The Upbuild Enneagram Library

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Welcome to the Upbuild Enneagram Library. We’re glad to be on this journey with you. We’re two former monks, a former startup founder and CEO, and a former investment bank executive…who met in a NYC monastery.  Over the past two decades, we’ve used the Enneagram to help countless individuals and organizations see themselves more clearly and start to break free from the shackles of the ego. Drawing on years of teaching, coaching, and lived experience, we’ve created this podcast as a deep library of Enneagram knowledge to support you in the most meaningful journey there is: the journey from the ego to the true self.

  1. 1D AGO

    The Imbalances of the Centers of Intelligence

    In the Enneagram, there are some Types that disassociate from their Center of Intelligence and other Types where one Center “enslaves” another. Which pattern do you fall into, and what is actually happening beneath the surface? In this episode, Michael, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath explore the concept of the Imbalances of the Centers. They break down the mechanics behind the first and second imbalances and how these patterns form unconsciously.  Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

    34 min

  2. APR 21

    The Harmonics: How Each Enneagram Type Approaches Conflict

    One of the most overlooked dimensions of the Enneagram is how we handle conflict. In this episode, Michael, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath explore the three Harmonics: Competency, Emotional Realness, and Positive Outlook. Each represents a distinct strategy for restoring harmony, yet each can just as easily create more disconnection when singularly used or distorted. They unpack how each Enneagram Type leans on one of these approaches, how that strategy breaks down at lower levels of awareness, and why relying on just one Harmonic leaves conflict unresolved. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

    42 min

  3. APR 7

    The Inner Critic: The Mouthpiece of the Ego

    We live in a constant negotiation with an Inner Critic that tells us we are not enough. In this episode, Vipin, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath shed light on the Inner Critic as the mouthpiece of the ego. Using the Enneagram, they show how this voice operates differently across the Types and how it’s rooted in our Basic Fear, continuously pushing us to become someone we think we should be. They introduce the idea of the Inner Critic game, where we are perpetually earning and losing points based on how well we meet our ego’s expectations. From perfectionism to performance-driven validation, this system quietly shapes our thoughts, behaviors, relationships, and culture, forever creating a heightening tension, and at best, the sense of never quite arriving. This episode is not about silencing the Inner Critic. It’s about understanding it, seeing the patterns more clearly, and beginning to work with it by greater awareness, compassion, and newfound freedom. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

    45 min

  4. MAR 24

    The Shock Point and Red Flag Fears: What Makes Us Slip Down the Levels of Consciousness

    This episode introduces the Transitional Fears, the fears that arise at key thresholds between Levels of Consciousness. Vipin, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath show how these fears are expressions of deeper existential anxiety, why they feel so convincing, and how recognizing them can help you interrupt the ego’s patterns and return to a more conscious way of being. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

    56 min

  5. MAR 10

    Parental Orientation: Attachment, Frustration, and Rejection in the Enneagram

    Every Enneagram Type carries a specific relationship to nurturing and protective energy. That relationship begins in childhood, but it does not stay there. In this episode, Vipin, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath unpack Parental Orientation, the Object Relations framework that explains attachment, frustration, and rejection across all nine Types. They explore how each Type internalizes the nurturing and protective functions and how those early adaptations shape adult behavior, leadership style, relationship patterns, emotional tone, and even our unconscious bias toward strength and softness. By mapping the three relational stances onto the Enneagram, they reveal a precise psychological matrix that helps explain why we seek certain energies, resist others, and feel chronically disappointed in specific ways. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

    1 hr

  6. FEB 24

    Falling in Love with Every Enneagram Type

    How do we fall in love with the Enneagram Types? In the same way we fall in love with people in real life: by understanding both their gifts and their suffering. In this episode, Michael, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath explore what it truly means to fall in love with every Enneagram Type. They introduce the idea of “access points,” the doorways that allow us to move beyond intellectual understanding and into genuine compassion for each Type’s lived experience. Moving through all nine Types, they highlight what makes each one uniquely and deeply lovable with the pain they carry. From the Type 1’s longing for purity to the Type 9’s desire for harmony, the conversation reveals how every Type conveys an attempt to cope with their distinct core wounds in an ego-driven world that constantly triggers them. The episode closes with a reflection on why authentic Enneagram work must be rooted in love, and how falling in love with the Types supports spiritual growth, compassion, and our capacity to serve others more fully. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

    1h 1m

  7. FEB 10

    The Predominant Emotions: Anger, Shame, and Fear

    Each of us lives from one of three distinct inner stances, yet hardly ever realizing it… “Don’t mess with my world.” “See me the way I want to be seen.” “What can I trust?” In this episode, Michael, Hari Prasada, and Rasanath explore how Anger, Shame, and Fear function as the Predominant Emotions of the Enneagram (and of the human condition). These emotions correspond to the Body types (8, 9, 1), Heart types (2, 3, 4), and Head types (5, 6, 7), and point to the deeper forces shaping how we experience ourselves and the world. More than surface-level feelings, they reveal what the ego is organized around and what it is constantly trying to manage or avoid. Moving through the three emotional triads, they explore what provokes each emotion, how it is experienced internally, and how it shows up externally. The gift we stand to gain through this knowledge is the freedom to act differently, instead of being habitually forced to act on the emotion. That’s a lifelong pursuit of self-awareness and self-regulation. But by understanding these emotions, where they come from, why they affect us, and seeing their specific hold on us personally, we can become so grounded and judicious in how we respond to them. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

    58 min

  8. JAN 27

    The Wings

    The Wing is one of the most powerful forces shaping personality. In addition to the primary Type, it strongly influences what we want, how we show up, and even whether we experience ourselves as more introverted or extroverted. In this episode, Hari, Michael, and Rasanath explore why identifying the correct Type-Wing relationship is essential for accurate typing and meaningful growth. Moving through all nine Types, they show how different Wing combinations create distinct energies, body language, and ways of engaging with life. Special attention is given to Wings they see creating a more prominently polarizing effect, where opposing orientations can feel like two very different people living inside one personality. Throughout the conversation, they emphasize how understanding Wings helps us recognize ego patterns, honor our gifts, and engage in the deeper work of self-realization. Links Enneagram Library Live:  Join our bi-weekly conversations and teachings on the Enneagram to help you see yourself, others, and the human condition more clearly. Thursdays at 6:15p ET on Zoom. Upbuild Coaching Training Program. Get your ICF certification. Starts in October. Upbuild Website Instagram: @upbuildnyc Facebook: Upbuild LinkedIn: Upbuild

    42 min
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Welcome to the Upbuild Enneagram Library. We’re glad to be on this journey with you. We’re two former monks, a former startup founder and CEO, and a former investment bank executive…who met in a NYC monastery.  Over the past two decades, we’ve used the Enneagram to help countless individuals and organizations see themselves more clearly and start to break free from the shackles of the ego. Drawing on years of teaching, coaching, and lived experience, we’ve created this podcast as a deep library of Enneagram knowledge to support you in the most meaningful journey there is: the journey from the ego to the true self.

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  • Creator
    Upbuild
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Upbuild Enneagram Library
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