EPP Guide Training Program (GTP)
Since our inception in 2012, we have had our heads down creating impactful, replicable Enneagram curriculum for those incarcerated. Somewhere along the way we started to realize that we were also creating a most unusual, extraordinarily fulfilling workplace that is full of love and care - in prisons!
Transformation on Both Sides of the Bars
EPP’s work is not only transforming lives inside prisons, but also empowering our paid Guides and formerly incarcerated individuals, who emerge with powerful, life-changing stories. This growth is fueled by the creativity, courage, and commitment of our community, who lead by example. We've built a supportive, family-like environment with plenty of room to welcome more.
Validating the inherent worth of a person as absolutely true is nothing short of a transformative conversation no matter on which side of the prison wall you happen to stand.
Founder, Susan Olesek
Inside the Guide Training Experience
Explore the pillars of our Guide Training Program—from the values that ground our work to the rigorous training, mentorship, and ongoing support that shape every EPP Guide.
What is an EPP Guide?
Who Are EPP Guides?
EPP Guides are conscious, continually evolving individuals who have explored their own inner landscape deeply and skillfully. They use this personal insight to support others on their transformative journeys with wisdom, empathy, and grounded presence.
Our Greater Vision
EPP is committed to freeing people—everywhere—from the “prisons of our own making.” While our roots lie in working with incarcerated individuals, our mission extends far beyond. We aim to reach all who seek freedom, healing, and self-awareness.
I'm proud to support this well crafted and determined outreach to the incarcerated. Susan Olesek and now the Enneagram Prison Project brings the spiritual quality of Truth in Action to this necessary and forward-looking Enneagram public-education program.
Helen Palmer
Author and Teacher
Susan and EPP’s Guides stunningly effective way of working with these marginalized populations, using these tools and processes — designed to catalyze definitive change — is proof of their efficacy and power.
Dr. David Daniels
Author and Teacher
The Enneagram Prison Project is one of the most popular programs in San Quentin ... one of the outstanding providers of opportunity for positive change... Many in the program have been found suitable for parole and many have left with knowledge and character insight that supports their positive reentry into society.
Steve Emrick
Community Partnership Manager (Retired)
San Quenitn State Prison
