Art and the Instinctual Drives
Art mirrors the soul. Our subconscious floats to the surface of the canvas (or sculpture, performance art, etc.) and reveals what was previously hidden. As such, art can be a tremendous way to access our [...]
50/50
Our Enneagram Type is around 50% nature, and 50% nurture. Our genetic heritage is like a seed, and it evolves in permanent interaction with thousands of macro and micro experiences, that surround us from the [...]
IEA Great Lakes Region June Ennea-News
We hope you are enjoying the lazy days of summer but can include a 50 minute life-giving and impacting, E-experience! At our Midday Cafe we welcomed Milton Stewart, MBA. Milton earned his enneagram coaching certification [...]
Bullying and the Enneagram
The Enneagram: The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander While the topic of bullying has received much attention, the enneagram adds understanding to some of the dynamics in this painful phenomenon. The nine behavior patterns [...]
“To be happy, an alchemic journey from the ego to the essential being”
“To be happy, an alchemic journey from the ego to the essential being” The author. Cris Bolívar. To love the Being is to love its Vulnerability. We all want to be happy, and [...]
“THE ILLUSION OF TIME”
To see the images in better quality, we recommend to click on this link to read it. “THE ILLUSION OF TIME” By Cris Bolívar (April’21) “Listen to the silence of the Being… Listen to its calmness… [...]
2021 demands a return to purpose for Vancouver businesses!
Opinion: The days of succeeding by just focusing on the bottom line are over. Consumers, employees, and shareholders alike are demanding more. Indeed, even our environment is asking us to make changes. Like a spool [...]
Sitting on the Wall
We, the authors of Nine Sapiens, have long sat on the wall that divides the world of the Enneagram and that of scientific research, without deciding to jump to either side. We are licensed psychologists, [...]
The Lyre Strings ~ Ego’s Demands
The ancient Pythagorean philosophers of southern Italy—back in the 6th century BC—were very clear about the importance of ‘measure’ as a condition of harmony, and that in a very concrete sense. They tried different amount [...]
IEA Great Lakes Region March Ennea-News
Greetings! When Ann Franke quipped, "How wonderful it is nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world,"she could never have imagined being quoted. Or that she would be one of the most [...]
One-On-One Relationships at Work: Why They Matter, And How To Get Them
Strong One-On-One Relationships Make for Happier Workplaces. Here's How to Bust Through the Awkwardness and Make it Happen. MARY MAZZONI, RACHEL ZURER AND CATHERINE BELL How productive employees are and how long they stay at a company is [...]
8 Ways for Women to be More Successful Entrepreneurs
Business Mogul Catherine Bell Wants to Help Other Women Entrepreneurs Avoid Repeating Her Mistakes. MARY MAZZONI, RACHEL ZURER AND CATHERINE BELL The world needs more women entrepreneurs, says Catherine Bell, founder of the Awakened Company, a management consultancy in Calgary, Canada. [...]