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If we want to stop doing the things that keep us limited and suffering, we have to develop practices that support us in conscious shifting of our lives. Our practices not only support our own evolution but evolution overall. The more we loosen our individual constrictions, the more we are able to support and uplift […]

“You must go on. I can’t go on. I’ll go on.” ― Samuel Beckett, The Unnamable   Spring Equinox, a time of buds and green. I remember being age 7 at primary school, and we were set a task of writing about our favourite months with a drawing to go with it. I chose April and drew […]

Dear CLC Community Member, The first and last thing we do in life is inhale and exhale.   Breath is the most critical physiological function, one of the most transformative forces in life, and one of the most powerful medicines on the planet.   According to Jessica Dibb, founder of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance, […]

“There is only one way and that is your way. There is only one salvation and that is your salvation. Why are you looking for help. Do you believe help will come from outside? What is to come will be created in you and from you. Hence look into yourself. Do not compare. Do not […]

Dear CLC Community Member,   What if you had a roadmap for understanding the essence of who you are and what motivates the behaviors of the people around you? A personalized guide to help you embrace an expansive orientation toward your best personal, professional, and community life?   The Enneagram is visually represented as a […]

Dear CLC Community Member,   As a longtime teacher of consciousness, I’ve discovered that combining two models is better for creating individual and community change than using only one. Aso one of the world’s first teachers to combine the wisdom of the Enneagram and Spiral Dynamics®, I’ve found using both systems leads us to more […]

Your eyes are always wet The tears of connection The tears of life The fountain of love Your tears are real It melts the hearts I look at you I feel alive But on a different level Different realm Even when I am writing now I don’t know from where those words are coming I […]

Dear CLC Community Member,   How much do you really know about yourself? If you’re like most of us, it’s not as much as you may think…   When Spiral Dynamics is combined with the Enneagram — the model of the human psyche taught as a typology of nine interconnected personality types — you can […]

  I’ve wanted to be a writer for most of my life. Some would argue that I’ve been a writer for most of my life. When I was two, I ran around making up stories. By the time I was four, I’d worked out a hierarchy of monsters that infested my home and magical tools […]

Our Senior Faculty Member Ron Esposito, MA, was recently interviewed by Michael Naylor of Enneagram Maine. Watch the full interview, on being an Enneagram type 1, below or on YouTube!    

  Episode 44 of the Practical Enneagram podcast.   Another absolute beaut of an Enneagram teacher, the amazingly generous and fun Deborah Ooten PhD (Sexual 8, though she doesn’t use instinct categorisations in her teachings) shares about why she saw fit to pair Spiral Dynamics with the Enneagram. Deborah’s work has been pioneering in the […]

This article is excerpts from the book “Life After Death” by Deepak Chopra and in a general way reflects the views of Hinduism and Buddhism on the afterlife.   The hereafter isn’t a place at all but a state of awareness.  The cosmos that you and I are experiencing right now with trees, people, houses, […]

Our friend and colleague Fazal, from Pakistan, had his home destroyed by the floods. Please help him rebuild his home by contributing to our gofundme campaign! Dr. Deborah Ooten, Cathy Hudson, and Russ Hudson are working together to support, and any little bit of support you can provide helps. Donate to help Fazal.

As we prepare to send our children back to school we might want to visit our own arena for learning, LIFE. As adults we are faced each and every day with opportunities for growing and learning about ourselves. The challenges that come to us are often in the form of attachments to thoughts, feelings and […]

In my experience, one of the keys to personal development and ultimately self-understanding is observing how your mind works, what your heart feels and what your body experiences. This self-observing faculty is essential for managing personality and our personal reactivity. Just as physical exercise is important to our well-being, regular self-observation practice is beneficial to […]

Consciousness is the act of awakening to the present moment, being fully alive, aware and observant of any automated ways of being.   At this time in the evolution of humanity, we are standing at the edge of a precipice, with the potential for shocks that can push us into a new world order. Many […]

  Great Grandpa Siegel and his great grandson Hudson. New Richmond, Ohio   “Love is the root of everything. All learning. All parenting. All relationships.”   “Growth comes from love. And love is about accepting anyone just the way they are.”   -Mister Rogers from his documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor   This is […]

I count my hairdresser as a friend. We’ve been together many years now. Through the snip snip of making me look good we talk about ‘things’. I know about her family, she knows about mine. Current affairs can be a hot topic in whispered conversation so as not to upset people in the next booth. […]

With the nascent signs of Spring being visible and fresh, there’s hardly anyone who isn’t filled with a sense of hope and renewal. All around us signs of new life are breathing pushing and pulsing their way into new space as the grip of Winter loosens. It’s important for us to pull our senses from […]

We are pleased to announce that Micky ScottBey Jones, MA, has joined the faculty at the Conscious Living Center! Micky ScottBey Jones (she/her) is a visionary leader in the fields of spiritual accompaniment and movement chaplaincy, and has trained hundreds of people in accompaniment, healing and resilience building in social change movements. She also has […]

Each of us carry wounds deep within and seek help through various practices. Searching for understanding through the Enneagram starts a journey to self-discovery that can begin the healing process. The therapeutic process also leads to a better understanding of oneself.   The practice of mindfulness writing engages the writer in taking a longer, deeper […]

Dear CLC Community Member,   Enneagram expert and Tritype pioneer Katherine Chernick Fauvre teaches that more than half of all who use the Enneagram to self-type are mistyped.   That’s because we’re typing ourselves using the same projections that we’re trying to free ourselves from.   Basically, we’re stuck in a hall of mirrors that […]

Spring is the time that we begin to recover from the darkness of winter, renew our commitment to life and regenerate our desires for healthy and soulful living. When we think about our current times and the difficulty and division that has been generated nationally and globally, we can certainly see that recovery, renewal and […]

Being in relationship with others is part of being human and that includes breaking up and/or modifying the relationship whether it is an intimate relationship, friendship or of a professional nature.  Personal and spiritual growth entails change and a shift in consciousness.  Reflecting upon my own evolution, listed below are some thoughts in regard to […]