Fours are very much a “feeling type” on the Enneagram. They rely on their emotions as a guide to what is authentic in life. In their heart center they have a big capacity for so much of the human experience,

This blog, written by Senior EIBN member Catherine Bell, adds an important perspective on ritual. Recently, I attended the graduation ceremony of my niece, and it was ripe with ritual, from the clothing the girls were mandated to wear (white

With many people traveling over the coming months to conferences and workshops, an insight on service may be useful. Almost every business is a service in some way – coaching, consulting, the airlines, manufacturing, etc. What is one way that

Threes have such great, go-forward energy. In the study that Dr. David Daniels cites, on nine innate temperaments in small children (Thomas & Chess, 1977), Threes were likely the kids who had the most kinetic energy. They were born “on

Recently, I got to spend time with Brian and Dee Keating discussing a travel bucket list. Brian is a nature conservationist (click here for information, and some amazing videos). During our discussion, I posed the following questions of them: Question

Twos have this wonderful quality: the invitation to connect that is communicated through their facial expressions, body language and tone of voice. I try my best to meet them but am often a bit clumsy in my response. They are

When I meet Ones, I am struck by their intentional goodness and how this organizes their body language and posture. Being good includes being orderly and self-disciplined. I respect their self-control and yet, I worry about how much effort this

The more I work with people with the Enneagram and development, the more I have concluded that bodywork and somatics is the most underemphasized and a missing core ingredient in our development psychologically and spiritually. I have also noticed that

In this Insight Activity, Catherine Bell, Senior Member of the EIBN (Enneagram in Business Network), brings our attention to the importance of compassion everywhere and especially to the organizational setting. When you read business texts, how often do the words

We perceive thousands of images and stimuli daily, but how reliable are our perceptions? Deeply personal and subjective, our perceptions create their own reality. We awaken to responsibility for our perceptions when we choose to be present. Only then are