Typology Balancing Your Centers of Intelligence, feat. Beatrice Chestnut [S02-044]
May 30, 2019
Beatrice Chestnut, a renowned Enneagram teacher and author, shares her insights on balancing the three Centers of Intelligence: head, heart, and body. She explains how each Enneagram type tends to favor one center, often leading to imbalance. Beatrice offers practical methods to strengthen underused centers, emphasizing the importance of self-observation in leadership and personal relationships. Personal anecdotes highlight the transformative power of this balance, making the conversation both enlightening and relatable.
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Three-Brained Human Perspective
- The Enneagram frames humans as three-brained beings: head, heart, and body, each co-equal in processing experience.
- Over-privileging one center leads to imbalance; conscious use of all three yields fuller functioning.
Actively Balance Your Centers
- Observe which center you overuse and intentionally recruit the other two to rebalance your responses.
- Use the right center for the right situation instead of reacting automatically from personality habit.
Body Center: Instinct Versus Movement
- The body center contains two functions: instinct (automatic) and movement (learned skills like walking).
- This distinction explains why some bodily responses feel automatic while others require practice.
