: Please CLICK HERE

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