Aspects of You

In this book, you learn to discern between thoughts, emotions and instinctive impulses. Often, we get them confused, which can create misunderstandings, frustration and inner or outer conflicts. But the problems only occur because we have not learned to meet and process these different signals for what they are. The book was originally written to fill a void in the Enneagram literature, but it is useful whether we know about the personality types or not. With clear explanations, descriptive examples and practical exercises, the reader is given a first-hand experience of the inner resources discussed and is guided step by step on the path to a life with greater presence, awareness and freedom. "Cicci Lyckow Bäckman has been a dedicated student of the Enneagram for many years, but in this beautiful and accessible book, she steps into teaching the true heart and soul of the Enneagram work. There are many places now where we can read descriptions of the nine types, but Cicci goes beyond this by inviting us into the core teachings for developing ourselves through our Enneagram type.The aptly named Aspects of you reveals to us the inner drives and mechanics behind each of the nine types through an exploration of the Centers of Intelligence. She describes the sense and function of the Centers but also offers advice on how to better express them and balance our lives through them. You can tell from her friendly and steady guidance that Cicci has really lived these teachings, and so she conveys them with a freshness and intimacy rare in writings on this subject. I am truly grateful to see her bringing this marvelous book into the Enneagram conversation, and highly recommend it to anyone seeking to engage in real inner work." -Russ Hudson, author of "The Enneagram: Nine Gateways to Presence", and co-author of "The Wisdom of the Enneagram"

Cicci Lyckow Bäckman was born in Stockholm and started her career with a Master's degree in English and Swedish from Stockholm University. Another keen interest was psychology and inner growth, and when she was diagnosed with a chronic neurological illness in the late 1990's, her interest deepened. She started exploring body-oriented psychotherapy and took part in a number of courses and training seminars. Since 2004, she has created and facilitated her own courses focussing on experiential inner growth. She has also shared her knowledge in three previous books all published in Swedish (2008, 2010 and 2013). In connection with her diagnosis she came across the Enneagram and in 2005, she enrolled in the Riso Hudson Enneagram Training, where she later passed the Certification program with honours. Since starting her journey with the Enneagram, she has filled out and deepened her insights by attending a large number of other workshops and trainings. For a number of years she offered intermittent Enneagram evening classes, but her preferred application is to combine the model with experiential inner growth. Elaborating on this, she designed a training model based expressly on combining experiential inner work with in-depth Enneagram exploration. Her profound insights into inner work make her observations about the Enneagram - and especially the centres and instincts - astute, illuminative and deeply anchored in personal experience.