Intentional Living Circles have been offered since 2006. They provide a time and space for connections, community, and discussions; we collaborate with and support a community focused on awakening! Topics focus on building self-awareness, personal growth, and purpose.
Come often to explore diverse topics, approaches, and presenters ranging from social, interactive, entertaining, and creative to meditative, spiritual, and often transformational.
Circles are on Tuesday evenings, 7:00-9:00 PM MST, via Zoom
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Enneagram Sacred Laws Presentation
In April of 2024, I was invited by Enneagram Collaborative Global (ECG) to present on Enneagram’s Sacred Laws.
"On behalf of the Enneagram Collaborative Group, we thank you profusely for your willingness to share your wisdom and experience with our community of practitioners. The breakout rooms and inquiries you offered were soul-searching inquiries helping us to see whether we are connecting with ourselves … in order to coach from a more conscious state. It was special that you shared your passion of cultivating a practice of truly Being and thus remembering our wholeness."
If you would like to watch the presentation, I start about 30 minutes in, here is the link to the YouTube recording of that event. (101) 2024 04 General Session, Nancy Markow - YouTube
Yoga provides a physical, mental, emotional, and energetic experience.
The multi-level approach I offer holds space for all levels of experience. I share options and encouragement to honor your body, history, and architecture. You are repeatedly reminded to connect within, using your breath to direct your mind and open your heart.
As a big fan of the Enneagram and transformational tools, I often weave Enneagram and other teachings into the yoga experience. This empowering approach encourages the development of neuropathways between your mind, heart, and body – activating your three intelligence centers.
In each class, you will begin and end with a guided centering practice. You will also be invited to set a focus intention for yourself - supporting you with awakening qualities, you are ready to bring forth from within you.
Yoga via Zoom requires 100% personal responsibility for yourself and your experience.
Join me and others on Sundays, Mondays, and Wednesdays at 10:00 AM MST and Thursdays and Fridays at 4:30 PM MST. RSVP and receive the zoom link using Meetup. Meetup will also share any schedule changes.
Most all classes are 1.5 hours.
I suggest having a mat, two blocks (be creative with what you have around your house if you don't have blocks - perhaps grabbing two unopened rolls of toilet paper for blocks and a rolled-up towel for a bolster), and a strap (a leash, strap, scarf, etc., can substitute). A blanket and bolster are excellent additions but not necessary.
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Can't make a class? Here are some pre-recorded options for you to explore. Start by agreeing to be 100% responsible for yourself and your experience, then click on any of the links below, have fun, and listen to your body!!
New Classes:
This link takes you to a class I titled "Self-Care."
This one is called "What can I do?"
This class focused on hips, hams, glutes, and balance
More classes to explore:
(26) 11.15.2022 A flowy hour class - YouTube
These links take you to classes with a little more challenge
https://youtu.be/Mz3rx0aHBbA (Warriors, Triangles, Hamstrings, and hips)
This link takes you to a class where we focused on triangles and the Law of Three! https://youtu.be/k6X5uA17-qg
This link takes you to a class where we mostly used a strap to explore a collection of poses https://youtu.be/9iZnweGktDg.
This link takes you to a class where we focused on planks and chair poses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt9BjRe__Xk.
I shared this class for the 2021 International Enneagram Association Global Conference https://youtu.be/reVNIGdAZ1U.
This link shared a modified yoga class while healing an aggravated meniscus. It asks, "what can you do - in yoga and life?" https://youtu.be/bcABtG4ZjVM
This class was primarily done on a chair (no standing)
Have you heard of the Enneagram?
If not, or even if you have, check out these two short videos from top teachers explaining the teachings.
· Robert Holden Video Excerpt (vimeo.com)
· Russ Hudson - 2021 Conference Video Excerpt - Getting "Out of the Box" (vimeo.com)
Now that you know what the Enneagram is and what it isn't, are you ready to dive deep into it?
The Empowered Living course guides you to understand the Enneagram teachings from its roots to the wings! Below is a testimonial from a past participant. Check out more testimonials by clicking on the testimonials link above.
"Nancy is knowledgeable and compassionate in her approach to engaging participants. She easily facilitates as a trusted guide, inspiring all to fully engage in exploring the gifts and challenges of type and this journey of being a human." - Testimonial from Tami Styles 7/2022
Description:
The course has been offered since 2008 and continues to evolve. I have never wanted to make the course stagnant by publishing the workbook.
The workbook is now 264 pages, filled with wisdom I have gained from my years of learning. I have studied under a wide variety of top teachers and also less-known wise people.
The course experience is offered in intimate groups of four participants; each participant is invited to complete independent reading, reflecting, and journaling assignments in the workbook.
We meet as a group six times for three hours over Zoom. In these sessions, we dive deep and process what has been explored independently.
Participants spend 60 or more hours when they are fully engaged.
I ask for a serious commitment to participate. The course includes communication between the participants with group texts and emails – all are encouraged to share and learn from each other.
As the name of the course suggests, it includes the roots of the teachings, the sacred symbolism, and the powerful laws within it. There is a significant emphasis on the power of pausing and centering, with somatic experiences that encourage engagement with the three centers of intelligence.
Participants are offered tools to support them in being emotionally responsible, which requires the ability to turn inward – to self-reflect and know themselves. We explore the concepts of Essence and how we are more than our ego-personality.
Participants are guided into understanding how the system includes movement, type influencers and how each point and type has a spectrum.
You will explore the various triadic groups and how to use them to learn more about why they do what they do. The system is taught as a series of maps that support navigating real-life situations.
All this prepares you to self-identify your core type using self-reflection and detailed information about the 9 types. You are invited to observe the patterns of your personality and how it can hijack your thoughts, feelings, and actions. You are encouraged to use what you learn to loosen your personalities' grip.
The course concludes with a personal map created by each participant that supports them as a cheat sheet to apply what they have learned.
What to expect:
The course is intense. It requires time, commitment, vulnerability, and a willingness to accept your gifts and the shadow aspects of your personality. It is structured to expand your awareness and encourage compassion - for yourself, others, and the world.
The benefits from the course will depend on what you put into the experience. The Enneagram is life-changing for many!
The course in-depth workbook is divided into six assignments corresponding to the six group sessions.
Session 1 – What is an Enneagram – The Symbol
Session 2 – Enneagram of Transformation
Session 3 – Enneagram of Personalities
Session 4 – Deeper into the Enneagram
Session 5 –- Using the Enneagram for Personal Growth
Session 6 – Choices
You will be sent sections of the workbook electronically before each session, with time to complete the required exercises and practices.
Reasonable 1:1 support is also available throughout the course.
The course has no fee in the spirit of accessibility, faith, and trust. It is most important to me that this wisdom is shared in a way that supports a planetary shift toward love and inclusion.
The course DOES require a serious commitment to do the assignments and attend the group sessions.
There is a waitlist for the course.
If you are guided to participate, email me (nancymarkow@gmail.com), sharing about yourself, why you are interested in the course, and why it is the right time to take it. Include requirements in the way of dates and times. Most sessions are 9:30 AM MST-12:30 PM MST.
To further prepare for the course, I suggest reading up to page 94 in The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Riso-Hudson (or the entire book) and listening to Russ Hudson's audiobook, The Enneagram, 9 Gateways to Presence. (Both may be available in your local library).
One-on-one teaching session.
Share your questions and receive individual support.
Deepen understanding of your choices, empowerment tools, Enneagram, Law of Attraction, and more.
Schedule by reaching out via the contact tab.
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Enjoy connecting with others while exercising your body. Different hikes and walks each week, possible snowshoeing when the weather is right. For the schedule, Sign up at the meetup link.
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