# How much IFS should I know?

At this early phase in Refract's journey, we're only inviting people who have some experience with IFS, or who go through our cohort to learn Focusing + IFS + have a session with a human practitioner.

### We recommend you:

1. Know the terminology
2. Feel you can self-regulate through big emotions coming up alone
3. Are able to ask questions of your body such that you at least occasionally are surprised by the answer

### The IFS experience:

The IFS experience involves:

1. Discovering & reassuring **protector** parts
2. Discovering & reassuring **resisting** parts
3. Discovering & unburdening **exiles**
4. Choosing new **roles** for protector parts

We therefore recommend only using Refract if you have theoretical understanding of these steps as a minimum.