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The Shadow Course is my online, on-demand
training program to help you deepen your
connections to yourself and others, understand
your emotions, and break free from limitations
that have been holding you back.
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As the saying goes, “your pain has its own intelligence,”
and this intelligence is the shadow.
It is created when we reject, deny, or disown parts of
ourselves, our pasts, or our true actions.
And the truth is, the more you try and reject or avoid these
parts of yourself, the more they show up and throw you off
course, sabotage your best efforts to change and hold your
power hostage.
The first step to reclaiming your power is to face these dark
and uncomfortable parts of yourself that make you the
most human. Your pathway to feeling whole and complete
can only be unlocked through understanding, integrating
and learning how to work with your shadow.
Connor Beaton, the founder of ManTalks, has helped thousands
of people around the world take their power back using this
impactful and proven system….
And now he’s bringing that wisdom to you in The Shadow Course.
Over this 8-week journey, you’ll take the first and most
important step to integrating your shadow and reclaiming control
in your life.
You’ll investigate the origins of your shadow, why it’s there in the
first place, and how it both protects and sabotages you…
If you suppress your pain and sadness deep enough, avoid your fears hard enough and hide your insecurities long enough… you’ll achieve the strength and resiliency
to actualize your potential. This couldn’t be further from the truth.
Instead, suppression is what holds you back from moving in the direction that you truly want. It’s how your shadow takes hold of your life. It’s how it sabotages your career, your relationships, your health, your vitality, your sexuality, and your goals.
As difficult as these things are to look at, the truth is — your greatest potential is locked up in these deep, dark recesses of your psyche…
And so it is your duty to your highest self to unplug from the programming that has allowed your shadow to take over and wreak havoc in your life and relationships.
It’s my mission to guide you as you turn towards the shameful, guilty and
embarrassing parts of yourself that you tend to hide. By working with your shadow,
you can prevent it from working against you.
In The Shadow Course, you’ll become aware of the ways you have felt rejected,
avoided, denied and projected onto others. You’ll understand how the shadow is built
in pain, and flip open your “hurt locker”… so that you can transmute that energy
into empowered decisions and navigate life with clarity and conviction.
What exactly is the shadow, and how does it impact your life? When does it take control over you and why? In this first module, you’ll be introduced to the concept of the shadow and identify how your past has shaped it. You’ll also discover how the shadow fits into your psychology and spiritual nature, based on the teachings of renowned psychoanalyst, Carl Jung. And more importantly — you’ll begin to understand why getting to know your shadow is critical to your ascension.
Every shadow, including yours, has its own origin story. It may have sparked from a moment of rejection, the first time you felt abandoned, or your earliest memory of pain. One thing is certain — the shadow develops and grows within you over time. In this module, you’ll explore how the family systems and culture you grew up in — as well as the wounds that were created in that space — have shaped your shadow.
You’ll learn how to identify the origins of reactivity, or when the shadow is in your driver’s seat and ready to hijack so you can maintain your cool, your boundaries, and your goals. You know those periods of desolation, disconnection, and emptiness when you feel separated from yourself and your purpose? That’s your shadow doing its “best” work. You’ll be introduced to a concept called the nigredo: periods of “deconstruction” when the shadow is most active. You’ll discover how surrendering to them — instead of demonizing or resisting them — can actually initiate you into who you want to become.
The Shadow personifies as your inner critic. It knows you better than anybody else, and even more than yourself. The inner critic is birthed from childhood experiences that formed your limiting beliefs such as being bullied, having critical parents, and any incident that triggered the feeling of “not enough”. In this module, you’ll learn how to confront your inner critic and have a constructive conversation with them so you can move from harmful self-loathing, to healthy self-evaluation.
Anger is both a dangerous and effective motivator, and we have different ways of displaying it. In this module, you’ll explore the four primary types of anger: Explosive, Implosive, Fused, and Foreign. By understanding anger, you prevent it from hijacking you during heated moments or situations. Your goal is to move towards Embodied Clean Anger — a space where you’re able to have grounded communication, and honor your boundaries as well as others’.
In this module, you’ll identify the ways your shadow sabotages your relationships, through behaviors and tendencies such as shutting down, becoming avoidant, getting clingy or feeling dependent. You’ll also learn how to eradicate any sexual shame or disempowering fears that are blocking you from experiencing true intimacy and connection so you can create relationships in which you feel seen, safe, and supported.
This program is not about eliminating or detaching yourself from your shadow. Your shadow is a space from which you can derive motivation, creativity, inspiration and empowerment. The trick is to understand how you can use its powers of disruption and self-protection to work in your favor so you can heal your relationship with discipline and develop a devotion towards yourself.
To integrate and manage your shadow, you need to nurture your inner child. Your inner child is the part of your psyche that is still childlike and dependent. It’s also the gateway to healing any psychological trauma, dysfunctional patterns, and self-harming behaviors you may have developed growing up. Deep inside, your inner child is still reliant on the parenting that you received back then to guide them — and you — on how to safely function in life.
Understanding
Your Shadow
What exactly is the shadow, and how does it impact your life? When does it take control over you and why? In this first module, you’ll be introduced to the concept of the shadow and identify how your past has shaped it.
Investigating The
Origin of Your
Shadow
Every shadow, has its own origin story and it continues to develop and grow within you over time. In this module, you’ll explore how the family systems and culture you grew up in — as well as the wounds that were created in that space — have shaped your shadow.
Reactivity,
Rejection &
Avoidance
You’ll learn how to identify the origins of reactivity, or when the shadow is in your driver’s seat and ready to hijack, so you can maintain your cool, your boundaries, and your goals. I’ll teach you about periods of “deconstruction” when the shadow is most active. You’ll discover how surrendering to them — instead of resisting them — can actually initiate you into who you want to become.
Meeting &
Disarming Your
Inner Critic and
Saboteur
The Shadow personifies as your inner critic. In this module, you’ll learn how to confront your inner critic and have a constructive conversation with it so you can move from harmful self-loathing, to healthy self-evaluation.
Working With
Your Anger
In this module, you’ll explore the four primary types of anger: Explosive, Implosive, Fused, and Foreign. By understanding anger, you prevent it from hijacking you during heated moments or situations. Your goal is to move towards Embodied Clean Anger — a space where you’re able to have grounded communication, and honor your boundaries as well as others’.
The Shadow
In Relationships
You’ll identify the ways your shadow sabotages your relationships, through behaviors such as shutting down, becoming avoidant, getting clingy or feeling dependent. You’ll also learn how to move past sexual shame or disempowering fears that are blocking you from experiencing true intimacy and connection.
Leveraging
The Shadow
To Uncover
Your Potential
Your shadow is a space from which you can derive motivation, creativity, inspiration and empowerment. I’ll teach you to understand how you can use its powers to work in your favor so you can heal your relationship with discipline and develop a devotion towards yourself.
Integration —
Returning to
Wholeness
To integrate and manage your shadow, you need to nurture your inner child, the part of your psyche that is still childlike and dependent. It’s also the gateway to healing any psychological trauma, dysfunctional patterns, and self-harming behaviors you may have developed growing up. Deep inside, your inner child is still reliant on the parenting that you received back then to guide them — and you — on how to safely function in life.
In the final module, you’ll learn how to parent yourself and resolve these issues of blame, shame and guilt that reside in your subconscious so that you can integrate your shadow. ascend beyond its harrowing grip, and return to wholeness.
The program takes you along a journey of understanding your shadow, identifying how it was shaped by your past, and how it shows up in your current life. You’ll learn how to confront and navigate it so you can begin to take back your power and become your own leader.
Once you enroll, you’ll receive an email to create your profile where you can instantly access the first module in your private members area. Content will be unlocked as you progress through the program. This gives you the time and space you need to fully integrate the tools and practices you learn each week.
In each of the 8 modules, you’ll receive worksheets and practices to integrate the tools and lessons on your own. You can revisit this program at anytime; you have lifetime access to all content.
The program takes you along a journey of understanding your shadow, identifying how it was shaped by your past, and how it shows up in your current life. You’ll learn how to confront and navigate it so you can begin to take back your power and become your own leader.
Once you enroll, you’ll receive an email to create your profile where you can instantly access the first module in your private members area. Content will be unlocked as you progress through the program. This gives you the time and space you need to fully integrate the tools and practices you learn each week.
In each of the 8 modules, you’ll receive worksheets and practices to integrate the tools and lessons on your own. You can revisit this program at anytime; you have lifetime access to all content.
“The Shadow Course is something wonderfully approachable, but not at the cost
of substance. The areas explored and the work done in the course deepened my
understanding of myself. It allowed me to take a clear look at some of the areas of
myself that are the most challenging to acknowledge and examine, to understand
their origin, and to approach these areas with compassion so that I could
recognize them as parts of myself. This course allowed me to become better
friends with myself, to feel more whole within myself.
I feel less fractured, and feel more whole.
“After many years of therapy. Countless retreats and courses of all kinds, The
Shadow Course is the single most effective course I have taken. I am very grateful
to have found it.”
"Life changing is an understatement of how much this course has transformed me and my day-to-day activities. I have formed a kinder and more compassionate stance with not only talking to other people but to myself as well. I have learned to change my former ways of wanting to hurt people through words and my actions when I would feel my wounds getting hurt to just being able to exist in a non-reactive space and "kill" people with kindness."
“After many years of therapy. Countless retreats and courses of all kinds, The
Shadow Course is the single most effective course I have taken. I am very grateful
to have found it.”
“The Shadow Course is something wonderfully approachable, but not at the cost
of substance. The areas explored and the work done in the course deepened my
understanding of myself. It allowed me to take a clear look at some of the areas of
myself that are the most challenging to acknowledge and examine, to understand
their origin, and to approach these areas with compassion so that I could
recognize them as parts of myself. This course allowed me to become better
friends with myself, to feel more whole within myself. I no longer feel as conflicted
within, but now feel I am my own best supporter in the challenges I face in life.
I feel less fractured, and feel more whole.
"Life changing is an understatement of how much this course has transformed me and my day-to-day activities. I have formed a kinder and more compassionate stance with not only talking to other people but to myself as well. I have learned to change my former ways of wanting to hurt people through words and my actions when I would feel my wounds getting hurt to just being able to exist in a non-reactive space and "kill" people with kindness."
“For a couple of months I’ve been saying in a few Facebook groups that it might be the best $200 I’ve ever spent. I strongly recommend it for anyone. Worth it’s weight in gold."
Shadow work isn’t about canceling unpleasant emotions and
skipping “negative energy” so you can fluff things up and stay
positive.
It’s a no-BS approach to confronting the harder and more
uncomfortable parts of yourself… because you know that deep
down inside — the obstacle is the way.
There will be resistance. And it will take many different
forms as it tries to pull you back into your comfort zone.
The more you’re willing to overcome that resistance, the
better control you will have over your shadow… and
ultimately yourself.
I designed this program as a deep introduction to Shadow
Work. You have the choice and free will to dive into it from
any vantage point.
But this is your invitation to come into the trenches with me. Give yourself the permission
and space to share your struggles, your shames, and your desires. I want you to address
what happened with mom or dad or anyone that was present in the dysfunctions that you
experienced growing up.
You’re going to work on them so you can heal through them and let them go. And I’ll equip
you with the foundational tools and practices you need to integrate your shadow after this
program… so you can continue expanding your path towards self-mastery.
But this is your invitation to come into the trenches with me. Give yourself the permission
and space to share your struggles, your shames, and your desires. I want you to address
what happened with mom or dad or anyone that was present in the dysfunctions that you
experienced growing up.
You’re going to work on them so you can heal through them and let them go. And I’ll equip
you with the foundational tools and practices you need to integrate your shadow after this
program… so you can continue expanding your path towards self-mastery.
A: The Shadow lives within each and every one of us. It represents the dark side of your unconscious mind that stores repressed ideas, perceived weaknesses, and shortcomings.
Absolutely. The Shadow Course is designed for individuals at all levels of experience. Whether you’re new to shadow work or seeking to deepen your understanding, the course guides you through the process with accessible language, practical exercises, and valuable insights.
The course is designed to accommodate various schedules. On average, participants can expect to dedicate a few hours per week to engage with the training, exercises, and reflective practices. The flexibility of the program allows you to work at your own pace. You also have lifetime access so can pause and come back to the content anytime.
A: Once you enroll, you’ll receive an email to create your profile. The first module will be unlocked as soon as you sign up. Content will be unlocked as we progress through the program, giving you the time and space you need to fully integrate the tools and practices you learn each week.
A: This program is a deep introduction to shadow work. You have the choice and free will to dive into it from any vantage point. How deep you go and is entirely up to you.
Shadow work isn’t about cancelling unpleasant emotions and skipping “negative energy” so you can fluff things up and stay positive.
It’s about confronting the harder and more uncomfortable parts of you… because you know that deep down inside — the obstacle is the way. The only way out is through.
There will be resistance. And it will take many different forms as it tries to pull you back into your comfort zone.
The more you’re willing to overcome that resistance, the better control you will have over your shadow… and ultimately yourself.
You’ll go through 8 weeks (or 8 parts, if you need more time) of video lessons, worksheets and practices to integrate the tools and lessons on your own. You can revisit this program as and when you need to; you have lifetime access to all content.
A: Connor spent years diving deep into the concepts of shadow work. After apprenticing with a pupil of Carl Jung, Connor developed a revolutionary approach to healing the Shadow by drawing from experiential and training-based methodologies like Jungian psychology, somatic therapy, along with transformative breathwork and meditative practices.
The ‘Men’s Work’ book serves as a guide and introduction to the origins of our pain as men, covering the necessary steps to confront it.
The ‘Shadow Course’ offers an immersive 8-week guided process for fully facing and integrating your shadow. This course includes video guidance, worksheets, proven techniques, and Q&A support.
It’s all online, on-demand and designed to help you uncover, uproot your shadow so you can thrive in your relationships build direction in your life.
A: If for any reason you change your mind and decide that shadow work is not for you, email [email protected] to request a refund within 20 days of purchase.
Once you enroll, you’ll receive lifetime access to all course materials. This allows you to revisit the content at any time, reinforcing the tools and practices learned during the 8-week program.
Connor Beaton is the founder of ManTalks, an international men’s
movement focused on health, wellness, success, and fulfillment.
For almost a decade, Connor has helped men and women from all over the
world grow in the realms of mental clarity, relational communication, life
purpose and sexual intimacy.
After apprenticing with a pupil of Carl Jung, Connor developed a
revolutionary approach to healing the Shadow – the part of our psyche that
causes us to self-sabotage – by drawing from experiential and training-
based methodologies like Jungian psychology, somatic therapy, along with
transformative breathwork and meditative practices.
Known for his no-BS attitude and compassionate understanding of our own
human limitations, Connor has organized and facilitated many
transformational workshops and retreats and has shared the stage with
world class speakers like Gary Vaynberchuk, Lewis Howes, Mark
Groves (of @CreateTheLove), Gabrielle Bernstein, Mastin Kipp and
Danielle LaPorte.
He has also spoken on stage at TEDx, taken ManTalks to over a dozen cities
internationally and has been featured on platforms like Forbes, Influencive,
HeForShe, The Good Men Project, UN Women, CBC, CBS, and the National
Post.
And for the first time, he’s sharing his powerful multi-disciplinary approach
to shadow work and self-mastery in this 8-week online program.
Connor Beaton is the founder of ManTalks, an international men’s
movement focused on health, wellness, success, and fulfillment.
For almost a decade, Connor has helped men and women from all over the
world grow in the realms of mental clarity, relational communication, life
purpose and sexual intimacy.
After apprenticing with a pupil of Carl Jung, Connor developed a
revolutionary approach to healing the Shadow – the part of our psyche that
causes us to self-sabotage – by drawing from experiential and training-
based methodologies like Jungian psychology, somatic therapy, along with
transformative breathwork and meditative practices.
Known for his no-BS attitude and compassionate understanding of our own
human limitations, Connor has organized and facilitated many
transformational workshops and retreats and has shared the stage with
world class speakers like Gary Vaynberchuk, Lewis Howes, Mark
Groves (of @CreateTheLove), Gabrielle Bernstein, Mastin Kipp and
Danielle LaPorte.
He has also spoken on stage at TEDx, taken ManTalks to over a dozen cities
internationally and has been featured on platforms like Forbes, Influencive,
HeForShe, The Good Men Project, UN Women, CBC, CBS, and the National
Post.
And for the first time, he’s sharing his powerful multi-disciplinary approach
to shadow work and self-mastery in this 8-week online program.
