Helen Palmer directs the Center for Enneagram Studies, which sponsors workshops and professional training programs worldwide. This ancient technique is organized around personality types: (1) Perfectionist, (2) Giver, (3) Performer, (4) Romantic, (5) Observer, (6) Devil's Advocate, (7) Epicure, (8) Boss, and (9) Mediator. Palmer, who trains and works with organizational and management consultants, healthcare professionals, and spiritual directors, illuminates each type's strengths, weaknesses, and potentials.
One of the most fascinating aspects of this workshop is the way Palmer helps us see that we can convert the central emotional passion of our type into a "virtue." Through awareness, cultivation, breathing exercises, and meditation, Perfectionists can transform anger into serenity; Romantics can move envy into equanimity; and Mediators can lift sloth to right actions. A study guide is included.