It is possible to experience an event, situation or relationship from several different perspectives: from your own “first person” perspective, through the eyes of a second person, or from the…
The Enneagram diagram’s internal lines and arrows contain important secrets for human development. In any kind of Enneagram work (coaching, therapy, training, consulting, etc.) and for our personal growth, the…
What have been some theories and empirical research regarding the relationships among Jung’s types as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Enneagram types? What have we thought? And what…
There is a powerful awakening that occurs when a person first hears and understands that their whole life has been orchestrated by a fixated pattern of behavior. Often this understanding…
The word “satsang” comes from the Sanskrit for “sat,” which means “highest truth” and “sanga,” which means “company / community.” Thus, at its simplest, a satsang is a gathering of…
Jane Austen’s vision of the power of personal relationships to shape our lives is eloquently expressed in her great novel, Sense and Sensibility. As Austen describes the quest of two…
Unconventional Consulting
Paradigm-busting Tips and Tricks for Consulting with the Enneagram to Organizations and People
Far more compelling and consequential than the nine types, the Enneagram is a system which describes and prescribes personal and organizational change. The Enneagram is most profoundly a paradigm buster:…
Last August when I came back to Brazil after having participated as a speaker at the International Enneagram Association Conference in Redwood City, California, with the topic of “Global Unity…
This year’s Pre-conference offers new research on key questions that have never found a satisfying answer: Where does the Diagram come from? Why just nine? Why the peculiar star with…
“Happiness is a spiritual path. The more you learn about true happiness, the more you
discover the truth of who you are, and what your life is for.” — Robert Holden,…
The Enneagram comes alive when it is between two people. None of the types exist by themselves.
At its core, the Enneagram is a tool to focus and frame contrasting positions,…
With case studies, practical examples and new approaches, this presentation aims to answer the following questions:
How can the Enneagram be used in organizations as a tool that goes beyond…
The deeper truths about relationship dynamics and the ways people resolve real problems are most apparent in a couple’s upsets, fears, and fights. Coates will present actual cases from her…
Many of us in the Enneagram community have been studying the Enneagram instinctual subtypes for years. In 2004, Claudio Naranjo presented an updated description of the 27 subtypes. Through lecture,…
The Meta Model is a powerful language model that has many intersections with the Enneagram. The Model helps you recognize and respond to the language patterns of different Enneagram styles…
In this workshop, we will explore how each type has characteristic ways of perceiving stress as either crisis or opportunity. We will examine the core essential qualities of the types…
Transformational Coaching with the Enneagram helps clients change behavior and reach goals, but it doesn’t stop there. You can also help people understand the deeper drives that move them, and…
Elizabeth Wagele and Ingrid Stabb have uncovered the most important requirements of each type for career satisfaction, based on dozens of interviews over the past two years. Cartoons on the…
Joseph Campbell and the Epic Battle between Good & Evil - a Reflection of the War between Essence & Personality?
Joseph Campbell and the Enneagram adopt a strikingly similar approach to the journey of the human soul and its search for transformation. Campbell’s analysis and observations of ancient and modern…
This interactive, information-packed workshop will introduce the latest research findings on the Tritype. In this session, we will focus on the fascinating descriptions of the 81 Tritype combinations.
With the use…
Using experiential learning techniques from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, we will explore practices for cultivating and enriching our awareness of the here and now, using each of our…
Khristian Paterhan proposes to the international Enneagram community what he calls “Enneagram mapping”, allowing each person to discover the traces / main types in each Center – Physical, Emotional and…
The presentation looks at nine of the works of Paulo Cuelho, author of “The Alchemist,” through the lens of the Enneagram and discovers lessons for each Enneatype.
Judith MacBrine is a…
Is the Enneagram just another psychological model, or is there reason to claim that it is scientifically more fundamental than other models? We make a case that the Enneagram is…
The symbolic and archetypal language that is characteristic of each type guides us toward transcending the ego and becoming more conscious of ourselves in everyday experiences. Life is “the Art…
This workshop is primarily based on one of my pertaining to use of the Enneagram. She has helped in all presentations toward Riso and Hudson Certification in 1977, “The capacities…
The use of the Enneagram will be presented as a personality profile by learning to effectively use the interdynamics of all nine types in addition to reading the instincts from…
To have an energetic fun -filled life we need to identify where our energy is being drained. We all want to achieve balance in life, but each Enneagram type has…
Breathing is the first and last thing we do in life. Therefore it supports the connection of consciousness / essence / spirit to the body. This Breathwork session is offered…
Learn how the nine different Enneagram styles interact in the work setting by participating in a work-based simulation, then analyzing how the styles relate to each other at their best…



