Why ALPAS?
Alpas means becoming free – a concept I've been unconsciously chasing my whole existence. There's nothing easy about navigating the human experience. And, in this life we are given far more pleasures than we could ever imagine if we let go of our attachments and show up fully present. Unfortunately, letting go and accessing true freedom comes at a cost – the cost of going so deep inside yourself knowing that you may not like what you find. Uncovering our coping mechanisms, perceived scarcity, and trauma patterns aka SHADOWS so we can begin to accept ourselves is the only way to truly heal & become free. Learning this and putting this into practice, however, no simple feat. Shadows hide in every conversation, emotion, and decision we make because the light can not exist without the dark. So we must become conscious of it all in order to reach our full potential. That is also why improving community is essential. Connection offers an extra touch of magic that we can never access alone.
Shadow work
Shadow work is the idea that all our trauma takes shape as defense mechanisms or ego aka the shadows that we don't see. How we project our fear on others, control things in order to feel safe, and the unconscious programs that fuel each interaction we have with ourselves and others. If you can begin to really identify what these shadows look like, you can trace them back to the origin. The original wound that created the defense in the first place. You can then kindly thank it for helping you survive and then begin to heal from the wound, changing your entire programming. This plays a big role in law of attraction. What we unconsciously fear, we attract. So bringing the unconscious to the conscious in a healthy way will allow you to attract more healing, more acceptance, more love.