Interview | Cultivating Open-Heartedness with Nan Henson

<p>Drew and the Seths interview their teacher, the one and only Nan Henson. Nan is a master enneagram teacher based in Atlanta, Georgia. She’s one of a select few of  Enneagram Institute authorized teachers in the world. Nan is the founder of Enneagram Atlanta and co-founder of Enneagram Georgia. And you’ll want to stick around to the end of this episode, because Nan leads us through a brief and powerful meditation exercise. </p> <p> </p> <ul><li>How Nan is continuing her enneagram teaching amid COVID-19 [3:20]</li> <li>Nan’s enneagram origin story [4:41]</li> <li>How long it took Nan to feel confident in her enneagram teaching [9:02]</li> <li>Advice for stepping into something bigger than yourself [9:45]</li> <li>As a Type 2, how Nan has learned to live from a more authentic sense of self [11:00]</li> <li>Living in the heart [14:00]</li> <li>How to cultivate the capacity for presence [16:45]</li> <li>The difference between merely eliminating distraction and cultivating presence amid distraction [21:08]</li> <li>How each enneagram type loses presence [22:45]</li> <li>On the fear of living from a more authentic self [29:30]</li> <li>Nan-wisdom on healing the heart [33:00]</li> <li>The power of repeating questions practices to access the heart [37:10]</li> <li>Relatedness vs. relationship [39:00]</li> <li>Supporting others in their inner work [41:00]</li> <li>Where to find Nan and a bit about her certification program [43:45]</li> <li>Nan leads us through a closing meditation [46:45]</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Follow Nan:</p> <ul><li><a href='http://www.enneagramatlanta.com'>www.enneagramatlanta.com</a> [Nan’s workshops]</li> <li><a href='http://www.enneagramgeorgia.com'>www.enneagramgeorgia.com</a> [Nan’s certification program with Lynda Roberts]</li> <li>Instagram: @ennegramatlanta </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>**If you like Fathoms, please leave a review!**</p> <p> </p> <p>—</p> <p>Fathoms | An Enneagram Podcast: “Discovering our inner depths, one fathom at a time.”</p> <p>—</p> <p>Co-hosts: S