About Carl Sheusi (LIT Founder)

I’ve been developing LIT since 2016, when it seemed like the underlying anxiety, frustration, and depression I had within me since childhood all started surfacing, relentlessly. Within a matter of a few months I quit working, stopped visiting with family and friends, and stayed mostly in my home. I spent my days and nights trying to find ways to calm the inner storm that was leaving me isolated and with little sleep. I was miserable. I tried reaching out to doctors, healers, teachers, etc. While I felt some comfort and support from all of them, I was left with trying to figure out what would work each day, each night, and each hour.

It has not been an easy seven years. Little by little I found things that worked. Basically, I had to change my mental habits… my thoughts. I used meditation, re-labeling/re-framing, venting, The Work of Byron Katie, the ‘Just Like Me’ technique, exercise, nutrition, among other things. I’ve had to work day and night on creating more positive mental habits. I had already created a positive world view for myself prior to this, but I had to, through these various practices and others, find a very practical way to apply it to the stressful thoughts that brought depression, anger and anxiety.

I was once a mental health therapist for adolescents and families, then a caregiver for adults with disabilities, and a massage therapist. I recieved certification in Ayurveda (India’s holistic health system) after completing a three year, 1,000 hour certification course through Swami Sadashiva Tirtha’s Ayurveda Holistic Center in New York. I also practiced different kinds of meditation since my late teens, and later completed Yoga Teacher Training. I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Virginia Commonweatlh University, and a Master’s degree in Psychology from Maharishi International University (then called Maharishi University of Management).

Most recently, I’ve spent many hours over the past couple of years talking with others who have suffered from depression, anger, grief and loss, mental and emotional abuse, break-ups, family issues, physical illnesses, and many other issues. This has had a profound impact on the way I relate to and interact with people. I’ve learned to be more compassionate and non-judgmental, understanding that they, like myself and everyone else on this planet, want respect, love, and understanding.

My experience and training have led me to develop the Light Inside Technique, which allows us to:

• 1. Identify our basic needs for acceptance, respect, freedom, etc.
• 2. To accept that, when trying to get those needs met, we all make mistakes/learn lessons in order to mature and grow in love and wisdom.
• 3. Find deeper inspiration and purpose that arises from peace, love and joy, as opposed to impulses that arise from anger, fear, and sadness.