Program Courses

The 9 Types
Presented by Ginger Lapid-Bogda PhD
October 12 – 17 M, W, F
When I teach the Enneagram, I always say that the purpose of learning the Enneagram isn’t to know your type number. So what if you are a One, a Five, or an Eight? The real purpose for learning the Enneagram and then using it for development is what is called “personality integration” or “psycho-spiritual integration.” Integration refers to the degree of access we have to the productive and full use of each Center of Intelligence and the alignment and interface or interaction between and among the Centers. The Head Center’s purpose, for example, is for objective analysis, astute insight, and productive planning; the Heart Center’s purpose is for empathy, authentic relating, and compassion; and the Body Center’s purpose is for taking effective action, steadfastness (holding one’s ground), and gut knowing.
What the Enneagram does do is to illuminate how, by enneatype, we specifically misuse each of our Centers and also provide development paths to change our misuse so we can gain more full access to each Center.

Defense Mechanisms
Presented by Ginger Lapid-Bogda PhD
October 20 – 25 M, W, F
This course teaches how the primary defense mechanism for each Enneagram type functions as a guardian of the type-based ego structure. You’ll learn the following: how the type-based fixation and passion form a continuous loop that helps generate and sustain the type-based ego structure; what happens inside us when this loop contradicts the type-based ego ideal or idealized sense of self; how the ego does not like or know how to integrate this contradiction; and how the type-based primary defense mechanism then colludes with the type-based passion to lessen the dissonance created.

Enneagram Instincts
Presented by Peter O’Hanrahan
October 28 – November 4 – 9 M, W, F
Each Enneagram type has three important variations known as instinctual subtypes. While everyone uses all three instincts (located in the body center) – self-preservation, one-to-one and social – we each rely on one of these as our primary survival strategy. This combination of type and instinct determines our “subtype,” which creates a particular focus in daily life and distinctive style in relationships. In fact, subtypes are as important as personality types when it comes to daily life, where relationships – especially primary relationships – are largely shaped by instinct and emotion. Our instinctual subtype also influences the decisions we make about major projects and life goals.
The primary subtype focus shows up in our relationships in three vital areas:
Self-preservation: Security issues reflected in personal warmth, finances, health and family
One-to-one: A quest for union in individual connections, sexual intimacy and spiritual practice
Social: Belonging and recognition through group participation, social structures and friendships

Enneagram Subtypes
Presented by Ginger Lapid-Bogda PhD
November 11 – 16 M, W, F
There are three versions of each Enneagram type called subtypes: self-preserving subtype, social subtype and one-to-one subtype. Subtypes are formed when the emotional patterns or habits of our type, also called the type’s passion or vice, intersect and combine with one of the three basic human instincts, the instinct that is most activated within us: self-preservation instinct, social instinct or one-to-one instinct. We may have more than one activated instinct, so we could relate to two or even all three subtypes for our type.
Each instinct has specific focal areas. Individuals with that activated instinct, once it combines with the emotional pattern of our type, may move toward that instinctual area, away from that arena, or have ambivalence about that area. A way of understanding this is that the instincts by themselves are simply human and natural. However, when the activated instinct(s) combines with our type-based emotional pattern, the instinct then becomes distorted and, thus, less able to satisfy our natural needs in that instinctual area.

The Enneagram Symbol
Presented by Jennifer Joss PhD
November 19 – 24 M, W, F
Most people know the Enneagram as a personality typing system describing nine “personality types,” or patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating. It is used for self-knowledge, self-development, and for helping us understand differences among people. But there is more!
The Enneagram Symbol itself is a representation of universal laws governing the creation and evolution of life. It is a map for accessing who we really are, beyond personality. King Arthur’s Knights set out on their search for the Holy Grail—a symbol of the moral and spiritual evolution of the soul—at the place in the forest that was darkest for each of them. The Enneagram of Personality helps us find that entry point. But to make our way, we need a map. And wouldn’t it be best if that map were one that has guided generations of seekers?
The Enneagram Symbol provides such guidance. It reveals a “way” to evolve ourselves, in accordance with universal law, into heroes who can help resolve polarity and restore unity in ourselves and in the world. This book will introduce you to the ancient wisdom handed down in the Enneagram Symbol; take you on a metaphorical hero’s journey around the Symbol to experience its laws and their application to personal, social, and spiritual evolution; and offer signposts and sustenance along your own journeys of growth in service of community.