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Happy summer!


Here's hoping you've been soaking up the season's long daylight, even as many across the Pacific Northwest have also been navigating the smoke from nearby wildfires this week. Our hearts are with everyone affected.


While we haven't hosted an event since our June gathering, we've been working behind the scenes and are very excited for our fall offerings.


Keep reading for information about our first regional in-person events, first online event featuring an incredible guest speaker and more.


In this newsletter, you'll find:

✨ RSVP to September Regional Events!

✨ Save the Date: Virtual Event with Dina ElBadry

✨ IEA Global: Call for Presenters

✨ Become a Member!


Thanks for being here!


Warmly,

Your IEA Pacific Northwest Board of Directors
(Aaron, Alison, Andrea, Caryn, Elke, Jen, Laura, Meghann, Robert, Satya, and Stephanie)


September Regional In-Person Events

We're excited to announce our first in-person gatherings — this September in Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco!


These meet ups will be fairly casual, with light facilitation to spark meaningful conversation. They are free to attend (a $5 donation is suggested but not required).


We're so looking forward to building in-person connections with those of you who can make it.


RSVP now to let us know you'll be there!

September Gatherings at a Glance

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Seattle Area Gathering

Thursday, September 10th 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Organized by Meghann McNiff & Jen Macallister

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Bay Area Gathering

Thursday, September 10th
6:00pm - 8:30pm

Organized by Robert Weinberg

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Portland Area Gathering

Sunday, September 20th
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Organized by Laura Lentz


Save the Date for
Dina ElBadry Virtual Presentation

Spiritual Awakening and the Enneagram: What the Enneagram Says About the Essence of Who We Are

with Dina ElBadry

October 20th, 11:00am PDT -1:00pm PDT on Zoom

Registration details coming soon!

We're excited to welcome Dina to our community this October as our first expert teacher!


Dina ElBadry is the founder and lead Enneagram teacher at The Enneagram Academy in Egypt. She's an IEA-accredited Enneagram professional and a former official teacher at Chestnut Paes Enneagram Academy, where she taught foundational and advanced courses and served as Head Mentor for the Personal Mastery Program.


Dina's teaching draws deeply from the Enneagram's psychological and spiritual dimensions, including the Levels of Awareness model rooted in Gurdjieffian and Sufi inner work traditions.

"Most of the time, we tend to relate to each other from the ego. We are preoccupied with our stories, our needs, and our projections onto the other person."


"The personality isn't Humanity's only option, and the human can be so much more."


"The act of sharing personal stories with a group... can help release the power trauma holds."


"If we were to relate from an Essential Place even a little more than we currently do, it could completely change our experience of relationship."


-Dina ElBadry


IEA Global Conference: Call for Presenters

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IEA Global is seeking proposals for engaging, high-quality Enneagram presentations — especially ideas that bring fresh or innovative thinking, invite audience interaction and participation, speak to younger generations and emerging voices in the community, and foster connection, creativity, and meaningful dialogue.


Deadline: September 30, 2026


We'd love to see our region represented on the global stage! If you've got an idea brewing, we encourage you to share your fresh perspective with the greater Enneagram community.


The conference is still nearly a year out, but we're already dreaming about an IEA PNW meetup while we're there — just planting the seed!


Membership is Growing!

We're thrilled to see our membership growing!


Already we're hearing about new and deepening connections forming across the region — a reminder of just how many people out there value the Enneagram.


Membership is $40/year, or $20/year if you're already an IEA Global member.


Members enjoy free or reduced rates on programming, including free attendance to our upcoming virtual event with Dina ElBadry.


Not a member yet? Your early support helps us shape this community — we'd love for you to be part of it.

We're so glad you're here. If you know anyone who should know about us, forward this along!

International Enneagram Association Pacific Northwest

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2709 N Hayden Island Dr,

STE 116817

Portland, Oregon, 97217, USA