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The Deep Inner Work

Creating a Paradigm Shift

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The Deep Work...

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves" - Carl Jung

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The Deep Work was inspired by Shifts Only Happen Once You Own Your Sh!t a simple (yet thorough and powerful) understanding of shadow work. This easy-to-read book will guide you step-by-step on how to not only become aware of your repeating programs and patterns that no longer serve you, but that also keeps you stuck and get in the way of you achieving your desired life, loving relationship, and fulfilling your dreams.

Drawing on the latest research from advanced Metaphysics, Neuroscience of Consciousness, and Cognition Psychology, Catherine Plano PhD offers a platform for the deep work to take place while opening your heart to self-acceptance, self-healing, and self-empowerment to create a life of wholeness, abundance, freedom, and discover a deeper love and compassion for yourself and others like never before.

Doing The Deep Work—reclaiming our power and integrating disowned parts of ourselves will forever change the way we approach mental health, wellbeing, and self-care.

Read More About the Book Here
Read More About the Book Here

The Deep Work...

The Deep Work...

Everything in nature requires balance—that’s why we have opposites such as positive and negative, up and down, day and night, feminine and masculine... You get the idea.

Did you know these opposites exist within you, too?

There is your ‘Light side’ – the side that you present to the world, and the ‘Shadow side’ – hidden within you.

Balance

It’s not good nor bad, it just is...

Superpower

In the language of psychotherapy, the Shadow is referred to as the ‘repressed unconscious’ – repressed because you have pushed or moved it out of your awareness and unconscious because you are not aware of it!

But there is real power in the Shadow. Finding what’s there and bringing it to light can be very potent for your personal growth!

In fact, it can be your Superpower!

Why do we have a Shadow?

Why do we have a Shadow?

We come into this world as little beings full of potential, and from the moment we are born our unconscious mind is taking in everything around us... teaching us, shaping us, helping us to figure out what it means to be ‘human’ and what our place is within our families, our communities, and the world at large.

We learn, over time, what’s acceptable and what’s not. What’s desirable as a personality trait, and what’s not... And all along the way we push down, split off, reject, deny, and disown, little pieces of ourselves.

We do this because we fear judgement. We fear punishment, rejection, separation—ultimately, we fear being unloved. And this is only natural in so many ways because once upon a time when we were tribal beings—being ‘kicked out’ or ‘not accepted’ surely meant death.

Humans needed the protection and security of the tribe to survive. We still do. Human connection and interaction are vital for our wellbeing.

So, we think that if we hide these traits, or if we bury them down deep enough, they’ll just disappear!

But guess what? They don’t. In fact, they play out all day, every day in your life—you project them on others!  You’re just not aware of it, because these are ‘unconscious’ acts. 

The purpose of the Shadow work is to find and re-own all those parts of yourself that you have rejected and deemed unlovable in order to achieve integration and wholeness.

The Benefits of the Deep Work...

One of the greatest benefits of the Deep Work is that it frees up energy.

Maintaining a Shadow (hiding stuff from yourself) is hard work, and it takes a great deal of energy to continue ‘managing your identity’ and repressing the parts of yourself that are not who you think you ‘should be’.

When you let go of your Shadow you are essentially allowing yourself to just ‘be yourself’ ... Yep! Your authentic self, which can bring a greater sense of peace and freedom.

Meeting Your Shadow...

Meeting Your Shadow...

I bet that sometimes you will find a trait in someone else that you really dislike – or it triggers you in some way or brings up a feeling of resistance?

Instead of judging them, take a moment to ask yourself if this is something you have disowned within yourself?  

Have you ever displayed this trait? In what way, in a different context, might you be displaying it?

The process of meeting your Shadow has a simple purpose: to become aware of your repressed unconscious drives, feelings, needs and potentials—to forgive them.

Once you have accepted and forgiven these parts of yourself, not only do you feel more ‘whole’ you are free to make more fulfilling and beneficial choices as to how you might want to meet these previously repressed needs in future.

Creating a Paradigm Shift...

Everyone has a Shadow and it’s nothing to fear.  Instead, you can learn to harness its power for your highest good. 

Our Shadow can create limiting beliefs that keep us from achieving our goals, it can hold us back from achieving success or it can bubble up feelings of shame and guilt... destroying our relationships.

Although our Shadow may be hidden to us, its energy is carried within us and affects the way we behave and respond to life.

That’s why we have created this workshop... And by participating in it, you’ll find that you have nothing to fear from your Shadow, but everything to gain!

In this workshop you will uncover your hidden gifts through working with your Shadow and experience a process to connect with these disowned aspects of Self to bring them into the Light.

One of the most important principles that you will ever learn is this...

The way you feel about yourself on the inside determines what you will create for yourself on the outside.

The way you feel about yourself on the inside determines what you will create for yourself on the outside.

In other words, your external world is a direct reflection of your internal world.

The way you feel about yourself in the privacy of your own thoughts will show up in the quality of your relationships, the level of financial success you can attain, and the amount of love health, vitality, laughter, and joy you will experience in your daily life.

The key to unlocking your true authentic power, opening your heart deeply to love, and finding the confidence to go after everything you want in your life ... lies hidden in your Shadow.

Read what others say about the Shadow Workshop

Read what others say about the Shadow Workshop

Sonia Hickey

This workshop delivers real results. Learning to understand and to embrace “the shadow” has for me, been like being given a magic superpower that works in all areas of my life! I totally recommend this workshop for anyone wanting to better understand themselves.

Bonus: It will also help you understand other humans!

Sonia Hickey
Storyteller
Hugo Menard
The first workshop started out innocent enough...but each workshop got progressively deeper. Seeing the patterns and underlying reasons why I do things from the shadow perspective has been fascinating. It seems that everything is affected by the shadow. Things I thought were shameful flaws actually have hidden gems. I'm learning that the thing we think is the problem is often the gift and the solution! I've had insights that have changed my understanding and relationship with those parts of myself I wish would "leave now and never come back!" There can be moments of uncomfortability in this process, but I've found uncomfortability to be holding hands with intrigue and empowerment. 
 
Connecting with the other people in the workshop and seeing Catherine do mini coaching sessions on the spot was an unexpected bonus. It has been helpful to hear other people's thoughts and how their shadow shows up, and a comfort to see that I'm not the only one with flaws and aspects of myself I'd rather hide.
 
And with what's going on in the world at the moment, shadow work may just be one of the deeply needed remedies.
Hugo Ménard
Workplace Wellness Coach
Corinne Plano

When I first heard about the shadow workshop, my initial thought was “I don’t need it, I am so happy with life that I surely cant have anything that I’d need to resolve”… then I wondered if this was an avoidance thought… so just to find out, I joined Catherine’s “Shadow Workshop”.

I have to say that its been a great journey for me… so many realisations and discoveries on so many levels, such as why I think about things the way that I do, and so much more.

The learnings from is workshop has made me more aware of my feelings and thoughts throughout my day, so I am feeling so much more in the moment than before. I am so much clearly in my thoughts and how I speak, and I am more aware of how I interact with life, my behaviour and responses to my experiences is more intentional, where I was more reactive previously.

This workshop really is an exploration and discovery of the self. Techniques are given to create improvements in our day to day. It’s all so priceless! And not to mention that Catherine delivers it all in such a fun way.

This is a brilliant course to a better life, it really is. Thank you Catherine for all of the support and incredible knowledge that you have gifted me with during the course.

Corinne Plano
Meditation Facilitator and Dr Doo-little at Heart
Andoni Salvador

I have been doing a lot of work on myself, from releasing negative emotions, challenging my beliefs, to forgiveness and the list goes on. When it comes to accelerating your progress on your spiritual journey, nothing comes close to the Shadow Work.

The Shadow Workshop takes the concept of "perception is projection" to a whole new level. We walk through life denying the external world and some of the things that we point out as "I am not this or that" or the typical "I would never do that..."

One thing that I have learned in this workshop is that the internal voice that we think is keeping us safe, is actually working against us. The longer that we ignore our shadow, it is just going to get bigger and louder!

I am so grateful that Catherine has put together a journey that guarantees major transformation. The Shadow Workshop is simply an amazing experience.

The kicker? Once you learn the fundamentals, you can then apply them over and over again to handle anything that triggers you or any situation that has a "hook" on you.

Andoni Salvador
Health & Wellbeing Coach

Unleash Your Strength, Transform Your Life, and Embrace Limitless Possibilities

Join us at the Deep Inner Work Retreat, a 10-day transformative journey in Koh Sumai, Thailand, from Saturday 29th of July to Monday 7th of August 2023.

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How long have you been looking for that one thing that will change your life forever?

Something that will transform you to live a healthy, fulfilling, abundant and extraordinary life that will help you feel more confident, happy and free?

It's time to reclaim your power, unleash your true potential and find meaning in everything that you do.

What are you waiting for? The life that you want is waiting for you!

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