episode 149 | Nov 4, 2022 | 64min

An Eastern Approach to Working with Shadow

In this conversation with coach Alexander Love, we talk about how non-Anglo paradigms can influence the world of coaching, diving deep into the 5 primordial gestures, the wisdom of shadow, qualities of being and how we can work skillfully with parts.
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In this podcast we talk about:

03:00 The 5 primordial gestures
10:30 The wisdom of shadow
15:30 Elemental influences
20:00 Integrating shadow parts
28:30 Qualities of being
34:00 The healing in reciprocity
38:00 Stages of development 
42:00 Exercise: Encountering parts
53:00 The spiral of development 
59:30 Ascending and descending gestures

Resources Mentioned:

Internal Family Systems
Zak Stein
Integral Theory
Terri O’Fallon

About the Guest

Alexander Love

Alexander Love, M.Ac, PCC, NCC, is a renowned teacher, acupuncturist and coach. He is on faculty at the Newfield Network, a leading coach training organization. Alexander is a developmental coach who specializes in transformational shadow work. He works with a wide range of individuals spanning the developmental spectrum which includes providing support for those in the latest stages of human development. Currently, Alexander is working on a book that is a synthesis of eastern wisdom with western developmental research to provide the coach with a deep understanding of how we grow up through stages of meaning making and how this knowledge is essential for supporting our clients.

WEBSITE
https://www.eoswellnesscenter.com
Alexander’s TEDx talk, “How embracing pain creates a legacy of love”

About the Host

Joel Monk

Joel Monk is a leadership coach, educator and entrepreneur. He co-founded Coaches Rising, a company on the cutting edge of online coach training with a community of over 65,000 coaches. Coaches Rising programs regularly include participants from every continent on the planet and they have collaborated with some of the leading minds in the field of human development and coaching. Joel is also a leadership coach, coaching at companies such as THNK, Booking.com, Siemens and Naspers. Joel has designed and led several entrepreneurial and leadership development programs, at places such as Socionext, THNK and The Impact Hub Amsterdam.

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