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Dive into a collection of writings, videos, and podcasts from Dr. Deborah Ooten, founder and director of the Conscious Living Center, along with contributions from trusted colleagues. These resources share insights on the Enneagram, conscious living, and personal growth—offering practical tools and reflections to support your journey of self-awareness and transformation.

Stop Expecting You from Other People by Neil Anderson

While scrolling through my Facebook page recently, I came across something rather poignant and prickly that arrested my attention. It was one of the many countless drive by memes shared in the flow of social media posted by a friend. This one was different… It simply said Stop expecting you from other people.”””

While scrolling through my Facebook page recently, I came across something rather poignant and prickly that arrested my attention. It was one of the many countless drive by memes shared in the flow of social media posted by a friend. This one was different… It simply said “”Stop expecting you from other people.””

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The Fall of the Father – Return to the Mother by Dahlia Dowler

We were betrayed by the longstanding rule and dominion of the Father. The one who carries “The Word”. The one who carries “The Truth”. The one who knows “The Way”. But we have reached the apex, the peak, the summit and extreme of a regime that can no longer reign. The rule and influence of the Father has become tainted over centuries of corruption, abuse and destruction.

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Sermorelin Peptide: The Anti-Aging Solution by Ronnie Robertson

I would like to introduce you to a remarkable age-management therapy called Sermorelin. It has been a critical tool in my own healing process and something that I regularly recommend to clients. It has become so popular, that many athletes and those who are looking to better their health, are incorporating it into their daily health regiment.

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Discover how your personal shadows hold the key to your spiritual evolution

On Saturday, September 12, Enneagram teacher, psychotherapist, and author Beatrice Chestnut will provide a fascinating glimpse into the shadow sides of your Enneagram type, as well as the gifts that await when you learn how to illuminate and allow these parts of yourself to surface and accept yourself more fully. Register now for access to the complimentary session and a downloadable replay sent later.

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Cultivating Basic Trust in a World of Uncertainty by Keith Kristich

We live in a time with unprecedented questions. With these questions comes an awful lot of uncertainty, uncertainty leading to an awful lot of fear, anxiety, and doubt. But these uncertainties and the many negative emotions emerging from them ought not have the final say over our lives. We can intentionally and consciously choose to cultivate what Enneagram and spiritual teacher A.H. Almaas calls “basic trust.”

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(More) Reflections on Us and Our World Today by Bonnie Brinkman

I don’t like much of the new I’ve been experiencing, and I’m leaning, more than ever, on many sources that resonate with me, that can help me appreciate being in the here of the new & now; the only place I can be my real self. The following are some words I’ve read, thought, been told, and get some sanity from, so I can roll with the New.

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Vitamin B-12: An Invisible Epidemic? by Ronnie Robertson

So, what does Vitamin B-12 deficiency look like? Would the symptoms be obvious? Well, not necessarily, which is why I am an advocate for supplementing with this remarkable vitamin. Often times I have met clients who tell me about medications they take for certain issues and I ask them if they feel much improvement from the prescribed drugs. My question is generally met with a less than satisfactory response.

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