Enneagram

The Enneagram is a system of nine personality types that combines traditional wisdom with modern psychology. It is a powerful tool for personal and professional growth, successful relationships, effective communication, and spiritual development. One idea underlying the Enneagram is that people have two important aspects: essence and personality. Each person has a unique Îessential self' that can't be reduced to a category or number. However, the Enneagram describes nine patterns or themes by which people form a personality and a social persona to meet the challenges of life. Ideally, personality is an effective way to express ourselves in the world, but problems can arise when personality covers up the inner self or our point of view becomes stuck or rigid.

Working with the Enneagram can help us create understanding and compassion for others and ourselves. By identifying our own personal types, with their accompanying patterns and defense mechanisms, the Enneagram creates opportunities for profound healing and personal growth. At Stillpoint, our certified instructors are Marion Gilbert, Peter O'Hanrahan, the founder of enneagramworldwide, and Madeline D'Andrea.

The Yuba River Enneagram Community

The Yuba River Enneagram Community is a local community committed to using the Enneagram Narrative Tradition to develop greater awareness of self and others.

The group's vision is:

• To support personal growth and the development of interpersonal relationships through introductory and in-depth workshops, retreats, personal interviews, and ongoing study groups using the narrative tradition of Helen Palmer and David Daniels.
• To develop a wide variety of applications, including :
  • The practice of self development using the three centers and the instinctual subtypes
  • The importance of the Enneagram in the professional environment
  • The Enneagram and relationships
  • The Spiritual integration of the Enneagram
  • The development of the Embodied Enneagram
• To help create and build a healthy and fulfilling community locally and globally.