NLP-Podcast 122: Buddy Talk Episode 006

Stephan Landsiedel is once again talking with his "Super-Buddy" Heiko Speckhaus. The two have finally managed to sit down together live again. Today they are discussing an important element of integral life management: Shadow Work. Even Ken Wilber says that this is an essential component of integral life management, because without shadow work, you will not be able to unfold your potential; you won't see your own weaknesses and mistakes. Even great gurus stumble over their own shadows if they do not address them.

Heiko notes that shadow work is not so easy for many people because shadows, as the name suggests, are not easily graspable. When asked what his favorite shadow work is, Stephan replies, "... the more I engage with it, the more it becomes clear to me that many of the processes I already know, from NLP or The Work, ultimately also involve shadow work or have aspects of this shadow process. And personally, I already love this parts work from NLP, simply because I might have encountered it first, this parts work, for example, talking to two different parts, because it’s just so beautiful to notice - wait a moment, this one seems to be against me at first, then it has a positive intention, being grateful for this, acknowledging this part, and in the end integrating it again, saying hey, you are a part of me and I want you to use this power you have ... for me instead of against me ..." Stephan also finds it wonderful in the current seminars how powerfully the different parts can interact. You will learn more about parts work, about The Work, what the shadow actually is, and much more in this episode!