
Enneagram 101 Certification + Discover or confirm your type
Learn the Enneagram without confusion or mistyping + 3 Maps for Growth—no need to rely on unreliable tests.
Here’s a summary of what you’ll get
YOUR CERTIFICATE
Get door-opening Internationally Accredited ICF ACSTH CCE 11 hours for ACC PCC MCC.
YOUR
CLASSES
Join 3 Live Zoom Practical Classes (learn-by-doing) with expert Master Coach instructor & small group.
YOUR
CALENDAR
Choose a Jan, May or Sep weekly Wednesday 3-hour Zoom: USA mornings, Africa-Europe evening Time Zones.
YOUR
TOOL-KIT
3 Unique Personality Pearls to understand the Enneagram + 3 Maps for growth – only from us.
YOUR
EARNINGS
Upgrade to study Enneagram Coach to offer professional Enneagram typing sessions 1-1 and for groups.
You know that feeling when you’re trying on clothes in a store change-room with far too many mirrors?
When Dr Pam Roux, my friend and colleague who co-wrote a book on systemic healing with me, kept saying things like, “Oh, that’s because she’s a type 4… he’s an 8, that explains it… I think he’s a 3 or maybe a 7.” Even though I love and respect Pam, It took effort not to roll my eyes.
I’d be thinking, “Surely there are not 9 types of people… you can’t just go around labelling that way… I’m not interested in yet another personality system.”
Boy, was I missing out!
So when I had a dream where Pam was telling me that I was a 9 on the Enneagram I called her the next day to tell her.
“Col, that’s a very 9 way to find out you’re a 9,” she laughed. And now I was very curious.
With time to kill in a bookstore, I opened Helen Palmer’s book “The Enneagram” to Type 9 and read in horror.
You know that feeling of standing in your nickers in a store change room, the lights are too bright, and there are far too many mirrors? That’s how I felt reading about, well… not just 9’s I was reading about me.
Things that I thought were ALL exclusively Colleenness turned out to be very 9ness.

My ego was bruised and defensive, but I bought the book and was HOOKED. The Enneagram fast became one of the most helpful, empowering tools I have ever bumped into.
But here’s the thing, had I not discovered my type in a dream, I would have faced the wall of confusion most face when trying to work out which of the 9 is theirs.
I grew concerned as my knowledge grew (I devoured courses and books like a hungry person) and took the big tests.
- #1 The tests (even the best ones) were hit and miss and mistyped many people. I was typed as 2, an 8 and 3.
- #2 Learning the Enneagram was like untying a knotted ball of string; it was complex and frustrating.
Because the Enneagram gave me SO many gifts:
- Critical to my work as a coach and mentor.
- Pushing me to step up to my growth path (type 3).
- Showing me inner obstacles and blind spots to heal.
- Giving me different ways to parent my daughters (types 6,7, and 8).
I worked on decluttering the Enneagram so that I could help people really “get” their type far quicker and with greater depth.
For example, I removed the typical type labels replacing them with ennea-toons and infographics. I saw the triads as more than more keywords to learn, but as the deeper WHY behind each type, so I formulated the popular 3 Pearls process.
And perhaps most importantly, I created a reliable 8 Step Typing Method to coach the 9 types and help others to discover their types without needing tests.
- My InnerLifeSkills Enneagram 3 Pearls, 9 Polarities, 3 Maps for Growth and 8 Step Typing Method are now used worldwide in homes and boardrooms, coaching sessions and fun conversations.
May my story inspire your freedom.
Let’s help you discover your Enneagram Type
WITHOUT UNRELIABLE TESTS OR MEMORIZING CONFUSING LISTS
Did you know that tests neglect an entire sub-type called counterphobic 6? Every class, my team and I run a few people who have been typed as 8 and feel relief to find their true type CP6. Let’s empower you with a real understanding of ALL 9 types.
Let’s use the Enneagram as a powerful map for growth
THE ENNEAGRAM IS NOT AN EXCUSE—WHEN USED WELL, IT’S A POTENT MAP FOR GROWTH
Our InnerLifeSkills unique way of working with the Enneagram focuses on going beyond typing. When taught well, the Enneagram reveals a MAP for growth that we can use to remove our blindspots and claim our enlightened, empowered wholeness.
This Enneagram 101 course includes my 3 MAPS for growth, INTUITION, WHOLNESS and PURPOSE.
Here’s a breakdown of the entire curriculum
Here’s how it works…
3 ONLINE LIVE CLASSES
Join my expert team and me for 3 x 3-hour Zoom classes (USA mornings, UK-AFRICA evenings).
Plus, receive lifetime access (including upgrades) to your online resources—PDF worksheets + quick reference manual + tutorial videos.

The step-by-step process to really “GET” each type without memorizing lists.
3 PEARLS + TYPING MISTAKES
We’ve refined the way we teach the Enneagram to DECLUTTER it for you—in a fun way.
You’ll learn easy-to-use soundbites that make sense.
Learn this for your personal growth and love of the Enneagram or to go on to study our Enneagram Coach certification to offer professional typing sessions.
OUR UNIQUE APPROACH
Whether you are brand new to the Enneagram or want to check your foundation knowledge is firm, enjoy our unique approach to bringing all the critical elements of this powerful system together.

Like an oyster coating a grain of sand to protect itself, the Personality Pearl teaching helps us to see the reasons behind each of the types behaviour.

Using our 3 Maps: Intuition, Wholeness and Purpose, not only can you deepen your typing journey, but you gain a clear spiritual and personal growth path.

The Enneagram doesn’t put us in a BOX; it shows us the box we are already in! The moment we SEE the box, we have gained our first step to freedom.
YOUR INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE
After your classes (full attendance needed for certification), receive your ICF Accredited Attendance Certificate. Even if you don’t plan on coaching the Enneagram, an ICF certificate is good to add to any CV.
Your certificate displays the 11 ICF ACSTH + CCE accredited training hours to use for an ACC, PCC, or MCC sought-after credential or towards your InnerLifeSkills full Master Coach ACTP Certification. 5 hours ICF Core Competencies + 6 hours ICF Resource Development
9 hours are synchronous (live coaching classes online) + 2 hours are asynchronous (self-study and practice).

Everything you need to build a solid Enneagram foundation.
What our students say about our unique approach to learning the Enneagram








InnerLifeSkills Enneagram 101 empowers you with
PERSONALITY PEARLS
PRIMARY POLARITIES
MAPS FOR GROWTH
ENNEAGRAM TYPES
Here’s what to do next
Click the button for your CURRENCY + COURSE month.
You’ll be enrolled for USD, GBP and EURO within a few minutes. SA residents, please fill in the form.
We’ll email you a welcome within a day with access to your online resources to begin before your scheduled class dates (if you want).
WHAT IF YOU MISS A CLASS?
If life happens, we’ll happily reschedule you for a future class (no admin fees or penalties). Classes are also recorded for catching up.
You can book a Zoom call for guidance or email us anytime.
We look forward to seeing you in class! Classes book up to a year in advance, check what space is available when you click.

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