An Affiliate of the Enneagram Institute

The Enneagram Institute of the San Francisco Bay Area, an affiliate of the Enneagram Institute founded by Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson, is directed by Roxanne Howe-Murphy, E.D.  Roxanne is authorized to teach Riso-Hudson workshops and is in faculty training for the Riso-Hudson Enneagram  Training/Certification Program.

Are you a helping or health professional wanting more information on how you can use the Enneagram to benefit your clients? Click here for Roxanne’s pioneering coaching book.  Are you a professional wanting to incorporate the Enneagram into your work? Click here for information on the Deep Coaching Training Program.

The knowledge shared through the Enneagram provides the awakening that the world is seeking.

Join the growing community of people throughout the world who are

• deepening their self-acceptance and acceptance of others
• finding hope and relief from their private suffering
• developing more meaningful and compassionate relationships
• being profoundly awakened to their higher nature
• experiencing transformation that has alluded them previously

The Enneagram is so life-enhancing (and, often, life-saving), we integrate it as a foundation for all of our trainings, products and services at LifeWise Learning Institute.

The Enneagram and You

Did you know that every human being moves through life with a particular orientation to self, to others and to the world that affects his or her thoughts, attitudes, decisions, behavior, relationships with others, coping style, and entire way of being? Sometimes this particular orientation works well, sometimes it doesn’t.

The challenge that most humans have is that they are unaware of their particular orientation. It is so closely woven into the material of one’s life, that it is not easily visible. Each orientation, when hidden, leaves us believing that “this is just how life is.”

To not know one’s own orientation is significant for the individual because eventually, it means that we work against the natural flow of life and mistake our orientation for who we really are. This leaves us feeling cut-off from our wholeness and from the Divine.

To not know one’s own orientation is significant for relationships because people evaluate themselves and each other against this hidden internal framework. When we are unconscious to the existence of various orientations, it is as if those in relationships live in different worlds.

To not know one’s orientation is significant for the community because misunderstandings, miscommunications often lead to policies and actions, that can have disastrous results in our world community. (The cultures of organizations, communities, regions and subgroups within a country, and even countries are based on different Enneagram types.)