Shadow Animals - What They Are and How to Learn from Them

Since the beginning of time, animals have been our partners in life, but some animals challenge us more than others....

Who or What is that creature that scares you? Or that one that brings great fear or disdain? Or perhaps one who brings to mind pain or despair?

These are our Shadow Guides, and contrary to what you may think, they're not out to get you, but rather, they are here to help you confront your fears or explore those dark, shadowy parts of your life that feel stuck, stagnant, or are in need of change and expansion. Our Shadow Animals hold the power to be some of our most trustworthy teachers and healers. For in learning to work with them, we begin to discover a truer version of who we really are, and the medicine that we are here to give and to receive.

In this class, we will embark on a journey to find and connect with these powerful mentors. You will learn how to leave the bright familiarity of the everyday world and approach the dark unknown, into that mysterious cave where perhaps you will meet or be greeted by a Shadow Animal and will slowly become at ease with a most transformative spirit guide to help guide your life path.

Through heartfelt discussion, personal sharing (if you wish), journaling, and meditation, you will gain knowledge, wisdom, and a deeper self-awareness to cultivate positive change in your life. Let's tap into the power and mystique of these unique bearers of light, that illuminate the dark in order to guide, help heal, and ultimately transform our lives.

✨ Event Details

Saturday, September 12 • 1 to 3 pm

$33

Limited to 8 people.

Additional Details:

Registration required. Registration closes 24 hours prior to the event.

The registration fee is non-refundable unless the event is canceled by the facilitator.

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✨ Facilitated by Amanda Chapman

Amanda Chapman is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Forest Therapy Guide who describes herself as a spiritual seeker, mystical thinker, tree hugger, and nature lover in east TN, her native homeland. Her mission is to provide comfort, education, and to facilitate reconciliation for those that are lost, hurting, or seeking. A strong advocate of spending time outdoors, she believes that nature has the power to help our collective healing, expand our reciprocal relationship with the planet and with one another, and to lift us to a higher state of consciousness. Amanda's counseling and spiritual direction practice is located inside Shakti in the Mountains, and you can learn more about her at www.oneforestworld.com.

When not at Shakti, Amanda loves getting lost in her backyard woods, listening to the birds, writing, playing with her granddaughter, or sitting in stillness.