The Enneagram: Self-Understanding & Liberation Workshop
Schedule
Sun Sep 14 2025 at 01:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA
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OverviewThis experiential workshop offers participants a unique opportunity to discover their core Enneagram type through body-based awareness practices. Rather than approaching the Enneagram as a personality test or intellectual system participants will explore how their patterns live in their nervous system and daily life. The focus is on liberation - how presence and awareness dissolve automatic patterns and create space for authentic choice and deeper essence to emerge.
What Participants Will Experience
Discovery
Learn the nine Enneagram types through body-based recognition
Identify their likely core type through felt sense rather than mental analysis
Understand how their patterns operate in relationships stress and daily life
Embodied Learning
Practice sensing patterns in their physical body and breathing
Experience the difference between automatic reactions and conscious presence
Learn type-specific practices for cultivating awareness and choice
Practical Integration
Develop personalized daily practices for staying present with their patterns
Create concrete commitments for ongoing self-awareness work
Leave with tools for recognizing choice points in real-time
Workshop Structure Overview
Opening & Foundation
Embodied arrival and intention setting
Introduction to the Enneagram as a map of consciousness
Core principle: awareness creates choice not pressure to change
Discovering the Nine Types
Interactive exploration of the three centers (Body Heart Head)
Brief overview of all nine types with embodied recognition practices
Participants sense which descriptions resonate in their body
Personal Discovery & Integration
Individual reflection and somatic inquiry
Small group sharing and witnessing
Exploration of how patterns show up in daily life and relationships
Liberation Through Awareness
Type-specific presence practices
Creating personal integration plans
Embodied commitments for ongoing practice
Closing Integration
Insights and commitments
Q&A
Optional tea and chat
Location:
🧘♀️ In-person near Santa Cruz CA address is sent upon registration
Host
Asyl’s journey spans over a decade of rigorous practice beginning with the Kriya and Tantra yoga traditions and later deepening through samatha and vipassana practices rooted in Theravada Buddhism. After many retreats and years of dedicated training he chose to fully devote himself to exploring the nature of the mind undergoing intensive training in the Rinzai Zen tradition at Korinji - Rinzai Zen Monastery. Today he continues to practice within the Zen tradition enriching his path with training in the mystical teachings of Sufism non-dual meditation teacher programs and somatic teacher trainings.
His work is rooted in the psycho-spiritual domain where he practices and teaches direct methods for engaging the whole being - body mind subtle energy system and heart. Asyl’s approach is integrative blending the rigor of disciplined practice with a deep sensitivity to the unfolding of inner experience and the natural flow of life. He invites practitioners into an embodied path of transformation – one that honors the intelligence of the body-mind nurtures presence and expands perception beyond the ordinary as a gateway to the Sacred and Divine.
Asyl is the co-founder of Innercraft an online platform offering in-depth meditation teachings from diverse wisdom traditions. His professional background includes an MBA from Dartmouth College
Learn More: https://asylb.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/asylabc/
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Where is it happening?
Santa Cruz, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
