Russ Hudson has over the last three decades established himself as one of the most innovative developer of the Enneagram.
Russ Hudson is one of the most innovative experts in the Enneagram today
He started collaborating with Don Richard Riso founding the Enneagram Institute and coauthored some of the best selling books about the Enneagram. For many the book ‘The Wisdom of the Enneagram’ has been a ‘first meeting’ with the Enneagram and later the teaching of Don and Russ. One of their major contributions to the Enneagram-community is the descriptions of the ‘Levels’ which today is an embedded and integrated understanding of the Enneagram, and without the levels much of the inner dynamics of the types would not have the same meaning or use for us today.
International recognized expert
Russ has appeared on Good Morning America, and The CBS Morning Show, as well as on several dozen radio and television shows as an expert on personality type. He has become a popular speaker at conferences and retreat centers around the world including the Esalen Institute, the Wisdom 2.0 Conference, and the Science and Non-Duality Conference. Every September since 2001 Russ Hudson has been visiting Denmark, where Flemming Christensen from THINK ABOUT IT have hosted a master class conducted by Russ.
Russ Hudson is a much experienced presenter
For several decades Russ has been presenting a international, regional and local IEA-conferences, and he might be one of the Enneagram-expert who have held the most number of presentation at an IEA-conference.
The Journeys to Egypt with Russ Hudson
For several year Russ has guided pilgrimage journeys to Egypt, were participant discovers the “beginning of the Enneagram” as Russ is sharing his about the Enneagram along with the very sites, where Gurdjieff got his inspiration to the original Enneagram.

The Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI)
An other major contribution is the Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI) which is a scientifically-validated test or indicator of your Enneagram-type. The RHETI is used worldwide and for many years if was a standard in it’s field and considered the most valid Enneagram-test available.
Enneagram Institute & Russ Hudson Consulting
Russ is the founder and president of Russ Hudson Consulting, and is the co-founder of the Enneagram Institute as well as a Founding Director and former Vice-President of the International Enneagram Association—a global organization advancing knowledge of the subject. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in East Asian Studies from Columbia University in New York.
Books and podcasts with Russ Hudson
Russ has co-authored several books with Don Richard Riso, participated in several podcast episodes and appears in videos online and has thereby been read, listen to and seen by more than a million Enneagram-enthusiasts.
- The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types (click here to read more)
- Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery (click here to read more)
- Discovering Your Personality Type: The Essential Introduction to the Enneagram (click here to read more)
To see a list of books authored by Russ Hudson click here
Podcast episodes by Russ Hudson
Why we search for meaning (click here for episode )
Links about Russ Hudson
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