~ The Enneagram Window into Character ~

Do you know what an Enneagram is and how it can help you write better heroes and heroines?

If not, come to our September 26 workshop.

Presenter: Linda Johansen

Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Place: Candor Masonic Lodge, Rt 96b Candor

Cost: Free for members/ $30 for non-members includes breakfast coffee and lunch

Deadline to register is September 15—there will be no registration at the door. Participants can register via PayPal, at STARPAY@gmail.com, or by sending a check to: STAR, c/o Carol Henry, 90 Dry Brook Road, Willseyville, NY, 13864. For more information about registering, contact Carol Henry, STAR Educational Program Coordinator at: carolhenry@frontiernet.net;  (607)-659-7661.

Here are the details:

The Southern Tier Authors of Romance is hosting an Enneagram Workshop, Saturday, September 26, 2015. The workshop, given by Linda Johansen, will help writers develop their characters by understanding the nine basic types of human nature—or personality types, and ways of being in the world. The Workshop will be an introduction to the Nine Personality Types, including values, ideals, motivations, the highest manifestations of its nature, as well as the maladaptive expressions.

Johansen says that “each of the nine types has its own values and ideals that motivate and guide its choices. Some are attracted to goodness, others to love, still others to action, beauty, wisdom, loyalty, joy, strength, and peace.”

Discussion will also delve into each of the nine type’s own vulnerabilities arising from the disconnection to true nature. “We become very sensitive and protective when our values are discounted or threatened,” Johansen states. “Some are sensitive to criticism, others to rejection, still others to failure, abandonment, ridicule, betrayal, limitations, weakness, and conflict.”

Linda Johansen was a licensed social worker in Fargo, ND for 30 years before retiring in 2015.  She studied the Enneagram with Don Riso and Russ Hudson at the Enneagram Institute in Stone Ridge, New York.  She is a long-time traveler on the path to human development, having begun her own personal journey with a 12-step program in 1976.  She has also participated in the Diamond Approach to spiritual development.  It is her passion to create environments for people to come together and learn about the essential nature of life, including ourselves and other people.  She believes this is the foundation for transforming our lives into the highest expression of what is possible.

The workshop will be held at the Candor Masonic Lodge, Rt. 96b, Candor, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Registration fee is $30.00, which includes morning coffee and a luncheon. Deadline to register is September 15—there will be no registration at the door. Participants can register via PayPal, at STARPAY@gmail.com, or by sending a check to: STAR, c/o Carol Henry, 90 Dry Brook Road, Willseyville, NY, 13864. For more information about registering, contact Carol Henry, STAR Educational Program Coordinator at: carolhenry@frontiernet.net;  (607)-659-7661.