134: What it really means to do shadow work with Vidya Ananthanarayanan
The Uncommon Couch
134: What it really means to do shadow work with Vidya Ananthanarayanan
Wondering how you can embark on your shadow work journey? In this episode of Uncommon Couch, I sat down with Vidya Ananthanarayanan to talk about the concept of shadow work and how we can embrace it in order to become our most joyful, whole selves. Vidya is a Transformation Doula, life coach guiding deep personal transformation, healing, & expansion through shadow work.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:51] What Vidya does as a Transformation Doula and how she got started in the business of guidance
[07:28] What shadow work really is and the joy and playfulness that lives on the other side of it
[14:21] The power of stepping into your truth and what it really means to be compassionate
[18:47] What the shadow dance journey is
[25:36] The emotional maturity, resilience, and personal growth required to embark on this journey
[34:42] Ways to get started embracing self-awareness and shadow work in your daily life
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Quotes:
[00:02:28] Vidya: I embody what I call the transformation doula, someone who specializes in deep healing for growth and expansion through shadow work and through the shadow journey. [00:02:39][11.5]
[00:08:29] Vidya: A shadow is simply what is hidden, what we choose not to accept. To me, even that basic conditioning that so many of those women have, if someone will give us a compliment and we tend to laugh it off or we don’t know how to receive a compliment gracefully and gratefully, that's a shadow. [00:08:46][16.9]
[00:11:09] Vidya: At the other end of shadow work, we emerge with this awareness that we are here to live and to live, to be alive, to be joyful and playful, to have the innocence and the curiosity of a child. [00:11:23][14.0]
[00:23:49] Vidya: The people who deserve our biggest gratitude are the ones that hurt us the most. They are the true teachers. [00:23:58][8.9]
[00:24:45] Vidya: Pain is the medicine. You cannot walk over it, under it, or around it. You have to walk with it. And it's the medicine. [00:24:53][8.0]