Nuances of Type and Subtype
—from Surviving to Thriving
Registration Is now open!
December 5–7, 2025, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm CT
Man was composed of two natures, the animal or lower self and the spiritual or higher self, and this is because the former is necessary to the development of the latter.―The Zohar
Dive deeper into the nuances of Enneagram type and subtype. Discover how our survival instincts relate to our attraction to different types of spiritual practices and rituals, as well as to our ability to thrive and live our divine potential.
WHO IS THIS PROGRAM FOR?
This program is for you if
- You are seeking to become a Contemplative Enneagram Certified Practitioner (CECP) through Evolving Enneagram; and/or
- You are a spiritual seeker (who may or may not be interested in professional certification) with basic knowledge of the Enneagram who is seeking an immersive contemplative, compassionate, community-based Enneagram program to nurture your personal healing and conscious awakening.
Anyone with basic knowledge of the Enneagram who seeks to deepen transformation within a contemplative, spiritual path without dogma is encouraged to enroll.
Experience the sacred gifts of a compassionate, contemplative path!
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Our instinctual drivers are often seen as primitive and as driving our basic survival needs. However, we will explore our instincts as foundations for our thriving–our shared flourishing–our ability to embody our divine potential. By learning what instinctual priorities we default to, we can begin to free ourselves from their sense of urgency and make freer, more conscious choices that support our desire for spiritual connection and communion with Ultimate Reality.
- Learn about our instinctual drives–their aims and energies–and the instinctual needs they are trying to get met. Discover the alchemy that occurs between our instinctual drives and the passions and mental fixations of our Enneagram personality types.
- Gain an overview of some of the main yet differing views in circulation today on the role of the instincts in Enneagram inner development.
- Explore how instinctual priorities (sometimes called our instinctual stack, sequence, or patterns-of-expression) can impact our relationship to our spirituality, including our relationship to the Divine, and how we relate to spiritual community, companionship, and our contemplative and other spiritual practices.
SCHEDULE & DETAILS
📅 Dates & Times
December 5–7, 2025
10:00 am – 6:00 pm CT (Daily)
💼 Format: Online 3-Day Training (live, recorded with recordings accessible for 3 months from the date they are made available to you)
Nuances of Type and Subtype–from Surviving to Thriving is Module 2 of the Contemplative Enneagram Practitioner Training & Certification program (CEP-T&C).
This intensive is open to all—whether or not you are pursuing certification.
Basic knowledge of the Enneagram and some prior inner work based on your Type is required. This is NOT an introduction to the Enneagram personality types.
For those certifying, this course may be taken live or as a self-paced course with an additional requirement of a 90-min 1:1 private training session with Rev. Nhien Vuong (see below for details).
Recordings will be available within one week of the live course.
👉 Please note: Successful completion of both Module 1 and Module 2 is a prerequisite for enrolling in Module 5.
Accreditation, Certificate of Completion, and/or Certification:
IEA Accreditation Points: This module taken live is 24 calendar hours. Earn up to 22.5 IEA professional accreditation hours for this module (depending on whether you take this training live or asynchronously).
Certificate of Completion: Everyone who finishes this module live or asynchronously is entitled to receive a certificate of completion. This is different from becoming a Certified Contemplative Enneagram Practitioner.
For those seeking to complete the entire CEP-T&C program and become a Certified Contemplative Enneagram Practitioner: While it is recommended that you take this module live, an asynchronous learning option is available for those unable to attend live. For the hybrid self-paced, self-study option, you must (1) review course videos (available by Dec 12) on your own time; AND (2) have a 90-min 1:1 private training session with Rev Nhien at the discounted rate of $325/90-min session BEFORE January 14, 2026, when Module 3 begins.
👉 Please note: Successful completion of both Module 1 and Module 2 is a prerequisite for enrolling in Module 5.
Tuition
Tuition is being offered on a 3-tiered basis to allow for compassionate pricing as well as the opportunity for those who would like to support us in continuing to offer compassionate pricing, scholarships, and other discounts to elect the Benefactor/Pay It Forward rate.
Tuition Fees:
Benefactor/Pay It Forward: $500
Regular Rate: $450
Compassionate Pricing: $425
An early bird 10% off coupon code is offered as a special thank you to our email subscribers. The code is effective for Module 2 registration through midnight CT, July 6, 2025.
BIO
Rev Nhien Vuong, JD, MDiv
Evolving Enneagram Founder
Nhien Vuong (she/her) is a writer, speaker, and contemplative Enneagram thought leader. An internationally accredited Enneagram professional with distinction, and Certified Enneagram practitioner, Nhien has been studying the Enneagram since 2002 and teaching it since 2007.
She holds a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law, a Masters of Divinity from Unity Institute & Seminary, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of California Irvine. An ordained interspiritual Unity minister, Nhien marries intellectual rigor with a passion for a more conscious and compassionate world.
When she is not hugging trees, Nhien is cultivating Enneagram literacy around the globe through meditation groups and retreats, consulting and mentoring, organizational training, writing, and more. Nhien is the author of The Enneagram of The Soul: A 40-Day Spiritual Companion for the 9 Types.
