Soul Care Institute
SOUL IDENTITY THROUGH THE ENNEAGRAM
Embark on our two-year transformative journey encompassing six distinct retreats. Please note, these retreats are integral parts of the program and are not available for individual booking.
SOUL IDENTITY THROUGH THE ENNEAGRAM
In this retreat week, we will look closely at the journey of transformation and make some new discoveries through the tool of the Enneagram. Students will see themselves through the eyes of God who created them in a particular way.
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Retreat 3
Takeaways and Learning Highlights
Core Themes
- An introduction to the Enneagram as a tool to learn how to love better.
- Understanding more about who we are through our instinctual, emotional and intellectual centers.
- Learning that we carry a True Self and a False Self in us.
- Learning how to live in harmony.
- Learning empathy for ourselves and others.
what to expect
Rhythm of Retreat.
Every retreat week has the same rhythm. We begin each day with Fixed-Hour Prayer and Lectio Divina, and spend the remainder of the morning receiving input on a specific theme. After lunch there is ample time until dinner to practice Silence and Solitude followed by time in Listening Groups and ending each day with Vespers. From the first retreat to the last one, this rhythm establishes a pattern of engagement and disengagement, a healthy way to live.
Silence and solitude
In our fast-paced, often noisy world, by deliberately choosing silence, we create space to hear, and listen to the voice of God that often goes unheard amidst the clamor. Solitude, in turn, allows us to be present with our thoughts and feelings, free from external distractions. During every retreat, students afternoons are for practicing this sacred rhythm of life, offering a path to ponder what was taught in the morning session and their own reflections.
Reflection Papers
Reflection papers are a vital component of our retreat experience at the Soul Care Institute. As part of our retreat, each student is paired with a reading companion who reads their reflection papers. By sharing their written reflections, students not only see their own insights, they also benefit from their reading companions insights too. These papers serve as both curriculum milestones and personal beacon, showing the student where they've been and illuminating the path ahead of them on the journey as well.
Reading list
Some Selections for
Retreat 3
Included in the curated collection of stimulating reads we've chosen for our students, here are some to nurture your spirit and deepen your understanding of soul care. Our desire is not that everyone agrees with what they are reading, but that they reflect on and learn from each one.
Meet the faculty
Doug and Adele Calhoun
Enneagram trainers, Spiritual Directors, Authors, Pastors
Doug & Adele are graduates of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Both of their ministry experience began with InterVarsity staff (local and international) before moving into church pastoral staff; and then they added training as spiritual directors. Their passion is for people to move beyond religion to a connection with Jesus that unites both their head and their heart in incarnated service and love of others. They are certified as Enneagram trainers through Jerome Wagner, PhD, at Loyola University (author of the WEPSS inventory), and with Motions of the Soul through Clare Loughrige.
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