Animals for the Heart

What do animals reveal to us about our personality? Animals can evoke strong reactions and our likes and dislikes can reveal a great deal to us about our values and beliefs. We offer you the following as just…

Colours for the Gut

  What colours might represent the Gut types of the Enneagram? The Champion – Enneagram type 8 – Red Red is bold, passionate, arresting; like the 8, it commands respect and controls the environment: danger signs, traffic lights-…

Colours for the Head

  What colours might represent the Head types of the Enneagram? The Forensic – Enneagram type 5 – Grey Grey matter, the representation of cerebral intelligence, is the foundation of identity for the reclusive 5; an unobtrusive colour,…

Gaining Perspective

  Someone I worked with many years ago, gave me a copy of this poem and I often share it in my workshops about gaining balance and perspective… Hope you enjoy reading it… If I had my life…

Why do I do that? – Nature vs Nurture

And why do I do that? Nature vs nurture – how much are we born with our personality and to what extent are we influenced by our upbringing? Angelina Jolie often plays ‘1’ – type characters in films:…

Stress management

A story told to me recently… A trainer confidently walked around the room whilst explaining stress management to an audience with a raised glass of water. Everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, ‘Half empty…

Colours for the Heart

What colours might represent the Heart types of the Enneagram? The Helper – Enneagram type 2 – Pink The colour associated with love and nurturing, this colour represents the 2’s desire to love and be loved in return….