Holy Ideas
Introduction
The Holy Ideas and Virtues
Frequently Asked Questions
Comments & Pictures
Bios of Facilitators
Sample Study Questions
Music and Poetry by Type
Links
Bios of Facilitators

JoAnne Tybinka began working with the Enneagram of Personality in 1992 and certified with Daniels/Palmer as a teacher in the Narrative Tradition. She served on the Spirituality Track of that association for four years and was Track Chair for two years. She was Program Chairperson for the year 2000 Narrative Tradition Teachers Conference. Additionally, she was a presenter at the 2000 and 2003 International Enneagram Conferences.

As is often the case with Enneagram type 3, the impetus for JoAnne's spiritual transformation was physical exhaustion, forcing her to operate within the parameters of Holy Law and to recognize its self-optimizing thrust. A divorce, over extension of her business, a life-threatening accident (requiring two years of healing), the premature death of her joyful lab/golden retriever, Sonny, and the hospice vigil and death of her beloved friend have all helped her recognize and embrace the Holy Harmony in her life.

Back on her feet, JoAnne moves more cautiously now, waiting for clarity before moving forward. She is married again (to an Enneagram type 6), and continues to find challenges in the 3 - 6 compromise. She subscribes to the principle of Holy Hope!

JoAnne is President of Business Dialogue, Inc. (www.businessdialogue.com), a training and development firm that specializes in communication skill development and team building. She uses the Enneagram extensively in her work. Clients include American President Companies, Ltd., Levi Strauss, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.



Steve Smith (Enneagram type 7) is a gifted facilitator and veteran of more than twenty years of corporate experience in sales training and project management. He first encountered scattered bits of Enneagram wisdom in New York during the 1980s while working in training and development for Knoll International and raising a young son named Cameron (Enneagram type 9) with his actress/wife Gigi (Enneagram type 4).

Transferred by Westinghouse to the Bay Area in 1993, Steve settled in for a closer look at the Enneagram with the Palmer/Daniels Narrative Tradition group and connected with many Enneagram pioneers. Since that time, through many readjustments in life and career, he has continued to weave Enneagram insights into his search for understanding of Holy Work, Holy Plan, and Holy Wisdom.

Among the many blessings he received from the initial Holy Ideas study process and retreat in October 2004 was the realization that he is a Social Seven. This new knowledge has helped him understand his propensity for joining such a large and eclectic variety of groups and people over the years, including the Society of Friends and the AFS foreign exchange program in Pennsylvania; the Caravan Touring Theatre, Outward Bounders, mountaineers, and dulcimer players in Colorado; loggers, salmon canners, and kayakers in Alaska; poets, coal miners, and cattle ranchers in Wyoming; architecture and design aficionados and Tribecca performance artists in New York; Premier Executive members and salespeople everywhere; public school advocates, Boy Scouts, caboose parents, and Presbyterian Church choirs in California; Internet and VC options junkies, adult educators, and various and sundry spiritual seekers of greater resonance and wisdom in the everyday.

Steve has made many career moves and personal changes throughout his life, including acquiring a M.A. in Developmental Theater from the University of Colorado. He and his eleven-year-old son, Keenan (Enneagram type 4),are currently living in the impossibly beautiful Oakland Hills, surrounded by several great communities and a world of possibilities.