Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the current travel advisory.
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Due to road closures along Highway 1 to our north and south, Esalen is closed through April 11.
Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the current travel advisory.
past workshop

The Enneagram in Practice: Becoming a Love Warrior and Expanding the Space for “Others”

January 14–16, 2022

with Dr. Deborah Egerton

Each morning, you will learn about the function of one of the three centers, and explore effective ways to recognize when you are present in your body, your heart, and your head.

In the afternoons, we will engage with presence to participate in experiential practices, and become more familiar with our own patterns that contribute to “othering”.  By learning how to release the underlying emotions of anxiety, fear, anger, resentment, shame, and blame, we can heal from past painful experiences that have been inflicted on us or that we have inflicted on “others”.

We will use the Enneagram and I.D.E.A. (inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism) to create internal and external expansion to open our mind-body-spirit connection and stand in love against “othering”. We integrate practices for intentional engagement of our three centers of intelligence. Through the connection of our body, head, and heart we can:

  • Begin to strengthen our knowledge, awareness, and skills in order to bring all of humanity together as one.
  • Learn how to filter our beliefs and actions through the heart as a way of activating as advocates and allies for a more connected global community.

Through a blend of experiential activities, grounding meditations, Enneagram exploration, enlightening and informational background discovery, and a deep dive into inner work you’ll be empowered with new tools, knowledge, and community connection to activate as an authentic advocate for all of humanity.

Dr. Deborah Egerton

Deborah Threadgill Egerton, Ph.D. is an Internationally Respected Psychotherapist, Best-selling Author, and Unity & Belonging Advocate for the Healing of Humanity. In her multifaceted roles of Consultant, Coach, Mentor, and Spiritual Teacher she focuses on guiding humanity toward a more compassionate approach engaging inner work by harnessing the insights of the Enneagram. 

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