Do you remember the moment you first identified your Enneagram personality type?
It’s incredibly illuminating when you discover, observe and begin to embrace your type...
It’s a sobering process too! Especially as you begin to recognize and shift the patterns associated with your primary type.
And did another big light go on for you when you realized the other 8 types on the Enneagram see the world quite differently from you? This too, can be life-changing...
Simply knowing the type of a family member or friend can deepen your relationship and bring a heightened level of connection and intimacy. Also, knowing the type of someone you tend to butt heads with can shift the dynamic — giving you more compassion for the person’s perspectives and struggles, and insight into your own patterns.
Through this expanded awareness and compassion, you start to experience less reactivity, more authenticity and lovingkindness.
But the Enneagram offers so much more...
As you become more present to your own core wounds and patterns, you create more space for ALL of you to be present — your “lower” and “higher” aspects, your instinctual drives and holiest potentials.
The most advanced teachings of the Enneagram known as the Virtues and Holy Ideas, offer a path for integrating your primal nature — as opposed to transcending them — with the deeper “qualities” of your heart and mind.
And this is when your work with the Enneagram becomes catalytic on another level entirely...
It’s the part of the journey when you glimpse your full potential not as a “type” but as a whole human and spiritual being... when you begin to embody and express your greatest gifts in the world and your relationships become truly intimate.
Your guide for this journey of “ascent and descent” is Russ Hudson, co-author of The Wisdom of the Enneagram and other seminal books, and co-founder of the Enneagram Institute.
In The Enneagram of the Virtues Advanced Program, you’ll spend 24 transformative sessions discovering the deepest dimensions of your own mind and heart. Russ will guide you in a process of integrating your basic instincts with the higher aspects of the types, opening you to the vast power and love of nondual awareness.
Over 24 sessions with Russ, a world-renowned “depth” teacher, you’ll discover:
In this rare exploration of the Enneagram of the Virtues, Russ Hudson will guide you to discover the vein of gold that runs through the 9 types and a present, authentic experience of yourself and the world.
Each contemplation and training session will build harmoniously upon the next. You’ll develop a complete, holistic understanding of the practices, tools and principles you’ll need to work with the Fixations and Passions of the types, and integrate the Instincts with the deeper qualities of your heart and mind, described respectively as the 9 Virtues and the 9 Holy Ideas.
Most of us have rigid ideas about who we are. Yet, through what the Buddhists call “the right view,” you can find a path to your soul’s development, and in this first module, you’ll discover the deeper perspectives of the Enneagram, which will give you a more expanded view of yourself.
You’ll explore the 3 Centers of the Enneagram (Heart, Head and Body) and their role in the transformational process. Russ Hudson will show you how the centers work together either to create egoic patterns, and illuminate the natural state of relatedness that opens you to experience a deeper, richer sense of your humanity.
Understanding the practical realities of life and the ways you may unconsciously navigate them opens the door to nondual states of awareness.
In Module 1, you’ll discover:
The three basic Instincts as described in Enneagram theory and in Fourth Way teachings are nature’s intelligence acting through us. When these instinctual drives combine with your primary Enneagram pattern, it produces a primary “subtype,” with a particular set of behaviors.
First, though, it’s important to recognize the Instincts as specific energies and sensations in the body. In this module, you’ll explore sense of all three drives and how they manifest in particular behaviors in your daily life. While one of these drives may be more prominent than, all three are operating in you in some way.
A big part of inner work is learning to recognize the deeply ingrained habits in relation to your instinctual drives — and to acknowledge the areas of life you’ve unwittingly neglected.
As you develop awareness and more balance among the Instincts, you create a stable platform for opening to the deeper mysteries of your heart and mind. From this foundation, you can more easily integrate these expansive, spiritual experiences into daily life.
In Module 2, you’ll discover:
Engaging in the nitty-gritty work being present to your instincts and the entrenched habits around them, reveals an important truth: Your are more than your patterns.
Here, a peaceful spaciousness opens up, giving you more freedom from which you can actually shift more behaviors. The pivot of this balancing act is of course the heart, and the transformation of the reactive, suffering heart to the qualities of the Virtues.
This module will focus on the transformation of mind — from inner chatter boxes and dull states of consciousness, to bright, peaceful and spacious qualities of direct knowing.
These qualities are referred to as the Holy Ideas, nine perspectives or vantage points of nondual awareness or of the Higher Intellectual Center, George Gurdjieff’s term for the Illumined Mind.
The Holy Ideas aren’t to be strived for; nor is their a finish line in this process. Yet, as you bring more presence to the habitual patterns of your thoughts and perceptions, alternative views of reality can empower you to open to a much broader range of understanding and response, softening rigid ego patterns, without rejecting them.
In Module 3, you’ll discover:
This module will take you well beyond fixed concepts of yourself. You’ll explore the incredible range of human experience — from deep suffering and desperate egoic-grasping to sublime states of freedom and illumination.
Accepting and presencing the full range of your humanity is the fastest path of development. The transformation from the suffering and reactivity of the Passions to the alchemical gold of the Virtues is the pivot of this process.
It would seem at first that the world of the Instincts and the broad freedom of the nondual states of awareness could not possibly be related. And you might be tempted to just leave the messiness of the instinctual world behind for the wild blue yonder of your unconditioned consciousness. Or, you may view this “nondual stuff” as too abstract or woo-woo, and what you want are tools to help you deal with the challenges of your work and relationships.
Actually, spiritual traditions have grappled with this paradox of human nature since the beginnings of culture, and have attempted to handle it in different ways.
The Christian mystery has at its core this understanding — the Divine made human and personal. The ancient Egyptians talked about the struggle between Horus (Christ Consciousness) and Set (Unbridled Instinct) and the necessity of their resolution.
Qabalistic teachings illustrate this paradox in Divine marriage between Keter and Shekinah (or Malkuth). And the Taoists saw the role of the true human being as the place of heaven and earth coming together. And on and on.
So at its profoundest level, the Enneagram is about this mystical marriage — the coming together of the Divine and the Earthly in your own heart.
In Module 4, you’ll discover:
The Point Eight is not just a kind of person, but an overall principle of life and a quality of presence. In this module, you’ll explore the particular Passion of Point Eight — Lust, perhaps most easily understood as a tendency to excess and over-effort — and how it expresses itself through the three Instincts of Self-preservation, Sexual (Attraction) and Social.
For people with a dominant Eight pattern, this module will help pinpoint areas of focus, while those who have other dominant patterns will still recognize some of these tendencies.
Regardless of your dominant type, you’ll discover the value of being compassionately present with the underlying hurt and pain at the core of Lust — which is the key to transmuting it into the Virtue of Innocence — a powerful open-heartedness.
This process is aided by seeing how certain tendencies in how you relate to the Instincts keep steering you away from the transformative process and maintain business as usual with your ego patterns. By approaching the patterns from both directions — from the heart and from the Instincts, the process becomes easier and more powerful.
In Module 5, you’ll discover:
The Holy Ideas open you up not only your thinking, but your perceptions of reality. They uproot many of your automatic assumptions, and while they might seem strange at first, they’re ways of looking at things you’ve likely experienced many times. The Holy Ideas correspond to seeing the world more in the way even high school science reveals, which is quite unlike the “common sense” reality we muddle along in most of the time.
The more you’re touched by the Holy Ideas, the more the limited nature of your thinking, or Fixation, is revealed. In this module, you’ll explore the effect of the “living truth” upon your thinking.
As you discover how to be more present to your thoughts and feelings, what effect does the living truth of the moment have upon your thoughts and perceptions? How does this affect your heart?
As Truth liberates you from old views of yourself and of reality, it’s easier to engage new behaviors that support authentic balance and the fuller expression of your gifts.
In Module 6, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll look at underlying architecture of Point Nine, both for people with a dominant Nine pattern, and for the Nine in all of us. You’ll look at how the particular Passion of Point Nine — Sloth (or Inertia), often seen as a tendency to disengage one’s full attention and awareness from the particulars of the moment, expresses itself through the Self-preservation, Sexual or Attraction energy and Social Instincts.
For people with a dominant Nine pattern, this will help pinpoint areas that need more of your time and kindness and attention, while those who have other dominant patterns will still recognize some of these tendencies.
You’ll then look at how being compassionately present with the underlying hurt and pain at the core of Sloth begins to alchemically transform it into the Virtue of Engagement — a robust, powerful devotion to the present moment — choosing to be fully here with all of your capacities and qualities.
This heart process is aided by seeing how your unconscious habits with the three Instincts keep steering you away from the transformative process and maintain business as usual with your ego patterns. You’ll look at how these seemingly diverse processes are all really part of one harmonious unfolding of consciousness.
In Module 7, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll look at the nature of Holy Love — the sense that all that you are is held in presence, and all that exists is also held in presence. As you notice this, your nervous system naturally relaxes and you’re able to let go of many defenses and old ideas. What effect does the perception of the holding quality of presence have upon your thinking?
Love here does not mean romantic love or attachment. It is more the perception that there is something kind and benevolent at the heart of reality, but not in the way your ego might usually imagine such things. What happens in your experience when you feel the holding quality of life? What happens when you really take in the stars at night?
As you discover how to be more present to your thoughts and feelings, what effect does the holding of those very same thoughts and feelings have upon your experience of reality?
How does this affect your heart? As Holy Love liberates you from old views of yourself and of reality, it’s easier and easier to relax past the places where you could not yield or shift your habits. You can engage new behaviors that support your true purpose in this world.
In Module 8, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll look at the particularities of Point One, both for people with a dominant One pattern, and for the One in all of us. You’ll explore the Passion of Point One — Angry Resentment. This Fixation often shows up as exasperation and frustration when the the self or the world keep failing an ideal.
You’ll explore how the Passion of the One expresses itself through the three Instincts. What is Resentment in Self-preservation? What is Resentment in Sexual or Attraction energy? What is Resentment in Social Instinct?
For people with a dominant One pattern, this module can help to bring attention to areas that need more of your time and focus, while those who have other dominant patterns will still recognize some of these tendencies.
You’ll then look at how being compassionately present with the underlying hurt and pain at the core of this Angry Resentment can transform it into the Virtue of Serenity — which allows you to respond with full-heartedness, rather than reacting, to difficult or unpleasant situations.
This heart process is aided by seeing how your unconscious habits with the three Instincts keep steering you away from the transformative process and maintain business as usual with your ego patterns. You’ll look at how these seemingly diverse processes can work together seamlessly as part of your natural development.
In Module 9, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll explore the nondual experience described as Holy Perfection — the sense that any moment you’re truly awake in reveals an underlying goodness even when difficult things are happening. In this state of presence, your natural impulse is to align yourself with this goodness and resonate deeply with the sacredness of the moment.
Perfection isn’t a static and stable condition or the absence of problems. Rather,
It describes the presence-based perception of the natural order and goodness and its unfolding in the world.
As you discover how to be more present to your thoughts and feelings, how does being in touch with the implicit goodness and intelligence of the moment affect your thinking and relationships? Do you treat yourself and others differently as a result? How does this affect your heart?
As Holy Perfection liberates you from old views of yourself and reality, it’s easier to trust the unfolding of life and let go trying to control your experience. You become a vehicle for or an ambassador of the Sacred in your life.
In Module 10, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll look at the opportunities and challenges of Point Two, both for people with a dominant Two pattern, and for the Two in all of us. You’ll explore the Passion of Point Two — Pride, often seen as a denial of personal needs and vulnerabilities, and a tendency to project those needs onto others and how it expresses itself through the three Instincts. What is Pride in Self-preservation? What is Pride in Sexual or Attraction energy?
What is Pride in Social Instinct? For people with a dominant Two pattern, this can help to pinpoint areas that need more of your time and focus, while those who have other dominant patterns will still recognize some of these tendencies.
You’ll then look at how being compassionately present with the underlying hurt and pain at the core of Pride begins to alchemically transform it into the Virtue of Humility — a heart that embraces without shame your human frailties, needs and limitations.
This heart process is aided by seeing how your unconscious habits with the three Instincts keep steering you away from the transformative process and maintain business as usual with your ego patterns. You’ll look at how these seemingly diverse processes can work together as a unified flow of your natural development.
In Module 11, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll explore the nondual states of consciousness related to Point Two. In this case, two names are provided to highlight different aspects of this element of consciousness: Holy Freedom and Holy Will.
Here, through practice and presence, you come to realize that your separate self is not the source of bringing good things to the world — that at most, you’re an expression of a flow of benevolence that is already here as an aspect of presence.
And far from being a defeat or a humiliation, it’s experienced as a great freedom because you’re no longer compelled by notions of what you believe you need to be or do in order to be loveable. You know that you’re loved, or more precisely, that you’re an expression of love — and so is everyone else.
You can then explore how this sense of the benevolent flow and what is traditionally called Divine Will affect your thinking. The quality of freedom here is not a freedom from responsibilities in life, but from the internal structures that constrict your awareness of ourselves, and particularly from your deeply ingrained beliefs about relationships, and what you think they are going to do for us. This is quite different from how your ego might usually imagine such things.
As you discover how to be more present to your thoughts and feelings, what effect does this perception of Divine Will have upon your relationships and your sense of yourself?
As Holy Freedom liberates you from old views of yourself and reality, it’s easier to trust and enjoy each moment of relating with others. You start to let go of the ways in which you use relationships to prop up certain ideas about yourself, and instead enjoy and cherish each moment of relatedness.
In Module 12, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll explore the journey of Point Three, both for people with a dominant Three pattern, and for the Three in all of us. You’ll contemplate the Passion of Point Three — Vanity, which can be understood as the ego’s desperate need to feel like it’s valuable and the source of what is good in your life.
You’ll also discover how this Passion expresses itself through the three Instincts. What is Vanity in Self-preservation? What is Vanity in Sexual or Attraction energy? What is Vanity in Social Instinct?
For people with a dominant Three pattern, this can help to pinpoint areas that need more of your time and focus, while those who have other dominant patterns will still recognize some of these tendencies. You’ll then look at how being compassionately present with the underlying hurt and pain at the core of Vanity begins to alchemically transform it into the Virtue of Authenticity — a beautiful capacity to stay congruent with the heart’s deepest knowing, and to stay true to what you love the most.
This heart process is aided by seeing how your unconscious habits with the three Instincts keep steering you away from the transformative process and maintain business as usual with your ego patterns. You’ll look at how these seemingly diverse processes can work together as an effortless flow of presence functioning through you in life.
In Module 13, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll explore the nondual states of consciousness related to Point Three, and how they relate to working and functioning as human beings in the world. In Point Two, you saw two names for the Higher Mind perspective.
But with Point Three there are three names: Holy Hope, Holy Harmony and Holy Law, which are all different ways of looking at the mystery of doing and functioning. The punchline here is strange at first: there is no separate doer, therefore the idea of you that you’re identified with has never done anything! That can sound absurd until you consider how in the most sublime moments of your work, when you’re relaxed and totally enjoying what you’re doing, you experience everything as a kind of flow. In such moments you’re both the singer and the song and the audience listening — and you don’t care who gets the credit.
The experience of this flow reunites you with living reality and floods your awareness with a sense of fulfilment and meaning. These tend to be some of the best moments of your lives. You start to understand that it’s presence/consciousness which is functioning and you have the joy of being the means for that to occur.
You’ll then explore how this sense of being part of the functioning of everything affects your thinking. As you discover how to be more present to your thoughts and feelings what, effect does this perception relaxing into the flow of functioning have upon your relationships, and on your sense of ourselves? Do you treat yourself and others differently as a result? How does this affect your heart?
As Holy Hope liberates you from old views of yourself and reality, it’s easier and easier to approach whatever tasks life demands of you with a sense of meaning and appreciation. You can enjoy your gifts and capacities and the joy of using them in service to others and to life.
In Module 14, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll explore the gifts and challenges in the journey of Point Four, both for people with a dominant Four pattern, and for the Four in all of us. You’ll contemplate the Passion of Point Four — Envy, which can be understood as a chronic disappointment with self and with life, as well as how this Passion expresses itself through the three Instincts. What is Envy in Self-preservation? What is Envy in Sexual or Attraction energy? What is Envy in Social Instinct?
For people with a dominant Four pattern, this can help to illuminate areas of your life that need more of your time and dedication, while those who have other dominant patterns will still recognize some of these tendencies. You’ll then look at how being compassionately present with the underlying hurt and pain at the core of Envy begins to alchemically transform it into the Virtue of Equanimity — a capacity to stay fully present with the full range of human emotions and experiences without rejecting or avoiding those emotions, and also without getting attached to them.
This heart process is aided by seeing how your unconscious habits with the three Instincts keep steering you away from the transformative process and maintain business as usual with your ego patterns. You’ll look at how these seemingly diverse processes can work together as an effortless flow of presence functioning through you in life.
In Module 15, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll use the Holy Idea of Point Four, Holy Origin, to explore one of the most mysterious of the nondual states of consciousness, which is understanding the nature of identity, of what you are, if indeed, you’re perceiving everything as part of a unity.
The question arises, “Who or what is perceiving this?”
The answer to this question generally does not come in words or image. Rather, it’s more felt and expresses itself in the experiences of intimacy and beauty. Holy Origin describes the inner, mysterious depth that’s actually everywhere, and shining back at you in stunning mystery and beauty. The world is stripped of its drab familiarity and revealed in its naked splendor.
As you discover how to be more present to your thoughts and feelings, what effect does this perception of the depth of reality have upon your relationships and sense of yourself?
Do you treat yourself and others differently?
As Holy Origin liberates you from old views of yourself and reality, it’s easier to live a life of richness, intimacy and depth. Your everyday experiences are poetry — you find the beauty and mystery everywhere.
In Module 16, you’ll discover:
Here, you’ll investigate the inner journey of Point Five, both for people with a dominant Five pattern, and for the Five in all of us. You’ll take a closer look at the Passion of Point Five — Avarice, which can be understood as the ego’s need to withhold the self from contact, as well as how this Passion expresses itself through the three Instincts.
What is Avarice in Self-preservation? What is Avarice in Sexual or Attraction energy? What is Avarice in Social Instinct?
For people with a dominant Five pattern, this module can help to pinpoint areas that need more of your time and focus, while those who have other dominant patterns will still recognize some of these tendencies.
You’ll also look at how being compassionately present with the underlying hurt and pain at the core of Avarice can transform it into the Virtue of Non-attachment — the ability to be in rich contact with life and deeply affected by your journey, but without rejecting your feelings or clinging to anything. This results in an abiding kindness and appreciation for people and life in all its flavors.
This heart process is aided by seeing how your unconscious habits with the three Instincts steer you away from the transformative process and maintain business as usual with your ego patterns.
In Module 17, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll explore the nondual states of consciousness related to Point Five, and how they relate to the nature of knowledge and true wisdom.
When the mind stops grasping and hoarding information and skills, your experience becomes centered in a more powerful, immediate knowing in which you know what you need to know moment by moment, and your trust in yourself and life deepens.
Consider that your greatest insights into yourself, your relationships and into life itself seem to come out of the blue — a quiet inner spaciousness. This is the real nature of direct knowing, which is utterly part of presence and your contact with the moment.
As you discover how to be more present to your thoughts and feelings, what effect does this perception of the illuminating power of your true mind has upon your relationships, and on your sense of yourself?
As Holy Omniscience liberates you from old views of yourself and reality, it’s easier to open to the marvels of your existence, and to live a life of discovery and revelation.
In Module 18, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll explore the gifts and challenges in the journey of Point Six, both for people with a dominant Six pattern, and for the Six in all of us. You’ll take a deeper look at the Passion of Point Six — Fear (or Angst), which can be understood as a chronic, underlying dread and unease that then seeks reasons for itself, as well as how this Passion expresses itself through the three Instincts.
What is Angst in Self-preservation? What is Angst in Sexual or Attraction energy? What is Angst in Social Instinct? For people with a dominant Six pattern, this can help to illuminate areas of your life that need more of your time and dedication, while those who have other dominant patterns will still recognize some of these tendencies.
You’ll then look at how being compassionately present with the underlying hurt and pain at the core of Angst begins to alchemically transform it into the Virtue of Courage — a capacity to remain true to yourself in all circumstances, and to keep showing up with a full heart and a willingness to take the next step into the future.
This heart process is aided by seeing how your unconscious habits with the three Instincts keep steering you away from the transformative process and maintain business as usual with your ego patterns. You’ll look at how these seemingly diverse processes can work together as an effortless flow of presence functioning through you in life.
In Module 19, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll look at the Holy Idea of Point Six to illuminate one of the most ancient questions in spiritual tradition: What is the nature of true faith? And what does that mean? You’ll by this point, be well acquainted with the sense that all of the Holy Ideas are not mental structures, but simply the ways the world appears when your mind is quiet and clear.
So Faith here is not adhering to a particular set of beliefs, and at the same time does not reject beliefs that have been helpful. Holy Faith is more the direct perception of the unshakable, totally reliable, always here Presence of Consciousness — which comes to feel like a solid ground in your experience.
As you discover how to be more present to your thoughts and feelings, what effect does this perception of being a part of this ground of consciousness have upon your relationships, and on your sense of ourselves? Do you treat yourself and others differently as a result? How does this affect your heart? As Holy Faith liberates you from old views of yourself and reality, it becomes easier and easier to live a full life of adventure, service, love and purpose.
In Module 20, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll investigate the inner journey of Point Seven, both for people with a dominant Seven pattern, and for the Seven in all of us. You’ll contemplate the Passion of Point Seven — Gluttony, which can be understood as the ego’s need to keep filling up its own inherent emptiness with experiences, as well as how this Passion expresses itself through the three Instincts.
We’ll explore: What is Gluttony in Self-preservation? What is Gluttony in Sexual or Attraction energy? What is Gluttony in Social Instinct? For those with a dominant Seven pattern, such exploration can help pinpoint areas that need more of focus. For those who have other dominant patterns, you’ll still recognize some of these tendencies.
We’ll then look at how being compassionately present with the underlying pain at the core of Gluttony can start to alchemically transform it into the Virtue of Sobriety, which is the breathtaking stillness and openness of heart and allows you to be fulfilled and deeply affected by life. The result is an abiding satisfaction and gratitude for your life and for each moment of your existence.
This heart process reveals how your unconscious habits — with the three Instincts — keep steering you away from the transformative process and maintain business as usual with your ego patterns. You’ll look at how these seemingly diverse processes can work together as an intelligent and unified developmental process.
In Module 21, you’ll discover:
In this module, you’ll explore the nondual states of consciousness related to Point Seven, and how they relate to the inherent positivity of consciousness.
The aspect of Higher Mind related to Point Seven is described in two names: Holy Plan and Holy Work, which are different vantage points for looking at how your life participates in the ongoing evolutionary impulse of consciousness — what AH Almaas calls “the optimizing thrust of reality.”
When you’re quiet enough within yourself to notice the vast openness of your own consciousness, you note that the very openness is both an openness to the play of reality, but also to the endless possibilities in the creativity of consciousness. You have a ringside seat at the dynamic weaving of the universe moment by moment, and the experience is thrilling and inspiring.
Far from leading to some spiritual escapism, it leads you to surrender into a more deeply felt full-on participation in life that requires no hype, no improving on the moment. You feel you’re participating in a vast forward moving intelligence, and you can perceive that all around you as well. You are indeed part of a Divine Plan.
In such a state of awareness, all sense of scarcity falls away, even when there are things you need, or that need your attention. This is quite different from how your ego might usually imagine such things. As you discover how to be more present to your thoughts and feelings, what effect does this perception of the dynamic freedom and spaciousness of your true mind have upon your relationships, and on your sense of yourself? Do you treat yourself and others differently as a result? How does this affect your heart?
As Holy Plan liberates you from old views of yourself and reality, it’s easier and easier to focus on what is truly meaningful, while you appreciate every moment of the journey there.
In Module 22, you’ll discover:
Now that you’ve explored the nine Points, you’ll have the opportunity to look at how you’ve been affected by this journey: What feels most relevant to you? How can you start to integrate what you’ve discovered into your life?
You’ll dialogue about what you’ve been exploring, guided by practices for developing your instincts and the work with the 3 Centers ( your heart, head and body) and the Holy Ideas.
A longer and richer Q&A session will be provided to give everyone time to share and discover together ways to move forward with our newfound knowledge and practices.
In Module 23, you’ll discover:
Anyone sincerely pursuing this knowledge will sooner or later realize that further development of your inner work requires heartfelt commitment and collaboration with others, as well as a growing awareness that your own soul matures in proportion to your sense of service.
Gurdjieff, the man who introduced the Fourth Way teachings to the modern world, believed that for you to fulfill your potential, you needed three lines of inner work. The first is Work on Self, which has been the main focus of this course — you discover how to be aware of your patterns in such a way that a deeper, more fully developed humanity starts to grow and arise from within you.
Then you’re ready for the second line of work, Work with Others. This is different from helping each other work on ourselves. With more than one of us able to be present, with some consistency, and to somewhat manage our ego reactivity, we’re able to address things in the world that need addressing. This can be in the workplace, in community and in families.
If we have teams that can be present together and get their egos serving an objective need or challenge, we come to the third line of the work, Work for the Sake of the Work. At this stage, groups are able to respond to deeper callings and evolutionary impulses, and to accomplish goals that would seem nearly impossible to groups that had never engaged in the process of inner work.
You’ll be ready to explore: Where this is going and what do I really want my inner work to be serving? How can this process I have given myself help heal society, the world? What roles am I called to play as I awaken to my gifts and experience more of the freedom of my inner nature? What happens when I see more and more the vast potential in the people around me?
After this exploration, there will be time for vision and expressing gratitude to each other.
In Module 24, you’ll discover:
In addition to the 24-module virtual course with Russ, you’ll receive these powerful training sessions with the world’s leading visionaries and teachers. These bonus sessions complement the course — and promise to take your understanding and practice to an even deeper level.
Among humanity’s great wisdom paths, the Enneagram offers seemingly endless opportunities for discovery, development and application.
This exclusive collection of recordings from the Global Enneagram Summit, hand-selected for participants in The Enneagram of the Virtues Advanced Program, highlights the many pioneering perspectives of this path for awakening and wholeness.
From the nuances of the subtypes to the Enneagram’s sacred origins to the epigenetics of type, these provocative sessions are a multifaceted window into our true potential.
One of the most important elements of a human life, and one which is often addressed in coaching and counseling, is the issue of purpose. In this audio dialogue, Robert Holden and Russ Hudson will explore the sense of purpose and meaning using the perspectives of the nine Enneagram points to illuminate different aspects of it. So rather than simply saying for example, “Type Eight gets a sense of purpose by X,” they will look at what the deeper teachings around Point Eight tell us about finding our own sense of purpose. What energetic part does each type play? Robert and Russ are old friends, and approach the work with camaraderie, humor and gentleness.
Robert Holden teaches a powerful Leadership & the Enneagram program for some of the world’s biggest brands, including Dove and the Real Beauty campaign, Unilever, IBM and Google. His work has been featured on Oprah, Good Morning America, a PBS special Shift Happens! and in two major BBC documentaries. He’s the author of Happiness NOW!, Shift Happens!, Authentic Success, Be Happy, Loveability and Holy Shift!: 365 Daily Meditations from A Course in Miracles. His latest book is Life Loves You co-written with Louise Hay, and he hosts a weekly show on Hay House Radio called Shift Happens!
Russ and Cynthia share a deep background in the Gurdjieff work, and in the original ideas behind the Enneagram symbol and its teachings. In the audio dialogue, they discuss some of the roots of the system, as well as the centrally important issue of orientation with the material. Cynthia and Russ also look at the triadic logic of the Enneagram, based in what Gurdjieff called “The Law of Three,” to introduce students to some of the dynamic elements of the system that open up its capacity to change lives.
Cynthia Bourgeault is a modern day mystic, Episcopal priest, writer and internationally known retreat leader, as well as the founding Director of both The Contemplative Society and the Aspen Wisdom School. She is also the author of seven books: The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, The Wisdom Jesus, Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening, Mystical Hope, The Wisdom Way of Knowing, Chanting the Psalms andLove is Stronger Than Death.
In the rapidly changing times in which we find ourselves, more and more of us are seeking ways to respond, to help and to take action in the service of humanity and life on the planet. Yet it does not take a lot to see how quickly our good intentions can lead us to growing reactivity, rants and closed-mindedness. When so much is at stake, it’s harder for us to stay grounded. In this audio dialogue, Russ and Jessica use the Enneagram points to illuminate nine lessons for us to stay connected to our heart’s real purpose, while also engaging powerfully with life and its demands. They will speak about the integration of horizontal awareness (awareness of situations we are in and things that need to get done) and vertical awareness (awareness of what we actually are on a deeper level — staying connected to our core and continuing to discover new depths of our nature). What does each Enneagram point tell us about balancing and integrating these two edges of growth and service in our lives?
Jessica Dibb is founder, spiritual director and principal teacher of the Inspiration Community School, an integral consciousness school dedicated to promoting personal, relational, and planetary wellness. Over the last 20 years, Dibb has designed and facilitated unique workshops, classes and ongoing breath-centered trainings that are grounded in a highly integrated model of psychospiritual healing and development to support self-actualization. Her teachings assist people in cultivating consciousness through all stages of life, from conception onward.
Using Integrative Breathwork, psychodynamic principles, the Enneagram and established and emergent wisdom teachings, Jessica facilitates embodied awareness of each moment. Her intuitive teaching style, individualized and attuned attention to students, and integrative approach helps to facilitate long-lasting transformations. She also teaches nationally and internationally, including teaching Integrative Breathwork at the Psychotherapy Networker Conference for several years, and being a principal presenter at the International Enneagram Conference for more than a decade.
AH Almaas has been a main teacher and mentor for Russ for many years, and in this first time conversation, they will explore some of the deepest implications of the Enneagram work, and principally the organic relationship between the realization of nondual states of consciousness through the Holy Ideas, and the flowering of the real treasures of the heart, described in the Enneagram system as the Virtues. How does awakening to nondual states enhance our humanness? How does realizing the deeper elements of human consciousness bring out our love and our service? In this audio dialogue, Russ and Almaas show some of the connections between the vast and mysterious depths of our true nature, and the immediate and imminent truths of our human heart.
AH Almaas is the pen name of A Hameed Ali, an author and spiritual teacher who writes about and teaches an approach to spiritual development informed by modern psychology and therapy which he calls the Diamond Approach. Originally from Kuwait, he is the spiritual head of the Ridhwan School. He may be described, among other things, as an Integral theorist, mystic, spiritual teacher or an exponent of the perennial philosophy. Almaas' books were originally published by the Ridhwan School, under the Diamond Books publishing title, but are now published by Shambhala.
This course on the Enneagram was way beyond my expectations. Russ’ wisdom, compassion, and deep experience with the spiritual journey and the Enneagram brought a powerful path to living a life with heart.
— Kay Hogan, Grass Valley, California
Russ Hudson is a master teacher. His insights are powerful and always helpful. The Shift Network made it easy to attend this program (virtually) and receive the related materials. I would definitely take another program with them. Great helpful team.
— Carol Schindler, Morristown, New Jersey
Russ, as always, is an inspirational teacher whose transmission is direct and piercing. He penetrates the material in a such a way that one’s being is affected, illuminated and opened by his clarity.
— Sonia, Zimbabwe
The Enneagram course with Mr. Russ Hudson will delight and amaze you, it will create more self awareness as to how you operate in the world you live in. More engagement and awareness will only deepen your understanding of yourself and others and Russ Hudson is the best guide to guide you in your deepening practice.
— Patricia Dougherty
We all have gifts and passions and we all have weaknesses... and it is all okay. How wonderful! Russ Hudson is a brilliant teacher and counselor. His deep understanding of the Enneagram and his equally deep insight of the human condition are priceless.
— Henni Hinders, Celina, Ohio
Russ goes straight to the core of Enneagram wisdom. His understanding of how and why ego defends the original experience of suffering is liberating and hopeful.He speaks and writes in a style both down-to-earth and exquisitely sensitive.
— Anonymous
Russ Hudson is a gifted teacher who truly transmits his embodied spiritual essence of understanding to his students... I feel truly blessed to experience Russ’ deepening awareness of the Enneagram, his evocative expression of what it means, and how to use it in our daily lives.
— Beth Kuper, Lafayette, Colorado
Russ is a wonderfully inspired teacher and I would strongly recommend any courses he offers. His content has opened doors of understanding and practices for me that have led to greater and greater depth in my spiritual journey.
— Judy Hellmann, Louisville, Kentucky
Exquisite differentiation and nuancing, within an overall integration outlook, and intent. An enabling of all points, to enable all. Helps to tease out one’s operative “heart-set,” in the context of not simply thinking but “hearting.”
— Ian Wight, British Columbia, Canada
The ease and deep sense of connection with others on the Enneagram road by joining Russ and fellow participants in real time was the biggest blessing after the privilege of learning directly from a person with such heart.
— Heather, New Zealand
Twenty-four 90-minute Class Recordings With Russ Hudson
Experience a rare opportunity to be mentored and learn with renowned Enneagram teacher Russ Hudson — from the comfort of your own home. Each class session helps you create the specific skills and abilities to discover the higher dimensions of your true nature through the empowering lens of the Enneagram.
Twenty-four PDF Transcripts of Class Sessions
In addition to the high quality MP3 audios, you’ll also receive the entire class transcription in PDF format after each session is completed. You can then review, print and highlight the most important insights and practices you were given.
Exercises and Questions for Each Lesson
After each lesson, you’ll have the option of completing related exercises, practice new tools and answer questions in order to accelerate your learning and integrate each lesson.
The Enneagram of the Virtues Advanced Program Bonus Collection
We feel honored that Russ Hudson has chosen to partner with The Shift Network to offer this exclusive online training. This is a rare opportunity to learn from with a renowned Enneagram teacher known as a “depth” teacher of the Enneagram, going beyond simple personality categorizations to seeing it as a portal into your soul.
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Russ is the best Enneagram teacher for his presence and dedication to the Enneagram world. I highly recommend to learn with him if you’re looking for transformational experience and what Enneagram really is meant to be.
— Pongsathorn, Bangkok, Thailand
Russ is a master, in the Enneagram and in heartfelt understanding, respect and kindness to fellow beings... In his presence something pure inside gets awakened.
— Sajili, Mumbai, India
Russ is not only a pioneer and scholar of the Enneagram, but his compassion for all the types is so evident in his delivery.
— Anonymous
A whole new level of insight and pragmatic training beyond what I have come to expect with this teacher, Russ Hudson. Profoundly helpful for someone who lives too much in their head (or another center) at the expense of the others, and is seeking to live consistently out of the wholeness and healthiness of their Enneagram Type. Thank you!
— Rebecca, Grantham, Pennsylvania
Russ just nailed the key to the Enneagram by focusing on the Instincts. There is so much material out there on the Enneagram but I have never heard it or seen it explained in such a compelling way. This course has significantly changed my life for the better.
— AnnMarie, Waitsfield, Vermont
I thoroughly enjoyed this course and would recommend it to anyone interested in living a sustainable, loving and conscious life. Each module contains valuable insights which not only illuminate lifelong patterns, but Russ’ compassionate approach brings the vital healing balm to gently dissolve them without re-traumatising or introducing more judgment or shame. A rare quality that I’ve only known a few teachers truly master.
— Laura, London, United Kingdom
I find Russ’ teaching exceptional in this field and enjoy his informed, humble and compassionate style of teaching. It not only enhances my own opportunities for growth and understanding but also in what I am able to share with others to help them.
— Janice, Durban, South Africa
The course gives a deeper sense of the complexities of humans and how understanding the different aspects of personalities and instincts can provide a letting go into deeper acceptance of the undeniable truth of how we are all connected.
— Anonymous
Russ’ approach to Enneagram and life is incredibly refreshing, engaging, inclusive and holistic. His delivery is given with humility and integrity, encouraging me to attend courses he may be involved in and seek out his teaching.
— Anonymous
Russ Hudson is the best teacher — both by example, clarity of expression and depth of knowledge. He has my total respect and gratitude.
— Anonymous
Russ Hudson is co-founder of The Enneagram Institute, and is one of the principal scholars and innovative thinkers in the Enneagram world today. He is also President of Enneagram Personality Types, Inc. He has been co-teaching the Enneagram Professional Training Programs since 1991, and is a founding director and former vice-president of the International Enneagram Association. Russ is also co-author of The Wisdom Of The Enneagram, Personality Types, Understanding the Enneagram, Discovering Your Personality Type andThe Power Of The Enneagram. Russ also assisted Don Riso in writing Enneagram Transformations. He holds a degree in East Asian Studies from Columbia University in New York, from which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
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