Earlier this year, a spiritual coach and reiki healer who goes by the name Zen Oasis posted a video to TikTok explaining the idea of “the shadow self” to her 167,000 followers. Sitting lotus-style in ...

Many of us have experienced the unsettling circumstance of living in the shadow of someone else for various reasons. Sometimes it is a relative or acquaintance whose work or achievements shine ...

The psychoanalyst Carl Jung had a highly influential theory about one’s unconscious: “Everyone carries a shadow," according to Jung, "and the less it is embodied in the individual's conscious life, ...

Shadow work is the process of exploring the unconscious reasons behind your feelings or behaviors, particularly uncomfortable emotions that seem out of character or beyond your control. For example, ...

Perhaps one of the least understood, yet most empowering, concepts in personal and spiritual development is the shadow self. Too often, people talk about shining a light on your shadow side, as if ...

Self-love is a lifelong practice that you have to attend to for you to bring about its full effects. In the current era, the law of attraction is prevalent and comes with a myriad of benefits. It ...