Day of Formation for Spiritual Directors
with Sr. Janice Bachman, O.P.

Finding the Gift of the Shadow: Accepting and Embracing Your Unloved Side

Join us for our annual Day of Formation for Spiritual Directors with Sr. Janice Bachman, OP. We invite all Spiritual Directors for a day of reflection and community to be held at the Archdiocesan Spirituality Center. 

Understanding this notion of the shadow can enlighten the process of spiritual
direction. This workshop will explore some very practical aspects of the ways in which
“the shadow” may help or hinder one’s spiritual development and the critical need to be in relationship with one’s own creativity. Specific ways to uncover, explore and work with one’s shadow will be highlighted and applied to spiritual direction.

“To confront a person with their own shadow is to show them their own light.” – C.G. Jung

Date: September 27, 2025
Location: 1005 Airline Park Blvd. Metairie, LA 70003
Time: 9am-4pm
Cost:  $75, includes lunch
Adjustments can be made.

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Sr. Janice Bachman

Janice Bachman, O.P., is a Jungian Analyst and spiritual director in practice in the Columbus, OH area.  A key area of interest for her is the convergence of analytical psychology and spirituality, and how the two disciplines and their symbols inform the process of analysis, spiritual development and becoming more whole persons.  

For the past 30+ years Janice has been engaged in the training of spiritual directors and has offered a variety of workshops and retreats focused on related topics.  Since 1997 Janice has been on the summer faculty at Creighton University, Omaha, NE, where she teaches in the Graduate Program in Christian Spirituality.  She holds a masters' degree in Christian Spirituality from Creighton University and a diploma in Analytical Psychology from the Ontario Association of Jungian Analysts (Toronto), and an MBA from Xavier University, Cincinnati.