Foundation for Global Community

The Enneagram is a model that describes nine different personality types and their interrelationships. The word Enneagram (pronounced "any-a-gram") comes from the Greek word ennea, meaning "nine" and grammos, meaning "model". No one of the types is better or worse than any other. Each type has its own way of viewing life, its own mental and emotional preoccupations, and its own talents and abilities.

The best way of learning the Enneagram is by directly experiencing and listening to the people who inhabit the nine types. We, therefore, offer this material in the Oral Narrative Tradition in which knowledgeable people of each of the types speak about their lives. By listening to their stories the student learns the dominant traits of each of the types, the issues that preoccupy them, the world view each holds, their character motivations, how they deal with interpersonal and work relationships, and what kind of support would be most helpful to them.

The system is complex, elegant, and sophisticated with the symbol containing interconnecting lines which indicate a dynamic movement between aspects of type when a person is under stress or when feeling secure. The system offers understandings about both the uniqueness of individuals and the similarities among the types. It is an excellent tool for growth at many levels, providing a beneficial study for healthy and high functioning individuals.

In addition, we are at a time in the world when understanding diversity among people and groups is of vital importance. Because the world looks very different to each of the nine types, we have the opportunity to experience and appreciate this diversity and come to a truer understanding of who people really are, rather than what our ideas about them might lead us to believe. Relationships with family members, people with whom we work, friends and acquaintances, take on new meaning. In the process our own lives are enriched.

Dates: 10 Wednesdays, March 1 to May 3, 2006
Time: 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Place: Foundation for Global Community, 222 High St., Palo Alto, CA 94301 (Get Map)
Cost: $200 ($175 if received by 2/15/06) In case of cancellation, $20 is non-refundable.

Continuing Enneagram Studies
(Prerequisite: Completion of a Basic Enneagram Course)

Relationship, A One-day Workshop
with Liz Holdship, Samantha Schoenfeld, and Natasha Vaynshteyn

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2006
Time: 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM (lunch included)
Place: Foundation for Global Community, 222 High St., Palo Alto, CA 94301 (Get Map)
Cost: $95 (lunch included) ($85 if registration is received by 4/20/06). In case of cancellation, $20 is non-refundable.

Please join us in this workshop, and bring your experience of all kinds of relationships in your life. Together we will explore two fundamental aspects of the Enneagram knowledge: subtypes and types within their dominant center. Everyone who chooses will have a chance to share their experiences on interactive panels, group discussions and diads.

You will have the opportunity: to deepen your understanding of the impact of subtypes in any relationship to work on the challenges resulting from different dominant centers to integrate your insights into your everyday life and relationships

Jane Kroll has been leading workshops and seminars on psychological and spiritual growth processes for over 25 years. She is a professionally trained Enneagram teacher, certified by Helen Palmer and David Daniels, M.D. She has taught beginning and continuation level Enneagram courses locally, nationally, and in Canada and also offers personality typing sessions to help people determine their Enneagram type.

Samantha Schoenfeld is a conflict resolution professional specializing in mediated and facilitated processes. She has worked with business, academic institutions, and in public peace processes internationally. She is a professionally trained Enneagram teacher, certified by Helen Palmer and David Daniels, M.D. and also offers personality typing sessions to help people determine their Enneagram type.

Liz Holdship Liz Holdship has been leading meditation groups for the past 9 years. She is a professionally trained Enneagram teacher, certified by Helen Palmer and David Daniels, M.D. She also offers personality typing sessions to help people determine their Enneagram type.

Natasha Vaynshteyn is a clinical psychologist. She worked as a psychotherapist and counselor in Moscow, Russia for more than 15 years. Natasha also has had extensive experience in suicide and crisis intervention and therapy both in Russia and the United States. She is a professionally trained Enneagram teacher, certified by Helen Palmer and David Daniels, M.D and also offers personality-typing sessions as well as psychological and spiritual counseling, in which she utilizes the Enneagram as a main tool.

Instructors are affiliates of Enneagram Worldwide.