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Michael Naylor, M.ED, CCS, LADC
Michael Naylor, M.ED, CCS, LADC
Michael Naylor is an Authorized Enneagram Teacher who is trained by Don Riso and Russ
Hudson of the Enneagram Institute, the global leaders of Enneagram education. He is a
Faculty Member of the Enneagram Institute and facilitates Part 1 six-day trainings. He utilizes the
Enneagram for his personal transformation, in his consulting with individual clients, and in his
work with individuals recovering from addictions. He currently does workshops in the United States
and Canada, and hopes to be doing workshops internationally in the near future. He also
facilitates Courageous Men’s Intimacy Groups at the Health, Education and Training Institute in
Portland, Maine. He is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor and Certified Clinical Supervisor,
has his Master's degree in Health Education from the University of Maine in Orono, and a B.S. in
Psychology and Physical Education. He is the past Clinical Supervisor of Serenity House located
in Portland, a residential treatment facility for men recovering from addiction where he worked for
fifteen years. He has spent 26 years in the field of addiction, has a private practice in Portland,
and has worked extensively with men dealing with men’s spiritual, emotional and psychological
transformation. He has studied a wide array of health and transformation approaches including
Buddhism, Gurdjieff work, the Forum, Breathe work, Chinese Goju martial arts, Dance and
Movement, Yoga, Diamond Heart, Writing, Essence work with the Inspiration Community in
Baltimore, and a variety of meditation practices. He has found that the repetitious suffering
caused by emotional, mental, and physical constrictions and the ensuing addictions that follow
are the result of a lack of knowledge in understanding one's Enneagram Type, i.e., the habits
one's personality type has employed to deal with suffering; and the capacity to be Presence and
inhabit one's True Self. The core misunderstanding of each Type unconsciously spins them on a
wheel of habitual suffering and emotional/psychological reactivity. Whether it is done through the
vehicle of addiction, or by recurring and tenacious emotional reactions that destroy intimacy, or
by the way each Type disassociates from reality thus cutting themselves off from innate joy,
aliveness, inner knowing, spontaneity, and a sense of deep and unwavering value—the
Enneagram is a map and doorway to their freedom. He lives with his beloved wife, Donna, an art
therapist who is training to be Certified by the Enneagram Institute. He also is graced by two
delightful and inspiring step-kids, and a wonderful daughter.
Donna Mead, M.Ed, BA, CMT
Donna Mead-Naylor has an M.Ed in teaching through the arts. She is the process of
getting certified as a Riso-Hudson Enneagram teacher through the Enneagram Institute in New
York. She has a bachelors degree in Social/Behavioral Science from the University of Maine in
Portland, with a minor in Early Childhood Education. She is a Certified Massage Therapist and
has certificates in Polarity Therapy and Healing Touch. For the past twenty-eight years she has
worked with children and families and is currently employed at Winfield Children's House
Montessori school. She hopes to use the Enneagram to teach parenting classes and lead
workshops for teachers to assist them in communicating more effectively with the Nine Types of
children they serve. She looks forward to teaching classes with her soul-mate and husband,
Michael. She is passionate about her art, and is the mother of a comedian, sweet heart, Type
Seven daughter, and an avant guard, mysteriously creative, quirky Five son.
Michael Naylor, M.ED, CCS, LADC
Michael Naylor is an Authorized Enneagram Teacher who is trained by Don Riso and Russ
Hudson of the Enneagram Institute, the global leaders of Enneagram education. He is a
Faculty Member of the Enneagram Institute and facilitates Part 1 six-day trainings. He utilizes the
Enneagram for his personal transformation, in his consulting with individual clients, and in his
work with individuals recovering from addictions. He currently does workshops in the United States
and Canada, and hopes to be doing workshops internationally in the near future. He also
facilitates Courageous Men’s Intimacy Groups at the Health, Education and Training Institute in
Portland, Maine. He is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor and Certified Clinical Supervisor,
has his Master's degree in Health Education from the University of Maine in Orono, and a B.S. in
Psychology and Physical Education. He is the past Clinical Supervisor of Serenity House located
in Portland, a residential treatment facility for men recovering from addiction where he worked for
fifteen years. He has spent 26 years in the field of addiction, has a private practice in Portland,
and has worked extensively with men dealing with men’s spiritual, emotional and psychological
transformation. He has studied a wide array of health and transformation approaches including
Buddhism, Gurdjieff work, the Forum, Breathe work, Chinese Goju martial arts, Dance and
Movement, Yoga, Diamond Heart, Writing, Essence work with the Inspiration Community in
Baltimore, and a variety of meditation practices. He has found that the repetitious suffering
caused by emotional, mental, and physical constrictions and the ensuing addictions that follow
are the result of a lack of knowledge in understanding one's Enneagram Type, i.e., the habits
one's personality type has employed to deal with suffering; and the capacity to be Presence and
inhabit one's True Self. The core misunderstanding of each Type unconsciously spins them on a
wheel of habitual suffering and emotional/psychological reactivity. Whether it is done through the
vehicle of addiction, or by recurring and tenacious emotional reactions that destroy intimacy, or
by the way each Type disassociates from reality thus cutting themselves off from innate joy,
aliveness, inner knowing, spontaneity, and a sense of deep and unwavering value—the
Enneagram is a map and doorway to their freedom. He lives with his beloved wife, Donna, an art
therapist who is training to be Certified by the Enneagram Institute. He also is graced by two
delightful and inspiring step-kids, and a wonderful daughter.
Donna Mead, M.Ed, BA, CMT
Donna Mead-Naylor has an M.Ed in teaching through the arts. She is the process of
getting certified as a Riso-Hudson Enneagram teacher through the Enneagram Institute in New
York. She has a bachelors degree in Social/Behavioral Science from the University of Maine in
Portland, with a minor in Early Childhood Education. She is a Certified Massage Therapist and
has certificates in Polarity Therapy and Healing Touch. For the past twenty-eight years she has
worked with children and families and is currently employed at Winfield Children's House
Montessori school. She hopes to use the Enneagram to teach parenting classes and lead
workshops for teachers to assist them in communicating more effectively with the Nine Types of
children they serve. She looks forward to teaching classes with her soul-mate and husband,
Michael. She is passionate about her art, and is the mother of a comedian, sweet heart, Type
Seven daughter, and an avant guard, mysteriously creative, quirky Five son.
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