CONTEMPLATIVE ENNEAGRAM
PRACTITIONER Training & Certification Program
About this training
This is a specialized training program designed to catalyze and nurture a global contemplative Enneagram movement by educating and equipping leaders to seed and sustain Enneagram-informed contemplation and transformation in themselves and others.
Whole-person and compassion-based: This training offers a compassion-based approach to transformation rooted in our fundamental wholeness, oneness, and unity. We believe that integration of rejected or shadow parts of our individual and inter-connected selves supports our collective flourishing.
Spiritually Open, Inclusive, and Interspiritual: This training is inter-spiritual and we encourage individuals of diverse spiritual and religious backgrounds to participate. Diverse perspectives, including the perspectives of those who are currently “spiritually curious” or “deconstructing” faith all enrich our spiritual education and enrichment.
An Intermediate-to-Advanced Enneagram Training: This is not an introductory Enneagram program. Before taking this training, you will be asked to confirm that you have basic knowledge of the Enneagram system and that you have engaged in some Enneagram-informed inner work–whether 1:1 or in community. Active participation in at least one of Evolving Enneagram’s Contemplative Practices & the Enneagram (CPE) 12-week cohorts counts toward this inner work requirement.
Personal and Professional Development: While this training will be geared toward individuals seeking to become a Contemplative Enneagram Certified Practitioner (CECP) through Evolving Enneagram, you are heartily welcome to participate in this program, or select modules for your own healing and conscious awakening. Modules 1 and 2 are open to all. Modules 3-5 are currently reserved for those certifying.
Inaugural Training: Because this is the first cohort of a first-of-its kind program, please anticipate that you’ll encounter both the gifts and challenges (and hopefully much more of the former) of this being the “first” of its kind. If you’re prepared for–and perhaps also excited by–this invitation, read on!
SAVE THE DATES
Registration for module 1
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We now have dates for all five modules, with the final module (we hope and intend) to be hosted in person in or near the Kansas City area. Program development is still in the works so bookmark this page and sign up for our e-mail list to learn when details are updated!
For now, our confirmed dates are as follows:
Module 1: Sept 12-14, 2025. Three full days (10am-6pm CT)
Module 2: Dec 5-7, 2025. Three full days (10am-6pm CT)
THE FOLLOWING MODULES ARE OPEN TO THOSE ON THE CERTIFICATION PATH ONLY:
Module 3: Jan 14 – Apr 1, 2026. (12 consecutive Wednesdays, 6:00–7:30pm CT, starting January 14, 2026, and a Half-Day Training on Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10:00am-2:30pm CT)
Module 4: May 1-2, 2026. Two full days (10am-6pm CT) followed by personalized practicum supervised by Nhien Vuong
Module 5: Sept 10-13, 2026. Four days in-person (starts Thursday September10, 2026, 6:00pm CT and ends Sunday, September 13th, noon CT)
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Contemplative Enneagram Foundations
Open to all--whether or not you are pursuing certification.
However basic knowledge of the Enneagram and some prior inner work based on your Type is required.
This is NOT an introduction to the Types!
This module lays the foundation for the Contemplative Enneagram path.
📅 Dates & Times
September 12–14, 2025
10:00 am – 6:00 pm CT (Daily)
💼 Format: Online 3-Day Training
🧾 Accreditation: 22.5 IEA hours
📝 Registration & Details
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Nuances of Type and Subtype–from Surviving to Thriving
Open to all--whether or not you are pursuing certification.
However basic knowledge of the Enneagram and some prior inner work based on your Type is required.
This is NOT an introduction to the Types!
This module dives deeper into the nuances of Enneagram type and subtype.
📅 Dates & Times
December 5–7, 2025
10:00 am – 6:00 pm CT (Daily)
💼 Format: Online 3-Day Training
🧾 Accreditation: 22.5 IEA hours
📝 Registration & Details
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Entering the Circle: A Practice of Embracing Wholeness & Unity
Prerequisite: Completion of Modules 1 & 2 required unless exception is made due to sufficient prior experience.
A weekly learning lab for engaging in and practicing facilitating Enneagram-informed contemplative community spaces. This cohort will offer a safe practice space for practicing new facilitation skills and exploring repressed or shadowed aspects of our wholeness and unity.
📅 Dates & Times
- Weekly Labs: 12 Wednesdays, 6:00–7:30 pm CT starting January 14, 2026
- Half-Day Training: Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm CT
💼 Format: Online 12-Week Lab + 1 Half-Day Training
🧾 Accreditation: 22.5 IEA hours
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Crafting Your Calling; Designing Your Practicum
Prerequisite: Completion of Modules 1 to 3 required
Online 2-day training followed by assignment to craft and implement contemplative Enneagram practicum on your own time followed by two 1-hr Private Mentoring Sessions with Rev Nhien to be completed before Module 5.
📅 Dates & Times
May 1–2, 2026
10:00 am – 6:00 pm CT (Daily)
💼 Format: 2-Day Online Training + Practicum + Mentoring
🧾 Accreditation: 17 IEA hours
📝 Registration & Details
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Coming Full Circle
Prerequisite:
Completion of Modules 1 to 4 required
(By invitation only)
In-person 4-day Contemplative Enneagram Immersion to celebrate and empower you to move forward in leadership.
📅 Dates & Times
- Begins: Thursday, Sept 10 at 6:00 pm CT
- Ends: Sunday, Sept 13 at 12:00 pm CT
📍 Location: In-person (TBD – likely Kansas City, MO or Midwest)
🧾 Accreditation: 24 IEA hours
📝 Registration & Details
More details coming soon.
N.B. Hosting this module in-person vs. online is currently being considered. However, if it turns out that for most who are certifying, this will not work out, or we are unable to find a suitable, affordable venue, we will shift to a hybrid (concurrently in-person and online) or fully online format.
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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.
