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This compilation episode brings together our discussions of Type 9 across the many dimensions of the Enneagram to build a richer, more complete understanding of the Type. The team explores the 9’s connection to the Body Center, its relationship with anger, its search for peace, harmony, and unity, Behavioral Patterns, Wings, and patterns of growth and stress. They examine both the remarkable strengths of Type 9 and the internal struggles that can accompany the pursuit of peace, harmony, comfort, and stability, including the suppression of anger, withdrawal from conflict, lethargy and procrastination, and the challenge of recognizing one’s own importance and engaging fully with life. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

This compilation episode brings together our discussions of Type 8 across the many dimensions of the Enneagram to build a richer, more complete understanding of the Type. The team explores the 8’s connection to the Body Center, its relationship with anger, its search for strength, autonomy, and protection, Behavioral Patterns, Wings, and patterns of growth and stress. They examine both the remarkable strengths of Type 8 and the internal struggles that can accompany the pursuit of power, protection, and independence, including the suppression of sensitivity, difficulty accepting vulnerability, and the challenge of allowing others to care for and protect them. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

This compilation episode brings together our discussions of Type 7 across the many dimensions of the Enneagram to build a richer, more complete understanding of the Type. The team explores the 7’s connection to the Head Center, its relationship with fear, its search for happiness and freedom through experiences, Behavioral Patterns, Wings, and patterns of growth and stress. They examine both the remarkable strengths of Type 7 and the internal struggles that can accompany the pursuit of stimulation, pleasure, freedom, and positive experiences, including anxiety, avoidance of pain, difficulty going deep, and the challenge of becoming grounded and present rather than continually seeking the next experience. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

This compilation episode brings together our discussions of Type 6 across the many dimensions of the Enneagram to build a richer, more complete understanding of the Type. The team explores the 6’s connection to the Head Center, its relationship with fear, its search for trust and certainty, Behavioral Patterns, Wings, and patterns of growth and stress. They examine both the remarkable strengths of Type 6 and the internal struggles that can accompany the desire for security, guidance, loyalty, and support, including anxiety, self-doubt, and the challenge of learning to accept uncertainty and trust one’s own knowing. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

This compilation episode brings together our discussions of Type 5 across the many dimensions of the Enneagram to build a richer, more complete understanding of the Type. The team explores the 5’s connection to the Head Center, its relationship with fear, its drive for knowledge and objectivity, Behavioral Patterns, Wings, and patterns of growth and stress. They examine both the remarkable strengths of Type 5 and the internal struggles that can accompany the pursuit of understanding, expertise, independence, and certainty, including the tendency to withdraw from the world and reject the heart in favor of knowledge and facts. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

This compilation episode brings together our discussions of Type 4 across the many dimensions of the Enneagram to build a richer, more complete understanding of the Type. The team explores the 4’s connection to the Heart Center, its relationship with shame, its search for authenticity, Behavioral Patterns, Wings, and patterns of growth and stress. They examine both the remarkable strengths of Type 4 and the internal struggles that can accompany the pursuit of originality, depth, beauty, and a sense of being truly understood. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

This compilation episode brings together our discussions of Type 3 across the many dimensions of the Enneagram to build a richer, more complete understanding of the Type. The team explores the 3's connection to the Heart Center, its relationship with shame, the search for value through validation, Behavioral Patterns, Wings, and patterns of growth and stress. They examine both the remarkable strengths of Type 3 and the internal struggles that can accompany the pursuit of success, recognition, and authentic self-worth. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

This compilation episode brings together our discussions of Type 2 across the many dimensions of the Enneagram to build a richer, more complete understanding of the Type. The team explores the 2’s connection to the Heart Center, its relationship with shame, its drive to serve, its movement in growth and stress, the challenge of accepting personal needs, and the transformational movement from pride toward humility. They examine both the remarkable strengths of Type 2 and the internal struggles that can accompany the pursuit of connection and intimacy. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

This compilation episode brings together our discussions of Type 1 across the many dimensions of the Enneagram to build a richer, more complete understanding of the Type. The team explores the 1’s deep desire to live according to higher principles, as well as their relationship with anger, perfectionism, activism, the Inner Critic, Wings, and patterns of growth and stress. They examine both the remarkable strengths of Type 1 and the internal struggles that can accompany the pursuit of goodness and integrity. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

What is the one thing about yourself that you cannot accept? In this episode, Michael, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath introduce the Upbuild original concept of the Achilles Heel. Drawing from years of study and teaching of the Enneagram, they explore how each Type has a specific vulnerability it unconsciously resists accepting, and how that resistance becomes the source of suffering and disconnection. They explore how denial and anger often emerge when we encounter it, and the path to acceptance additionally aided by understanding the five stages of grief.  Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

What keeps each Enneagram Type trapped, and what helps it move toward freedom? In this episode, Vipin, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath explore one of the deepest dimensions of the Enneagram: the Passions and the Virtues. Drawing on the work of Oscar Ichazo, the Desert Fathers, and modern Enneagram teachings, they explain how each Type has a characteristic form of suffering called a Passion that reinforces the ego structure, and a corresponding Virtue that opens the way back to the true self. Through examples and reflections, they unpack why the Passions often remain hidden in plain sight and how the Virtues offer a practical path toward growth. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

In the Enneagram, there are some Types that disassociate from their Center of Intelligence and other Types where one Center “enslaves” another. Which pattern do you fall into, and what is actually happening beneath the surface? In this episode, Michael, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath explore the concept of the Imbalances of the Centers. They break down the mechanics behind the first and second imbalances and how these patterns form unconsciously.  Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

One of the most overlooked dimensions of the Enneagram is how we handle conflict. In this episode, Michael, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath explore the three Harmonics: Competency, Emotional Realness, and Positive Outlook. Each represents a distinct strategy for restoring harmony, yet each can just as easily create more disconnection when singularly used or distorted. They unpack how each Enneagram Type leans on one of these approaches, how that strategy breaks down at lower levels of awareness, and why relying on just one Harmonic leaves conflict unresolved. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

We live in a constant negotiation with an Inner Critic that tells us we are not enough. In this episode, Vipin, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath shed light on the Inner Critic as the mouthpiece of the ego. Using the Enneagram, they show how this voice operates differently across the Types and how it’s rooted in our Basic Fear, continuously pushing us to become someone we think we should be. They introduce the idea of the Inner Critic game, where we are perpetually earning and losing points based on how well we meet our ego’s expectations. From perfectionism to performance-driven validation, this system quietly shapes our thoughts, behaviors, relationships, and culture, forever creating a heightening tension, and at best, the sense of never quite arriving. This episode is not about silencing the Inner Critic. It’s about understanding it, seeing the patterns more clearly, and beginning to work with it by greater awareness, compassion, and newfound freedom. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

This episode introduces the Transitional Fears, the fears that arise at key thresholds between Levels of Consciousness. Vipin, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath show how these fears are expressions of deeper existential anxiety, why they feel so convincing, and how recognizing them can help you interrupt the ego’s patterns and return to a more conscious way of being. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild