“Shadow Work is the path of the Heart Warrior”
-Carl Jung
It is designed to help you integrate and accept every single part of yourself so that you can live and thrive with more clarity, truth and authenticity.
Life is a multi-faceted experience that desires to be embraced from all angles in order to be understood and lived fully. If you continue to bury your shadow, you may feel fractured or out of alignment. This leads to the inability to experience a deeper sense of integration and wholeness. When working with the shadow, you have portals to awakening that lead to greater authenticity, creativity, and emotional freedom.
WHAT IS THE SHADOW?
The shadow is a psychological term for everything we can’t see in ourselves and that has been repressed into our unconscious. It is the ‘disowned’ self. The parts of us we no longer want to claim, including our inherent gifts. The shadow is seen as the “dark side” of our personality because it consists chiefly of primitive, uncomfortable human emotions and impulses like rage, envy, greed, selfishness, desire, and the striving for power. All we deny in ourselves—whatever we perceive as inferior, evil, or unacceptable—becomes part of the shadow.
Our shadow holds our conditioning— all the programmed ways we act, think, feel and choose without ever really knowing why. It is the part of ourselves that we are most “out of touch” with, such as the roots of our unresolved wounding.
As children, we are born whole and complete, but that wholeness is short-lived. The shadow is born in our childhood as a byproduct of certain interactions we have with the people closest to us. Our caretakers make us believe that certain aspects of ourselves are good and others are not. The aspects that are seen as bad are rejected and, consequently, form the shadow.
WHAT IS A WILDERNESS WALK SHADOW COACH?
A Wilderness Walk shadow coach is someone who, even in the midst of chaos, can access an inner compass and map that can guide and direct others’ footsteps along their journey. They embody their own healing and transformation in order to show others the way. They compassionately hold sacred space and steadfastly witness those moving through a breaking open process. They are committed to internal freedom and true integration of ALL aspects of the human experience. Shadow workers have been seen for thousands of years as torches in the midst of darkness. They know how to see in the dark and help others to do the same. They also know how to call others higher and into the power, truth, wisdom, and light.
BENEFITS OF SHADOW COACHING
Healthier relationships.
Increased self compassion and acceptance.
Overall enhanced state of wellbeing and mood.
Better communication with others.
Ability to set boundaries in your life.
Cease the cycle of self-destruction and self-sabotage.
The ability to make more conscious choices and live more in alignment with what truly matters.
FOUNDERS
Suzanne Hanna
Suzanne is a licensed psychotherapist, seasoned shadow coach, writer and speaker. She the founder and creator of The Wilderness Walk, an experiential hero’s journey through the fears of the subconscious mind and the pain of the wounded heart. She designed the journeys to help others integrate ALL aspects of their being, both the light and dark. Her three and nine-week journeys are changing lives all over the world and leading people on a path toward internal freedom. Suzanne co-founded the Shadow Coach Certification Program in order to create more impact and global healing. Suzanne works with courageous souls who want to embody the best versions of themselves and be a positive ripple in this world for others. She has a passion for the mountains, animals and nature. She is currently working on her first book.
George Herrick
George Herrick is co-creator of the original Wilderness Walk, and since then has been a creative contributor as well as a powerful collaborator with Suzanne. George is the founder of SoulDeep Living, a coaching process that supports people in taking courageous action toward the life that matters most to them. His classes, retreats and coaching lead others through transformational experiences and creative expression to live inspired lives. A life and recovery coach, artist, initiated shamanic practitioner and ceremonialist, George works with people who want a deeper connection to their soul and express their personal, human divinity with compassion, wisdom and a sense of service to something greater than themselves. He is the author of the best-selling book, “STONE WARRIOR; Confronting Life’s Dark Challenges with Stone Art and Meditation,” about his journey through the shadows of recovery from cancer and addiction.
TRAININGS
Our 8-month Shadow Coach Foundational Certification program is designed for coaches (or aspiring coaches), healers and therapists who are seeking to learn more about
shadow work, how they can apply it to their work, and grow their business.
SHADOW COACH
FOUNDATIONAL CERTIFICATION
SHADOW COACH
ADVANCED TRAINING
Our 3-month advanced shadow coach training is designed for already established coaches, healers and therapists who are seeking to add shadow work to their practice in order to take their clients deeper and provide greater impact.
SHADOW JOURNEYS
ARE YOU READY TO GO ON A WILDERNESS WALK?
Taking a wilderness walk journey will change the course of your life.
These three and nine week journeys focus on navigating the dark and golden shadow. They take you into the depths of your spirit and soul and lead your toward greater internal freedom.
ARE YOU READY TO DIVE IN AND DO SOME DEEP PERSONAL SHADOW WORK?
These yearly intensives will help you navigate pieces of your shadow and help integrate them so that you can live from a more aligned and purposeful place.