Project Focus

Lao Tzu said "those who know others are wise and those who know themselves are inlightened".

The Enneagram System of Personality helps us do both. We are at a time in the world when understanding diversity among people and groups is of vital importance. We all have our own way of viewing life, have our own mental and emotional preoccupations, and our own talents and abilities.

The Enneagram is a model that describes nine different personality types and their interrelationships. The world looks very different to each of the nine types. We have the opportunity to appreciate this diversity by directly experiencing and listening to the people who inhabit the Nine Types. This is called the Oral Narrative Tradition in which knowledgeable people of each Type, speak about their lives. Visit enneagramworldwide.com to watch free video clips of the nine Enneagram types. 

We learn about the dominant traits of each type, their character motivations, how they deal with interpersonal relationships, and what kind of support is most helpful to them. From hearing their stories we come to understand on a much deeper level what their internal process really is. We  become aware of the issues that preoccupy each type and the world view we each hold.

By discovering our own Type and understanding others', our relationships with ourselves and others are enriched and Life takes on new meaning.

Programs

Basic Enneagram Workshop - You can discover your type in our Basic Enneagram Workshop. We offer a weekend format and and 10 week format, one evening a month.

We  also offer advanced workshops on a variety of topics related to certain aspects of the Enneagram body of knowledge:

Point Study Groups - Group sessions are 5 evening over a 5 week period with participants from one Enneagram Type. During the five weeks they dig deeper into the issues of their type.

Guest Enneagram Instructors - We also bring in guest presenters. They are usually well know Enneagram experts who bring us the opportunity to learn and experience the Enneagram in different and unique ways.

Since the inception of the Enneagram Studies team, over 1000 people in the SF Bay Area have taken classes and workshops that have given each participant skills to increase their personal effectiveness including the ability to become consciously aware of their own behavioral, emotional, and thinking patterns. Though Enneagram teachings, participants gain unique tools specific to their personality type to enable them to make significant changes in the way they interact and relate to others.