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In the Darkest Shadows of Your Life, Find the Light to Happiness and Fulfillment

This challenging adventure in self-discovery by Michael Casteel’s SOULutions, takes you on a life-altering journey to meet the parts of your ego responsible for your self-defeating behavior, insecurities, and relationship failures. Shadow Work is the spiritual practice of bringing both the inner demons and inner divinities, or the darker parts of our ego in to light without judgment or assigning labels of right and wrong.  The result is Wholeness and a fuller, richer life.

The shadow refers to the parts of ourselves that we hide from the world. They are the repressed and disowned pieces of our ego we are most ashamed to claim.  Shadows result from very deep emotional wounds, usually occurring in the early childhood formative years. When these wounds are allowed to remain hidden, they can affect the growth and development of a healthy ego.  They can prevent you from achieving all that you desire from your life.

Shadow Work leads to better relationships, career success and more satisfaction with Life. Best of all, it brings you closer to spiritual wholeness.

According to research conducted by Ken Wilbur’s Integral Institute, shadow work provides the most advances in emotional intelligence and spiritual development, compared to other forms of psychological and spiritual practices. The combination of shadow work directed by a therapist with regular meditation practices produces the best results for relationship, career and financial success and satisfaction.

In this innovative program, Michael Casteel has developed a safe and supportive method for shining light on your shadows and healing your deepest wounds. He uses directed meditation, conscious integrative breathwork and self-discovery techniques to gently guide you on a life-altering journey to find out who you are beyond the shadow of your ego. The result is increased satisfaction with every part of your life. 

Meeting Your Shadow Will Help Live the Life you were Born to Lead

If you have ever wondered why you make the same mistakes over and over; If you have a certain person in your life who just drives you nuts; If you find yourself reacting in ways that are self-defeating, then it’s time to meet your shadows. 

Shadow work is the spiritual practice of bringing unconscious behavior patterns into our active consciousness. The outcome is Wholeness or a full integration of mind, body and spirit. Carl Jung put it this way, “I would rather be whole than good.”

If you are aware of the concept of shadow work, you may think of it as the bad parts of your personality or ego.  You may not want to recognize these repressed aspects of yourself and may attempt to hide them or compensate in some other way.

In the study performed by Ken Wilbur’s Integral Institute, results showed that shadow work provided substantial growth in emotional intelligence and spiritual development. The combination of shadow work and a 15-minute daily meditation practice along with regular group sessions lead by an experienced therapist, produced the best results. This three-year study reported participants feeling more joy, freedom and connectedness to Spirit. Individuals who combined both shadow work and daily meditation maintained longer periods of happy, primary relationships, successful careers and financial stability.

The conclusion of this study, as well as Michael Casteel's own observations with clients, is that the spiritual practice of shadow work provides the most fruit for a successful life. Take advantage of this opportunity to do something substantial to improve the quality of your life.

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