Seeking Shadows to Reclaim Wholeness

Life's challenges can loom over us like dark shadows sometimes. Finding time and space to contemplate those shadows can help us to transform them. By Lauren Bloxham

There's a long, cool figure standing in front of me, she's shaped a little like me, but the early morning sun, like a distorted mirror, stretches her length...I raise a hand and wiggle my fingers; she wiggles her foot-long fingers back at me. A sad, lonely feeling rises within me, she seems a long way away and I can't reach her. I want to draw my shadow closer, bundle her up and keep her warm.

Read More in issue 140 OM Yoga & Lifestyle Magazine April 2023