Complementary Therapies: Enneagram ~ Yoga
Why complementary therapies?
Talk therapy is great! And... sometimes we need extra supports to really deepen into new ways of being, to invite the change we're ready for.
You might find Enneagram ideas, Yoga practices, somatic practices, or energy work like Reiki helpful as we navigate the counselling journey together. You can let Kelly know of your interest in any of these, or she may suggest any of these as extra supports in our work together. You'll find a bit more info here about supportive supplemental modalities that Kelly is trained in and incorporates in therapeutic work.
Yoga
Yoga, an ancient tradition rooted in land and teachings from South Asia, can be a very supportive tool for spiritual and personal growth. It can help get us unstuck from habitual patterns, it can deepen our awareness of breath and body, and it supports a calm, steady and just life. Kelly is trained in the 8 limbs of yoga, which incorporates more than movement (asana) and, similar to the enneagram, is about one's life and experience as a whole.
Counselling clients sometimes sign up for Kelly's yoga classes, and yoga may be woven into therapy in ways that support the therapeutic process, such as through breathwork, mindfulness, or body-based awareness.
Both Enneagram and Yoga are concerned with human development and engaged living that naturally supports each of us as we share our unique gifts with the larger community.
Enneagram for Formation & Enneagram Coaching
The Enneagram is an ancient tool for human formation that has been growing in public conciousness since the 1970s, particularly in psycohological and spiritual circles. It's origins are from middle eastern mystical and contemplative traditions and spirituality.
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While many see it as an aid in personality understanding, Kelly is much more interested in the ways the Enneagram supports lifelong human development. The enneagram is a map for increasing conscious awareness, which can equip folks to move towards deepening presence, groundedness and maturity.
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The world has a deep longing for such people.
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The lens of the Enneagram naturally flows into Kelly’s counselling and therapeutic work. The Enneagram’s wisdom is integrated into Kelly's approach to therapy, and she draws on it to illuminate patterns, bring language to lived experience, and open pathways for growth, even transformation.
Enneagram Coaching
Some folks choose to focus on Enneagram coaching as their primary tool for growth and change. Coaching sessions remain therapeutic and supportive of individual goals. In coaching, the Enneagram is integrated intentionally and specifically, bringing in the wisdom of triads, inner lines, and instinctual patterns. The focus will be on deepening presence and awareness so folks can see their tendencies and essence with greater clarity and understanding.
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If you’re curious about the Enneagram, you can ask Kelly about coaching or how to weave these ideas into our work together!
Teachers, Training, and Other Modalities
Kelly's Enneagram training emerges from the Russ Hudson community of learners and practitioners, whom she has been meeting with virtually several times per month since 2022. She attends in-person development opportunities at least yearly. Kelly participates in large and small groups of learning, practice and care with other Enneagram leaders from around the world. She is part of the Global and Canadian Enneagram associations.
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Kelly studied yoga at the Canmore Counselling School for Yoga Psychology in Alberta, Canada, and has a 200 hour teacher training certificate. She also studies yearly with Sandra Sammartino in White Rock, BC, Canada.
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Reiki is energy work that originates from Japan. Reiki treatments focus on breath, alignment and balancing our energies, particularly in the areas of emotional and physical wellbeing. Kelly's Reiki training took place with Reiki Master Carey Sinclair, a Cree practitioner living in Winnipeg. If you are interested in reiki sessions with Kelly, know that they usually take place at the downtown office, and participants lay on a massage table in a relaxed, receptive posture. Kelly is a level 3 Reiki practitioner.