ENCOUNTERING THE SHADOW : Workbook for Deep Inner Healing: 110 Page Guide to Transcend the Dark into Light and Transform the Shadow into Emotional Freedom
Do you ever get the sense that you have a darker side to you? Do you find yourself been triggered easily by external situations? Do you find yourself projecting issues from your past into your present and not fully understanding why? Shadow work is a deeply personal journey done at your own pace that helps you to understand and embrace your darker side and can be the highest form of personal lightwork. Sometimes the word 'Shadow' can incite feelings of negativity and fear within ourselves as the shadow side is part of ourselves that we have learned to suppress, hide, dislike or even completely exile. Research shows that the shadpow side to ourselves is usually developed during our childhood, through our interactions with family, caregivers, friends and society. The shadow developes when we suppress negative experiences in the hope that they will somehow 'go away' but the more that we reject and suppress these parts of ourselves the bigger they can become. The shadow side can often leak out into our daily lives in the form of self destructive patterns, negative behaviours, self sabotaging self talk, abusive and toxic relationship and even drug and alcohol dependencies. Shadow work is the intentional practice of healing and growth and requires an attitude of suspended self judgemnet and self comapassion. Encountering the Shadow Workbook is a well balanced guide to help you take those first steps into shadow work and to ultimately help you to intergrate bith your darkside and your lightside.
What this book includes : What is shadow work? Why should you explore? Shadow work methods The Mirror/Mirror effect Identification of patterns Inner child work Interactive exercises Digging much deeper with prompts Beautiful quotes to inspire you along your journey Options to paint, draw or write letters to yourself and others. Sprinkled with a ton of compassion throughout.
Benefits of Shadow work : Moving towards self intergration Growing more self aware Self empowerment Stronger boundries Boosting self confidence Increased self compassion Clearer understanding of others with more empathy Healing trauma or intergenerational trauma. Healing grief or other challenging emotions. Moving towards self actualisation and realisation.