Mind Body Experience

Introducing the Ennea Type One: The Reformer's Journey towards Health and Wellbeing

 Scott Mills, Ph.D.

    Ones might be described as the moral compass of the enneagram and have been called the Reformers by Riso and Hudson.  They have a very strong desire to improve themselves and the world around them and they are willing to do the work that it requires. 

    You might be a One if most of the following statements could describe you:

1. You believe that rules are meant to be followed.

2. You are highly organized and somewhat confused by other people's lack of organization.

3. You have a strong sense of values that lead you to easily define what's right and wrong.

Using the Enneagram as a Guide to Wellness (Part 2)

 Scott Mills, Ph.D.

    Whether you are seeking to make a big change in your life or a small one, the Enneagram can provide a powerful tool for assisting you in this effort.   In part, this happens as we realize that there are other people just like us.   We don't have to think that we are the only one like us out there. And in the process, it can help us to understand the differences in other people around us.  In the end, we come to see clearly that change happens in different ways for people depending on the deep patterns that have formed throughout our lives. Change is much easier when we work with these patterns rather than trying to butt heads with them.

Welcoming Your Body into the New Year

Scott Mills, Ph.D.

"I am larger, better than I thought, 

I did not know I held so much goodness."

- Walt Whitman, "Song of the Open Road"

The New Year has begun and many of us are busy making resolutions about our body.  Perhaps we would like to lose weight, gain muscle or change our level of health and vitality.   All of these are great goals that are worth pursuing.

Unfortunately, we often pursue these goals as if we are a general on a battlefield and our bodies are the enemy.  We work out so hard that we hurt ourselves or we eat in ways that are unnatural and sometimes even damaging to our health.   

Ultimately, this battlefield mentality leads us to distrust the regulating mechanisms of our bodies that are designed to keep us healthy.

Why not start the New Year with a whole new relationship to your body.  You can begin with three simple ideas.