Enneatype One is known for self-critical perfectionism. While we all find failure painful and can be hard on ourselves when we most need kindness, Ones are haunted by the prospect…

“They will beat their swords into plowshares 
and their spears into pruning hooks.”

Isaiah the Prophet
Hi friends,

How is it with your soul? Do you feel the effects of…

Like nature, people cycle through distinct seasons. Autumn is the season of “harvest” – it is a time when we turn our attention inward to reflect on what the year…

Type 1
Core belief:  I am not accepted unless I am perfect.
Habit: Heavy self-criticism which leads to external criticism
Trust…

When I first knew Enneagram, it was just some friends who took a module or two and came out telling me that I look like a type 2…

The fall season is approaching and with it comes the need to reflect on how we play and prepare ourselves for this transitioning time of year. This is a time…

This month on the IEA Great Lakes Midday Café we hosted an amazing discussion on “Christianity’s Conflicted Relationship with the Enneagram.”  Those on the panel included Chris Heuertz, Liz Jackson, Jan…

The Instinctual Drives are pathways by which life force moves through us to express deep somatic wisdom. When these motivational drives are attending to a real instinctual need — whether…

As we prepare to send our children back to school we might want to visit our own arena for learning, LIFE. As adults we are faced each and every day…

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time,…

Voice & Enneagram

Our voice is far more than a communication tool. A breath of air flows into your body, taking on your unique thoughts, feelings and emotions,…

Transformation is about making changes, sometimes dramatic changes. When we are looking at an individual human being, change occurs in only two ways, very slowly or through a traumatic incident.

By Chris Heuertz, Clare Loughrige, and Liz Jackson

“It looks like two pentagrams having sex.”

“I’m outta here, they are using new age heresy!”

“I want to know more…

The Enneagram by 3’s

I first heard about the Enneagram when I was spending time at one of my favorite places in the world.  It’s a cabin on a…

My colleague Maureen Metcalf hosts a radio show on Voice of America in which she interviews people on topics related to innovative leadership.   Since we collaborated in leadership consulting…

Utbrändhet, utmattningssymptom, utmattningsdepression..ja, det har många namn och är idag vår största folksjukdom. Först och främst vill vi säga att roten till problemen ligger i ett alltför stressigt och prestationsinriktat…

Managing Change in the workplace is a necessity!

Change shows up in the work place in a variety of ways; death of co-workers, change in position, someone going through a…

For everyone who has done any in-depth work with their Enneagram type, it is probably obvious that the language used to describe the Enneagram of Passions has always seemed inadequate…

Although there are a myriad of approaches to the intelligences of the centers, three overarching principles – Self-Observation, Compassion, and Practice – can serve as guides to the cultivation of…

Via Enneagram Type

While these practices are tailored to each Enneagram type, embracing each of the practices helps develop flexibility and resiliency during times of transitions.

Type 1
Core…

• Finding the perfect level on a see-saw.
• Stacking blocks to make a tower even TALLER.
• Placing one foot, heel to toe, in front of the other on a narrow…

IEA GREAT LAKES August 2018 News

Notes from Clare Louridge – President of the IEA Great Lakes Chapter

This has been a wonderful month of discovery. Before the IEA Conference, we…

Consciousness is the act of awakening to the present moment, being fully alive, aware and observant of any automated ways of being.

At this time in the evolution of humanity, we…

In July I attended and presented at the International Enneagram Association Global Conference in Cincinnati. I’ve been coming to the IEA conferences on and off for the past ten…