Community Event--Introduction to the Enneagram: Nine Orientations to Life

With Rev. Michael Pergola, Rev. Karen Watt, M.A. & Rev. Tony Zito. M.D.
Friday, February 29
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
OSIS Credit Value:  N/A
Suggested Love Offering $15

COMMUNITY EVENT
ALL ARE WELCOME

Distance Learning Not Available

The Enneagram is an ancient system of spiritual topology rooted in the underlying wisdom of all of the great traditions.  It gives us a precise view of the passions that drive our ego and, for those who are willing, can serve as a powerful tool for escaping the prison of self-centeredness.  The Enneagram is a rich model for understanding others and responding in service to diverse people in difficult times.  Understanding ourselves and understanding others are two of the hallmarks of true and powerful service.

Rev. Karen Watt, M.A., is an ordained interfaith minister, a consultant to business, educational, and non-profit organizations and a personal and business coach.  She is a trained facilitator, a certified mediator, an experienced educator, a certified Enneagram teacher, and a board member of One Spirit Learning Alliance.  Karen has facilitated organizational learning and coached both individuals and teams in large corporations.  She served as a lead teacher and Board President at the Institute for the Advancement of Service in Alexandria, VA., and has a Master’s Degree from George Washington University.  In her various roles as teacher, counselor and coach she provides a safe space for individuals to understand the “limits to growth” that impede their development as full human beings.  Karen nurtures her student’s capacity for personal mastery, self knowledge, and skillful action in their personal and professional relationships.

Rev. Michael Pergola MA, MBA, JD. Co-Founder & President of One Spirit Learning Alliance has pursued an understanding of consciousness in individuals and collectives for over 30 years.  A long time student of the world’s wisdom traditions, he served as Chief Knowledge Officer at a large bank for six years, and practiced law at Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering for nine years. He has a JD and MBA from Cornell University and a Masters in Organizational Dynamics and Individual Development from the University of Pennsylvania. He is an Enneagram teacher, a facilitator, mediator, meditation teacher, biofeedback practitioner, and executive coach. He teaches and consults to Fortune 500 companies in the areas of leadership, communication, organizational learning and creativity.  He develops and teaches courses in a wide variety of areas including: Integral Spirituality, Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life, and Spiral Dynamics.  In his various roles Michael applies his understanding to support others in developing personal mastery and the capacity for skillful action.

Rev. Tony Zito, M.D., is an ordained Interfaith minister, retired psychiatrist, pianist, cook, meditator, and avid student of the world’s spirituality. Tony has a deep knowledge of both psychology and spirituality. He expresses his understanding in a down to earth and human way that creates safety and the opportunity for insight. Living with spiritual principles through abundant and trying times in life has brought Tony to a deep and practical spirituality well suited to life in contemporary society. Tony is a gifted teacher who energizes his students as he inspires them to a deeper way of knowing.