Welcome to The Enneagram Prison Project (EPP)

We are on a mission to understand why we do what we do, using the Enneagram to inspire transformation —on both sides of the bars— through self-awareness, self-regulation, and self compassion; We do the work together.

Our vision is to free people - all over the world - from the prisons of our own making. It is our vision to bring our compassionate curriculum into every jail and prison worldwide. ​

This short film includes highlights from a five-day intensive held with the in-custody men at R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.

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EPP Ambassador Victor Soto and EPP Advisory Board member, world-renowned author and teacher Russ Hudson

About EPP

​Based in California, and programming around the globe, Enneagram Prison Project was founded in 2012 to bring compassionate self-awareness training to residents of prisons and jails around the world. ​

Forged alongside our students on the inside, EPP's 8 module compassionate curriculum combines an understanding of the Enneagram as a tool for self-discovery with an understanding of trauma, addiction, and Adverse Childhood Experiences. 

Now offered in both English and French, EPP is programming worldwide in partnership with charities in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, and England.

EPP's In-Custody Self-Awareness Program

Meet our EPP Ambassadors

Our Ambassadors are formerly incarcerated EPP graduates who want to give back, offer service, and be connected to our work on both sides of the bars. They are change agents whose experience on both sides makes them uniquely qualified to represent EPP's mission to understand why we do what we do by using the Enneagram. In that way, our Ambassadors can start to bring change to the way we do criminal prison reform as well. They are the living proof that the Enneagram is a transformative tool that changes lives. 

"The Enneagram is a map back to our essential quality."

Dr. Gabor Maté
Addiction Specialist

MEET THE AMBASSADORS

Are you an EPP student who has recently been released from incarceration? 

We want to welcome you into EPP's compassionate community and invite you to re-connect with your guides. Join us in our reconnecting meetings or reach out to us by phone or email.
​Thank you for knowing that you belong!

Are you interested in becoming an EPP Guide? 

 EPP is an IEA certified school and our online public programs are the first step to becoming a paid EPP guide.

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Learn more about EPP's Public Enneagram Programs

EPP is thriving because of the generous support of people like you. 

A contribution to Enneagram Prison Project supports our paradigm-shifting
work to advance prison reform, social justice, and personal transformation.

Please consider designating your gift to EPP today.

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EPPPODCAST

The EPPPODCAST is a production of Enneagram Prison Project (EPP), and hosted by EPP Ambassador Clay Tumey. These raw conversations unpack the story of EPP and the collective work we are doing to free people - all over the world - from the prisons of our own making. 

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