Slumbering Giants
an enneagram of presence workshop series for type 9s
Type nines are recognised as "the giants" on the enneagram map. Amongst other things, it refers to the massive energy field and proportionately massive influence that that energy has on those around, even when fast asleep to themselves. The "game" that many type 9s play, while sleepwalking, is believing that "if I do nothing, if I don't get involved, no harm done". This is completely inaccurate. There is an significant energetic impact one way or another, both on the individual and those around.
If they are operating from an unhealthy autopilot state within their familiar strategies, (e.g. accommodating everything, avoiding conflict, going along, keeping things peaceful), that takes a phenomenal amount of energy and drains the system. The blind-spot is that, it is not just draining the individual's system (resource-exhaustion, collapse of drive, disengagement, inner flatline, inability to re-ignite system...), but it also drains the wider system around them - impacting the people they care about and work with. The presence of unhealthy, heavy 9-energy has a "black-hole" effect that is very extremely difficult for others. The harm caused may not be intentional, but it is real.
These workshops focus the spotlight of presence on pivotal autopilot patterns that one can easily fall asleep in. In a series of 1-week programmes, we will open up a deep exploration of one key pattern at a time, and room to disentangle from that.
The workshops are designed specifically for anyone operating from the enneagram nine base. The programme director, and the co-facilitation team are all type nines themselves, and all with a particular interest and commitment to bringing clarity and support for their fellow type 9s on the journey. The co-facilitators are insightful enneagram teachers, as well as graduates from the 2020 Giants Awakening Journey and active Agents of Presence. This is one of the powerful elements built into the fabric of these programmes - the presence of this uniquely qualified and purposefully committed team, to stand by the participants.
In the rush and responsibilities of everyday adult life, it is a difficult task indeed to pull out of the momentum and find time to effectively make the root-level changes needed, small or large, as directed by that inner call to awaken. These workshops are an invitation to do just that, to take the opportunity to efficiently deal with at least one thing in a way that creates lasting change, in the process nourishing oneself and laying in new foundations to support a more wholesome everyday life. A day, a weekend, a week of time, to whole-heartedly and fully engage with oneself, in response to that inner call, is an opportunity worth serious consideration.
Workshop Options
The programme is designed to be flexible, allowing each person to determine what best suits them in their current circumstances (commitments, time availability, internal stamina, level of exploration required at this time). The Saturday workshop can be engaged with as a stand-alone 1-day event. For deeper, more intensive exploration, the weekend and full week options are available.
Perspective and Context
This day explores definitions, broader contexts, healthy vs unhealthy expressions and driving forces behind the use of the pattern. (See specific workshops below, for more detailed overview.)
NB - The Saturday Workshop is open for all enneagram types
The Saturday workshop is for anyone dealing with this autopilot pattern, regardless of enneagram type. For enneagram type 9s, the exposure to this pattern as expressed and experienced in other types, the common ground and the differences, will provide crucial relativity and perspective. For anyone who is exploring whether they may be a type 9, but is still uncertain, this day will be of great value. It will also be a good introductory day for type 9 participants who plan to stay for the weekend or full week programme. It will also provide the time to settle in, before the spotlight shifts more directly (and possibly more uncomfortably) to themselves, in the deeper exploration over the course of the week.
Entering 9 territory
For type 9s who are taking their exploration to the next level, and willing to enter the "9-only space" provided on Sunday. After the foundation created on the Saturday, the Sunday opens up more space to access usually invisible elements and threads that are woven into these auto-pilot strategies, as used by type 9s.
With the guidance and support of the teachers, type 9s themselves, this day is a day for the courageous 9... for they will enter the mirrored room where comfortable invisible elements may become uncomfortably visible. However, in the interest of awareness, which is a necessary part of presence, and ultimately essential for that true freedom and true peace one is seeking, these spaces are worth the occasional, careful visit.
On Sunday, we further explore "the inside story" on why and how type 9s use the pattern in question.
(See specific workshops below, for more detailed overview.)
This is a good option for anyone wanting to really dive deep and make the most of the support and protection of the space provided here.
The foundational weekend segment is followed by 3 days break (from group work), providing time for things to simmer and integrate after the weekend. Some participants may want to incorporate 1:1 work for themselves, during the week. This can be done during this time.
The Thursday and Friday programmes bring in practical measures and next steps, as to how to engage these patterns in a more healthy way, from a state of presence, with awareness of one's presence.
(See specific workshops below, for more detailed overview.)
Solo (1:1) Workshop Options
If unable to make a particular group-workshop on the date, this is an option.These solo workshops can range between 1 - 5 days, together with/or as a series of 90min 1:1 sessions over a period of 4 - 8 weeks.
For participants of the group workshop, this will also be available to them to deepen and supplement the group experience, in a customised segment that is tailored for them as an individual.
Saturday Workshop Only ($250)
Weekend Workshop ($350)
Full Week Programme (excluding 1:1 sessions) ($550)
Solo (1:1) Workshops (customised fees)
Participants can decide to join just the Saturday workshop. Alternatively, if the deeper dive is preferred, into type-9 specific territory, then the weekend or the full week's programme would be a good options.
Times:
See individual workshop descriptions for exact times (and time zone conversions)
The Quantum Radiance Angel Fund:
- These Quantum Radiance programmes are open to anyone across the globe. We are well aware that financial circumstances are dynamic and vary greatly across the regions and individuals. The Quantum Radiance Angel Fund has been put in place, to allow for this and can assist by supplementing a percentage of someone's fee, allowing them to pay what is affordable and still benefit from the full value of the programme.
- On the booking page, the workshop fee can be adjusted per person, if needed.
- Requesting assistance without using the booking form: please submit request on the QR Angel Fund application form.
...If it is the right thing at the right time, then it is simply the right thing at the right time...
Upcoming Workshops
(2023)
Bookings Closed for Group Workshop
Solo (1:1) Workshop Options Available:
A Deep Dive into the Autopilot Strategy of Accommodation
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"It's so easy to just go along... saves me the hard work of choosing for myself..."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT ACCOMMODATION -
"Looking back, I must have agreed to this, but... And now it's too late."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT ACCOMMODATION -
"It is easy to recognise and accommodate everyone else's preferences and needs. Everyone but myself..."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT ACCOMMODATION -
"How did I land up here?? I am exhausted!"
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT ACCOMMODATION -
"Sure... I can be there for that. No problem, whenever you like..." (Shew, I just did it again!)
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT ACCOMMODATION -
"As long as you are happy... "
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT ACCOMMODATION
The focus of this week's programme (11 - 19 March 2023) is on how we fall asleep within the pattern of being accommodating, the consequences of that, the reasons behind that and the necessity of breaking out of the sleepwalking state within that.
We take a closer look at what is normal and healthy, and the value of that. The exploration will move to how individuals are using this pattern as a way to compensate or defend against something else, and if we are asleep to that - the misunderstandings, injuries and pain that is caused.
The goal of this week is to provide more perspective, clarity and resource for each participant, so that they may have more room to consciously navigate life-situations with or without the strategy of being accommodating, from a place of greater presence, aware of the impact of their presence.
Ultimately, of course, it is about Love - the loving call from the essence of one's Self, to whole-heartedly and joyfully inhabit life, to be an active participant with the beauty and purpose of one's own life. And one's willingness to answer that call, step by step, day by day, allowing oneself to be unfettered and unfurled.
Solo (1:1) Workshop Options
If unable to make a particular group-workshop on the date, this is an option.These solo workshops can range between 1 - 5 days, together with/or as a series of 90min 1:1 sessions over a period of 4 - 8 weeks.
For participants of the group workshop, this will also be available to them to deepen and supplement the group experience, in a customised segment that is tailored for them as an individual.
Starts 13 May 2023
A Deep Dive into the Autopilot Strategy of Conflict-Avoidance
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"I can see where you are coming from..."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT CONFLICT-AVOIDANCE -
"Too much effort to oppose this, I'm tired just thinking about it..."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT CONFLICT-AVOIDANCE -
"Calm down, look at it this way..."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT CONFLICT-AVOIDANCE -
"I'll wait a while, maybe it will all sort itself out..."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT CONFLICT-AVOIDANCE -
"If I go that route, it will disturb the peace. Hmm, here is another route..."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT CONFLICT-AVOIDANCE -
"This is getting too heated, I'm out of here... "
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT CONFLICT-AVOIDANCE
The focus of this week's programme (13 - 19 May 2023) is on how we fall asleep within the pattern of conflict-avoidance, the consequences of that, the reasons behind that and the necessity of breaking out of the sleepwalking state within that.
We take a closer look at what is normal and healthy, and the value of that. The exploration will move to how individuals are using this pattern as a way to compensate or defend against something else, and if we are asleep to that - the misunderstandings, injuries and pain that is caused.
The goal of this week is to provide more perspective, clarity and resource for each participant, so that they may have more room to consciously navigate life-situations with or without the strategy of conflict-avoidance, from a place of greater presence, aware of the impact of their presence.
Ultimately, of course, it is about Love - the loving call from the essence of one's Self, to whole-heartedly and joyfully inhabit life, to be an active participant with the beauty and purpose of one's own life. And one's willingness to answer that call, step by step, day by day, allowing oneself to be unfettered and unfurled. And if this opportunity is one of those steps, to take it with clarity.
Perspective and Context
- Definition of "conflict", "conflict-avoidance", "keep the peace": Are we all talking about the same thing?
- A look at social and cultural contexts, the healthy expressions of avoiding conflict.
- Participants personal reality of conflict-avoidance in their own lives:
- What is it like in my experience?
- How does this pattern affect me?
- What is the cost to myself and those around me?
- How often am I in a healthy range? When am I not? How do I know?
- Participants personal driving forces:
- If I am honest, what is the underlying motive/drive being camouflaged by these patterns?
- How often am I aware of that?
- What would be the impact of greater awareness of that.
- What next -
- Now that I have more perspective and clarity, and possibly more room to maneuver, how do I apply today's insights practically in my life?
Saturday: open for all enneagram types
The Saturday workshop is for anyone experiencing the grip of the autopilot pattern, regardless of enneagram type. For enneagram type 9s, the exposure to this pattern in other types, the common ground and the differences, will provide crucial relativity and perspective. For anyone who is exploring whether they may be a type 9, but is still uncertain, this day will be of great value. It will also provide the time to settle in, before the spotlight shifts more directly (and possibly more uncomfortably) to themselves as 9s, in the deeper exploration over the course of the week.
Solo (1:1) Workshop Options
If unable to make a particular group-workshop on the date, this is an option.These solo workshops can range between 1 - 5 days, together with/or as a series of 90min 1:1 sessions over a period of 4 - 8 weeks.
For participants of the group workshop, this will also be available to them to deepen and supplement the group experience, in a customised segment that is tailored for them as an individual.
Workshop Intensity Level Rating
| Low | Moderate | High | Very High | Extreme | |||||
This workshop is rated as moderate, to moderate-high intensity levels.
This rating is a conglomerate assessment of a number of factors and the degree to which participants can be expected to draw on their resources. Some of these components include demand on time, need for privacy, need to step out of everyday routine, mental energy, emotional energy, physical energy, stamina, concentration, capacity to allow change, depths being accessed (from surface to very deep) and changes in levels of consciousness (shift from minimal to significant), degree of blind-spot work, the need for rest before the workshop and the need for rest and recovery after the workshop.
Each person is different and will experience things differently, depending as well on their state of being and energy levels at the time of the workshop. However, in general, this workshop will demand a fair degree of energy to get the full benefit from it.
The days will be a very saturated, and the time will go by very quickly. We will be concentrating into one day, what can be easily be spread over a week... and into 1 week, what could take 3 months. Coming in prepared for this is helpful.
There are workshop guidelines included on the booking page, are also useful in preparing for the day or week.
The Saturday workshop can be engaged with as a stand-alone 1-day event. For deeper, more intensive exploration, the weekend and full week options are available.
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Stand-alone 1-Day workshop Saturday 13 May 2023 $250
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Weekend Workshop 13-14 May 2023 $350 Sunday: Type 9 Specific BOOKINGS CLOSED |
Full Week Programme 13-19 May 2023 $550 13-14 March 2023 BOOKINGS CLOSED |
1-Day workshop
Saturday 13 May 2023
14h00 - 22h00 (GMT+2 South Africa)
(13h00 - 21h00 London; 08h00 - 16h00 New York)
The Quantum Radiance Angel Fund:
- These Quantum Radiance programmes are open to anyone across the globe. We are well aware that financial circumstances are dynamic and vary greatly across the regions and individuals. The Quantum Radiance Angel Fund has been put in place, to allow for this and can assist by supplementing a percentage of someone's fee, allowing them to pay what is affordable and still benefit from the full value of the programme.
- On the booking page, the workshop fee can be adjusted per person, if needed.
- Requesting assistance without using the booking form: please submit request on the QR Angel Fund application form.
...If it is the right thing at the right time, then it is simply the right thing at the right time...
Starts 19 Aug 2023
A Deep Dive into the Autopilot Strategy of Invisibility
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"... turns out, I was not in the picture..."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT INVISIBILITY -
"I am happy to stay in the background, thank you..."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT INVISIBILITY -
"Can they not hear me? It's as if I am not here..."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT INVISIBILITY -
"Wait, are they looking at me? Oh no!! I am drawing a blank here... "
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT INVISIBILITY -
"I am comfortable in my invisibility cloak. I'm used to it and no one bothers me."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT INVISIBILITY -
"Did they even see me? I am here as well, aren't I..."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT INVISIBILITY
The focus of this week's programme (19 - 25 August 2023) is on how we fall asleep within the pattern of being invisible, the consequences of that, the reasons behind that and the necessity of breaking out of the sleepwalking state within that.
We take a closer look at what is normal and healthy, and the value of that. The exploration will move to how individuals are using this pattern as a way to compensate or defend against something else, and if we are asleep to that - the misunderstandings, injuries and pain that is caused.
The goal of this week is to provide more perspective , clarity and resource for each participant, so that they may have more room to consciously navigate life-situations with or without us of the invisibility cloak, from a place of greater presence, aware of the impact of their presence.
Ultimately, of course, it is about Love - the loving call from the essence of one's Self, to whole-heartedly and joyfully inhabit life, to be an active participant with the beauty and purpose of one's own life. And one's willingness to answer that call, step by step, day by day, allowing oneself to be unfettered and unfurled. And if this opportunity is one of those steps, to take it with clarity.
Perspective and Context
- Definition of "invisible", "not being seen", "not being heard", "visibility": Are we all talking about the same thing?
- A look at social and cultural contexts, the healthy expressions of this.
- Participants personal reality of their own "invisibility cloak" in their own lives:
- What is it like in my experience?
- How does this pattern affect me?
- What is the cost to myself and those around me?
- How often am I in a healthy range? When am I not? How do I know?
- Participants personal driving forces:
- If I am honest, what is the underlying motive/drive being camouflaged by these patterns?
- How often am I aware of that?
- What would be the impact of greater awareness of that.
- What next -
- Now that I have more perspective and clarity, and possibly more room to maneuver, how do I apply today's insights practically in my life?
Saturday: open for all enneagram types
The Saturday workshop is for anyone experiencing the grip of the autopilot pattern, regardless of enneagram type. For enneagram type 9s, the exposure to this pattern in other types, the common ground and the differences, will provide crucial relativity and perspective. For anyone who is exploring whether they may be a type 9, but is still uncertain, this day will be of great value. It will also provide the time to settle in, before the spotlight shifts more directly (and possibly more uncomfortably) to themselves as 9s, in the deeper exploration over the course of the week.
Enneagram Nine Territory
For anyone taking the weekend workshop option, this is the 2nd day of the 2 days.The exploration from Saturday deepens, to explore more specifically from the enneagram nine territory. Some highlights of this day:
- Type 9s - autopilot use of the invisibility cloak, operating the pattern while sleepwalking
- Questions of when, with whom, why, and how ....
- When are you being invisible?
- With whom are you being invisible?
- Why then, why them?
- How do you actually go about it?
- Participants will be invited into "the mirrored room" where usually invisible aspects can be glimpsed:
- Welcome and beware the mirror - it may show you what you need to see!
- Disentangling:
- Here we begin to pull on a few threads and loosen up the knot a little.
The processes of the day will bring in much more space for the heart and body domains, releasing the habitual pressure placed on the head-space to fix things from understanding. Rather, the invitation is to transform things by direct experience and engagement.
NB - The Sunday (and the rest of the week's programme) is open for enneagram 9 participants only.
This is a good option for anyone wanting to really dive deep and make the most of the support and protection of the space provided.
Saturday, Sunday (Group Work):
- Perspective
- 9s in the mirrored room
- (see Saturday and Sunday programme overviews above)
Mon, Tues, Wed (Optional 1:1)
- The weekend segment is followed by 3 days break (from group work), providing space for things to simmer and integrate after the weekend.
- Some participants may want to incorporate 1:1 work for themselves, during the week. The opportunity for this is on Monday and Tuesday.
Thursday and Friday (Group Work)
- How to use your invisibility cload!!
- how to use my invisibility cloak while awake...
- practical measures...
- Clarity on the why:
- why am I using my invisibility cloak?
- Is is a good enough reason for me?
- Is it the right action?
- Choice:
- if it is not the right pattern, not the right action, what are my choices?
- Practical application in real-life situations going forward.
Saturday and Sunday (rest, integration)
- After the week's programme, the weekend (day 8,9) is available to rest and integrate.
1:1 Solo Workshop Option:
This is an option for anyone not able to attend the live-workshop. Obviously, it is not a replacement for the group workshop and one will not have the momentum and power that group work provides to efficiently tackle the task at hand in the shortest time. However, a 1:1 solo workshop has it's advantages and can be of great benefit.
For participants who have experienced the live workshop and wish to include an additional 1:1 component, they have that option available on request.
Release Date of review: TBA (usually 4-8 weeks after the live workshop)
Workshop Intensity Level Rating
| Low | Moderate | High | Very High | Extreme | |||||
This workshop is rated as moderate, to high intensity levels.
This rating is a conglomerate assessment of a number of factors and the degree to which participants can be expected to draw on their resources. Some of these components include demand on time, need for privacy, need to step out of everyday routine, mental energy, emotional energy, physical energy, stamina, concentration, capacity to allow change, depths being accessed (from surface to very deep) and changes in levels of consciousness (shift from minimal to significant), degree of blind-spot work, the need for rest before the workshop and the need for rest and recovery after the workshop.
Each person is different and will experience things differently, depending as well on their state of being and energy levels at the time of the workshop. However, in general, this workshop will demand a fair degree of energy to get the full benefit from it.
The days will be a very saturated, and the time will go by very quickly. We will be concentrating into one day, what can be easily be spread over a week... and into 1 week, what could take 3 months. Coming in prepared for this is helpful. (As a side note - this is another reason the DIY module is included - so that one can relax into the experience of the day without need to try and remember it all or get it all in one go.)
For type 9s, the added experience of the mirrored 9-only space, has quite an impact. This is what we are hoping for, but it is also wise to bear this in mind in advance, so that you are prepared for the deep integrations you will be experiencing. For anyone taking up the invitation to treat the week as a retreat for themselves, this will provide one of the most favourable circumstances to really soak in the impact and integrate the effects of the workshop sessions.
There are workshop guidelines included on the booking page, are also useful in preparing for the day or week.
The Saturday workshop can be engaged with as a stand-alone 1-day event. For deeper, more intensive exploration, the weekend and full week options are available.
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Stand-alone 1-Day workshop Saturday 19 Aug 2023 $250 Included: Post-Workshop DIY module |
Weekend Workshop 19-20 Aug 2023 $350 Sunday: Type 9 Specific |
Full Week Programme 19-25 Aug 2023 $550 13-14 March 2023 |
Stand-alone 1-Day workshop
Sat, 19 Aug 2023
14h00 - 22h00 (GMT+2 South Africa)
(13h00 - 21h00 London; 08h00 - 16h00 New York)
Weekend Workshop
19-20 Aug 2023
Sat 19th, 14h00 - 22h00 (GMT+2 South Africa)
(13h00 - 21h00 London; 08h00 - 16h00 New York)
Sun 20th, 14h00 - 18h30 (GMT+2)
(13h00 - 17h30 London; 08h00 - 12h30 New York)
Full Week Programme
19-25 Aug 2023
Sat 19th, 14h00 - 22h00 (GMT+2 South Africa)
(13h00 - 21h00 London; 08h00 - 16h00 New York)
Sun 20th, 14h00 - 18h30 (GMT+2)
(13h00 - 17h30 London; 08h00 - 12h30 New York)
Mon, Tue 21st, 22nd
(Optional individual-work outside of group-work)
Time slots (50min) will be allocated on Sat, 19th. If interested, please indicate on booking page.
Thu 24th, 18h00 - 22h30 (GMT+2)
(17h00 - 21h30 London; 12h00 - 16h30 New York)
Fri 25th, 18h00 - 22h30 (GMT+2)
(17h00 - 21h30 London; 12h00 - 16h30 New York)
This week can be treated as series of workshops, woven into other activities during the week. However, if at all possible, it is highly recommended that participants approach this week as a retreat for themselves. With some deliberate attention to clearing the time and stepping out of routine engagements. Each participant can determine for themselves, how to handle this week.
Booking a workshop:
- Deposit: A 50% deposit is required to secure one's place on the workshop. (The remaining amount can be paid on completion of the workshop.)
- The Booking Form: The booking form will require further information from you, to help us prepare for you and assist you where needed. We will check on the following aspects:
- Your enneagram base, if known
- Whether you require assistance because of affordability challenges (support available from the Quantum Radiance Angel Fund)
- That you are aware of practical things like time zone conversions, zoom links, workshop guidelines and TCs, access to post-workshop resources, etc.
- Any requests you may have
- The booking page has further detailed information on all related aspects.
Post-workshop resource included: access to the DIY Self-Study Module
- This additional resource is provided to help reinforce, integrate, review and supplement the live-workshop experience.
- This module will be release a few weeks after the live workshop.
(See below for more details.)
The Quantum Radiance Angel Fund:
- These Quantum Radiance programmes are open to anyone across the globe. We are well aware that financial circumstances are dynamic and vary greatly across the regions and individuals. The Quantum Radiance Angel Fund has been put in place, to allow for this and can assist by supplementing a percentage of someone's fee, allowing them to pay what is affordable and still benefit from the full value of the programme.
- Requesting assistance when booking: the booking form for a specific workshop will allow you to submit a request to supplement the workshop fee, and at the same time allow you to secure your place with a deposit.
- Requesting assistance without using the booking form and paying the deposit: please submit request on the QR Angel Fund application form, or feel free to contact us for with general enquiry.
...If it is the right thing at the right time, then it is simply the right thing at the right time...
Start Date: TBA
A Deep Dive into the Autopilot Strategy of Autonomy
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"... I can do this on my own, like I always do with everything else..."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT AUTONOMY -
"I prefer my independence. But sometimes, I admit it can get lonely... and difficult..."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT AUTONOMY -
"I will make up my own mind, thank you very much."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT AUTONOMY -
"My autonomy is my strength. (but, shhhh.. don't tell anyone, it is also my protection...)"
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT AUTONOMY -
"If I am autonomous, I am in control. That works for me."
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT AUTONOMY -
"Have I been a little too stubborn in not accepting assistance? Hmmm, but I don't want to lose my autonomy"
ASLEEP IN AUTOPILOT AUTONOMY
The focus of this workshop is on how we fall asleep within the pattern and strategy of being autonomous, the reasons and hidden agendas behind that as a strategy, the cost when using that inappropriately or in an unhealthy sleepwalking state, and how to engage the pattern in a healthy, awake manner, from a state of presence.
We take a closer look at what is normal and healthy, and the value of that. The exploration will move to how individuals are using this pattern as a way to compensate or defend against something else, and if we are asleep to that - the misunderstandings, injuries and pain that is caused.
The goal is to provide more perspective , clarity and resource for each participant, so that they may have more room to consciously navigate life-situations with healthy, appropriate use of the autonomy pattern, from a place of greater presence, with awareness of the impact of their presence.
Ultimately, of course, it is about Love - the loving call from the essence of one's Self, to whole-heartedly and joyfully inhabit life, to be an active participant with the beauty and purpose of one's own life. And one's willingness to answer that call, step by step, day by day, allowing oneself to be unfettered and unfurled. And if this opportunity is one of those steps, to take it with clarity.
Perspective and Context
- Definition of "autonomy", "being autonomous": What do we really mean? Are we all talking about the same thing?
- A look at social and cultural contexts, the healthy expressions of this.
- Participants personal reality of the pattern and strategy of autonomy in their own lives:
- What is it like in my experience?
- How does this pattern affect me?
- What is the cost to myself and those around me?
- How often am I in a healthy range? When am I not? How do I know?
- Participants personal driving forces:
- If I am honest, what is the underlying motive/drive being camouflaged by these patterns?
- How often am I aware of that?
- What would be the impact of greater awareness of that.
- What next:
- Now that I have more perspective and clarity, and possibly more room to maneuver, how do I apply today's insights practically in my life?
Saturday: open for all enneagram types
The Saturday workshop is for anyone experiencing the grip of the autopilot pattern, regardless of enneagram type. For enneagram type 9s, the exposure to this pattern in other types, the common ground and the differences, will provide crucial relativity and perspective. For anyone who is exploring whether they may be a type 9, but is still uncertain, this day will be of great value. It will also provide the time to settle in, before the spotlight shifts more directly (and possibly more uncomfortably) to themselves as 9s, in the deeper exploration over the course of the week.
Enneagram Nine Territory
For anyone taking the weekend workshop option, this is the 2nd day of the 2 days. The exploration from Saturday deepens, to explore more specifically from the enneagram nine territory. Some highlights of this day:
- Type 9s - autopilot use of the autonomy, operating the pattern while sleepwalking
- Questions of when, with whom, why, and how ....
- When are you being autonomous?
- With whom?
- Why then, why them?
- How do you actually go about it?
- Participants will be invited into "the mirrored room" where usually invisible aspects can be glimpsed:
- Welcome and beware the mirror - it may show you what you need to see!
- Disentangling:
- Here we begin to pull on a few threads and loosen up the knot a little.
The processes of the day will bring in much more space for the heart and body domains, releasing the habitual pressure placed on the head-space to fix things from understanding. Rather, the invitation is to transform things by direct experience and engagement.
NB - The Sunday (and the rest of the week's programme) is open for enneagram 9 participants only.
This is a good option for anyone wanting to really dive deep and make the most of the support and protection of the space provided.
Saturday, Sunday (Group Work):
- Perspective
- 9s in the mirrored room
- (see Saturday and Sunday programme overviews above)
Mon, Tues, Wed (Optional 1:1)
- The weekend segment is followed by 3 days break (from group work), providing space for things to simmer and integrate after the weekend.
- Some participants may want to incorporate 1:1 work for themselves, during the week. The opportunity for this is on Monday and Tuesday.
Thursday and Friday (Group Work)
- How to use the autonomy pattern with presence
- how to use the strategy and pattern of autonomy while awake...
- practical measures...
- Clarity on the why:
- why am I using this strategy?
- Is is a good enough reason for me?
- Is it the right action?
- Choice:
- if it is not the right pattern, not the right action, what are my choices?
- Practical application in real-life situations going forward.
Saturday and Sunday (rest, integration)
- After the week's programme, the weekend (day 8,9) is available to rest and integrate.
Solo (1:1) Workshop Options
If unable to make a particular group-workshop on the date, this is an option.These solo workshops can range between 1 - 5 days, together with/or as a series of 90min 1:1 sessions over a period of 4 - 8 weeks.
For participants of the group workshop, this will also be available to them to deepen and supplement the group experience, in a customised segment that is tailored for them as an individual.
Workshop Intensity Level Rating
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This workshop is rated as moderate, to high intensity levels.
This rating is a conglomerate assessment of a number of factors and the degree to which participants can be expected to draw on their resources. Some of these components include demand on time, need for privacy, need to step out of everyday routine, mental energy, emotional energy, physical energy, stamina, concentration, capacity to allow change, depths being accessed (from surface to very deep) and changes in levels of consciousness (shift from minimal to significant), degree of blind-spot work, the need for rest before the workshop and the need for rest and recovery after the workshop.
Each person is different and will experience things differently, depending as well on their state of being and energy levels at the time of the workshop. However, in general, this workshop will demand a fair degree of energy to get the full benefit from it.
The days will be a very saturated, and the time will go by very quickly. We will be concentrating into one day, what can be easily be spread over a week... and into 1 week, what could take 3 months. Coming in prepared for this is helpful. (As a side note - this is another reason the DIY module is included - so that one can relax into the experience of the day without need to try and remember it all or get it all in one go.)
For type 9s, the added experience of the mirrored 9-only space, has quite an impact. This is what we are hoping for, but it is also wise to bear this in mind in advance, so that you are prepared for the deep integrations you will be experiencing. For anyone taking up the invitation to treat the week as a retreat for themselves, this will provide one of the most favourable circumstances to really soak in the impact and integrate the effects of the workshop sessions.
There are workshop guidelines included on the booking page, are also useful in preparing for the day or week.
The Saturday workshop can be engaged with as a stand-alone 1-day event. For deeper, more intensive exploration, the weekend and full week options are available.
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Stand-alone 1-Day workshop Saturday 04 Nov 2023 $250 Included: Post-Workshop DIY module |
Weekend Workshop 04 - 05 Nov 2023 $350 Sunday: Type 9 Specific |
Full Week Programme 04 - 10 Nov 2023 $550 06 - 07 Nov 2023 |
Stand-alone 1-Day workshop
Sat, 04 Nov 2023
14h00 - 22h00 (GMT+2 South Africa)
(12h00 - 20h00 London; 08h00 - 16h00 New York)
Weekend Workshop
04 - 05 Nov 2023
Sat 19th, 14h00 - 22h00 (GMT+2 South Africa)
(12h00 - 20h00 London; 08h00 - 16h00 New York)
Sun 20th, 14h00 - 18h30 (GMT+2)
(12h00 - 16h30 London; 08h00 - 12h30 New York)
Full Week Programme
04 - 10 Nov 2023
Sat 19th, 14h00 - 22h00 (GMT+2 South Africa)
(12h00 - 20h00 London; 08h00 - 16h00 New York)
Sun 20th, 14h00 - 18h30 (GMT+2)
(12h00 - 16h30 London; 08h00 - 12h30 New York)
Mon, Tue 21st, 22nd
(Optional individual-work outside of group-work)
Time slots (50min) will be allocated on Sat, 19th. If interested, please indicate on booking page.
Thu 24th, 18h00 - 22h30 (GMT+2)
(16h00 - 20h30 London; 12h00 - 16h30 New York)
Fri 25th, 18h00 - 22h30 (GMT+2)
(16h00 - 20h30 London; 12h00 - 16h30 New York)
This week can be treated as series of workshops, woven into other activities during the week. However, if at all possible, it is highly recommended that participants approach this week as a retreat for themselves. With some deliberate attention to clearing the time and stepping out of routine engagements. Each participant can determine for themselves, how to handle this week.
Booking a workshop:
- Deposit: A 50% deposit is required to secure one's place on the workshop. (The remaining amount can be paid on completion of the workshop.)
- The Booking Form: The booking form will require further information from you, to help us prepare for you and assist you where needed. We will check on the following aspects:
- Your enneagram base, if known
- Whether you require assistance because of affordability challenges (support available from the Quantum Radiance Angel Fund)
- That you are aware of practical things like time zone conversions, zoom links, workshop guidelines and TCs, access to post-workshop resources, etc.
- Any requests you may have
- The booking page has further detailed information on all related aspects.
Post-workshop resource included: access to the DIY Self-Study Module
- This additional resource is provided to help reinforce, integrate, review and supplement the live-workshop experience.
- This module will be release a few weeks after the live workshop.
(See below for more details.)
The Quantum Radiance Angel Fund:
- These Quantum Radiance programmes are open to anyone across the globe. We are well aware that financial circumstances are dynamic and vary greatly across the regions and individuals. The Quantum Radiance Angel Fund has been put in place, to allow for this and can assist by supplementing a percentage of someone's fee, allowing them to pay what is affordable and still benefit from the full value of the programme.
- Requesting assistance when booking: the booking form for a specific workshop will allow you to submit a request to supplement the workshop fee, and at the same time allow you to secure your place with a deposit.
- Requesting assistance without using the booking form and paying the deposit: please submit request on the QR Angel Fund application form, or feel free to contact us for with general enquiry.
...If it is the right thing at the right time, then it is simply the right thing at the right time...
What time is this workshop?
14h00 - 22h00 (GMT+2 South Africa)
Use the time zone calculator here, to convert to your local time...
Timezone Conversion
FAQs
Bookings
Yes, a deposit of 50% is required to secure your place. The remaining amount can be paid on completion of the workshop.
When you click the BOOK NOW button, you will be taken to the booking page. Here, the booking form will require further information from you, to help us prepare for you and assist you where needed. We will check on the following aspects:
- Your enneagram base, if known
- Whether you require assistance because of affordability challenges (support available from the Quantum Radiance Angel Fund)
- That you are aware of practical things like time zone conversions, zoom links, workshop guidelines and TCs, access to post-workshop resources, etc.
- Any requests you may have
The booking page has further detailed information on all related aspects.
Questions that one may have, but not get around to asking...
Ironically, you will find yourself in good company, with the sympathy of others that share your experience of this. Group work is daunting and difficult for quite a few people.
Here is our recommendation, don't think about it too much. Wait till you are there, and then allow the process to guide you into a zone that's comfortable enough, regarding the group. The workshops are designed to take this into consideration.
Although participants are expected to interact and engage, we are also very alert and sensitive to each individual's readiness and boundaries and are always responsive and respectful of that. You can determine for yourself, how far you are able to go with yourself and with others.
Each individual is unique and takes in the experience differently. So if, at any time during the process, you are experiencing difficulty that is really interfering with your experience, just let us know and we will help you out.
On the encouraging side... even for those that are clear that group work is not their favourite thing, they do often pitch up anyway because they have found that the group energy and exposure often helps fast-track certain things. The mirroring, similar or different perspectives from others, glimpses into others' experiences of the same challenges... all this provides insights, break-through opportunites, clarity, opportunites for understanding and compassion. And perhaps, most importantly, a chance to recognise and remember again, that you are not alone on the journey.
And if all this is not enough to overcome the dread of group work, you still have the option of the stand-alone DIY self-study module, on this topic. And / or the option to request a 1:1 workshop or programme for yourself.
Privacy for yourself in these workshops is crucial.
If you think the space you will be using will compromise your privacy, check the following:
Step 1: Really consider your options again.
- have you overlooked alternative venues?
- have explicitly asked your your family (or friends) for their support? (This is often side-stepped because it feels uncomfortable and too much to ask for. However, it may be a very necessary step for you in your own progress, to be able to do that. Very often, they will volunteer to take themselves out for the day, or give you the room you need for the few hours of the programme. If you don't ask, you won't know.)
Step 2: Make the best of it.
- Only if you have really checked off step one.
- Let us know as well, that you are in such a position, so that we will take that into consideration during the workshop.
- Earphones are a must... this would be for the protection of the other participants. But also, to give you a way to block out some of the outside distractions.
- Position yourself in such a way that you are screened from people walking past. You may want to use a temporary screen of some sort to do that.
If it really is a situation where you cannot concentrate and others have some demand on your attention, it may not be a good idea to take on this programme. It will not be fair on yourself. However, if that really is the situation, please discuss with us, and perhaps together, we can come up with a workable solution or alternative.
Yes, you can attend the Saturday workshop. On this day we will be exploring the topic from a broader perspective that is relevant to everyone, even if they are uncertain of their enneagram type or unfamiliar with the enneagram framework.
The more type specific programmes however, may be unsuitable for you. However, please do contact us and discuss your situation, so that we can advise you more specifically. There are, for example, some situations where - given enough time, your enneagram typing can be done and you can potentially qualify for the more specific programmes.
You will have access to the replay of certain segments of the workshop, via the review module that is included in this programme. This will, however, not be a full replay of the workshop. However, not to worry, whatever else one may feel the need to review, will be provided in the supplementary post workshop review module.
The segments that are made available for replay are usually teaching segments or discussions with the teachers, that does not include participant interaction. The careful editing prior to release is to protect the privacy of the participants.
Except in very particular circumstances, participants themselves are not permitted to record. Not only would that be a breach in trust for all concerned, but it is also usually unnecessary. These workshops are designed to be experiential. Unlike webinars and academic presentations, these workshops are to be relaxed into, so that information can be received naturally, via all domains of intelligence. It would not serve much purpose to have the full workshop replay. It is much more important to be fully present when there, and take in the experience in the moment, in such a way that it lasts.
As a standing policy, all workshops are reviewed by the programme director and authorised QR team, to assess outcome and quality, to plan for improvements and future programmes, to address requests and feedback from participants. The workshop recording essential to this process.
Over and above this general reason, specifically in relation to this workshop, recordings will be used to:
- make available selected replay segments for inclusion in post-workshop review module
- revisit participant comments and feedback that may have come up, to address either with them personally or to include discussion of these in the the supplementary post-workshop module
- summarise key themes and perspectives that were covered in the workshop
- to identify potential gaps in the workshop (eg. due to time constraints), that can be covered or addressed in the supplementary module
NB -- All recordings are strictly managed by the programme director, who is the only one who has access. Recordings are saved directly onto a local hard-drive, in a secure system. Any replay material provided is carefully edited to maintain participant confidentiality, and access to any replays are restricted to authorised participants only, within the parameters of the programme they are participating in.
Surprisingly, the virtual-online platform can also provide a depth of experience that is rich and fulfilling. Obviously, the experience is not the same, as it would be in an in-person setting, and one can miss experience of being in a venue with others. However, we have found from experience and feedback from participants, that they have often been surprised at how deep their experiences are, and the level of connection and support with the facilitators and the group. Interestingly, the lack of physical venue helps one focus on the "energetic venue" that everyone is experiencing.
If this is your first experience with a Quantum Radiance online workshop, come and try it for yourself. We would welcome your feedback on this point.
Cancellations and Refunds
Yes you can. You can cancel at any time, up until 24 hours before the date of the event.
If you let us know within 48 of your booking, that you wish to cancel, we can refund you in full. Alternatively, we can transfer the paid amount to another programme of your choice, convert to a coupon for future use, or to a gift voucher.
After 48 hours of your booking, payments are non-refundable. However we can still transfer the paid amount to another programme of your choice, convert to a coupon for future use, or to a gift voucher.
Refunds can be processed if we are notified within 48 hours of the booking.
If you let us know within 48 of your booking, that you wish to cancel, we can refund you in full (or in part, if any services were already provided against that payment). Alternatively, we can transfer the paid amount to another programme of your choice, convert to a coupon for future use, or to a gift voucher.
After 48 hours of your booking, payments are non-refundable. However we can still transfer the paid amount to another programme of your choice, convert to a coupon for future use, or to a gift voucher.
Payment Related
The following payment gateways are available for debit / credit card payments.
- PayPal (processes amount in USD)
- PayFast (processes amount as ZAR)
- For South African Participants, an EFT option is available.
How to choose and where to change (currency, gateway options):
- The prices are set to USD by default, so PayPal will be the default gateway. (For those who wish to use their PayPal account, rather than their card, they can do so.)
- Sometimes one may prefer not to use PayPal (especially if it is enforcing paypal account setups, which may happen in certain regions). If this is the case, use the PayFast gateway instead.
- To use the PayFast gateway the currency must be switched to ZAR. This can be done on the checkout page (option is just below the checkout button at the bottom of the page). The equivalent ZAR amount will be displayed, and you can check out using your debit or credit card.
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There are a few things to be aware of.
- The USD : ZAR exchange rate sometimes becomes quite steep. So please do use the Quantum Radiance Angel Fund to reduce the fee to a comfortable amount.
- On the checkout page, convert the currency to ZAR (below the [PROCEED TO CHECKOUT] button).
- This will give you the Rand value.
- This will also give you the option for EFT, if you do not want to go through PayFast.
Affordability Challenges:
If the pricing is still difficult to cover, even with the Angel Fund options available on this booking page, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will try our best to accommodate you, and make sure you can attend if it as all possible.
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