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  • An Intuitive Woman's Guide to Empowerment, Holistic Healing & Spiritual Growth Through Shadow Work
  • By: Y.D. Gardens
  • Narrated by: Poppy Royana
  • Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (49 ratings)
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Summary

Shadow work is the key to unleashing the best version of yourself.

The Shadow incorporates all our disowned, unhealed parts that are hidden deep within the unconscious. These parts of your being that form your Shadow stem from emotional pain and trauma, forming a tangled web of repressed emotional wounds. If not dealt with, the Shadow can cause us to enact its contents in our daily life, often with very harmful consequences. Shadow Work is a tool you can use to uncover these parts and live a healthier, happier life as your true self.

An encounter with your Shadow Self is essential in order to move forward, grow, and stop repeating the same unhelpful patterns. Within these chapters, you will find a guide to lead you safely and peacefully on this journey, as well as discover a shame-free place to explore your inner space. You will learn how to tackle the obstacles to embracing your Shadow and how to sit comfortably and confidently within your own self. You will also be offered an array of tools and prompts to help you prepare yourself to begin this process.

This guide will offer you invaluable methods of unearthing repressed emotions and memories in order to begin healing from suppressed trauma and generational wounds. Dive into the mystery that is your being, uncover the wonder of your soul, and dare to tap into the infinite power of your subconscious mind.

This complete guide will offer you all the tools you need to do the work, including:

  • The foundational principles of Shadow Work and how to spot your Shadow
  • Releasing emotional wounds and trauma and tools to give up self-judgment and rebuilding your emotional body
  • Inner Child healing
  • Awakening to your infinite potential through the unconscious
  • Meditation and mindfulness practices, as well as Shadow Work journaling

Wisdom awaits, along with a myriad of life changing possibilities.

Are you ready to face your Shadow?

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 Yasmeen Desjardins (P)2022 Yasmeen Desjardins

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Eye opening wisdom

This is such an enlightening listen! I talks about how your true self is suppressed by your traumatic past that forms a shadow that hinders your capabilities to project a more authentic identity. If it isn't taken care of it will only grow darker, this book aims to help with psychological healing to uncover you true qualities. The narration was done very well as it covers the content clearly. Highly recommended if you are looking to let go of your emotional wounds to allow yourself to rebuild emotionally!

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Great for deep personal growth

It took me some times to get used to the vernacular in the first chapters, which lay the groundwork for the concepts the author tried to introduce; however, this gets easier after you understand what the vocabulary words are. The book contains a lot of guide to introspection work and I would recommend taking time to go through the book and don't rush, because there is no finish line for trauma healing and spiritual growth. It's a life long process.

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Excellent information and pleasant narration

got some insightful ahah moments from this book. very comprehensive and organised. recommend this for anyone interested in this subject.

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Great audio book about your inner self!

I was just recently introduced to shadow work, had no idea what it was about. This audio book "Embracing Your Darkness" is a great listen and the narration was also top notch.

This audio book will get you to look deep into your emotions and thoughts. You learn how to confront your inner self, and gain confidence in dealing with your shadows.

Although this book is written for women in mind, I can see where men can also benefit from these lessons also.

I would recommend this audio book and will be listening to it again in the future, to get a refresher lesson.

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Insightful!

I have heard about shadow work and was always interested, but I had no idea how to start. I found this book to be the perfect guide. I enjoyed learning about the principles of shadow work. This allowed me to have a deep understanding of how it really works.

The section I love the most was the meditation and mindfulness practices. This was an emotional journey that I recommend to everyone. This book was well thought out and well narrated.

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Shadow work explained, and actions that help!

When an audiobook starts with a quote this powerful "One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious." you know it's going to change the way you think and live. Getting in touch with the 'shadow', or our self-imposed limitations and beliefs that we create through life, truly is the gateway to freedom. From such a young age, we learn to live in survival. These programs keep us bottled in the same levels of consciousness that will keep us stuck in paradigms we no longer wish to live in.

This book actually explains how to change that. It explains how to actually do the work, the things that will make lasting changes. Release the old constructs and start living in a present state, attracting all of the wonderful things we deserve!

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Very in depth topic that I never knew existed

"Embracing Your Darkness" by Y.D. Gardens is an insightful and empowering guide to shadow work, aimed at intuitive women who seek to embrace and heal their shadow selves for spiritual growth and holistic healing. The author provides a clear and accessible introduction to the concept of shadow work, and guides readers through various practical exercises and tools to help them identify and work through their shadow aspects. Gardens emphasizes the importance of self-compassion, self-awareness, and self-acceptance throughout the process, and encourages readers to embrace their darkness as an integral part of their spiritual journey. I was surprised by all of the different "personality types" people exhibit and the tendencies people have given those personality traits, but it all made sense once explained. Even though I am not a woman, I imagine this applies to men also.

Narrated by Poppy Royana, the audiobook version of "Embracing Your Darkness" is engaging and easy to follow. Royana's soothing voice and clear delivery complement the author's writing style, making the audiobook an enjoyable and informative experience. Overall, "Embracing Your Darkness" is a valuable resource for anyone interested in shadow work and spiritual growth, and is highly recommended for intuitive women seeking a holistic approach to self-healing and empowerment.

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WOW!!!

This audiobook is fantastic! Shadow work is hard but worth it, and this audiobook makes you want to do it! The voice choice is soothing and easy to listen to. After working through this book, you definitely will have found your inner peace and feel empowered. I couldn't recommend this book more!!! Well done!!

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Great book

This was recommended to me by a friend and I’m glad it was. It is such a useful book for anyone that has had a past trauma and found it hard to deal with. It goes into detail on how you can conned to your past, heal and move forward. Really useful

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A great book

The author has done an awesome job of presenting information in a way which is easy to understand.
Listening to this book has been quite enlightening as it makes you think about 'who you are, and the way we think and live'. Fascinating stuff!!
The author provides advice and tips on how to actually make the changes that you want/need to in order to attract all the positivity and the things you desire!

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