"Living mythcally means making choices from a position of your true self, of Essence self, rather than solely from your ego."

I recently reread this passage from a book published more than 15 years ago (Mayan Oracle by A. Apilsbury and M Bryner, 1992), and it deeply touched me.   The specific approach to awakening taken in the book is specific to Mayan wisdom , but the message itself  has reverberated across all bodies of spiritual wisdom for thousands of years right up to the current moment.  It reminded me once again that different forms of wisdom have been trying to reach us, touch our hearts, our innate intelligence,  and speak to our spirits for a very long time.

We cannot escape that we are going through times of turbulent change, environmentally, financially, politically... in every aspect of life.   This change is not unexpected, even though it can feel very surprising to us as it happens.  There are many ancient sources of information (including from but not limited to the Mayans) that have predicted a transformational shift in society.   And there is abundant evidence that this change is getting the attention of alot of people.  Humanity is experiencing an awakening of consciousness that is profound.  There is great hope.

With the old models of living based on dualistic thinking (mine or theirs;  mind or body; black or white; peace or war;  the list of examples would fill hundreds of pages) no longer able to address the big issues facing us, and with new ways of Being coming into heightened awareness,  it is clear that we are at a crucial decision-point in our collective and individual lives. And we have to start here--with self. "What decisions will I make?"  How am I going to let myself be touched by the great arising of awareness?  "Where will I choose to stand--in ego or in True, Essential nature?  What story do I wish to live--my ego's story or the  newstory based on the ground of Being and my connection to All?

Never before have we had such an opportunity to be a part of the great unfolding of awareness.  We have access to the way into this unfolding, we have access to the bodies of wisdom, we have the tools that we need.  And we have friends on the path.  What a magnificent time to be alive!

Blessings, Roxanne

Have you been watching the landmark Tolle-Oprah conversations online?    Here, we are seeing and experiencing the convergence of rapidly emerging technology and the growing movement toward consciousness and awakening.  I haven't had a chance to see all the programs yet, however, what I have seen of this important conversation that includes people from around the world is a true reflection of the hunger and readiness of hundreds of thousands of people  (the latest I heard was that there have been over a million hits) who recognize that it is a time for a deep change within themselves.  This gives me profound hope for our future, for our world, for our children and grandchildren. 

I've been asked about the relationship between Tolle's work and the Enneagram.  Tolle has explained what we could call the "purpose of presence" and has beautifully described the general process of disidentifying from the ego's 'pain body' and coming back into Presence.  From this perspective, Tolle's teachings and the teachings of the Enneagram are very similar.  The purpose of the Enneagram is to help us experience Presence and move into deeper contact with our Essential nature.  We are invited to explore our true, spiritual nature.

While most of us can get a sense of the painbody that Tolle describes, it is difficult to know exactly where to look within in order to see how the our particular ego structure actually works and how it keeps us in a place of suffering.   The truth is that we don't all experience the same kind of suffering.  Our Enneagram configuration (which includes our dominant types, points of stress and integration, our 'wings,' and any other type that shows up prominently in our personality) comes with specific internal experiences that feel like 'who we are.'   These experiences show up as repetitive, habitual, conditioned patterns, and cause us (and sometimes others) a lot of trouble.  The real problem here is that most of us wouldn't even think of looking at these patterrns as part of our painbody.   They are just too hidden to our awareness.

Here, the Enneagram offers profound insights.  Through learning about the conditioned patterns of our Enneagram type and the mostly unconscious motivations underlying them , we gain precise insights into the process of liberation.  In fact, there is a path of awakening that is specific to each type.   Each of the paths is founded on presence, so that is fundamental to all of our journeys. But the journey itself will have a different flavor, and sometimes a very different approach.

Tolle's contributions are a precious gift to the world that is ripe for waking to new levels of consciousness.  The Enneagram can help us take our journey even further. 

For more information on opportunities to learn more about yourself through the Enneagram, check out www.lifewisecoaching.com.  

Blessings, Roxanne

In tonight's Deep Coaching Teleconference session (www.lifewisecoaching.com/certification-program), some new insights were shared about what it mean to be a "Deep Coach."

One of the course members intimately shared that over the course of the last 2 months, she has begun discovering the "subtleties" of  her personality patterns.  She mused that while we might read about Enneagram patterns  and be able to identify them at a more obvious level, that there's a much greater depth and realness experienced  when we allow ourselves to come into contact with the 'sneaky' ways that the patterns creep into the cells of everyday life.  They do so often, but especially when 'no one is watching.'  

But she noticed the patterns when they were trying to sneak past her awareness!  She was so aware that she could see the workings of certain patterns and she could experience them WHILE they were happening.   This gave her the capacity to not let them become too 'real.   She let them be patterns rather than "just who she is," which helped her release some aspect of her old story about herself.  We should note that in this process of being aware, but not getting too involved with a pattern, the very nature of  Awareness begins reducing the power of the patterns themselves.  This is an extraordinary movement toward awakening.  

For her, the recognition of the subtleties of the patterns and the shift in her relationship to the patterns (and thus, to herself) led her to say "Oh, I think this is what Deep Coaching is about.:  I think she would have added, "at least at this stage in my understanding" 

All of us involved in the Deep Coaching movement using the Enneagram are committed to awakening--to our own journey of real awakening; and to be of service to others who would like support on their journeys.  This, afterall, is not a 'solo' trip.  We need each other to help us see what we can't see in ourselves and to remind each other of the magnificence of our Essential Nature.   In this community of seekers,  our  shared impetus can more easily move through the inertia that would otherwise sidetrack us when we are on our own(as it has many times).

While I wrote the book, Deep Coaching,: Using the Enneagram as a Catalyst for Profound Change, none of us (including me) can yet realize the full meaning, direction or impact of what it means to be a Deep Coach.  I believe that  the 'deep coaching process" will continue unfolding and teaching us with each moment of conscious awareness and presence for which we show up.

If you'd like to join us for this amazing adventure of awakening from a grounded, practical, yet far-reaching perspective, and deepen your learning about the Enneagram has to teach, we'd love to have you.  A good place to start is with the next Deep Coaching Teleconference Series starting Thursday, April 17.  Check it out at www.lifewisecoaching.com/certification-program/

Blessings, Roxanne

We know that Awakening is Why We Are Here!

The Enneagram offers the HOW of Helping your

clients awaken.  

Become an Enneagram "Deep Coaching" Practitioner

Deep Coaching Teleconference Series                    

          with Dr. Roxanne Howe-Murphy, Ed.D., Veteran Enneagram Coach, teacher and author 

                   of the internationally acclaimed book,  Deep Coaching:  Using the Enneagram as a Catalyst for Profound Change       

Thursdays, April 17-June 26, 2008

9:00-10:30 am PDT

Over the course of eleven 90 minute sessions (16 1/2 hours of far-reaching material), gain a practical and grounded  approach to using this powerful body of wisdom in your own work.  This teleconference is limited to a small group to allow for individual attention and engagement.

During the teleconference series:

• Get into the nitty-gritty  inner world of your clients by recognizing the specific characteristics, hidden dynamics, motivations,, fears, and desires of each of nine dominant personality types
• Expand your capacity for heightening consciousness--
  • Learn to develop rapport with your clients quicky by understanding their inner world
  • Tap into the emotional, mental, and somatic reality  (or illusion) of each type
  • Recognize your client's Truer nature and learn how to awaken the individaul to discover what is beyond their patterns of identity (and limitation)
• Engage in your own psychological and spiritual development through the Enneagram
• Gain from the sharing and insights of your colleagues
• Central to your learning is using case studies and participant experience as a basis for coaching dynamics and considerations
  • Learn to listen differently
  • Orient yourself to the specific qulities of the higher nature of each person
  • Develop your ability to ask "counter-intuitive" questions

   The Enneagram is a masterful approach to recognizing "true diversity within the unifed whole."  Here the chance to become a    MULTILINGUAL and MULTICULTURAL COACH!                    

• Plus, receive:
• A free audio download introducing you to the awakening journey for each Enneagram type
• a private online forum for access to peers and to create an Enneagram Mastermind community extending beyond the class
• Access to audio recordings of each telelconference session to review your notes or if you miss a session
• A session outline with "cliff notes" in advance of each session

This teleconference series is limited to a small group to allow for individual attention and involvement.

See why this series is valued at over $4,000!   Your cost is only $697.00.

For more information on the Deep Coaching Training Program and to register for this teleconference series, go to:

www.lifewisecoaching.com/certification-program

RELEASE PESKY PATTERNS and ACTIVATE YOUR POTENTIAL:

A healing retreat for women

May 1-4

Mercy Retreat Center,

Burlingame, California (15 min from SFO airport)

You and Eleven Other Women who are ready for inner peace will

* share in an intimate community to gain profound insights

* Release old stories, patterns and emotional charges

*celebrate surprises and remember the wonderful truth of YOU

Experience this one-of-a kind syngergy resulting from integrating the wisdom of the Enneagram and a well-researched and powerful mind-body technique  (Neuro Emotional Technique) for releasing long-held emotional patterns to support you in moving toward your dreams.

Facilitated by two nationally recognized leaders in their fields:

Dr. Roxanne Howe-Murphy,  Author, Executive coach, and Psychological/Spiritual Teacher specializing in the Enneagram and

Dr. Vicky Cruz, D.C., Holistic Chiropractor Specializing in Mind-Body Techniques

For more information and to Register Now for one of the few spaces available:  www.lifewisecoaching.co/releasing-pesky-patterns/

This is the only time this retreat will be held in 2008. The retreat filled the last time offered (2006) and retreat participants still stay in touch with each other.