The Enneagram for the Spirit: How to Make Peace with Your Personality and Understand Others [Paperback]

Mary Horsley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2005

The Enneagram--an ancient Sufi nine-pointed diagram--can help readers discover their own personality type as well as the personalities of the important people in their lives. Whether a perfectionist, a giver, a performer, an epicure, a mediator, a boss, or any one of nine basic types, readers of Mary Horsley's fascinating self-help guide can use this unique method as an important step in making the most of their skills and talents. Her handsomely illustrated book opens with a history of the Enneagram, then focuses on each of the nine Enneagram types. Employing both yoga and chakra techniques, she recommends postures and exercises to activate the knowledge her reader gains from the Enneagram and thus transform and improve all aspects of everyday life. Here is a fascinating way for readers to make the most of their personality traits, emphasize their strengths, and eradicate their weaknesses. The intriguing text is complemented with approximately 100 color photos.

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Are you a perfectionist, giver, performer, romantic, observer, questioner, epicure, boss, or mediator? Perhaps you are a combination of two, three, or more of these basic personality types. Using the Enneagram (from ennea, meaning nine in Greek, and gram, which means writing and suggests a diagram), you can find out what type of personality you really are. The Enneagram, as illustrated below, can help you discover how to change aspects of your lifestyle in ways that will help you fulfill your potential. This unique book gives you a series of practical exercises for working with the Enneagram.



The first practical book that explores the Enneagram as it relates to both body and mind



How to use the Enneagram to understand yourself and the important people in your life



100 color photos



MARY HORSLEY is a yoga teacher, qualified with the British Wheel of Yoga. She is also an acupuncturist specializing in Five Element Acupuncture as it is traditionally practiced in China, Korea, and Japan. She has developed a unique method of teaching the Enneagram, combining instruction with yoga and meditation.

About the Author

Mary Horsleyis a yoga teacher and an acupuncturist specializing in Five Element Acupuncture as it is traditionally practiced in China, Korea, and Japan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (July 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764131958
• ISBN-13: 978-0764131950
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,590,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Reference for some contemporary systems, February 27, 2006

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This review is from: The Enneagram for the Spirit: How to Make Peace with Your Personality and Understand Others (Paperback)

Clear,clean,up-beat,easy to read basic refernece of the Enneagram,5 Element theory, and the Chakras. Excellent diagrams and photos including yoga postures and pranayam. A good foundation and contemporary reference without getting bogged down or caught in traditions, dogma or teacher personalities. Inspires further study and exposure. Sincerely and respectfully written with a diagnostic yet distilled approach. Does not go into the detail sublties, gray areas and metaphors within the individual systems or clearly as to why put them together. Good reference for yoga teachers, body/mind therapist,etc. those of us trying to understand ourselves and others in a healthy way.