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The Transformative Power of Shadow Work and Hypnotherapy: Unlock Your Potential with Hypnotherapy Training

The Transformative Power of Shadow Work and Hypnotherapy: Unlock Your Potential with Hypnotherapy Training

Transformative Healing: Understanding Attachment Styles through Hypnotherapy Training

Life’s journey often takes us on unexpected paths. As we navigate these paths, we come to understand that there are parts of ourselves tucked away in the shadows of our psyche, parts we have forgotten or choose to ignore. These are the elements of our personality that we prefer not to acknowledge or that society has led us to believe are unacceptable. These hidden aspects, often referred to as the ‘shadow’ in Jungian psychology, can profoundly affect our behaviors, relationships, and overall well-being.

However, as daunting as the exploration of these shadow parts might seem, it can also lead to an exciting and transformative journey of self-discovery. One of the most effective ways to embark on this journey is through a therapeutic technique that has been gaining recognition for its profound impacts – Hypnotherapy. When combined with shadow work, hypnotherapy can unlock new pathways to self-understanding and personal growth.

But how exactly does this work? And how can hypnotherapy training equip you to facilitate this transformative process?

Hypnotherapy is a form of therapy that uses the power of suggestion to encourage positive change. It involves guiding the individual into a deeply relaxed state, known as hypnosis, during which they become more open to suggestions and new perspectives. This state of heightened awareness and suggestibility allows for direct communication with the subconscious mind.

The subconscious mind is where our shadow resides. By accessing this level of consciousness through hypnosis, we can uncover and address the elements of our shadow, facilitating self-understanding and integration. Hypnotherapy provides a safe and supportive space for this exploration, allowing us to face and embrace our shadow parts with compassion and understanding.

The potential of hypnotherapy in shadow work is immense. From releasing repressed emotions and healing past traumas to breaking self-sabotaging patterns and enhancing self-esteem, the benefits of this combination are profoundly transformative. It fosters personal growth, emotional well-being, and a deeper understanding of self.

So, how does hypnotherapy training fit into all of this?

Well, with comprehensive hypnotherapy training, you can learn the skills and techniques needed to facilitate this transformative process. Whether you’re a mental health professional seeking to broaden your therapeutic toolbox or someone interested in self-development and helping others, hypnotherapy training can be an enriching journey.

Hypnotherapy training not only equips you with the necessary knowledge and skills to practice hypnotherapy but also offers a deep understanding of the human mind and its intricate workings. It provides a framework for understanding the concept of the shadow and the techniques to explore it safely. With this training, you can guide others in their journey of self-discovery, helping them embrace their shadows and unlock their full potential.

In essence, hypnotherapy training is not just about acquiring a new set of skills; it’s about embarking on a transformative journey, both personally and professionally. It’s about understanding the complexities of the human psyche, assisting others in their journey of self-discovery, and making a difference in people’s lives.

Moreover, hypnotherapy training can also be a journey of self-exploration. As you learn the techniques to assist others, you’ll inevitably delve into your shadows, leading to personal growth and self-understanding.

The journey into the shadow might seem daunting, but with the right tools, it can be a profoundly transformative process. Hypnotherapy, when combined with shadow work, unlocks the pathway to self-discovery, healing, and growth. And through hypnotherapy training, you can acquire the skills to facilitate this process, helping others and yourself to embrace the shadow and unlock the full potential.

The journey of hypnotherapy training is not always easy, but it’s deeply rewarding. As Carl Jung once said, “I’d rather be whole than good.” Embracing our shadow, in all its aspects, is a step toward that wholeness. So, why not take that step? Begin your hypnotherapy training today, and embark on this transformative journey towards self-understanding, growth, and wholeness.

Join our Level One Hypnotherapy Training and Certification program and get certified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist.

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Clean Up with Meta Hypnotherapy: Two Types of Shadow

Clean Up with Meta Hypnotherapy: Two Types of Shadow

“Where ‘IT’ was, there shall ‘I’ become.” Sigmund Freud

Two Types of Shadow: Dark Shadow and Golden Shadow

The “shadow” refers to aspects of ourselves that have become disowned, broken off, or pushed into the unconscious. One of the most important goals of healthy integrated living is to recognize and reclaim these broken pieces of ourselves, and to reintegrate them back into our total self-system so that we can become less reactive, more responsive, and more fulfilled. In other words, we do shadow work so that we can become whole again, to become more of ourselves, to re-own and reintegrate all those splintered pieces of ourselves that we may have unconsciously pushed away over the course of our lives.

Carl Jung called your submerged creative potential the “Golden Shadow.” You can discover your golden shadow in your intense admiration of other people. The bright qualities that you admire in others represent the disowned aspects of your unlimited potential. The Golden Shadow is your submerged greatness. 

In Meta Hypnotherapy we work with the client to move from dissociation to integration including both the darker and lighter aspects of the self. This is a more integrated approach to shadow work. 

How to Work with Shadow: The 3-2-1 Process

A crucial aspect of any hypnotherapy modality is a way to be profoundly honest with ourselves about our shadow, or unconscious, or false self, or dishonesty, or disowned self. The 3-2-1 Process is a simple and effective tool for working with the shadow — any part of ourselves that we unconsciously repress or deny.

The 3-2-1 Process uses shifts in perspective as a way of identifying and integrating shadow material. “3-2-1” refers to 3rd-person, 2nd-person, and 1st-person — the perspectives that we move through in this exercise.

Each part that we disown is at first an aspect of our “I” or 1st-person awareness. But, for whatever reason, that aspect poses a threat. So we push it outside of ourselves, often onto someone else. It’s important to note that the aspect can be positive or negative. We can disown both lower and higher aspects of ourselves. In either case, we project it as you . . . but not me. “You are angry.” “You are being selfish.” “You are worthy,” etc. In other words, we displace it from a 1st-person I to a 2nd-person you.

If the threat of this emotion or situation becomes so great it requires a total rejection, we banish it totally as a 3rd-person It, stripped of humanity. At that point, we can often recognize shadow as a sense of irritation, reactivity, fear, phobia, rage, or aversion toward things… but we don’t really know why.

Under these circumstances, most forms of meditation won’t help; in fact, they’ll make things worse. They recommend dis-identification from experience, when what is necessary first is RE-identification with disowned dimensions of our experience and ourselves. You can only let go of that which you have first owned. Meditation instructions to “observe all experience and to know that consciousness is independent and free from experience” don’t work with experience from which we’re dissociated. Healthy disidentification is only possible once we’ve re-owned, re-associated, and re-identified with the disowned parts of ourselves. For this reason, there’s no substitute for shadow work. That’s why shadow work is a core component of Meta Hypnotherapy.

To sum up, dissociation proceeds from 1st-person to 2nd-person to 3rd-person: 1-2-3. The reversal of dissociation thus goes from 3 to 2 to 1. Hence, the 3-2-1 Process. We also summarize this process as: Face it (3), Talk to it (2), and finally, BE it (1).

To Practice the 3-2-1 Process

  1. Choose an experience in your life that you want to work with. It’s often easier to begin with a person with whom you have difficulty (e.g., lover, relative, boss). This person may irritate, disturb, annoy, or upset you. Or maybe you feel attracted to, obsessed with, infatuated with, or possessive about this person. In any case, choose someone with whom you have a strong emotional charge, whether positive or negative.

  2. Face It: Now, imagine this person. Describe those qualities that most upset you, or the characteristics that you are most attracted to using 3rd-person language (he, she, it). Talk about them out loud or write it down in a journal. Take this opportunity to “let it out.” Don’t try to be skillful or say the right thing. There is no need to sugarcoat your description. The person you are describing will never see this.

  3. Talk to It: Begin an imaginary dialogue with this person. Speak in 2nd person to this person (you). Talk directly to this person as if he or she were actually there in the room with you. Tell them what bothers you about them. Ask them questions such as “Why are you doing this to me?” “What do you want from me?” “What are you trying to show me?” “What do you have to teach me?” Imagine their response to these questions. Speak that imaginary response out loud. Record the conversation in your journal if you like.

  4. Be It: Become this person. Take on the qualities that either annoy or fascinate you. Embody the traits you described in “Face It.” Use 1st-person language ( I, me, mine). This may feel awkward, and it should. The traits you are taking on are the exact traits that you have been denying in yourself. Use statements such as “I am angry,” “I am jealous,” “I am radiant.” Fill in the blank with whatever qualities you are working with: “I am__________.”

  5. To complete the process, notice these disowned qualities in yourself. Experience the part of you that is this very trait. Avoid making the process abstract or conceptual: just BE it. Now you can re-own and integrate this trait in yourself.

The 3-2-1 Shadow process is an integral part of our Meta Hypnotherapy methodology. Consider the 3-2-1 process like a “back pocket” practice – something that you can use in the moment when you feel triggered or unable to regulate big emotions.

Hypnotherapy is a great way to go deeper with shadow work and uncovers the unconscious forces that drive you to think, feel, and behave the way you do.

As Carl Jung said, “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”

Clean Up with Meta Hypnotherapy Training 

Meta Hypnotherapy is a one-of-a-kind training program designed from the ground up to be delivered online in the most effective way possible for optimal learning, connection, and inclusivity.

Join our 5-Day Hypnotherapy Training and Certification program and get certified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist.

Already a hypnotherapist? Ready for the deep end?

Join our next Past Life Regression Training. Discover your own past lives and get certified while you do.

Join our Level Two Advanced Spiritual Regression Training and Certification program and get certified as an Advanced Spiritual Regression Specialist.

This opportunity is especially for you if you’re:

1. Passionate about making a positive impact: and you’re ready to play a far more meaningful role in supporting, uplifting, and transforming your friends, family, community, and even all of humanity.

2. Looking to level up your career and performance: because you know that in a changing world, the answer to future-proof success, wealth, and expansion is in mastering new skills and stepping out of your comfort zone.

3. Searching for the keys to freedom: the freedom to do what you love instead of settling for a paycheck, to live with total clarity of purpose, and to design your life on nobody’s terms but your own.

4. A new or experienced hypnotherapist who feels something’s missing: like maybe you’re not earning or attracting clients at the level you want to, you’re not satisfied with the tools you’ve been given, or you’re struggling with the business side of hypnotherapy.

3-2-1 Process: Own Your Shadow or Be Owned By It

3-2-1 Process: Own Your Shadow or Be Owned By It

3-2-1 Process: Own Your Shadow or Be Owned By It

The 3-2-1 process is a simple and effective tool for working with the shadow. This practice is designed to provide a quick, easy, and effective method to work with our disowned selves. There are numerous techniques to deal with the shadow, but most require the assistance of a professional therapist. The 3-2-1 Process can be used by anyone anywhere at any time, and at no cost.

The 3-2-1 Process helps you uncover your shadow and integrate unconscious thoughts and emotions, so you can become more healthy and whole. It takes an extraordinary amount of energy to keep aspects of ourselves hidden in shadow. The energy it takes to repress or deny aspects of ourselves could potentially be employed in other ways; perhaps even a developmental transformation. When we shine a light on our shadow and work to integrate disowned aspects of ourselves, we liberate the energy we were using to hide from ourselves, and more energy is never a bad thing.

This process uses shifts in perspectives as a way of identifying and integrating shadow material. 3-2-1 refers to 3rd person, 2nd person, and 1st person perspectives. When an aspect of the self poses a threat, the self seeks to distance itself from that threat. As a result, the self concludes, “That is not me. That is someone else.” The self exports that trait that threatens it onto someone else. We can disown both lower and higher aspects of ourselves. In either case, we project it as “You.” You are angry. You are being selfish. You are worthy. In other words, we displace it from a 1st – person “I” to a 2nd- person “You.”

If the threat of this emotion or situation becomes so great that it requires a total rejection, we push it away into a 3rd- person “It.” At that point, the shadow arises as a sense of irritation, reactivity, fear, or aversion toward things, but we usually do not understand why we feel this way.

And meditation alone won’t fix this, most forms of meditation won’t even help; in fact, they may make things worse. Meditation suggests dis-identification from experience (“You are not your thoughts. etc.”). But to integrate the shadow, we need to RE-identify with disowned dimensions of our experience and ourselves. We can only truly let go of something that we have first owned. Healthy disidentification is only possible once we have re-owned, re-associated, and re-identified with the disowned parts of ourselves. For this reason, there is no substitute for shadow work.

The 3-2-1 Process can be used in various ways. For beginners, try it out once a week for roughly 30 minutes and work with the biggest issue of your week. For more advanced practitioners, begin applying the 3-2-1 Process to dreams and issues of your daily life.

You can also opt to use the “empty chair” rather than a journal. Just replace the journal with an actual chair in the exercise outlined above. Place this chair across from you, and imagine the person you have chosen to work with sitting in it. In “Face It” (3), simply describe the qualities of this person that provoke you. Talk about them in front of them. In “Talk to It” (2), dialogue with this person. When it is their turn to respond, sit in the other chair and respond as that person. Go back and forth between chairs until the dialogue is over. In “Be It” (1), sit as the other and be the person that triggers you. Embody the qualities that irritate or fascinate you and speak as this person using “I” statements: “I am ________.”

In this practice, we begin the process of re-owning our shadow. We’ll FACE our shadow in 3rd-person; we’ll TALK to our shadow in a 2nd-person dialogue, and we’ll BE our shadow in 1st-person. Face it, Talk to it, Be it…It’s that simple.

To Practice the 3-2-1 Process

1. Choose an experience in your life that you want to work with. It’s often easier to begin with a person with whom you have difficulty (e.g., lover, relative, boss). This person may irritate, disturb, annoy, or upset you. Or maybe you feel attracted to, obsessed with, infatuated with, or possessive about this person. In any case, choose someone with whom you have a strong emotional charge, whether positive or negative.

2. Face It: Now, imagine this person. Describe those qualities that most upset you, or the characteristics that you are most attracted to using 3rd-person language (he, she, it). Talk about them out loud or write it down in a journal. Take this opportunity to “let it out.” Don’t try to be skillful or say the right thing. There is no need to sugarcoat your description. The person you are describing will never see this.

3. Talk to It: Begin an imaginary dialogue with this person. Speak in 2nd person to this person (you). Talk directly to this person as if he or she were actually there in the room with you. Tell them what bothers you about them. Ask them questions such as “Why are you doing this to me?” “What do you want from me?” “What are you trying to show me?” “What do you have to teach me?” Imagine their response to these questions. Speak that imaginary response out loud. Record the conversation in your journal if you like.

4. Be It: Become this person. Take on the qualities that either annoy or fascinate you. Embody the traits you described in “Face It.” Use 1st-person language ( I, me, mine). This may feel awkward, and it should. The traits you are taking on are the exact traits that you have been denying in yourself. Use statements such as “I am angry,” “I am jealous,” “I am radiant.” Fill in the blank with whatever qualities you are working with: “I am__________.”

5. To complete the process, notice these disowned qualities in yourself. Experience the part of you that is this very trait. Avoid making the process abstract or conceptual: just BE it. Now you can re-own and integrate this trait in yourself.

The 3-2-1 Shadow process is an integral part of our Meta Hypnotherapy methodology. Consider the 3-2-1 process like a “back pocket” practice – something that you can use in the moment when you feel triggered or unable to regulate big emotions.

Hypnotherapy is a great way to go deeper with shadow work and uncovers the unconscious forces that drive you to think, feel, and behave the way you do.

As Carl Jung said, “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”

Join our 5-Day Hypnotherapy Training and Certification program and discover how to do shadow work with clients in the trance state.

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