Enneagram is a personality framework. In this episode, Vrin Rao provides an overview of the nine energy types, and explains how Ennegram can be used as a tool for personal growth. She also discusses her personal meditation practice, and how mindfulness can help us during these overwhelming times.
Vrindavan (Vrin) Rao is an Enneagram Coach and Meditation Teacher. She works with women and those who identify with the female energy to build strong and healthy relationships with themselves and others. She does this by using the personality framework of the Enneagram which helps us to understand the lens our ego sees the world through. Depending on that particular lens, we internalize and process occurrences, words, actions and circumstances in very unique ways that cause our ego to either categorize it as triggering (a particular identity I hold dear is being called into question - DO SOMETHING NOW!) or validating (Ah! I’m being seen as I want to be seen). It is our response to our egos' that spill out in interactions we have with ourselves and others in both the personal and professional settings. By understanding what we are driven by, we develop greater awareness, understanding and acceptance of ourselves and others.
Vrin is also a meditation teacher and a life-long practitioner of nada yoga (the yoga of sound), japa yoga (the yoga of meditative mantra recitation) and kirtan yoga. She is also well-versed in tantra, chakra meditation, swara yoga (the science of the breath) and yoga nidra (psychic sleep).
If you are interested in learning more about how the Enneagram can shed greater insights into your relationships with yourself and others, she offers Enneagram Consultations and ongoing coaching. The consultation is a 1:1 opportunity to dive deeper into understanding your core motivations, better understand your unique gifts and learn how to work with the shadows we each battle within You can reach out to her at: vrin@illuminate.nyc or on Insta: @illuminate.nyc. (https://www.instagram.com/illuminate.nyc/)
You can also download the free Intention Setting Template she's created here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f3accef9a4a3d002609db60 This fillable workbook walks you through the stages of successfully creating and manifesting your daily intentions and gives examples of where we often go wrong.
