International Enneagram Association Podcast

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, Seth “Creek” Creekmore and Ahmad Wazir continue their conversation with Flemming Christensen, founder and owner of Think About It and The Enneagram Institute of Denmark. They talk more about his book, “The Enneagram and why your blind type matters,” and his approach to the Enneagram. He highlights shadow work, which illuminates wh...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, Seth “Creek” Creekmore and Ahmad Wazir speak with Flemming Christensen, founder and owner of THINK ABOUT IT and The Enneagram Institute of Denmark, about his work with the Enneagram. In this first part of the conversation, we get to know Flemming as he shares stories from his early career, the loss of loved ones, and his discovery...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we continue listening to Gina Thomas’s presentation about her study that studies the archetypes and their connections with the Enneagram. Gina is an Enneagram teacher who bridges the field with depth psychology, which studies myth, dream and symbol as a way to understand the psyche and she conducted four interviews with 13 focus g...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we listen to a presentation by Gina Thomas, MA, an Enneagram teacher who bridges the field with depth psychology, which studies myth, dream and symbol as a way to understand the psyche. Gina talks about her study that studies archetypes and their connections with the Enneagram through her four interviews with 13 focus groups. She...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we continue Lisa Morrice’s discussion about the passions by looking at the qualities from the thinking center. This center is about being present in our mind and having the awareness to be mentally still and receptive to insight, intuition and not knowing. Lisa talks about three ways the essential qualities of this center can mani...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we listen to a talk from Lisa Morrice about the passions—a recurring emotional pattern associated with our personality types. When we’re not aware of them, they run us pretty much all the time, making us forget ourselves on a fundamental level. Lisa explains how it helps to understand the passions from the three centers by looking...

In this special collaborative episode with the IEA Podcast, Do It for The Gram and Fathoms, Milton Stewart, Seth “Creek” Creekmore, Lindsey Marks and Lee Fields preview the upcoming IEA Enneagram Experience 2025 - Global Conference and Celebration. All four hosts will be in attendance, so they share what they are looking forward to at this summer’s annual event while also reflecting on this year’s...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we continue Renee Rosario’s conversation about using mindfulness with the Enneagram, which is a great tool to open us up to greater wisdom and help us make better choices. Renee invites two people from each center—heart, head and body—to share what they bring to inner practice and what challenges them. Connect with us: Web: intern...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we listen to a talk from Renee Rosario about using mindfulness with the Enneagram to gain greater clarity with what’s happening inside. Mindfulness is a great tool to transform things and opens us up to greater wisdom. Renee explains the three skills that are essential to mindfulness—concentration, sensory clarity and equanimity—a...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we listen to a talk from IEA Conference 2009 by Dr Jerome “Jerry” Wagner about Alfred Adler, founder of the school of individual psychology. Jerry explains Adler’s theory that emphasizes on the uniqueness of each person and social dimensions, comparing it to Freud, and its relevance with the Enneagram. Connect with us: Web: intern...

This episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast is another part of the multi-type series about instincts, instinctual biases and subtypes with well-known teachers–Beatrice Chestnut, Russ Hudson, Peter O’Hanrahan and Mario Sikora. They focus on answering audience questions on topics such as the three centers and levels of development. The four instructors also share personal experie...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we continue the multi-type series about instincts, instinctual biases and subtypes with well-known teachers–Beatrice Chestnut, Russ Hudson, Peter O’Hanrahan and Mario Sikora. This week, they provide a practical example as they conduct 20-minute typing interviews with volunteers who are unsure of their dominant instinctual subtype,...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we continue the multi-type series about instincts, instinctual biases and subtypes with well-known teachers–Beatrice Chestnut, Russ Hudson, Peter O’Hanrahan and Mario Sikora. Mario discusses the Awareness to Action approach to instinctual biases, which is considered unconventional, and why he sees three specific patterns instead o...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we continue the discussion about the instincts, instinctual biases and subtypes with well-known teachers–Beatrice Chestnut, Russ Hudson, Peter O’Hanrahan and Mario Sikora. Each brings their own perspectives as they explore how they think about these subjects and the terms they use to describe the differences between instincts and...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we listen to a discussion with four well-known teachers–Beatrice Chestnut, Russ Hudson, Peter O’Hanrahan and Mario Sikora–about the instincts and instinctual biases, subtypes and how those apply to our lives. This exploration will help us understand how these four teachers view and think about the instincts and subtypes so that we...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we continue the discussion by Helen Palmer, a teacher of psychology and intuition, from the 2005 archives. Helen talks about the inner witness, the inner observer and the conversion from Vice to Virtue–a contemplative method that helps us recognize our own psychological patterns. She includes actual practices throughout the talk t...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we reach into the 2005 archives to share the first part of a discussion from Helen Palmer, a teacher of psychology and intuition, about the inner observer and inner witness and the conversion from Vice to Virtue. This contemplative method helps us recognize their own psychological patterns, so that we can shift our awareness into...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, Marion Gilbert leads a meditation for the Embodied Enneagram. As we start the last month of 2024, take this moment to relax and reconnect with your mind, heart and body. Connect with us: Web: internationalenneagram.org 2025 IEA Global Conference: internationalenneagram.org/2025-iea-global-conference Join the email list: administra...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we reach into the 2007 archives to share this session by Peter O’Hanrahan, an Enneagram teacher and trainer since 1978, and Marion Gilbert, an R.P.T. who has been practicing physical therapy since 1978. Peter and Marion talk about the Embodied Enneagram, a holistic view of people and personality type, and the three center approach...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we pull from the archive to listen to a conference talk by Fr. Richard Rohr in 2006. Father Richard, a Franciscan friar and ecumenical teacher, talks in his endnote about the transformational work of the Enneagram and the notion of higher consciousness. He explores if the Enneagram is a private spirituality or if there are any soc...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we continue listening to the talk by Dr. Dan Siegel and the late Dr. David Daniels about attachment theory–the importance of seeking closeness between infants and their parents–in the Enneagram. They speak to a group of parents and have them describe each Enneagram type’s parenting style based on small group work, their strengths...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we pull from the archives and listen to a talk from 2005 by Dr. Dan Siegel and the late Dr. David Daniels about the attachment theory in the Enneagram. Attachment theory is the importance of seeking closeness to another human, in this case, the early relationships between infants and their parents. Dr. Daniels and Dr. Siegel discu...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we continue the talk by Russ Hudson and the late Don Richard Riso about psychic structures from the IEA Global Conference in 1994. Psychic structures are the schematic models that help us visualize the dynamics for each Enneagram type, and Russ and Don use Enneagram Types Six and Nine as examples. Connect with us: Web: internation...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, we dig into the archives and present a talk by Russ Hudson and the late Don Richard Riso from the first IEA Global Conference in 1994. With the theme for this year’s conference being “Honoring Pioneers and Future Frontiers,” we hear from some of the founders as they discuss psychic structures, the schematic models that help us vis...

In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, Adelaida Harrison, Seth "Creek" Creekmore, Milton Stewart and Patrick Simonsen talk about the 2025 IEA Global Conference, which will take place July 25-27 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Milton, Conference Chair, previews what to expect as IEA celebrates 30 years with this year’s theme, “Honoring Pioneers and Future Frontiers,” and the...