Once again, we find ourselves asking the question: What is love, really? And once again, the wisdom of the Enneagram is leading us toward greater self awareness. We've been discussing Claudio Naranjo's description of the Enneagram types as nine disturbances of love which, once unmasked, have the power to lead us into the experience of the true love that [...]

The Enneagram fixations and passions are rooted in the body. Sensation, emotion and thought conspire to fashion a creative approach to the world. When these somatic forces are in natural alignment, we thrive. We engage the world as it is, and as it changes. But when our approach becomes fixated, we suffer. The Enneagram fixations and passions fluster the [...]

Your body is a profoundly intelligent, biologically programmed miracle of nature that comes equipped with the instinct to bond and the ability to love. It has the innate wisdom and power to respond brilliantly when you are in danger, to tell you when you need nourishment, to let you know when it is time to rest. Somatics refers to [...]