In this issue:
Article:
Living from the Centers, Part I
NEW
Audio Program: From Patterns to Liberation:
Nine Paths of the Enneagram
Three Great LIVE Learning Opportunities Coming Soon:
Article: Living from the Centers, Part I
We talk
or hear about the importance of being centered in
order to not get swept away as we lead our daily
lives in our ever-changing world. And, it's easy to
agree to its importance. We know how uncomfortable
it is to feel 'off-center.' But how does this
platitude become a felt reality in life? What is
this experience of "being centered?" Being centered,
after all, suggests that there is something around
which you center yourself. What is that?
The Enneagram teaches that humans have three primary
centers, what we can call "Centers of Intelligence."
These include the Belly or Instinctive Center, the
Heart or Feeling Center and the Head or Thinking
Center. Most of us are not taught to know, access or
to use the wisdom of these centers in life, at least
in the sense that I refer to here. And yet these
centers are central to experiencing ourselves as
whole human beings; to experiencing our true
aliveness; and to being fully present. Deepening our
contact with each center is one of the keys to inner
change, to transformational shifts.
In this note, I will focus on the Belly Center. This
center is a place of "gut knowing," of inner
strength and aliveness, of substance and of inner
authority. No doubt, you have had a 'gut reaction,'
a time you intuitively knew that something was
right–or not for you. What did you do with that
knowing? Dismiss or override it with seemingly
apparent logic, reasonableness, a sense of 'what I
should do,' other mental activity or swayed by the
input of others? When you have not followed your
gut's knowing, what was the usual outcome? How many
times have you said to yourself, "I should have
listened to my instincts!"
We are not typically taught to honor our belly
knowledge or to look to this center for information.
We are not used to 'centering' ourselves around the
belly. Yet, it is a source of knowing that is far
beyond that of our busy minds. It is a Trust Walk to
listen to and follow its messages. And without
direct contact and experience of the body, it is
impossible to be present! Impossible. Our body is
what is here on this earth now. If we're not in
contact with our body's intelligence, then our
thoughts or emotions are determining how we
experience life, and the ego has taken over.
I went for a long walk this morning and inquired how I
might convey a sense of what it is like to 'live in
the belly center." It has been a long journey for me
to find my way into my belly. When I started, it was
a totally foreign undertaking. Today, it is still an
ongoing learning. As I walked, all kinds of
kinesthetic information came to me, some of which I
will try to share here. In a sense, my body is
talking to your body.
What I have found to be most helpful is to not think
about the body, but to let the energy drop so that
the sensations that are always in the body begin to
come into awareness. A mantra is "where do I
experience sensations now?" You might want to start
with standing and use the following statements to
help guide you into a more direct experience with
your own precious body. More important than thinking
about each of the steps is to take the time needed
with each statement until you experience some new
sensation in yourself. Allow yourself to take in the
sensation. You may find this fun, strange or perhaps
a little scary. I invite you to be curious and see
what you learn.
I breathe…and experience how the breath moves in and
out of my body…
I allow the breath to move more deeply within
me…perhaps all the way to my belly.
I experience the sensations in my body associated with
the in-breath…and the out-
breath.
I experience my feet. I feel the weight of my body in
my feet as they contact the ground.
I experience the sensations of my body's length.
I experience the sensations of having my back and my
backbone.
My body takes up space. When I walk, I am aware that I
take up space. I notice the
sensations in my body as I move through space. I
experience that my belly
guides my movement. I walk from my belly.
As I experience whatever sensations arise now in my
body, I can look and see what is
around me, in my environment. Perhaps I see things from
a fresh perspective.
I have substance.
I am landing in my body.
I reside here…in my body.
You may find that these above processes provide a
regular practice for moving into deeper contact with
your body, and your instinctive center. One other
recommendation here is to Relax. It's a revelation
to recognize that by relaxing tensions in the body,
you to come into contact with sensation. If you
haven't downloaded my free body-based audio
meditation from my website, you can do so by
re-registering for this newsletter on my homepage at
www.lifewisecoaching.com. This mediation is also
designed to help you come into contact with center
of intelligence. By the way, you will not receive a
duplicate newsletter.
If not now, when?
I invite you to join me in upcoming programs. Each one
is oriented toward relaxing into and experiencing
more Wakefulness, Truth and Love. I'd love to have
your presence.
Blessings,
Roxanne
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FIRST TIME
ANNOUNCED–A NEW AUDIO PROGRAM!!!
From Patterns to
Liberation:
An Introduction to the Nine Paths of Awakening through
the Enneagram
Roxanne focuses on
the Enneagram as a profound psycho-spiritual system
that offers precise information not only on
personality types, but on the unique path for each
type that takes one from problematic personality
patterns to a lighter and more liberated sense of
Being.
As you listen to the
program, walk through the development of the ego
structure, that part of us that imparts a limited
sense of who we are, and its relationship to our
truer, more expansive and essential nature. See how
the individual develops a particular view of
reality, a sense of "this is just who I am (and I
can't change that)," and a belief about what I can
expect from others. Gain a glimpse into "how" we do
our lives.
Roxanne has
synthesized years of her own study, teaching,
writing and coaching into this one hour introductory
program. Come back to it time and time again to gain
new understandings.
This introductory program
includes:
over 60 minutes
of a downloadable audio recording by Roxanne and
a downloadable
eight page written Audio Guide which includes 4
pages of illustrative slides.
BE ONE OF THE FIRST 100
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Announcements: Three Great LIVE Learning
Opportunities
The Levels of
Development: The Vertical Dimension to
Personality Type and Guide to Greater Health and
Transformation
June 13th - 15th, 2008 -
Burlingame, California
The Levels of
Development, one of the most profound contemporary
contributions to the Enneagram field identified by
Don Riso and further developed with Russ Hudson,
provides a vertical dimension to the personality
types.
This "vertical axis" of the types explain some of the
most important things that we find in human
nature–fluidity and change, resistance and
conflict, freedom and compulsion–among many human
qualities.
Working with the
Levels not only provides recognition for where we
are in our journey of growth, but also guides us
toward greater health and transformation. This
program is suitable for new and advanced students of
the Enneagram.
Join Roxanne and her long-time colleague, Dr. Ronna
Phifer-Ritchie (www.eneagrowth.com),
authorized Riso-Hudson teachers, in exploring and
experiencing this stunning body of work.
Workshop Price: $295.00
$260 per person when two or more
register at the same time. This workshop is
filling up. Register now to ensure your space.
http://www.lifewisecoaching.com/levels-of-development/
* This course meets the requirements for
15 hours of Continuing Education Credit
for MFT's and LCSW's and can be used for credit
toward the Deep Coaching
Practitioner Training Program.
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I've been asked my many to offer a live introductory
Enneagram workshop again. I am so excited to be able
to co-offer this workshop especially suited for
coaches, allied growth-oriented professionals, and
individuals who have been wanting to explore the
wisdom of the Enneagram for their personal and
professional lives.
A Call to
Wisdom: An Exploratory Enneagram
Workshop–Understanding and Applying the Enneagram
June 27-29, 2008
Held at a beautiful home in San Rafael, California
Friday: 2:00pm-6:00pm; Saturday: 9:00am-6:00pm; Sunday:
9:00am-3:00pm
Through this 3-day exploratory workshop:
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Understand the gifts, troublesome patterns, and
challenges of
Nine Personality Types
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Practice strategies for improving relationships &
increasing inner ease
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Bring a new level of clarity and depth to the
concept of getting out
of your own way
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Learn about the hidden beliefs and motivations that
have shaped your life
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Merse yourself in the process of "re-remembering"
your true nature
For this workshop, Roxanne is teaming up with Elizabeth
Carrington-House, a pioneer in the coaching
profession, and co-founder of DolphinLeadership,
Inc., an Executive Coaching and Training Company (www.dolphinleadership.com).
A recent graduate of the Riso-Hudson intensive retreats
and a Master Certified Coach, Elizabeth brings
unbridled enthusiasm and deep compassion to her
study of and now teaching of the Enneagram as a tool
for transformation. Elizabeth is the founder of the
North Bay Coaches Alliance.
Workshop price: $395.00
includes workshop, materials and two onsite lunches
Register NOW to ensure your space! We're
limited to just 18 participants.
http://www.lifewisecoaching.com/riso-hudson/
This course meets the requirements for 16 hours
of Continuing Education Credit for MFT's
and LCSW's and can be used for credit toward the
Deep Coaching Practitioner Training Program.
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Become an Enneagram
"Deep Coaching" Practitioner: The Deep Coaching
Training Retreat
Wednesday, Oct. 8 - Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
Burlingame, California (Close to SFO airport)
For coaches, therapists, spiritual directors,
hypnotherapists, body workers, acupuncturists,
energy-workers and holistic professionals who are
called to take their work to a deeper level.
Retreat Topics :
* Deep Coaching *Theory of Change *Coaching through the
Lens of the Centers of Intelligence * Integration
Point/Soul Child * Lifestyle and Values Orientation
through the Instinctual Variants * Unraveling the
Inner Story (TM) * Creating the New Story of
Evolving Consciousness * You as a Deep Coaching
Practitioner
Our four days will be filled with the teaching of
material, active practice coaching daily, somatic
work, the introduction of additional interactive and
inquiry-oriented tools and resources that complement
the awakening work of the Enneagram, and self-care,
all held in the space of presence.
Two post-conference teleconference calls to support
your ongoing integration of this retreat.
Register now to ensure space:
www.lifewisecoaching.com/deep-coaching-retreat/
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