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IFS Retreat with Marcella Cox in Bali, DEPOSIT (995 USD)
IFS Retreat with Marcella Cox in Bali, DEPOSIT (995 USD)
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October 3 to 8, 2027 | Hosted by IFSBali.com
At Home in Your Body
A Somatic IFS Retreat to Heal Your Relationship with Your Body
- Dates: October 3 to 8, 2027
- Teacher: Marcella Cox
- Location: Bali, Indonesia
- Group Size: Limited to 30 participants
- Accommodation: Private room, 6 days/5 nights, full board
- Investment: USD 2,995 (Early Bird USD 2,695 until November 1st)
About the retreat:
What if coming home to your body isn't about changing it, but learning to listen to and trust it?
Many of us struggle with our body and have a complicated relationship with it. We may long to feel more at home in our body, while parts of us have learned to criticize, control, monitor, disconnect from, or simply not trust it. From an IFS lens, we know these parts have good intentions for doing what they do.
Created for therapists and practitioners, this retreat is an experiential immersion in Somatic IFS — an opportunity to explore your own relationship with your body while deepening the embodied presence you bring to your work with others.
The journey towards feeling more at home in your body begins by welcoming yourself just as you are, and your body just as it is.
As the week unfolds, we'll move from understanding how your relationship with your body came to be, to discovering new ways of listening, relating, and inhabiting. Through Somatic IFS practices, we'll explore the body as a pathway to connecting with parts, accessing embodied knowing and Self energy, and making more room for pleasure, connection, play, and aliveness.
Meet Marcella Cox
Founder of Kindful Body, Somatic IFS Therapist, Co-Lead Trainer of Susan McConnell's Somatic IFS.
Marcella Cox, LMFT, SEP, CEDS-C, is a therapist, consultant, and author working at the intersection of embodiment, trauma healing, and eating disorder recovery.
She is the founder of Kindful Body and is known for supporting both individuals seeking healing from trauma and therapists seeking a more embodied approach to parts work in their clinical practice.
Her work is grounded in a simple yet profound belief: healing doesn't come from fixing or forcing change. It unfolds through reconnecting with what is already wise, compassionate, and resilient within.
Whether in the therapy room or consulting with clinicians, Marcella brings a deeply relational, trauma-informed, and embodied approach that honors each person's lived experience, nervous system, and cultural context.
An Experiential Journey
Throughout the retreat, Marcella gently weaves together Internal Family Systems and somatic practices, inviting you to experience how the body can become a doorway into deeper relationship with your parts.
Across six days, you'll engage in experiential IFS processes, guided meditations, embodied movement, reflective writing, partner exercises, group process, and quiet moments of integration.
Together, we'll explore how attachment wounds, trauma, shame, family legacies, and cultural messages can shape our relationship with the body – including food, movement, weight, body image, aging, illness, and physical change – and how the protective patterns that emerge can be approached with greater curiosity, compassion, and Self leadership.
While the retreat offers rich clinical learning, its primary intention is experiential.
Rather than focusing on understanding clients, you'll be invited to explore your own relationship with your body and the protective parts that may shape how you experience, care for, judge, control, disconnect from, or inhabit it.
As your own system softens and becomes more deeply understood, many therapists find that their clinical work naturally becomes more spacious, embodied, and attuned.
Surrounded by Bali's lush landscape, warm ocean air, and a community of fellow practitioners, this retreat offers a rare opportunity to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and deepen the way you accompany others.
This retreat is not about changing the body. It is about changing the relationship with it.
By cultivating greater trust in both the wisdom of the body and the internal system, you'll discover new ways of accompanying both yourself and the people you serve.
You'll return home more deeply embodied, more connected to your own internal system, and with renewed confidence in supporting others through the wisdom of both body and Self.
Who This Retreat Is For:
This retreat is designed for IFS-trained therapists, practitioners, counselors, coaches, and helping professionals who wish to deepen their understanding of food, body image, and embodiment through a Somatic IFS lens.
As the retreat includes deeply experiential Internal Family Systems processes, participants are expected to have completed IFS Level 1 training or hold equivalent experience.
If you are deeply IFS-informed through alternative pathways, you're welcome to reach out and share your background for consideration.
To support depth, safety, and a meaningful group process, participation is limited to a maximum of 28 participants.
What's included in Your Retreat Package?
Enjoy 6 days - 5 nights in a private room at our beautiful coastal venue in Bali, where you’ll be nourished with three daily à la carte meals, made from fresh, local ingredients and served at two on-site restaurants. Dietary needs can be accommodated with advance notice.
Each meal includes your choice of fresh juice, smoothie, or young coconut, and mornings begin with coffee or tea. Your stay also includes a welcome dinner, a farewell celebration, and the complete retreat program with Marcella Cox.Between sessions, you’re welcome to enjoy the hotel’s beach bar offerings (available for purchase), relax in the gardens, or rest deeply in the peaceful atmosphere.
Please note: Flights, travel insurance, and airport transfers are not included. However, we’re happy to connect you with trusted local drivers for a smooth arrival.
Retreat Program:
The retreat begins on Sunday, October 3rd, 2027, with check-in available from 3 PM, and concludes on to Friday, October 8th, in the early afternoon. Below is the full program outline (please note that minor adjustments may occur without affecting the total number of hours):
Arrival Day - Sunday, October 3rd
Check in from 3 PM
5.00 PM: Group Welcome & Introduction
7.00 PM: Welcome Dinner
Retreat Days - October 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th:
From 7.00 AM: Breakfast
7.30 AM: Optional Morning Yoga (60 min)
9.00 AM: Morning Session
12.30 PM: Lunch Break
3.30 PM: Afternoon Session
6.00 PM: End of Session
7.00 PM: Dinner
Final Day - Friday 8th of October
From 7.00 AM: Breakfast
9.30 AM: Morning Session
1.00 PM: Lunch and End of the Retreat
Retreat Location
Nestled along a serene stretch of Bali’s coastline, just about an hour from the international airport, our retreat is held at a peaceful beachfront hotel beside a striking black sand beach. Surrounded by tropical gardens and ocean breeze, it’s a place designed for rest, reflection, and reconnection.
The venue also offers an on-site spa, yoga program, and fitness facilities for those who wish to unwind between sessions. Spa treatments and surf lessons can be booked through the hotel and are available at your own expense.
Getting to Bali
Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport (Denpasar – DPS) is well-connected to many major cities worldwide. Here are some typical flight options:
From the US East Coast: United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and Qatar Airways offer connecting flights via their respective hubs.
From the US West Coast: Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and China Airlines offer one-stop routes from cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles.
From Australia: Direct flights are available from Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth with Qantas, Jetstar, and Virgin Australia.
From Singapore: Singapore Airlines operates direct flights from Changi Airport to Denpasar, with a flight time of approx. 2 hours.
We’re happy to help arrange trusted ground transportation from the airport to the retreat venue, so your arrival is smooth and stress-free.
Please plan your travel to allow full participation
To honor the depth of this retreat and our shared space together, we ask that all participants plan to be present from the opening to the closing of the program:
Arrival: Please schedule your flight to arrive in Bali by 12:30 PM at the latest on Sunday, October 3rd. This ensures time for airport procedures and transfer, so you’re settled in and ready for our Welcome Session at 5:00 PM.
Departure: The retreat concludes with lunch around 1:00 PM on Friday, October 8th, so your return flight should not be earlier than 5:00 PM that day.
Food & Dining
The food is exceptional – nourishing, flavorful, and a retreat highlight in itself. Prepared with fresh, locally sourced ingredients, the hotel offers three beautifully made meals a day, with plenty of options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner from their à la carte menu at two onsite restaurants. Dietary needs such as gluten-free, vegetarian, or lactose-free can be accommodated with advance notice.
Between meals, you’re welcome to treat yourself to fresh juices, smoothies, or snacks, available for purchase from the hotel’s juice and beach bar.
Pricing & Booking
Your investment for this Retreat, 6-day / 5-night, with Marcella Cox, hosted at a beautiful beachfront hotel in Bali, is 2,995 USD including full board in a private room.
Early Bird rate: An Early Bird price of 2,695 USD is available until January 1st, 2027.
To secure your place, a deposit of 995 USD is due upon registration. The remaining balance of 2,000 USD (1,700 USD for Early Birds) is due by April 1st, 2027.
Travel Insurance
We recommend purchasing travel insurance if you are not already covered by an existing policy. Please note that IFSBali.com is not liable for any delays, cancellations, or changes to your travel itinerary.
If you have any questions or need more information, don’t hesitate to reach out - we’re here to help.
You can also explore all upcoming Internal Family Systems retreats in Bali here.
We'd love to welcome you to Bali and share this journey together.
Warmly,
The IFSBali Team
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