The Narrative Enneagram

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Priorities for the 9 Enneagram types… 1: Rightness - Doing the right thing; being a good person 2: Connection - Successful relationships; making connections 3: Success / Recognition - Recognition through achievement and/or a successful image 4: Authenticity / Meaning - Living with personal authenticity and meaning 5: Autonomy / Knowledge - Knowledge, expertise, and personal autonomy 6: Security - Security through understanding, preparedness, and dependability 7: Enjoyment / Options - To enjoy life fully with many options and possibilities 8: Fairness / Empowerment - Personal empowerment, fairness, direct action 9: Harmony - Harmony, comfort, and inclusion #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #enneagram #narrativeenneagram #priorities

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Strategies for Growth include: 1- Stop periodically to sense your body and physically relax any tightness 2- Spend time alone to develop independent interests and autonomy 3- Practice doing one thing at a time with your full attention 4- Sustain a steady course of action even in the presence of intense feelings 5- Allow time for observation, then time for action 6- Communicate with the part of you that is afraid – what is it trying to tell you? 7- Notice your hunger for stimulation and gratification as a reminder to return to the present 8- Learn that flexibility and adaptability are empowering 9- Take responsibility for your own well-being and importance #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #narrativeenneagram #enneagram #transformation #growth

💫 Our latest Annual Report is READY FOR YOU...In 2023, we celebrated thirty-five years of transforming lives and creating a more compassionate world. Thank you for being an important part of our story and our community.💫 Explore the report to learn more about how we are honoring our history while working towards a future with a more inclusive and accessible Enneagram. READ THE ANNUAL REPORT: https://buff.ly/3Yio0mU #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #narrativeenneagram #enneagram #annualreport #nonprofit

🌟Enneagram Paths to Development🌟 1- To realize that we are all perfect as we are, that our worth is inherent and not dependent on being right or wrong 2- To gain a sense of freedom by paying attention to their own needs, giving only what is needed, and seeing that self-worth is not dependent on another’s fulfillment 3- To not make life into a task and to slow down enough to see what is beneath the image and allow feelings to emerge, to realize that love and acceptance come from being as well as doing 4- To realize that in the present moment we are loved and completely whole, lacking no essential quality, and that we are interconnected and at one with all of life 5- To realize that there is a natural and sufficient supply of what is needed to support and sustain life and that staying engaged in life will provide resources, nurturance, and energy 6- To regain faith and trust in self, others and the world, requiring one to recognize and meet fear and doubt with awareness and kindness, resisting the impulse to move away from or challenge the fear 7- To realize that in order to experience life fully, we must be consciously present in the here and now and that we support and sustain ourselves and others by cultivating this conscious presence 8- To realize that we are all inherently innocent or un-biased and can naturally sense truth; approaching each situation with a fresh perspective - free of personal bias - enables us to recognize truth 9- To become awake and alive to themselves and their perspectives, needs and priorities, to reclaim a personal sense of value and worth #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #narrativeenneagram #enneagram #development

“It’s important to know how burnout shows up uniquely for you so that you can spot the signs earlier and start to implement practical changes to manage it. The Enneagram can give us an insightful lens to do this work, seeing our own individual patterns and finding ways to better manage our physical, mental, and emotional energy.” -Sandhya Sudhakar TNE Members are invited to join us for our next Member Gathering on AUGUST 15 at 10am Pacific with special guest, Sandhya Sudhakar! This will be a great time to get to know Sandhya and get a taste of what her upcoming program "Preventing Burnout with the Enneagram" (Tuesdays, August 27 - September 17, 2024) will explore... Not a member yet? Now might be your time to join! You can find all the details and registration links here: https://buff.ly/3x0ViLJ With Community Membership, $75 brings you yearlong access to: -Monthly member gatherings to support your growth journey and connect with other Enneagram enthusiasts all year -Members Only resource page full of videos, meditations, and Enneagram resources -Exclusive Member discounts on select TNE products and programs -Monthly Members newsletter to share resources, discounts, events, and more With Professional Membership (for TNE Certified Teachers & Practitioners only), $150 brings you yearlong access to: -All the Community Membership benefits -Listing in the public, searchable directory on The Narrative Enneagram website -A unique discount code for The Essential Enneagram Test with unlimited uses (email [email protected] to request) -Additional professional discounts on select TNE products and programs We hope to see you at the Member Gathering on August 15th! #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #narrativeenneagram #enneagram #burnout #community #gathering

Celebrating Our Founders: Helen Palmer and David Daniels, MD In the early 1970s, Helen Palmer, a student of Claudio Naranjo, began teaching Enneagram panel workshops in the Narrative Tradition. In 1988, she published The Enneagram: Understanding Yourself and the Others in Your Life, a perennial bestseller available in 28 languages. That same year, she co-founded the Enneagram Professional Training Program (EPTP) with Stanford psychiatrist David Daniels, MD. Helen and David’s early collaborations met a pressing need for quality education following publication of Helen’s first Enneagram book. Each founder brought a wealth of prior experience to the curriculum: Helen as an academic psychologist and practicing intuitive, and David as a practicing psychiatrist and Stanford professor. The natural expression of their different orientations has shaped today’s professional trainings toward self-awareness for professional excellence. Learn more at: https://buff.ly/3W9H3Nt #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #narrativeenneagram #enneagram #enneagramschool #founders #nonprofit #history #helenpalmer #daviddaniels

Are you curious to learn more about our recent Defense Mechanisms series? Join us for this upcoming program to explore the entire defense system in depth and examine how our type functions to keep us safe while also leading us to feel stuck when it’s over-utilized. By bringing kind awareness to our unconscious patterns, we can support ourselves and others to loosen type structure as we grow. ONLINE: Engaging Transformational Growth Wednesdays, Aug 14 - Sep 18, 2024 | 3-6:30PM Details & registration: https://buff.ly/45qAfPU Discover how the defense system of each type shows up in your life, bring awareness to your unconscious patterns, and contemplate your own next steps for growth. #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #narrativeenneagram #enneagram #defensemechanisms #growth #personalitytype

Type 9 Defense Mechanism: Narcotization Nines use narcotization to avoid conflict and to maintain a self-image of being comfortable or harmonious. Narcotization is using food and drink, entertainment or repetitive patterns of thinking and doing to “put oneself to sleep.” Even productive activities can keep Nines narcotized if they become too habitual. Avoiding conflict with others keeps Nines from being fully present in relationships. Avoiding internal conflict leads to inertia and self-forgetting. - The nature of the defense mechanism is to operate without us making a conscious decision. It’s automatic and habitual, and hard to spot in the moment. We often don’t know that we have been taken over by it until we reflect on our behavior or hear feedback. We can practice noticing by asking the following questions: - When does that familiar reaction arise? - What does it feel like inside, what can we sense in our body? - What methods, practices, and support can we bring to the moment? #enneagram #enneagram9 #defensemechanism #reactionformation #narrativeenneagram