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Fall 2025 | The Sacred Nervous System: A Relational Pathway for Self and IFS

Steve Chee and Dick Schwartz

What if the nervous system is not just biological?

What if it is sacred—and relational?

What if it is the riverbed through which love, life, and spirit flow—shaping how we experience the world, ourselves, our parts, and even the divine?

As the poet Rumi wrote:

“Soul, a moving river. Body, the riverbed.”

In this program, we’ll journey together through four interconnected explorations:

  • The nervous system is sacred — the sacred is a relational field
  • The nervous system is relational — the heart is its barometer
  • Beyond co-regulation — when the heart and field cohere, love reveals itself
  • Love as gateway, ground, and sky — a sacred field where parts, and Self belong

Drawing from IFS®, Somatic IFS, Relational Intelligence®, polyvagal theory, attachment theory, mysticism, and wisdom traditions, we’ll explore the nervous system and relational field through practices that invite deeper presence and healing.

This is not a didactic training. It is a living invitation. You are not asked to adopt a belief, but to experience how relating to your own system—and your clients’ systems—as sacred and relational might open new possibilities for healing and wholeness. 

An IFSI Certificate of Completion will be available upon completion of this program. Your completion status will be tracked automatically as you progress through the program modules. Upon completion of this program, you will be able to download a Certificate that acknowledges you have received 14 IFS Credits for completing this program. 

Professional CE credits are not available for this program at this time.

Note: Materials and methods included in this course may include interventions or practices that are beyond your scope of practice. As a professional in your given field, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined by applicable law as beyond the boundaries of your practice, and applying your learning in compliance with your professional standards.

Live Event Schedule

  • Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 4 p.m.-5:15 p.m. ET Live Demo Commentary with Dick Schwartz 
  • Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 12 p.m.-1:15 p.m. ET Live Q&A with Stephen Chee 
  • Friday, October 17, 2025, 12 p.m.-1:15 p.m. ET Live Q&A with Stephen Chee 
  • Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 4 p.m.-5:15 p.m. ET Live Case Consultation with Dick Schwartz 
  • Friday, November 14, 2025, 12 p.m.-1:15 p.m. ET Live Q&A with Stephen Chee 
  • Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 4 p.m.-5:15 p.m. ET Live Demo Commentary with Dick Schwartz 
  • Friday, December 12, 2025, 12 p.m.-1:15 p.m. ET Live Q&A with Stephen Chee 
  • Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 4 p.m.-5:15 p.m. ET Live Case Consultation with Dick Schwartz 


Meet Your Instructors

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Steve Chee

Steve Chee, MD is a triple board-certified Integrative East-West Physician and Certified IFS Therapist with over two decades of experience exploring the intersection of medicine, psychology, and spirituality. His work bridges science and soul, helping individuals and groups reconnect with the relational field of healing.
Steve has a rich background in teaching and facilitation, having served as faculty at the University of Santa Monica’s Spiritual Psychology program, where he focused on consciousness, health, and healing. He has also presented at the IFS Annual Conference for the past three years, sharing his expertise in self-energy embodiment, transpersonal practices, and group processes for self-care and healing.
He believes that healing is a shared journey of integration—one that aligns body, mind, and spirit to foster connection to Self, others, and community. His programs blend science and spirituality, offering tools to help individuals and groups cultivate presence, resilience, and relational healing.

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Dick Schwartz

Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, is the creator of Internal Family Systems, a highly effective, evidence-based therapeutic model that de-pathologizes the multi-part personality. His IFS Institute offers training for professionals and the general public. He is currently on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, and has published five books, including No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model. Dick lives with his wife Jeanne near Chicago, close to his three daughters and his growing number of grandchildren.

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Program Includes

  • 5 Modules
  • 17 Lessons
  • 14 IFS Credits
  • Program Certificate