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What Clients Have to Say...

"Thank you again for leading the Enneagram Staff Development session for the Virginia Coast Reserve (VCR)! Your style and expertise were very much appreciated. We all felt like we learned a bit about ourselves, learned how to work more effectively as a team and want to work to incorporate more awareness of our strengths and weaknesses as we move forward. Thank you!"

— Jill Bieri, Director, Virginia Coast Reserve, Nature Conservancy

"The Enneagram training with our three teams was phenomenal, and I was so impressed with the willingness and ease to share so openly. You are masterful at drawing our attention to an inclusive and relaxed space to delve deeply into our souls! We rarely take time for this amount of meaningful work."

— Jan Douglas, Director, Guest Relations, The Biltmore Company, Asheville

"After the day-long “retreat,” group members seemed to hold this newfound community feeling and it has had a very positive impact on understanding, communication and compassion."

— William Toth, Group Leader, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

"Using the enneagram as the basis of our staff retreat was a powerful experience for our team. I came away feeling that I knew each of our staff members on a deeper level. I am more aware of the dynamics of our team’s personality, both as individuals and as a unit. This has impacted the way I communicate with the rest of the staff, as I am now more aware of who they are and what drives their personality."

— Anna Hamilton, , ED South Carolina Community Loan Fund

"Sandra Smith is a strikingly gifted teacher of the Enneagram. Her knowledge of the system is encyclopedic, both subtle and deep, and her years of experience as a teacher and a practitioner of the system are evident. This is the kind of training that leaves you both satisfied and hungry for more."

— Lee Ensign, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Knoxville, TN

"Sandra gave us new insights for seeing ourselves and our team and provided a common language for talking about our hopes, fears, strengths and areas of challenge. She created a safe environment for individuals and groups to do serious work, but that serious work was not somber; it was work filled with hope, joy, and the possibility of meaningful change."

— Guy Sayles, former Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Asheville

"Sandra presents information clearly and weaves it together in such a way that it is easy to digest. Her handouts are thorough, superb resources for future study. The exercises she uses hone in on personal revelations that would less likely be made in a more passive learning environment. This workshop was full of "ah-ha" moments and provided needed time for reflection on how to integrate this information into my life today."

— Carol Dodson, small business owner, Brevard, NC

Thank you for leading the Enneagram course for our spirituality program. I appreciate your leadership and your ability to set the stage for personal understanding and growth. I'm especially grateful for the kind and open way you facilitate the process, inviting people to presence, inner awareness and receptivity. It's amazing work!

— Debra Weir, Spiritual Formation, Comlumbia Theological Seminary