The Levels of Functioning describe how we mature within our Type. The key to that maturation is Presence, a quality of being fully in the moment and dropping into a quiet mind and an open heart. In this experiential presentation, we will explore how to access Presence through guided exercises for inhabiting the three Centers of Intelligence - Belly, Heart and Head.
From the perspective of attuned Presence, we will investigate the Levels of Functioning as true Developmental stages, beginning with Level 9 in infancy and moving through the developmental stages of childhood and adolescence up to average adult functioning at Level 5. An exercise for moving from Level 4 to Levels 3 will reveal the path of spiritual development using the Enneagram as a guide. That exercise can serve as a foundation for ongoing spiritual growth.
Along the way, we will explore how interrupted development, from the absence of Presence, creates immature and dysfunctional attitudes and behavior in adults, expressed as Enneagram fixations and passions.
The experiential exercises in this presentation are relevant for coaches and teachers to apply in their own work using the Enneagram with clients and students.
Belinda Gore is a psychologist and a senior faculty member in The Deep Coaching Institute, an Enneagram-based coach training school that teaches somatic awareness and cultivating Presence. She first studied the Enneagram with Don Riso and Russ Hudson, beginning in 1990, and is an IEA Accredited with Distinction Professional.