#150 The Shadow Work Wrap-Up Q&A

Welcome to the light work series.Light work is the process of tuning your energy, your vibration, your frequency to your desires. Specifically, tuning your frequencies to the vibration of already having them, right now, in this reality.Three common mistakes, a personal story about the house on the Truckee River, and a homework assignment for you.Follow along at @withkaje on Instagram.

The closing practice for the Shadow Work series.18 affirmations to help you welcome, integrate, and release your shadow, done three rounds through at increasing speed. Play it while you do the dishes, walk the dog, or drive to work. Take what resonates and leave the rest.Next episode: Light Work introduction

Janis Vogel is a relationship coach, creator of the Love Method, and a former and current client. She moved sight unseen to California in the middle of a divorce with a three-year-old on her hip, doom scrolling when she found me. This is what happened next...Find Janice at @lovecoachjanis on instagram

Four questions from the DMs, answered. Do you have to relive trauma to heal it? Is shadow work supposed to feel bad? What is the actual first step? What do you do when fear of visibility is rooted in shame?DM me "shadow" on Instagram at @womanifester if you want support.

This episode is about the two somatic practices that release what mindset work cannot reach: TRE (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises) and Breathwork.DM me "start" on Instagram at @womanifester if you want to try either of these practices with me.

Meditation is not optional if you are serious about shadow work and manifestation. After we set the desire, negative thoughts flood in. Meditation is how you catch them. And if you can't catch them, you can't transmute them.This episode ends with a short meditation. Free resource: Insight Timer app (I also have free meditations on the app)DM me on Instagram at @womanifester if you try the meditation and want to share what comes up.

Key takeaways from Existential Kink by Carolyn Elliott, the shadow work book we just finished as a book club inside the Somatic Circle.Not a full book overview. Just the things I think are most essential for you to understand as you are manifesting your desires.One note before we dive in: Existential Kink is not a practice for deep grief, trauma, or depression. That work belongs with a therapist and in somatic containers like breathwork and TRE. This practice is for the situations in your life you just don't like -- a bank account number, a relationship pattern that keeps repeating, a job that isn't working.Here is what we cover:Having is evidence of wanting. If something is in your life that you don't like, there is a subconscious part of you, the shadow, that actually does want it there. This is the central assertion of the whole book, and once it lands, it changes everything.The Universe only knows fulfillment. It is always giving you what you want, but your subconscious runs the show 95-97% of the time. Your conscious mind sees lack. Your subconscious is getting exactly what she wanted.The release. Once you find the part of you that wanted the no-like situation, you honor her, celebrate that she got what she wanted, and flush it. Awareness is the first step. Then you move on.Why you need a loving third party. Your shadows are subconscious by definition, you cannot see them. That is why coaching, therapy, and community are not luxuries. They are the mirror you need.We are in divinity's dream. This reality is not what we think it is. Remembering that takes the pressure off, off taking risks, off betting on yourself, off needing to get it perfect.I also share why I realized I had manifested draining my bank account, what I learned from hearing Alex Hormozi talk about doing the same thing multiple times, and why I no longer use the word "healed."Book: Existential Kink by Carolyn ElliottNext episode: how meditation supports shadow work (live on Instagram Wednesdays 10:30am PT through August)Send me a DM on Instagram @womanifester to connect.Have a beautiful and blessed day.

All you need is a piece of paper and a pen.This episode is a guided practice. I am walking you through my absolute favorite shadow work exercise, Free Form Writing, live. You can follow along right now, or come back to this episode again and again whenever something sticky comes up.I learned this practice from my spiritual mentor, Jen Whalen, and it is the first thing I give every client when their manifestations feel stuck, when the doubt is loud, when nothing seems to be moving.Here is how it works:Get a separate piece of paper. Not your journal. We are going to burn this.For 80% of the time, you let it rip. You write out every fear, every limiting belief, every ugly thought you have been shoving down. "My fear is..." "My anxiety is telling me..." "I'm worried about..." Keep your hand moving the whole time. Your handwriting is linked to your subconscious, things will come up that you did not even know were there.For the last 20%, you switch gears. "The truth is..." You write from the perspective of your most loving grandmother, your highest self, the voice that knows without a doubt that your desires are not only possible but inevitable.Then you burn it. Or rip it as small as you can and throw it away somewhere outside your home.That is it. Free. Accessible. Powerful.This is also what we have been doing inside the Somatic Circle for our 21-day shadow work challenge. If you want to do this work in community, send me a DM on Instagram @womanifester.Have a beautiful and blessed day.

The shadow work portion of the WoManifestation Wheel series continues.In this episode we break down the energetics of the Universe and the exact signs that tell you shadow work is what is blocking your manifestations. Because if nothing is moving, it is not because the universe forgot about you. It is because something in your energy field is contradicting what you are trying to call in.Here is what we cover:Everything is vibrating. Not woo. Science. Your thoughts, your beliefs, your emotions all create your specific frequency. Manifestation is the process of intentionally matching your energy to the vibration of your desires. Like attracts like. That is it.You do not have to stay high vibe 100% of the time. The goal is 51%. That is the tipping point.Three signs you need shadow work: One: you do not believe you can actually have it. Two: you think something bad will happen if you get it. Three: your nervous system does not feel safe holding it.Plus: a story about reclaiming power as a Black woman in America. Shadow work is not about pointing fingers. It is about claiming.And a preview:Next episode, I am sharing my absolute favorite shadow work practice. The one I give every single client. You will not want to miss it.Have a beautiful and blessed day.

The shadow work series begins here.In this episode, I break down what the shadow actually is from three angles: psychology, spirituality, and the manifestation process. Because if you have ever wondered why your affirmations are not working, why visualization feels flat, or why you keep attracting the same patterns, this is likely why.Here is what we cover:What the shadow is NOT. No re-traumatization, no dramatic breakdowns required, and it does not conflict with your faith. In fact, shadow work gets you closer to God (or whatever you call the creator).Carl Jung and the psychological shadow. The repressed parts of self that run your life from the unconscious. As Jung said: "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."The spiritual shadow. Anything that is keeping you from love. Anything that keeps you making decisions from fear instead of love.The manifestation shadow. Every thought, feeling, identity, and nervous system reaction that tells you that you cannot have what you want.This is what makes affirmations feel empty and visualizations feel worthless.Why those who have been told "no" by society often have more shadow work to do, and why that is not a disadvantage. It is your invitation.Also in this episode: I made a major investment in my business and in myself. And because of it, the Somatic Circle is increasing in price. You have until July 14th to join at the current rate of $1,111 for a full year of access.>>Join the Somatic Circle before the price increase<<Next episode: how to know if you have skipped your shadow work, and the first practices.Have a beautiful and blessed day.