EnneaDate for Peacemakers

Last month 15 EnneaEnthusiasts joined the EnneaDate party at the Agency Portland to learn about how to support Enneagram Type 9, the Peacemaker. Though we had technical difficulties, everyone suited up like a 9 might, to patiently & agreeably participate in the evening together. It was particularly fun for me to have my young adult daughter and two of her friends participate in the evening—so encouraged by young hearts who are investing in holistic health now, so they can step into a future that is balanced, resilient, and life-giving! EnneaType 9s strengths include: creating harmony & easing tension amongst others. They are easy to be around & naturally see all sides to a situation. Under stress EnneaType 9s might disengage, procrastinate, minimize their needs & 'check out'. We learned from the 9s how to give them space to formulate their most authentic responses as well as how to be emotionally safe for them to invite them to engage in life WITH us. 

EnneaDate offers something new!

Now that we have gone around the EnneaWheel, discovering how to support (nearly) all nine types, we are starting over with EnneaType 1 on March 18th! I decided to change the structure of EnneaDate a little, with a new focus on the Instincts! Understanding the Enneagram comes with so much new vocabulary, so for those new to this, the Instincts are natural intelligences necessary for our survival as individuals and as a species. We each have a self preservation instinct (for preserving ourselves), a social instinct (for getting along with others & forming secure bonds) and a sexual instinct (for extending ourselves in the environment). Though we have all three instinctual drives within us, one is the dominant focus of our attention and behavior, often becoming our first priority for each day. This is what creates so many different types of people! When we combine our dominant instinct with our Enneagram Type a more specific understanding of our personality emerges. So, EnneaDate will be exploring these Instincts by Type each month and I hope you will be there with your loved ones for an increase of awareness of how your light shines in this world. Hope to see you soon! ♡ Heather