Enneagram Essence Embodiment Program for Practitioners

A Somatic & Essence-Based Journey In-Person

Each Enneagram type represents a universal essence—reflected in the wisdom of nature and the animal realm.

These archetypal energies guide us toward a deeper embodiment of our truest nature.

A Natural & Embodied Approach

Nature & Animal Wisdom

  • In addition to traditional Enneagram teachings, this program offers a tangible, nature-based approach to understanding personality and essence.

    Through a natural lens, you’ll explore how patterns in wildlife and ecosystems reflect the core dynamics of each Enneagram type, revealing a deeper, more instinctual understanding of personality.

  • Discover how animal instincts illuminate personality patterns. Animal energetics reveal how our motivations, challenges, and growth are shaped by nature’s wisdom.

    By observing the instinctual intelligence of animals, we gain insight into our own patterns and discover a profoundly embodied path to wholeness.

  • This journey will expand your understanding of the Enneagram—not just as a system of personality, but as a living, breathing model of transformation, woven into the rhythms of the natural world.

Essence & Embodiment

  • This program embraces the Enneagram as a fully embodied journey, grounded in somatic science.

    Rather than viewing the Enneagram as just a personality framework, you will engage with it through the body, nature, and direct experience.

  • By attuning to the energetics of the animal kingdom and cultivating the felt sense of each type’s essence, you’ll shift from intellectual understanding to deep, somatic integration.

    This process restores your connection to the intelligence of your body and the natural world, unlocking a greater sense of balance, presence, and vitality.

  • This program guides you into a transformational journey of embodiment—one that reawakens the natural essence within, allowing you to live with greater authenticity, depth, and wholeness.

Tammy Hendrix, LCSW, ABD PhD

Tammy is an internationally recognized Enneagram speaker, author, and licensed somatic psychotherapist. She is the founder of the Enneagram of Essence® and creator of the Essence Embodiment Model—integrating Somatic Psychology with Enneagram wisdom.

  • Living on a homestead in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Tammy embraces seasonal rhythms, animal wisdom, and the archetypal patterns of the wild as essential guides to understanding the Enneagram. She weaves these elements into her teachings, exploring how the natural world mirrors both the fixations and the healing pathways of each Enneagram type.

    As a somatic psychotherapist and embodiment facilitator, Tammy integrates Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, and Enneagram wisdom, offering a deeply experiential approach to healing. She is known for her Essence Embodiment Model, which helps people move beyond personality patterns into the ‘felt sense of essence’, restoring balance, resilience, and inner trust.

    Beyond her professional work, Tammy finds joy in tending her gardens, caring for free-ranging animals, and immersing herself in the cycles of the land. As a mother, she is deeply engaged in supporting her children—nurturing their natural curiosity and connection to the living world. She is passionate about honoring the wisdom of the body, the sacred intelligence of nature, and the ever-evolving journey toward wholeness.

    TammyHendrixTherapy.com

Logistics & RSVP

Format & Schedule

  • Sessions meet every other Saturday for 3-hour in-person classes at 191 Chesnut St, Asheville NC.

  • Each Enneagram type is explored over two sessions (six hours total) to allow for comprehensive learning and integration.

  • A rich library of resources, including videos from Tammy’s Enneagram Embodiment Certification, will be available for continued learning between sessions.

Experiential Learning

  • Tammy will guide somatic practices that cultivate the felt sense of each type’s essence, fostering deeper embodiment and integration. Using Somatic Experiencing SE techniques, these practices help release stored tension, soothe the nervous system, and restore a natural flow of essence. Through inner attunement, micro-movements, and embodied awareness, you will not just learn about the Enneagram—you will experience it as a living, somatic reality within you.

  • Wendy will explore how wildlife and animal archetypes illuminate Enneagram patterns, offering a fresh perspective on personality dynamics and essence. Drawing from her background in ecology and animal communication, she will guide you in recognizing the instinctual energies and natural intelligences mirrored in the Enneagram. Through deep observation, intuitive communication, and an understanding of animal energetics, you will discover how nature’s rhythms and archetypal wisdom can support embodiment and awaken your own wild essence.

  • This program is designed to be deeply immersive, blending structured learning with direct, embodied experience. In addition to engaging presentations on the Enneagram types, sessions will include nature journaling, somatic meditations, and outdoor projects.

    Participants will also complete a capstone project exploring themes of nature, essence, and embodiment, with ongoing support and guidance. This integrative approach ensures that learning is not just conceptual but deeply felt, fostering lasting transformation and a lived connection to the Enneagram.

More details, including dates and registration, will be announced soon.

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Testimonials

  • The Essence tradition brings clarity that rejuvenates the Enneagram and can provide the liberating reminder that we are fully alive.

    —Andrew Florence, Director of Experiential Learning

  • Provides tangible steps on how to reawaken, embrace, and embody our core essence as well as the good medicine of all nine essences. What a gift it is to be told that those qualities exist within each of us, that they never left, and that we can find our way back to them.

    —Ann Crews, Holistic Psychotherapist

  • You will learn to recognize each type readily, and be able to decipher the why behind the behavior in others. The guided meditations and reflections are both luxurious and relaxing. I didn’t want them to end! Indulge yourself – you won’t be sorry!

    —Jean Shrimp, Enneagram Enthusiast

  • As you become more attuned to what the essence feels like, you can call it up more frequently when you find yourself falling back into unhelpful patterns. Essence feels grounded, empowering, and vibrant. It's good for our emotional health as well as our physical health and relationships. It can be relaxing and fun and I highly recommend it.

    —Lynn Niederlitz, Educational Consultant

  • It stands out as a unique and uplifting guide, shedding light on the timeless wisdom of this mysterious, ancient tool in a way that is both enriching and transformative.  

    —Rachel Morgan, Holistic Psychotherapist