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Enneagram in Relationship Workshop!

REGISTER HERE: Enneagram in Relationship Workshop

Join me and Kimberly Culbertson for a day-long workshop on how we can use the Enneagram in relationships to create more meaningful connection, work through conflict, and communicate more effectively!

All registrants will receive a free copy of my book “The Conscious Enneagram: How to Move From Typology to Transformation” and a free copy of Kimberly and Coach’s new book “The Collaboration Hack: Seven Tools of Team Dynamics to Upgrade Your Company Culture.”

When: Saturday, January 20th 9am-6pm

Where: The T House, 12140 Tunnel Trail, Menchaca, TX 78652

Register before December 15th to get $25 off for individual tickets or $50 off couple’s tickets!

Scholarships available for those with financial need, please email abi@consciousenneagram.com to discuss.

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Watch out, folks, we’re cooking up something special. •• I’m thrilled to be working with @doitforthegrampodcast @tylersit and @enneagramjedi on a killer set of classes for @the.shift.network. •• Remember, your enneagram work doesn’t end with you, you are where it starts. All true healing is collective, and boy do we have a lot of collective work to do. •• I feel super grateful to do this important work with these incredible people. • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #enneagramteacher #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #ConsciousConstruction #ConsciousEnneagram #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation (at Austin, Texas Y'all) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbiR5QoFrK8/?utm_medium=tumblr

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As I prepare to turn another year older, I think this will be my motto. •• I have a bad habit of making things way harder than they need to be, of using more force than is necessary. I’ve white knuckled most of my life, and I’m learning that, while this has served me, it isn’t the best way to go about life. •• I’m ready to just let things be fun. Notice I didn’t say I was going to *make* things fun, just let them be. What a huge difference a word makes. • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation #contemplative #contemplativepractice #practice #yoga #meditation #yogatherapy (at Austin, Texas Y'all) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZIv70wNocv/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Maybe we should all be praying in math. •• Thumbs up to all my mathematicians or other super nerds who get this mug. •• I’m blown away at the generosity and kindness of my friends and community. It’s no secret this year has been hard for basically everyone, and I’m no exception. My people have gotten me through. •• I hope you can find time to connect or reconnect with your people as this very challenging year comes to a close. •• And if nothing else, I hope you can find a little extra light this season. 😉 • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation #contemplative #contemplativepractice #practice #yoga #meditation #yogatherapy #math #godisablackhole #godismath (at Austin, Texas Y'all) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXz1hJDtKvV/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Hey y’all! Long time no chat! •• Here’s a selfie of me as a sacrifice to the algorithm gods, because what I really want to tell you is I’m running a special on coaching sessions through the end of the year. A package of 6 sessions is $750 for new clients and $650 for current clients. •• I’m raising my prices starting January 1st, so this is a great way to get into coaching if you’ve been interested in taking your Enneagram work to the next level. •• Stay tuned for an update on next year’s Conscious Enneagram Cohort, I think y’all will be excited! • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation #contemplative #contemplativepractice #practice #yoga #meditation #yogatherapy #queer #enby #enbypride #trans (at Stouthaus Coffee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWvm6Aalzvb/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I had the opportunity to be a part of quite possibly the most important Enneagram conversation that the Shift Network or anyone else has have seen. Please take some time to use the link in my bio to sign up for the Enneagram Global Summit. You won’t regret it. • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #enneagramteacher #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #ConsciousConstruction #ConsciousEnneagram #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation (at Austin, Texas Y'all) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWXGl5Pt3cl/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Y’all. I had the opportunity to be a part of maybe the most important Enneagram conversation that @the.shift.network has ever seen. •• You don’t want to miss this year’s Enneagram Global Summit. Please follow the link in my bio to sign up. I receive financial support from the Shift Network depending on how many people click, so, y’all know what to do. • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #enneagramteacher #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #ConsciousConstruction #ConsciousEnneagram #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation (at Austin, Texas Y'all) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWWkjS2l9lk/?utm_medium=tumblr

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We’ve been married for one month today. •• In some ways married life is exactly like unmarried life. We’ve been together for over 5 years, so we have our rhythms pretty well established. But if I’m honest, something has changed for us. •• There’s more ease. There’s more tenderness. There’s more closeness, even as we play out the same patterned slats and disagreements we always have. •• Everyone thinks they’re afraid of commitment, but the reality is, they’re afraid of intimacy. Intimacy only really grows when we’re committed, when we’ve unpacked all our bags and settled in. Intimacy is scary, but it’s so rewarding. •• I’m grateful I get to grow in intimacy and love with my wife. It’s also just fun saying I have a wife. @oakmoontarot I love you with my whole heart and I am so excited about the life we get to build together. •• Happy one month anniversary! • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation #contemplative #contemplativepractice #practice #yoga #meditation #yogatherapy (at Austin, Texas Y'all) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWDbUwrlMFq/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Every second and fourth Thursday of the month foe the last 8 months, I’ve gathered with 18 of the best people I could imagine to dive deeper into our personal and spiritual work with the enneagram. •• Every meeting of the Conscious Enneagram Cohort has been completely amazing. In a time where it’s easy to feel disconnected, it’s felt like such a blessing to be able to connect in a real and deep way with so many incredible people. •• Last night something even more amazing happened. As we shared our observations and our struggles, I watched as people shared questions, and others answered and taught from their own powerful experiences. It washed over me that I wasn’t doing anything to make this happen. It was just happening, and it was everything I had hoped for when I started the cohort. •• This work doesn’t work in isolation, we need community and connection to do it well and I feel so grateful to have this cohort. •• Details for next year’s cohort application process will be coming out in the next couple months and I hope you consider joining us in this transformative experience. • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation #contemplative #contemplativepractice #practice #yoga #meditation #yogatherapy (at Austin, Texas Y'all) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSg_4nGrJk0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Y’all!!!! I am so excited to finally be bringing back our South Austin Enneagram Meetup! •• We’ve taken an extremely long break, but we’re bringing it back next month (and every third Thursday after that)! •• This month we’ll be doing a live recording of Conscious Construction with a Q&A about my new book. And of course there will be lots time to simply hang out and reconnect. •• Click the link in my bio to get your ticket! • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #enneagramteacher #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #ConsciousConstruction #ConsciousEnneagram #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation (at Austin, Texas Y'all) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRlkT0UlBrl/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Four and a half years ago I woke up with a hangover, and I decided it would be my last one. •• My Enneagram work has greatly benefitted from reevaluating my relationship to alcohol, but for the first few years I felt isolated because so much of my social life up until that point revolved around it. And let’s be real, I just really loved craft beer. •• Finding @athleticbrewing was such a godsend! Every beer I’ve had from them has been completely stellar, and the best part is I don’t have to worry about the strain alcohol puts on my body. •• I’m super excited to announce that I’m now an Ambassador for Athletic Brewing and I would LOVE for you to try out their stuff. If you’ve been curious about nonalcoholic beers or shifting over to the sober life, click the link in my bio to get some Athletic of your own! Use offer code ABI20 for 20% off your first order! • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #enneagramteacher #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #ConsciousConstruction #ConsciousEnneagram #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation #athleticbrewingco #ABCintheWild #WithoutCompromise #AthleticBrewing (at Austin, Texas Y'all) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRZ1WOnFdVp/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I wrote a book, and I said this in that book. •• If you’re looking for a good teacher, someone who can guide and support you through the difficulties of life and the spiritual journey, you’re not looking for someone who’s got it all together. You’re looking for a failure. •• This work that we engage in is quite literally designed to make us fail, because it has to challenge the very way we see the world. If your teacher is up on a pedestal (whether you up them up there or they did) they’re not going to be effective in helping you move through this work, and they certainly won’t be able to help when you encounter a failure of your own. •• I’m a failure. And I’m a damn good teacher. If you’re looking for someone to offer support and guidance in your Enneagram work, I’m taking new clients. Dm me or click the link in my bio to book your free consultation now. •• Also, you could totally buy my book and that would be so super awesome. (Link in bio again!) • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation #contemplative #contemplativepractice #practice #yoga #meditation #yogatherapy (at Austin, Texas Y'all) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRJTTyKF_m9/?utm_medium=tumblr

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There will always be a million reasons not to do the Work. •• That’s kind of the whole point of our types, to keep us just comfortable enough to not *need* to engage fully in the Work of becoming who we are. It’s always a choice. •• And that choice is what matters most. It doesn’t matter if you have the right books, or if the environment isn’t ideal, or even if the timing is terrible (because trust me, the timing is always terrible for deep personal and spiritual growth work). •• This little affirmation (or something close to it) was hung in the studio where I first fell in love with yoga. It felt like it spoke to me personally. I didn’t have any money, my life was in complete shambles, and I thought I was a hopeless case. But I took these words to heart. I started where I was (in the total mess of my life), used what I had (which was very little), and did what I could (which again, was not much). But I chose to keep showing up, and that made all the difference. •• If you’re waiting for a time when you’re more prepared for the journey, you’ll be waiting your whole life. The point of this journey is to be unprepared, to discover all the ways you don’t have what it takes, and see it unfold beautifully before you anyway. •• Don’t wait. Just dive in now. • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation #contemplative #contemplativepractice #practice #yoga #meditation #yogatherapy (at Austin, Texas Y'all) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ57Lp5Nw_I/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Friday night I did something I haven’t done in nearly two years. I stood up in front of people and shared a story. •• I had the honor of sharing my story of being the first winner of @unboundgravel in the non-binary category at @bikestorynight hosted by @spokesmancoffee. It was a complete blast actually being at an event with people, feeling like part of a community, and getting to share my story. I feel so grateful for this opportunity. •• Mostly because it helped me realize some really important things. Namely, that I thrive in environments like these. I’m an extrovert, y’all, through and through, and I actually like public speaking. In fact, I might go as far as to say I love it. And for some reason, I’ve always felt a lot of shame around that. •• It’s been an interesting thing to wrestle with these last few days, admitting that this particular thing gives me so much joy. And honestly, it also makes a lot of my struggles this last year and a half make a lot of sense. Not being able to do this has taken a toll on me. I miss it. And I’m looking forward to when I can make it a bigger part of my life again. •• But there’s still a lot of mental and emotional work to do while I wait around for things to open up more fully (and safely) for travel and events. What do I do with the messages that say I shouldn’t enjoy the spotlight, that I need to take a backseat, that personal growth and the spiritual journey must absolutely lead to some hermit-esque lifestyle? •• Clearly there’s a lot of unpacking to do before I pack my bags for a speaking/teaching tour, but I’ll keep y’all posted. • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation #contemplative #contemplativepractice #practice #yoga #meditation #yogatherapy (at Spokesman) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQrNF5LFH4k/?utm_medium=tumblr

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We talk about a beautiful painting, not the paint brushes. We talk about life-giving music, not cables, wires, and recording equipment. We talk about an exquisite sculpture, not the hammer and chisel. •• So why do we talk more about the Enneagram than we do about our life’s work? •• It feels a little scary to be saying this given I’ve spent the last several years of my life building a platform *talking about the enneagram.* But if there is anything I’ve come to realize about the majority of the current discourse on the Enneagram right now, it’s that it’s getting in the way of the real work. •• Do we need to have a solid understanding of the system, of course. But we don’t learn it for the system’s sake, we learn it in order to do the work. Just like a musician does learn an instrument for the instrument’s sake, they’re driven to learn, study, practice in order to make music. Does the instrument or tool matter? Of course! But it only matters I service to the work it was designed to do—otherwise it’s just an object. •• So my question to you is, are you focused on the tool or what the tool is allowing you to create? Can you put more of your focus on the work, and let the tool be simply that, a tool? • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #enneagramteacher #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #ConsciousConstruction #ConsciousEnneagram #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation (at Austin, Texas Y'all) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQdm38hleQO/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Working with the Enneagram is not simply finding what parts of ourselves to get rid of and which parts to highlight, in fact it’s the exact opposite. •• Working with the Enneagram helps us to understand that every part of us is interconnected, and that we have access to a more full experience of what life has to offer. Using this tool, when done correctly, helps us to embrace our wholeness and our whole selves. This is the path to true transformation. •• Are you feeling stuck with the Enneagram or life in general? Maybe I can help. Of course you can always pick up a copy of my book wherever books are sold. If, though, you happen to be looking for a more personal touch, I’m accepting new clients and have slots open this week for consultations. •• There’s not better time to make a positive change in your life. Dm me to set up your consultation. • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation #contemplative #contemplativepractice #practice #yoga #meditation #yogatherapy @broadleafbooks (at Austin, Texas Y'all) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQE04aFlbmd/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I know, I know, another bike photo. But this one feels extra special. •• This is a photo of me crossing the finish line at @unboundgravel’s 100 mile race. It was definitely the hardest thing I’ve ever done. But I did it. After 11 hours and 5 minutes on the bike I crossed this finish line, and I was elated to say the least. •• I was mostly elated because, while I wanted to complete this for myself, there was also a much bigger motivation. This was the first year Unbound created a Non-binary category, and I was thrilled to enter as a non-binary cyclist. What I didn’t know until a couple of days before the race was that I was the only non-binary cyclist in the entire event. The only one out of nearly 3000 people. •• There were times I felt like I couldn’t keep going, but I knew I had to finish. It didn’t have to be a record setting pace, I just had to cross the finish line. And I did. After pacing myself, taking lots of breaks, and resting when I knew I needed to, I did it. •• Cycling for me has always been more about my mental and emotional health than anything physical. But as we know, body, heart, and mind are all connected, and I feel like I was able to do a lot of exploring of myself on that course. •• I’m grateful to Unbound for creating space for me to show up as my true self, and the self inquiry that fostered for me. I’m excited to see how the cycling industry is evolving into a more inclusive space. •• Where do you find your mind-body-heart connection? • • • #enneagram #enneagram1 #enneagram2 #enneagram3 #enneagram4 #enneagram5 #enneagram6 #enneagram7 #enneagram8 #enneagram9 #millenneagram #spiritualgrowth #personalgrowth #enneagramcoach #enneagramteacher #queerenneagram #personalitytypes #enneagramtypes #ConsciousConstruction #ConsciousEnneagram #spiritualwork #innerwork #transformation (at Unbound Gravel) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP8bNnQliTn/?utm_medium=tumblr