Entering the Circle: A Practice of Embracing Wholeness & Unity

OPEN TO CERTIFICATION COHORT ONLY * PROGRAM FULL * Registration NOW CLOSED

JanUARY 13 - APRIL 21, 2026

“There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.”

—Howard Thurman

Ready to take a deeper dive into the transformational, life-giving power of a contemplative, compassion-based approach to the Enneagram?

This is Module 3 of the Contemplative Enneagram Practitioner Certification program

This intensive is open only to those on the certification path.

This page is open to the public so those perusing the certification can glimpse what Module 3 entails.

about

Module 3 is a professional learning cohort for those who feel called to accompany others through Enneagram-informed contemplative spaces—whether in 1:1 spiritual mentoring, group facilitation, or emerging forms of sacred community and holy relationship.

At the heart of this module is a weekly 90-minute Learning Lab: a living practice space for engaging, experimenting with, and refining your capacity to facilitate contemplative Enneagram work. These labs offer:

A place to bring all your questions—both practical and philosophical—about guiding contemplative Enneagram spaces
Support in discerning how this work is wanting to move through you
Gentle, skillful feedback on your gifts, voice, and facilitation style
Opportunities to practice together in a compassionate, non-competitive learning environment

Together, we will explore not only how to facilitate contemplative Enneagram spaces, but who you are becoming as a contemplative Enneagram guide.

You will also be invited to schedule optional, dedicated time for sharing your emerging offerings and receiving contemplative feedback from Rev. Nhien and/or your peers—supporting both inner alignment and outward clarity.

In addition, the module includes a half-day intensive training:
Saturday, March 7, 2026 | 10:00am–2:30pm CT

Themes woven throughout the module include:

Discerning your unique calling
Prosperity and right relationship with giving and receiving
Facilitating transformation through contemplative presence
Applying a contemplative Enneagram framework across contexts (1:1, groups, and community spaces)

A Gentle Orientation

Module 3 marks a meaningful threshold in our yearlong journey. We are not stepping away from inner work—rather, we begin listening more intentionally for how what is unfolding within us may want to become embodied in service, facilitation, creativity, and community.

This is not about becoming someone else. It is an invitation to let what is uniquely yours take shape within a field of belonging, responsibility, and care.

You are supported both in receiving and, as you feel called, in gently experimenting—always in ways that are compassionate, non-evaluative, and paced with care. You are never required to facilitate or share publicly.

The Enneagram at the Heart of This Module

Before we learn how to offer the Enneagram in service to others, we are invited to live it more fully within our own lives.

Here, the Enneagram is not something we apply to people. It becomes a contemplative companion—revealing how our patterns, defenses, and instinctual priorities shape the way we listen, speak, hold space, and discern our calling.

We come to trust that we can accompany others only as far as we have been willing to walk within ourselves.

How the Learning Labs Work

Twelve Learning Labs meet on alternating Tuesdays and Wednesdays from January 13–April 21, 2026.

All sessions are recorded
Live participation is warmly encouraged
At least five sessions must be attended live
Recordings are uploaded promptly so you can remain in rhythm

The Labs unfold in a gentle three-phase arc designed for depth, integration, and ethical formation.

Phase 1: Receiving & Formation (Early Weeks)

The opening weeks emphasize presence, observation, and inner formation. Rev. Nhien models contemplative Enneagram accompaniment while participants receive and witness.

You will be invited to:

Ground in presence
Notice your Enneagram patterns in real time
Become aware of instinctual biases—what you attend to, avoid, or rush toward
Be shaped by the quality of the space itself

There is no expectation to offer anything yet.

Phase 2: Gentle Experimentation (Middle Weeks)

As trust deepens, those who feel called may begin to try small pieces of practice—perhaps opening a contemplative moment, offering a reflection, or briefly accompanying another.

This is not about “doing it right.” It is about learning how it feels to hold space while remaining aware of your own type patterns and instincts—with compassion rather than self-judgment or comparison.

You may always remain in a receiving posture when that is what serves you.

Phase 3: Integration & Articulation (Later Weeks)

In the later weeks, participants may feel ready to experiment in ways that reflect their natural modalities—meditation, inquiry, poetry, teaching, ritual, spiritual companionship, or community facilitation.

Together we explore:

How your Enneagram type and instincts shape your voice
How your gifts want to be offered sustainably and ethically
How to remain whole as your work becomes more visible

The focus is never performance, but faithfulness to what is uniquely yours.

Weekly Learning Labs: Themes

Each Learning Lab centers on a contemplative dimension of practice, including:

Entering the Circle: Living the Questions
The Inner Posture of a Contemplative Practitioner
Discernment: What Is Mine to Offer (and What Is Not)
Creating the Container: Safety, Boundaries, and Readiness
Authority Without Control
Discernment in Practice: When to Intervene, When to Stay
Prosperity Without Betrayal
Finding Your Voice: Speaking Without Performing
Modalities of Practice: Form Follows Essence
Designing From the Inside Out
Walking With Others: Care, Ethics, and Ongoing Formation
Integration: Blessing What Is Emerging

Half-Day Intensive Training

Prosperity, Sustainability, and Ethical Self-Offering
A spacious half-day gathering exploring money, exchange, visibility, and vocational design through a contemplative Enneagram lens.

This session supports participants in offering their work without self-betrayal, commodification of the sacred, or burnout.

A Note About Volunteering

You may feel called to participate more actively—either by receiving contemplative accompaniment or, in later weeks, by gently offering a short practice aligned with your natural voice.

Participation is always optional, never evaluative, and held in compassion and care. You are free to say yes, to wait, or to change your mind at any time.

A Closing Word

This module is not about trying to impress.
It is about becoming present, self-aware, and trustworthy in the ways you serve.

You are not expected to arrive fully formed. You are invited to receive what you need, to experiment when you feel ready, and to let what is uniquely yours emerge—held within a circle of care.

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.—1 Corinthians 13:12

You are the light of the world. —Matthew 5:14

SCHEDULE & DETAILS

💼 Format: Online, 12 90-minute Learning Labs + 1 Half-Day Training

📅 Dates & Times

Weekly Learning Labs (Jan 13-April 21)

Our twelve Learning Labs will gather on alternating Tuesdays and Wednesdays from January 13–April 21, 2026.

All sessions will be recorded. While we warmly encourage live participation whenever possible, at least five sessions must be attended live. If you miss a gathering, we’ll upload the recording as quickly as we can so you can rejoin the flow before the next session.

Learning Lab 1 of 12: Tue, Jan 13, 10:00-11:30am CT
Learning Lab 2 of 12: Wed, Jan 21, 6:00–7:30pm CT
Learning Lab 3 of 12: Tue, Jan 27, 10:00-11:30am CT (note the longer gap between this session and the next)
Learning Lab 4 of 12: Wed, Feb 18, 6:00–7:30pm CT
Learning Lab 5 of 12: Tue, Feb 24, 10:00-11:30am CT
Learning Lab 6 of 12: Wed, Mar 4, 6:00–7:30pm CT

Module 3: Half-Day Training on Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10:00am-2:30pm CT

Learning Lab 7 of 12: Tue, Mar 10, 10:00-11:30am CT
Learning Lab 8 of 12: Wed, Mar 18, 6:00–7:30pm CT
Learning Lab 9 of 12: Tue, Mar 24, 10:00-11:30am CT
Learning Lab 10 of 12: Wed, Apr 1, 6:00–7:30pm CT (note the longer gap between this session and the next and that the next session meets again on Wed)
Learning Lab 11 of 12: Wed, April 15, 6:00–7:30pm CT
Learning Lab 12 of 12: Tue, April 21, 10:00-11:30am CT

» SAVE THE DATE: Module 4 Crafting Your Calling; Designing Your Practicum, May 1–2, 2026, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm CT

Accreditation, Certificate of Completion, and/or Certification:

IEA Accreditation Points: Earn up 22.5 IEA professional accreditation hours for this module.

Certificate of Completion: Everyone who finishes this module is entitled to receive a certificate of completion. This is different from becoming a Certified Contemplative Enneagram Practitioner, which requires successful completion of all 5 modules.

For those seeking to complete the entire CEP-T&C program:

For the weekly Module 3 Learning Lab gatherings, you are required to attend at least 5 of the sessions live. The rest can be “attended” through video recordings.

For the half-day March training, while it is strongly recommended that you take the training module live, an asynchronous learning option is available for those unable to attend all 4.5 hours live. For the hybrid self-paced, self-study option, you must (1) review the recording on your own time; AND (2) have a 60-min 1:1 private training session with Rev Nhien at the discounted rate of $225/60-min session BEFORE May 1, 2025, when Module 4 begins.

Tuition

Benefactor/Pay It Forward: $500
Regular Rate: $450

In order to afford to offer these low rates, Rev Nhien cannot offer refunds. However, if needed, we can offer credit toward a future program or toward 1:1 services.

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.