In Focus Shadow Work

Uncover how the light and darkness within you coexist as In Focus Shadow Work guides you in embracing your shadow self to discover a happier you.

In Focus Shadow Work is the essential modern guide to shadow work, the healing path to understanding and embracing the dark side of your personality.

This comprehensive guide includes a beautifully designed, removable 16 × 24-inch poster featuring at-a-glance references for quick learning anytime.
Over the course of your life, you push difficult emotions and experiences aside, but they never truly leave you. These elements form your shadow self, the dark side of your personality that most people try to repress. Shadow work is a method of embracing and seeking to understand this darker aspect of yourself so that you can release the pain and trauma of the past and become a more healed and balanced person. Darkness and light exist in every person. Only by doing the hard work of acknowledging and understanding the darkness can you begin to heal, love and accept yourself, and truly grow.
The book includes:
Meditation techniques that provide the foundation of shadow work
Guidance on how to see your shadow self and recognize the impact it has on your life
Contemplative questions that can be used as journal prompts help to dig deeper into exploring your shadow self and bring it into the light
Deep breathing practices to soothe anxiety and begin to release the experiences you've repressed
Tips on how to retrain yourself with habits that bring you a healthier lifelong relationship with your shadow and inner child
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Once you have found self-love, self-acceptance, and genuine growth through understanding the dark and light that coexist in you, you will be able to guide others in this practice while living a truly authentic life. Take the first step with this essential modern guide to shadow work.

The In Focus series applies a modern approach to teaching the classic body, mind, and spirit subjects. Authored by experts in their respective fields, these beginner's guides feature smartly designed visual material that clearly illustrates key topics within each subject. As a bonus, each book includes reference cards or a poster, held in an envelope inside the back cover, that gives you a quick, go-to guide containing the most important information on the subject.

About the Author

Stephanie Kirby is a shadow work guide, offering courses and inspiration to help others navigate their shadow selves and find healing. She is an intuitive, empowerment mentor, and trauma survivor who works to transform pain into power.