Here a podcast of Dr. Ronna and Dr. Roxanne on the Radio
Ever wonder how you could use your Enneagram knowledge to parent more effectively? Hear Dr. Roxanne Howe-Murphy and Dr. Ronna Phifer-Ritchie on the radio show “Parenting with Intention.” The broadcast aired Tuesday, November 20th, 2007; look for our follow-up show with Rob in early 2008.
http://www.parentingwithintention.ca/PWI_radio/show_overview.htm
Embracing the constancy of relational transition is, ironically, the best way to maintain a spiritually solid relational connection with anyone. It is the ride of the ever-changing real in relating that creates meaningful history with another, not the rigidity of a galvanized fantasy. Fall is that beautiful seasonal reminder that everything transitions in one way or another. It’s the crisp calendar start to some new frames in our interpersonal world. We will know our loved ones and coworkers in ways we have not yet known them. And those new frames are organic, they have the heartbeat of God’s universe pulsing through all of their unfamiliarity. Something is shifting, and that is a given. Loving others and ourselves through that shifting experience can provide an exhilarating reboot to our relational lives.
Expectations that “you will be this way” and “I will be that way,” however, often stifle the potential inherent in relational transitions. The Enneagram of Personality can help us notice and get honest about those expectations. What if we simply called expectations of others what they really are: projections? Expectations in relationships are, at their core, only guesses formed from our own experience about ways the other person will behave, feel, and think. Our egos fight that piece of reality, understandably. However, opening to the shifting rhythms of the real relationship, even slightly, is an adventure that will mature us and our connections. We finally fully land in the realization that all is unfolding in God’s hands.
The three centers of the Enneagram can help us move and choose more effectively during relational transition. Here are some ways to participate in the exciting wave of what truly “is” coming next in our lives:
If you’re a Body Type (Eight, Nine, One), notice what changes you’re defending against in your relationships.
If you’re a Heart Type (Two, Three, Four), notice what you’re promoting to avoid change in your relationships.
If you’re a Head Type (Five, Six, Seven), notice what you’re fearing about change in your relationships.
A great reminder to carry with you into your daily interactions that can free you from the tyranny of expectations: “Nothing to defend, nothing to promote, nothing to fear.” (Don Riso & Russ Hudson, The Wisdom of the Enneagram)
For more on this topic:
Join Dr. Ronna Phifer-Ritchie and Dr. Roxanne Howe-Murphy for
the Relationship Workshop: Intimate and Professional
October 17-19, 2008, Burlingame, CA
…and for EVEN MORE on this topic:
Participate in the January through April 2008
Enneagram Relational Growth Group: “Working and Playing Well with Others”
A 10-session, in-depth, group coaching series - Saturday mornings January 5th - April 12th
Beyond the study of personality types, the Enneagram is a powerful tool for supporting the work of awakening to our Essential Nature. Refresh and invigorate your soul during this insight-filled weekend workshop held in a peaceful, fully green solar-powered conference center tucked away in the California Santa Cruz Mountains. This 2-day introduction to the psycho-spiritual approach to the Enneagram will enable you to “remember” your true self, and become increasingly present to the spiritual reality in your daily life. At the end of this weekend, you will begin to more rapidly recognize and respond to the “wake up calls” in your life and experience higher levels of heath and wholeness. This workshop provides immediate access to basic Enneagram knowledge and practices that will enhance your psychological and spiritual growth process, and offer specific insights about your personality style that will inspire you to show up in high quality ways more often in daily life.
You can expect to:
Dates: Friday and Saturday November 9-10, 2007
Location: Presentation Retreat Center, Los Gatos, CA
Cost: $285 (includes lunch on Friday and Saturday)
Special Offer! Bring a friend, and the 2nd person receives a 30% discount.
Register: Enneagrowth.com/events or call Ronna at 408/398-7111
Facilitators:
Dr. Ronna Phifer-Ritchie, Principal of Enneagrowth, is a consultant, public speaker, and author. She holds a doctorate in counseling psychology and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy. Ronna is an ICF certified Life Coach and her passion is helping individuals broaden and optimize personality style as a developmental pathway to true spiritual progress.
Dr. Roxanne Howe-Murphy, teacher, coach, and author, is Principal of LifeWise Learning Institute, an executive and life coaching company. She also is the Director of the Enneagram Institute of the San Francisco Bay Area. Roxanne is the author of the recently published book, Deep Coaching: Using the Enneagram as a Catalyst for Profound Change.
Both Roxanne and Ronna are certified Riso-Hudson teachers and have been authorized as the first generation of teachers to offer workshops previously taught only by Don Riso or Russ Hudson.
Notes
CEU’s: This course meets the requirements for 12 hours of Continuing Education Credit for MFT’s and LCSW’s as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Provider Name: Roxanne Howe-Murphy, Ed.D. Provider number: PCE2759
Cancellation Policy: In the event that you need to cancel, a full refund minus $35.00 will be given through July 15. From July 16 through Aug. 17, there is a 35 % cancellation fee.
Lodging: Participants who wish to stay overnight during the workshop may make arrangements directly with Presentation Center.