“In order to become free, we must achieve inner freedom. Without self-knowledge we cannot be free, we cannot govern ourselves. Without understanding the way our machine works, we will always remain a slave, the plaything of the forces that act upon us”

G. I. Gurdjieff

ENNEAGRAM RESIDENCY We offer you the possibility of spending a month in our creative residency in the remote Westfjords while working on self development with me as an enneagram coach. During your stay with us you get the chance to enjoy the peaceful fjord nature that surrounds us here in Dýrafjorður, spend time on your own creative work, if you have any of that, or just take some you-time away from day-to-day life. You get 4 x 2-hour enneagram sessions where we work on whatever you desire, as well as private accommodation and office space in our residency workshop. The coaching sessions are especially designed for your wishes and needs. Maybe you have some areas of your life that need a new perspective? Maybe you are working through some emotional stuff? Maybe you are curious to learn about the enneagram and its wisdom of 9 different intelligences and their interactions in the world?

The nine personality types of the Enneagram

Illustrations by Gabrielé Gudaityté. All rights reserved.

THE ENNEAGRAM is a psychological and spiritual learning system. It can be understood as a metaphor for why we do as we do and gives us clues to how we can grow into fuller and healthier versions of ourselves. In short it is a model explaining us about 9 different types or intelligences in the world. It is centred around the belief in the human spirit as divided into three centres; head, body and mind and talks about how we get ourselves stuck in our main centre. The enneagram offers us a clue to how we can call ourselves back to our true inner selves. If we believe in the following: “We do not experience the world as it is – we experience a model of the world” and “There is a positive intention behind every action” the enneagram can help us study and understand this in ourselves and others.

During COACHING SESSIONS we take a look at issues you want to work through. The enneagram with its mixture of ancient wisdom and modern psychology can be helpful, but the final goal is not to “find your number/type”, it is for you to start a self-observation journey. For me as a coach it is most important to listen, question and challenge your beliefs, more than boxing you. I believe you already have all the resources you need to grow, they just need to be set free.

The idea of the enneagram is indeed that once we let go of our strangling ego-fixations we can start the journey to become the divine, full-circle human beings we were meant to be. Getting a bigger awareness about when our usual patterns are not serving us anymore and what our true skills and purposes are, creates a greater feeling of happiness in our lives and makes us more capable of shining our true light into the world.

Just as any mechanical device needs service and repair on a regular basis, the human mind needs a clean up of old, stale beliefs and thoughts from time to time. I have found the enneagram to be a great tool for that. Are you curious? Drop me a line. I also offer online coaching. Email: Simbahollin@gmail.com

ABOUT ME: Some 3-4 years ago, I found myself in a rather stuck position. I felt mentally and physically exhausted and I couldn't quite figure out the way forward. It turned out to be time for some personal development and that is when I started my self-discovery journey. I was lucky enough to get acquainted with the enneagram around that time, first through a weekend introduction course and a lot of reading, later more thoroughly when I started my 2-year enneagram master practitioner education at The Danish Enneagram School in Randers in 2019. I am currently at the end of my education, though my certification has been postponed due to current cov-id 19 situations. It has been the most amazing journey into the core of the human soul and to a way of living more mindfully and happily. I now have a burning desire to help people move closer to their true, inner essence. We are in constant process as living, organic beings, but if we fail to follow the transformations our soul makes through out lives, we become unhappy. I have a great curiosity and compassion with these human processes and I would love to share my knowledge and coaching tools with you.

Price for a one-month stay in our residency with 4 enneagram coachings (2 hours): 200.000 ISK