Enneagram
Understanding Enneagram Type Four – The Romantic: From the Depths of Envy to the Freedom of Equanimity
If you often feel a profound sense of longing, experience life with intense emotional depth, and suspect that everyone else has a secret manual for happiness that you somehow missed out on, you might be an Enneagram type Four, also known as the Romantic or the Individualist. At their best, Fours are our greatest mystics,…
Read MoreUnderstanding Enneagram Type Three – The Performer: Moving from Human “Doing” to Human “Being”
Are you driven by goals, focused on success, and highly adaptable to whatever situation you find yourself in? You might be an Enneagram type Three, commonly known as The Performer or The Achiever. At their best, Threes are inspiring, effective, and integral leaders who genuinely know how to get things done. But behind the polished…
Read MoreUnderstanding Enneagram Type Two – The Giver: The Deep Longing to Be Needed & the Path to True Service
If you are always the first to volunteer, the shoulder everyone cries on, or the person who feels most alive when helping others, you might relate to the Enneagram type Two, often known as The Giver or The Helper. While their generosity is a beautiful gift to the world, the internal mechanics of the type…
Read MoreUnderstanding Enneagram Type One – The Reformer: A Deep Dive into the Inner Critic and the Quest for Perfection
The Enneagram type One, universally known as The Reformer or The Perfectionist, is an archetype driven by a core, often painful, sense of responsibility. Ones strive to be good, right, and principled, believing the path to worthiness lies in continuous improvement. This deep dive into type One, drawn from an insightful interview by iAwake’s CEO…
Read MoreThe Enneagram: A Contemplative Tool for Understanding Self & Others with Leslie Hershberger & John Dupuy
Enneagram Meditations In this entertaining and illuminating video conversation, Enneagram expert Leslie Hershberger offers new insights into applying the wisdom of the Enneagram to everyday life. We have nine patterns of attention, she explains. Nine habitual ways of thinking and nine ways of contracting against life. Leslie is passionate about using the Enneagram as a…
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