IFS Enlightenment Snacks

Shankari, Wild Wisdom Guide
  • 5.0 (5)
  • MENTAL HEALTH
  • UPDATED BIWEEKLY

Parts work, somatics & effortless mindfulness for nervous system calm—a short, simple weekly practice for daily self-care. IFS Enlightenment Snacks serves up one short, simple practice each week—rooted in Internal Family Systems (IFS) parts work, somatics (including polyvagal glimmers and gentle nervous system regulation), and Effortless Mindfulness—to help you calm anxiety and stress, unblend, and reconnect with awake awareness/Self Energy in minutes. Perfect for: meditators and spiritual seekers; IFS-curious or experienced; and anyone feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or dysregulated who wants quick, on-the-go relief. In each weekly episode, you’ll get: One guided micro-practice (≈3–7 minutes): IFS parts check-ins, somatic resets, vagus-nerve/breathwork, glimmer hunts, grounding, or Effortless Mindfulness “glimpses.”A simple when/why/use cue so you know exactly when to use it (morning centering, pre-meeting, bedtime, post-trigger).A tiny integration prompt so the practice becomes part of your daily care.Results you can expect: faster state-shifts, steadier nervous system, more clarity and calm, and a growing toolkit of parts-aware rituals you can do anywhere. ➡️ Subscribe now so you don’t miss your weekly practice. 🎁 Grab the free Unwind & Unblend audio kit mentioned in the show notes to keep your favorite practices at your fingertips.

Episodes

  1. 2D AGO

    Hope in the Heart of Grief

    When grief comes in waves—personal or collective—overwhelm can feel like you’re drowning. In this short snack, Shankari shares a gentle IFS reframe and guides the Awake Loving Flow glimpse so you can meet grief with tenderness, support, and steady hope. If you’ve been carrying loss in your own life or feeling the unsteadiness of the world, you’re not alone. We explore how overwhelm can be a protector trying to keep you safe, why “being witnessed” helps grief metabolize, and how loving boundaries with the news can be a form of care—not avoidance. You’ll also be guided through Awake Loving Flow, an Effortless Mindfulness glimpse that points to the Heart Mind: open-hearted awareness as the ground that can hold grief without forcing it to change. In this episode, you’ll receive: An IFS lens on overwhelm as a protective part (not a personal failure)A compassionate way to relate to “escape” thoughts as signals for support and resourcingPermission to pace your care for the world with wise information boundariesA short, embodied practice to rest in open-hearted, connected awarenessA hope-forward landing with two simple integration questionsIntegration prompts: What’s one resource you’ll choose today?Who will you let witness you this week?If it feels right, try Awake Loving Flow once a day this week and notice what shifts. And if this episode supports you, subscribe and leave a review to help it reach more hearts. 00:00 Navigating Grief: A Journey, Not a Problem 08:07 The Power of Witnessing and Support 15:17 Practical Tools for Managing Grief

    17 min

  2. JAN 20

    When You Feel Unlovable: Be the Self That Loves

    If you look high-functioning on the outside but secretly feel hollow inside—like, “If they really knew me, they’d leave”—this episode is for you. In Episode 2 of IFS Enlightenment Snacks, Shankari (Wild Wisdom Guide™) explores why the inner critic and perfectionist show up when you feel unlovable—and how, in IFS, they’re not enemies… they’re protectors trying to keep you safe from rejection and abandonment. Together, we’ll gently reframe the pattern and practice a new relationship with what’s happening inside: Presence is the container: you don’t have to get rid of parts… you can make room for them. You’ll hear a short excerpt from Jeff Foster’s poem “Let Love Go” (and where to find the full poem in his book You Were Never Broken), followed by a 5–7 minute guided Glimpse practice blending IFS and Effortless Mindfulness—designed to help you: Recognize when a protector is active (critic / perfectionist)Unblend with kindness (instead of fixing, fighting, or performing)Shift into spacious awareness that can hold what you feelReconnect with the Self that loves—without forcing self-lovePerfect for: high achievers, sensitive overthinkers, recovering perfectionists, and anyone who’s tired of trying to earn belonging from the outside. If this helped, follow or subscribe so you don’t miss the next snack. 00:00 Understanding the Inner Critic 06:35 The Role of Presence in Self-Love 12:43 Practicing Compassion Towards Protectors 16:04 Embracing Your Authentic Self

    17 min

  3. JAN 5

    Embracing the Shadows and Light Within

    Part of you wants a fresh start. Another part of you is exhausted. In this opening episode of IFS Enlightenment Snacks, you’re invited into a softer beginning—one that makes room for both shadow and light. It’s the beginning of a new year. The holidays are over. Spring is still months away. And the world feels uncertain. Inside, there may be a quiet tension: the pull toward hope and renewal, alongside heaviness, fatigue, or hesitation. Anchored by Jeff Foster’s poem “The Shadows and The Light,” this episode offers a gentle place to land—without pressure to fix, resolve, or rush yourself into a new version. Drawing from Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic awareness, and Effortless Mindfulness, Shankari—your Wild Wisdom Guide—explores a simple, grounding truth: Both light and shadow belong. In this episode, you’ll experience: A grounding reflection for the early days of the yearA poetic, parts-aware reframe of hope and heavinessA gentle somatic practice to sense “light” and “shadow” as sensations—not storiesA brief glimpse of Self energy as spacious awareness that can hold opposing parts This episode isn’t about setting resolutions or pushing forward. It’s about remembering that nothing has gone wrong. You don’t need to exile your tired parts to welcome the light. And you don’t need to wait until everything feels clear to begin. Whether you’re in a tender transition, carrying uncertainty, or simply needing a moment of permission, this episode offers a small, steady place to rest. If this feels supportive, you’re warmly invited to follow or subscribe so future episodes can meet you right where you are. 00:00 Introduction to Shadows and Light 02:57 Embracing All Parts of Ourselves 04:58 Mindfulness Practice: Noticing Light and Shadow 08:44 Cultivating Space for Both Light and Shadow

    11 min

  4. 12/28/2025

    Trailer: Welcome to IFS Enlightenment Snacks

    Have breakthroughs… then end up in the same loop a week later? IFS Enlightenment Snacks gives you real-time, nervous-system-friendly practices you can actually use. Welcome to IFS Enlightenment Snacks — a weekly, bite-sized podcast for spirit-rooted, growth-oriented humans who want Internal Family Systems (IFS) + somatic work to be lived in daily life, not just understood. I’m Shankari, your Wild Wisdom Guide — an IFS Practitioner, Somatic Coach, and Shamanic Parts Work™ Guide. For over 15 years I’ve supported people through big transitions, trauma healing, spiritual awakening, and the very human mess in between. Each episode is about 15 minutes: short enough to fit into a real day, deep enough to shift something in your body. If you know your parts, you’ve read the books (maybe taken trainings), and still — when life gets intense — the inner critic ramps up, caretaking takes over, or your system goes “on/off”… you’re not broken. From an IFS + somatic lens, I see loyalty: your nervous system doing what it learned to do to keep you safe. This podcast offers more real-time options, gently and consistently, in tiny doses. On IFS Enlightenment Snacks, you’ll get: Plain-language IFS teachings (human, not clinical)Awareness-based practices inspired by Effortless Mindfulness to recognize Self energyGuided somatic + parts practices you can do while walking, resting, or washing dishesStories from the wild edges of healing (Esalen, the IFS world, and my own inner journey) If you want a steady touchpoint where you and your parts can exhale and remember: we have more choices than fight, flight, or shutdown — tap Follow/Subscribe in your favorite podcast app (and on YouTube). Start here with this trailer, then head to Episode 1. Welcome. 00:00 Welcome — what IFS Enlightenment Snacks is 02:55 The inner critic + overwhelm (and what they’re trying to do) 05:37 Self-energy — a felt sense of spacious compassion 07:05 How to listen + what’s coming next

    8 min

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About

Parts work, somatics & effortless mindfulness for nervous system calm—a short, simple weekly practice for daily self-care. IFS Enlightenment Snacks serves up one short, simple practice each week—rooted in Internal Family Systems (IFS) parts work, somatics (including polyvagal glimmers and gentle nervous system regulation), and Effortless Mindfulness—to help you calm anxiety and stress, unblend, and reconnect with awake awareness/Self Energy in minutes. Perfect for: meditators and spiritual seekers; IFS-curious or experienced; and anyone feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or dysregulated who wants quick, on-the-go relief. In each weekly episode, you’ll get: One guided micro-practice (≈3–7 minutes): IFS parts check-ins, somatic resets, vagus-nerve/breathwork, glimmer hunts, grounding, or Effortless Mindfulness “glimpses.”A simple when/why/use cue so you know exactly when to use it (morning centering, pre-meeting, bedtime, post-trigger).A tiny integration prompt so the practice becomes part of your daily care.Results you can expect: faster state-shifts, steadier nervous system, more clarity and calm, and a growing toolkit of parts-aware rituals you can do anywhere. ➡️ Subscribe now so you don’t miss your weekly practice. 🎁 Grab the free Unwind & Unblend audio kit mentioned in the show notes to keep your favorite practices at your fingertips.

Information

  • Creator
    Shankari, Wild Wisdom Guide
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Shankari, Wild Wisdom Guide
  • Show Website
    IFS Enlightenment Snacks

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