PARTS OF HER:
HEALING THE WOUNDED MOTHER
WITH TAMALA FLOYD
JUNE 21-26, 2027, COSTA RICA
What awaits you at this retreat:
We would love to invite you to Parts of Her: Healing the Wounded Mother Retreat with Tamala Floyd—a thoughtfully curated experience designed for IFS-informed therapists and practitioners.
"When a mother heals, generations are healed" ~ Tamala Floyd
Parts of Her: A Healing Retreat for Mothers is a six-day compassionate healing experience for mothers who are ready to understand the wounded parts of themselves, explore how those parts have shaped their mothering, and begin relating to themselves and their children with more awareness, tenderness, and choice.
Grounded in the themes of Healing the Wounded Mother and informed by an Internal Family Systems (IFS) perspective, this retreat invites mothers to view their inner world not as broken, but as made up of many parts - wounded parts, protective parts, grieving parts, angry parts, ashamed parts, and a wise healing resource called Self.
This retreat creates a safe and supportive environment where mothers can slow down, listen inward, and begin understanding the parts of themselves that carry pain, protection, shame, longing, and hope.
This retreat is your opportunity to bond with those parts, release long-standing burdens, and awaken the real mothering wisdom held within.
The retreat is open to IFS Informed participants and
20 IFS-CE credits are pending approval for this Retreat which can be used towards IFS certification or recertification.
This retreat is limited to 30 participants.
Retreat Objectives...
By participating in this retreat, attendees will be guided to:
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Understand what it means to be a wounded mother through a compassionate, parts-informed lens
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Explore how inner parts may shape mothering styles, reactions, attachment patterns, and conflict
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Identify protective parts that may show up as control, withdrawal, criticism, anger, perfectionism, overfunctioning, or emotional shutdown
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Connect with wounded child parts that carry rejection, shame, abandonment, fear, or unmet needs
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Reflect on the mothering they received and how it shaped their inner system
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Practice listening to parts with curiosity, compassion, and respect
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Learn how to access Self-energy before responding to children or family members
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Begin releasing shame by understanding the protective purpose behind old patterns
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Create a personal healing plan that includes self-mothering practices, parts check-ins, and support after the retreat.
MPORTANT NOTICE: This retreat is an experiential retreat designed solely for your personal growth only. It is NOT a didactic training, nor is it an official or accredited training program of the IFS Institute or its model. This retreat is intended exclusively as a personal growth experience and should be understood as such in all respects.
What to expect from this retreat:
Attendees can expect a gentle, emotionally safe, and reflective retreat environment. The pace will allow for inner listening, rest, integration, and choice.
The retreat may include:
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Guided grounding practices to help participants access Self-energy
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IFS-informed journaling and parts mapping exercises
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Teaching sessions on wounded mothering, mothering styles, and inner protective systems
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Reflection on the mothering attendees received and the parts that developed in response
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Guided meditations for connecting with wounded child parts and mothering parts
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Gentle grief work around what was missing, withheld, unavailable, or never received
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Practices for noticing when a part is activated before reacting
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Small group sharing with clear emotional safety guidelines
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Quiet integration time for rest, and nervous system care
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A personalized healing plan that includes continued parts work and self-mothering practices
By the end of the Retreat.....
By the end of the six days, participants can expect to leave with:
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A clearer understanding of the wounded mother through an IFS-informed perspective
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Greater compassion for themselves as women, daughters, and mothers
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Awareness of the inner parts that influence their mothering style and emotional reactions
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Insight into protective parts and the burdens they have carried
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A deeper connection with wounded child parts that need care, comfort, and witnessing
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Renewed hope that they can relate to themselves and their children with more awareness, accountability, and love
RECOMMENDED LISTENING:
To enrich your experience at the retreat, we ask that you listen to Tamala’s powerful book - Healing the Wounded Mother Audiobook This book will provide a transformative companion to the retreat itself as Tamala’s insights will help you begin connecting with your parts even before we gather. Listening to it beforehand will deepen your journey, allowing you to step into the retreat already attuned to the themes we’ll explore together. It’s also a meaningful way to honour your investment—both personally and financially.
A Little about Tamala....
Tamala Floyd, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, author, consultant, and retreat facilitator with over 25 years of experience. She received a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California and an undergraduate degree in psychology from California State University–Long Beach. She has taught at the University of Phoenix and the University of Southern California in human services and social work.
Tamala has worked in various settings, including schools, criminal justice, hospitals, mental health agencies, and private practice. She has expertise in childhood sexual abuse, women’s sexual trauma, and domestic violence. Her work focuses on women’s trauma, mothering, and relationship issues, helping women identify and heal emotional wounds that impede their success and coaching them in achieving fulfilling life goals.
Her new book, Listening When Parts Speak: A Practical Guide to Healing with Internal Family Systems Therapy and Ancestor Wisdom, focuses on healing personal and generational trauma with the support of ancestors.
Tamala has been married to her husband for over 25 years. They are digital nomads traveling internationally since June 2022. They have five adult children between them, three of whom are adopted.
For more information about Tamala, check out her website at https://tamalafloyd.com/
A Little about Jataunia, Tamala's Meditation Teacher and Retreat Assistant....
Jataunia Schweitzer is a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher who completed the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP), led by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach through the Awareness Training Institute and UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. This training deepens and complements her 22 years of personal practice.
As a trauma-sensitive, IFS-informed teacher and mindfulness-based coach, she supports leaders and professionals whose work directly shapes the lives of others, helping them cultivate emotional resilience, nervous system regulation, and a grounded, compassionate presence.
An artist with a background in healthcare, Jataunia brings creativity and purpose together through mindfulness and meditation. Her teaching draws on neuroscience, personal experience, a love of nature, and the connection between movement and stillness.
Through practical tools, gentle guidance, and nature-inspired reflections, she invites people to meet themselves with kindness and curiosity. She creates a welcoming space where mindfulness becomes a reliable refuge—supporting greater well-being, balance, and a more meaningful connection to life.
She’s a mother of 3 adult children, a daughter, a sister, and a friend.
The Retreat Location
The retreat will take place on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast.
Set beside Playa Pan de Azúcar, also known as Sugar Beach, the Retreat Centre offers a peaceful, private oceanfront setting in Guanacaste. With our very own private beach just steps away, you can begin the day with a walk along the shore, take a swim, or simply sit and listen to the waves. The surrounding tropical landscape makes it a lovely place to slow down and enjoy time outdoors.
The retreat center itself is designed to make it easy to settle in and enjoy your surroundings. Its spacious casitas have porches where you can sit and take in the tropical landscape, while shared spaces include an oceanfront yoga deck, a meditation temple and a saltwater infinity pool. Fresh meals are served on site, so there is time between retreat sessions to rest, connect with others or wander down to the beach.
Reunion Retreat Center is around an hour from Liberia International Airport, yet its secluded location feels far removed from the bustle of everyday life. The venue has spaces for gathering and quiet reflection, as well as a saltwater infinity pool and an oceanfront yoga deck.
There is plenty to explore if you would like to venture further afield. The venue can help arrange excursions such as snorkelling, a sunset catamaran cruise, or visits to waterfalls and other parts of Guanacaste. You may equally prefer to spend your free time on Sugar Beach, enjoying the warm Pacific air and the sunset over the water.
Whether you are drawn to nature and adventure or would welcome a little space to rest, Reunion offers a beautiful setting for our time together in Costa Rica.
Retreat particulars
The retreat will take place over 6 days in Costa Rica from June 21 - 26, 2027.
We will gather for dinner and an opening circle on Monday night, June 21st and we will conclude at 12pm followed by lunch on Saturday, June 26th, 2027
RETREAT COST: $3,600 per solo attendee.
The retreat cost includes the retreat itself with Tamala Floyd, 5 nights private ensuite accommodation in a stunning beachfront retreat venue in Costa Rica and 3 delicious meals a day during the retreat schedule to include vegetarian options. Each full day of the retreat locally sourced foods will be available for Breakfast, lunch and a delicious evening meal. There will also be tea/coffee breaks mid morning and mid afternoon during the scheduled retreat hours.
An application form will be available to you for completion once you register your interest.
This retreat is limited to 30 participants. Only applicants who complete a full registration form will be considered for this retreat. Once your registration is approved we will advise you formally and it is only at this point that we will request a $1,000 non-refundable and non-transferable deposit to reserve your place on this retreat.
This IFS Retreat is pending approval for 20 IFS-CE credits, which may be applied toward IFS certification or recertification
IMPORTANT: Please read our FAQS page on this website for further guidelines and information, the arrangements we have in place in the unlikely event the retreat is cancelled due to a global pandemic or in the unlikely event the retreat leader is not in a position to attend. The FAQS page also provides further general information which you may find useful when planning your trip. If after reading the FAQS page you have any further information, please feel free to email us at contact@souliology.com.
Retreat Schedule
6-Day Retreat Schedule – This is a broad outline of what the schedule for the week will look like but please note it is subject to change at the retreat leaders discretion.
Monday June 21st – Saturday June 26th, 2027
Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday &
Friday
Thursday
6.30pm
7.30pm - 9pm
8am – 9am
9am – 12pm
12.15pm
3pm – 6pm
6.30pm
8am – 9am
9am – 1pm
1pm
6.30pm
Dinner
Opening Circle
Breakfast
Morning Session
Lunch
Afternoon Session
Dinner
Breakfast
Morning Session
Lunch
Dinner
Rest of the day off to rest, relax, write, enjoy the spa, have a treatment, swim or simply sleep!!
Saturday
8am – 9am
9am – 12pm
12.15pm
Breakfast
Morning Session and Retreat Close
Lunch and Goodbyes
Your Investment:
Total Retreat Cost: - $3,600 per participant (based on single room occupancy)
The retreat cost includes the 6-day retreat itself with Tamala Floyd, 5 nights private ensuite accommodation in a beautiful beachfront Retreat Venue and 3 delicious meals a day to include breakfast, lunch and a delicious evening meal throughout the retreat schedule. Our retreat location can also cater for a variety of dietary requirements such as vegetarian, gluten free and lactose intolerant. You can indicate your dietary requirements and preferences on the registration form.
Retreat Payment Schedule:
We are delighted to offer flexibility with our payment options. You have two choices: you can make full payment now of $3,600 (USD) or you can opt for our convenient payment plan. The payment plan breaks down the retreat cost into 3 convenient payments as follows:
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Payment 1: $1,000 (USD) non-refundable and non-transferable deposit – (Due on acceptance onto the retreat).
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Payment 2: $1,300 (Euro) per person due by the 19th February, 2027. This payment is strictly non-refundable and non-transferable.
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Payment 3: The remaining balance for solo participants of $1,300 (USD), or more depending on your room occupancy type must be paid by the 16th April, 2027.
Partners/Companions: If you wish to attend the retreat with a companion and share accommodation, we offer a reduced fee for both attendees. The total cost for two people to attend the full retreat and share accommodation at the hotel is $6,900.
Additionally, you are welcome to bring a companion who can stay at the hotel with you in shared accommodation, enjoy the set retreat meals but not attend the retreat itself. This option incurs a supplementary charge of €2,000 for your companion. Please ensure to indicate your preference during the registration process.
Please note:
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Any companion accompanying you must be an adult over 18 years of age.
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Children are not allowed to join you in shared accommodation during the retreat.
Possible additional charges -:
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An additional $100 (USD) per person late fee for payments received after 19th February, 2027 and the 16th of April, 2027.
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An additional $50 (USD) administrative fee for room or occupancy category changes.
Airport Transfer
You’re welcome to make your own way to the retreat centre, whether by Uber, rental car or another transport option. Alternatively, the retreat centre offers a private taxi transfer from Liberia Airport at $113 each way ($226 round trip).
This transfer is optional and is an additional cost, so please factor it into your overall retreat budget if you choose to use it.
Please note:
Participants are responsible for ensuring they meet all travel, entry, visa, passport, health, and insurance requirements applicable to their destination and country of residence.
All payments, including deposits and instalments, are strictly non-refundable and non-transferable unless the event is cancelled by Souliology.
To protect your financial investment, we strongly recommend purchasing comprehensive travel insurance, including CFAR (Cancel For Any Reason) coverage, to protect against unforeseen circumstances such as illness, emergencies, adverse weather, travel disruptions, flight delays or cancellations, or any other event that may prevent you from attending.
This IFS Retreat is pending approval for 20 IFS-CE credits, which may be applied toward IFS certification or recertification.
