Inner Cosmology™ Parts Work (ICPW) is a fun, fulfilling, and intuitive inner healing modality, one of the many used by Jembae® Holistic Spiritual Life Coaches to help clients optimize their well-being and performance by cultivating a state of effortless balance and focus known as Collaborative/Congruence™, or co/co™
ICPW clients report a sense of excitement and discovery practicing ICPW, many eagerly anticipating the discoveries they’ll make next session.
In this article, we’ll review what ICPW is, how it works, who it’s for, and what the benefits are.
note: this article focuses exclusively on the Inner Cosmology Parts Work (ICPW) modality
note: the examples used in this article are fictional to protect the anonymity of clients, but draw on real experiences
What is Inner Cosmology Parts Work and Who is it for?
ICPW is designed for high-performance professionals, leaders, & creative entrepreneurs to rapidly experience profound spiritual growth and balance. Clients typically have already achieved a degree of success in their field, but despite their great results, are blocked in important areas of their life.
Consider the following examples:
The Mitsubishi Fanatic
Marco was a charismatic influencer who found his niche photographing and reviewing modded Japanese performance cars and parts. He had a following of hundreds of thousands of fans who loved his humorous style. His finances were better than ever, however, his excessive weight was causing him health, energy, and self-esteem issues. After many failed attempts at weight-loss programs and personal trainers, Marco knew his issue ran deeper and he needed a different approach, so he tried Jembae Holistic Spiritual Life Coaching.
In his sessions, he gained clarity on his fear of being seen, and was able to accept and nurture the fearful parts of himself that were trying to hide behind the extra weight. As a result, Marco was able to slowly let go of his comfort-eating behaviors, and practice more consistence with his exercise. The greatest part is, for Marco now, exercise and healthy eating no longer feel like torture—he enjoys it. He has already lost a considerable amount of weight and continues his fitness journey. Thanks to his internal work, Marco also gained the confidence to start leading a small team for his business, rather than trying to do it all himself.
The Shark Mom
Jamila was a successful real estate sales team leader, with tens of millions in yearly sales volume, and the reputation of being a “shark” when it came to business. However, she felt overwhelmed with the amount of parental work she needed to balance and felt disconnected from her intimate partner. She had tried some healing modalities and experienced benefits, but not the breakthrough she was hoping for. A friend shared her positive experience with Jembae Holistic Spiritual Life Coaching. Jamila was attracted by the focus on high-performance professionals, so she decided to give it a try.
Over months of sessions, she gained clarity on how, despite excelling in the workplace, she was not asserting her needs adequately in her personal life because of childhood fears. By accepting and nurturing her inner child fears, she was able to process this dynamic at a core level. She renegotiated responsibilities with her partner, hired a part-time babysitter, and is now able to spend more quality time with her family. She arrives at work refreshed and excited. Thanks to the internal work she has done, she finds that she is able to communicate more effectively with her team, remain calmer, and lead more confidently.
What both Jamila and Marco had in common was relative success and stability in their field, but one or more areas in their life they were still "blocked" in.
ICPW requires a degree of relative comfort and stability in one’s life, however, clients don’t need to be high-performance professionals to benefit. Anyone with relative stability and a strong desire for internal growth can experience life-changing outcomes.
note: ICPW is not designed for those who do not have stability in their lives or are experiencing acute mental or emotional crises. People suffering from acute mental and emotional crises are advised to seek qualified healthcare professionals. You can read more here about the important differences between Jembae Holistic Spiritual Life Coaching and psychotherapy by clicking here.
What are the Benefits of ICPW?
Some of the benefit ICPW clients have self-reported include:
Improved… Sleep; energy, motivation, and focus (EMF); communication and relationships; boundaries with others; self-care behaviors (e.g. exercise, healthy eating); time management
Greater… Self-esteem; joy; inner peace; clarity and purpose; courage; connection to self and the world; forgiveness, and gentleness
Reconnection to… Dreams, visions, hope; feelings and intuition; early memories
Reduced… Compulsive behaviors; approval-seeking; anxiety and stress
What is Internal Cosmology?
At Jembae, we don’t take the word “cosmology” lightly. We have found each person truly has galaxies-worth of internal worlds. Jembae Holistic Spiritual Life Coaches are experienced cosmonauts who are here to guide you through your internal galaxies.
What are Parts?
Parts are the aspects of our personality that come together to make us who we are.
A part can be compromised of, or experienced as… Thoughts; words; phrases; voices; sounds; memories; emotions; images; references; beliefs; feelings; physical sensations; and more
Parts determine our… Behaviors, beliefs, and emotions. Some parts may get along with each other, while others may be in conflict.
How Does ICPW Work?
ICPW is a series of… Structured conversations; reflections; visualizations; grounding exercises; and light movement designed to help you access deeper parts so you can build relationships with them and heal the roots of the imbalances that burden you.
With parts work we begin to develop a deeper understanding of our entire being. Your Jembae Coach will guide you through these practices step-by-step and listen with absolute attention, reflecting back and guiding the flow.
ICPW is not an intellectual or theoretic exercise. The exercises are emotional and intuitive. ICPW is “feeling work,” not “thinking work” and accesses a much deeper part of our mind and heart than is possible with normal conversations, writing, etc.
Over years of dedicated practice, Jembae Coaches have developed superlative space-holding, prompting, and intuitive abilities. Your Jembae Coach's space-holding will enable your hidden parts to emerge and reveal the hidden energy, motivation, focus and clarity that has been within you all along.
Level 1 Awareness — Consider these everyday examples of common issues we may face:
“I have to go to work, but I don’t want to”
“I need to take better care of my health, but I can’t seem to get it together”
“I want to dance, but I feel too shy”
Level 2 Awareness — From a parts work perspective, we could rephrase these as:
“A part of me wants to go to work, but another part doesn’t”
“A part of me wants to take better care of my health, but another part blocks me”
“A part of me wants to dance, but another part feels shy”
In ICPW, we get to know our parts—who they are, their goals, needs, desires and more. By getting in touch with all aspects of ourselves we are able to acknowledge these parts’ unmet needs, provide them, and achieve Collaborative/Congruence.
Each person’s experience of their parts is unique and personal. Typically, parts correspond to different phases of our life, where we had different values, wants, needs, or circumstances.
These categories include… Inner child/infant, inner teen, young adult, critical parent, and higher self. It is also possible to have multiple inner children, teenagers, or any other part from a phase. In advanced ICPW, we may also discover spirits or ancestral parts.
Level 3 Awareness — To expand the previous examples, as we grow in our awareness of our parts, we begin to discern the voices behind the conflicts.
“My inner adult knows we need to go to work, but my inner teen feels frustrated and dislikes my job.”
“My inner teen loves dancing, but my inner child is afraid of being seen.”
“My inner teen really wants to visit my cousin, but my inner critical adult tells me I don’t deserve a break.”
Level 4 Awareness — Next, we are able to identify the wants, needs, beliefs and origins of our parts causing the conflict.
“My inner adult knows we need to go to work, but my inner teen feels frustrated and dislikes my job because they have no time for creative expression.”
“My inner teen loves dancing, but my inner child is afraid of being seen because they were shamed as a child for expressing himself.”
“My inner teen really wants to visit my cousin, but my inner critical adult tells me I don’t deserve a break because I learned from my family of origin that taking breaks is for weak and unsuccessful people.”
Level 5 Loving Action — Having identified the wants, needs, beliefs, and origins, we learn how to accept and nurture these parts, thereby resolving the conflict.
“My inner teen feels frustrated because they have no time for creative expression.”
→ "I nurture and witness my inner teen. I arrive at a compromise and provide the teen two hours per week of creative time."
→ My resistance to work evaporates.
“My inner child is afraid of being seen because they were shamed as a child for expressing themself.”
→ "I nurture and witness my inner child. I witness the shame he experienced and remind him/her/they that things are different now."
→ My core fear is reduced to a manageable level of shyness.
“My inner critical adult tells me I don’t deserve a break because I learned from my family of origin that taking breaks is for weak and unsuccessful people.”
→ "I nurture and witness my inner critical adult. I empathize with their misguided desire to help and protect. I remind them them that the messages we received growing up are out of date, and that taking a break is an important part of a healthy life.”
→ My resistance to taking breaks is significantly reduced.
What is Collaborative/Congruence (co/co)?
The goal of ICPW is to cultivate Collaborative/Congruence, otherwise known as co/co (pronounced "coco," as in coconut). Co/co refers to the internal state of internal ease, balance, and focus that permeates all aspects of our life.
When a client cultivates a high degree of co/co, they can finally spring into action, get in shape, build their life, find the balance, or achieve the goals they always desired. They are able to reach the great potential they always knew they were capable of. They are able to do so in a balanced way, without burnout. The internal resistance towards action or balance has fully evaporated.
Without co/co, when we experience an undesired outcome, it is confusing to discern whether the responsibility lies with us, our circumstances; whether the outcome is even resolveable, or is fait de vie we must accept.
However, when we cultivate co/co we receive the gift of clarity. Because we are fully in-touch with ourselves, we can discern our part in the undesired outcome. We can then adjust our behavior without resistance, continuing this process of constructive adjustment until we consistently achieve the results we desire. Getting external results becomes much easier—just a matter of time.
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