Here's a concise rundown of the attributes of the nine Enneagram types. I describe the primary struggle and the path to health and fulfillment for each type, accompanied by fun parallels with some of our favorite animals!
As you reflect on the spiritual mentors that you cherish—whether living or dead—what are they inviting you to remember? What are they calling you toward?
In true grounding, we remember that we are not alone, that we are held by something larger than ourselves. This connection brings both assurance and guidance, helping us navigate life’s anxieties with greater clarity and resilience...
Turning the wheel of a ship by just 1° leads to a completely different destination. Small inner shifts, repeated over time, can profoundly reshape the direction of our lives…
I’ve come to see that the present moment is far more than just a peaceful resting place. It’s a powerful threshold, a living portal that opens us to deeper wisdom, richer feeling, and more meaningful action…
When we remember that we are spiritual beings having a human experience, serenity stops being a goal and becomes a return—a homecoming. As spiritual beings, peace is our birthright…
Emptiness is not something most of us seek out. In fact, we avoid it by filling our spare moments with noise, tasks, or distractions. Yet, in my own journey, I've found that the discomfort of emptiness can be the very space where something deeper is born…
As I opened up a book during my morning centering time, I yawned, feeling that kind of waking-up morning tiredness where we are slowly emerging into a new day. It was fitting that my reading for the day was on the theme of tiredness…
It’s common in groups that I lead for people to raise the question about whether it’s OK to be doing spiritual reflection when there’s so much pain in the world. Is it responsible to be tending to the spirit, or is that just another form of oppressive privilege?
Soul-searching can also be external reflection. Our spiritual reflection can shift outward to the people we most admire. When we are deeply drawn to someone, we have an important mirror to an important part of ourselves…
When we actively nurture our relationship with the Divine, the gifts of this connection are surprising and many. Here’s what we can practice, and how it can build Divine intimacy…
We all have within us the keys to a life of freedom and fulfillment. Here are four spiritual keys that can open doors and help us live amidst the overwhelm, triggers, and trauma…
Over and over we contend with things not going our way. Occasionally it’s good to push back and shape events. More often, it’s good to observe, let go, and listen for our wiser presence within…
We all suffer from spiritual malnutrition at times. Unfortunately, we often wait until a crisis hits before we do anything about it. Just as we need daily food to nourish our bodies, we need regular spiritual food to nourish our souls…
Day to day, we spend much of our time in the static of our own inner thoughts, fears, disappointments, hopes, fantasies, plans, critiques, judgments, etc. Letting go is a way we tune into a clear channel in ourselves. Here’s a practice that it works for me…
It’s easy for us to think that letting go is about sweeping the hard stuff under the rug. But in his book Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender, David R. Hawkins presents a very different point of view…
