The 8 Pillars of Inner Work
Oct 03, 20231. Ego Work As our inbuilt defence mechanism, the Ego creates beliefs, stories, and behaviours to help us cope with distressing and disturbing experiences (trauma). If left unresolved, these perceived threats become our triggers, resulting in impulsive emotionally charged reactions, self-sabotaging patterns, and victim mentality. Ego Work shows us that our triggers are our teachers, helping to reveal our Inner Critic stories and highlighting the wounds that are ready to be seen, understood, and healed.
2. Emotional Intelligence Many of us were taught that being emotional was a sign of weakness. This conditions us to reject, avoid, or invalidate our own emotions, which creates blockages and dis-ease. Emotional Intelligence is the ability to consciously respond rather than impulsively react. Deepening our awareness of the sensations that naturally arise in the body, understanding the different trauma response states, and having practices to regulate our nervous system when triggered helps us cultivate emotional resilience.
3. Healthy Boundaries Many of us learned to prioritize others before ourselves. This disconnects us from acknowledging our personal limits and needs. Self-care is not selfish. This can be a foreign concept for those who grew up in a codependent or enmeshed family where people-pleasing and self-sacrifice were normalized or rewarded. Healthy boundaries are an act of self-love, and learning how to communicate them firmly yet compassionately is a sign of self-mastery.
4. Shadow Work From a young age, our family, culture, and society tells us what is acceptable and what isn’t, causing us to adopt a dualistic mindset that labels things as good or bad and right or wrong. This socialization leads to the formation of our Shadow, an aspect of our psyche that holds the parts of ourselves that we judge as unacceptable, shameful, or "not allowed". Shadow Work helps us to illuminate all the qualities that we have repressed, invalidated, or disowned and reintegrate them with love.
5. Masculine & Feminine Energy Universal consciousness dances between two polarities; masculine and feminine, Yin and Yang, Shiva and Shakti. Regardless of gender, identification, or sexual orientation, both of these energies exist within all of us. Learning about masculine and feminine energy helps us to identify the wounds we inherited from our family, culture, and society. With this understanding, we can transform them into their healthy and divine expressions and cultivate inner balance and harmony.
6. Emotional Embodiment Many of us weren't taught how to process or release our emotions in healthy ways. In fact, many of us were conditioned to avoid, judge, or invalidate certain ones resulting in emotional bypassing, suppression, and toxic positivity. Emotional Embodiment is about accepting the full spectrum of emotions, giving ourselves permission to feel them fully, and learning how to surrender to the innate intelligence of our bodies to process these energies and release them out of our auric field.
7. Inner Child Work If we didn't know how to process distressing or disturbing experiences in childhood, these wounds can live on in the subconscious mind affecting our relationship dynamics as adults. Inner Child Work allows us to reconnect with younger versions of ourselves to provide the safety, care, acknowledgment, validation, and unconditional love they did not receive. This allows us to reframe our interpretation of past trauma and neutralize the emotional charge so they no longer trigger impulsive reactions.
8. Reparenting Reparenting involves replacing our harsh Inner Critic stories, limiting beliefs, and defence mechanisms with compassionate self-talk, self-awareness, and more conscious choices. Instead of repeating self-sabotaging habits, we can learn how to self-regulate whenever we get triggered, adopt more empowering beliefs, proactively ensure our needs are met, and commit to self-care practices that support our self-healing, inner peace, and authentic expression.
At Academy Of Transcendence, we take a spiritual approach to mental and emotional well-being, blending the fields of psychology, emotional intelligence, energy work, somatic healing and philosophy.
We've developed our own signature framework for self-healing called The 8 Pillars Of Inner Work.
This is a collection of transformative concepts and practices that empower you with the knowledge and tools to heal yourself.
If you'd like to learn more about The 8 Pillars Of Inner Work, our 8-week online course is the perfect place to start!
β Our first session has been moved to next week. Now starting on:
Date: Tuesday 10th October
Time: 6.30pm AEST
Where: Online via Zoom
ποΈ Inner Work Foundations ποΈ Course Overview:
Week 1 – Ego as Individuality
Week 2 – Ego as Defence Mechanism
Week 3 – Ego as Inner Critic
Week 4 – Emotional Intelligence
Week 5 – Healthy Boundaries
Week 6 – Shadow Work
Week 7 – Building Your Practice
Week 8 – Closing Ceremony
What's included:
β 8 x 90-minute live group sessions
β Online via Zoom
β Lifetime access to session recordings
β Downloadable notes and resources
β Dedicated online community platform
β Q&A time after each session
β VIP Option: Additional 1-1 session
β 3-month payment plan available
Go here to reserve your spot ππ https://www.academyoftranscendence.com/1-1-inner-work
