The promise of the Enneagram is that we can recognize patterns of behavior in ourselves and in others, according to nine different views.
This can help us have a greater understanding and compassion for the different ways we think, feel, and sense. As we have added the Somatic (Soma means “body” in Greek) aspect of the cognitive-emotional map, transformation can take place through an integration of the three centers of intelligence: Head, Heart, and Body.
At the heart of our work with the Enneagram is the process of increasing awareness of ourselves — how and why we react as we do and where this is experienced. A critical part of this awareness is the “felt sense” in the body. We are often able to obscure and deceive ourselves by following our highly conditioned cognitive-emotional patterns. By listening to the body, we can access these operating patterns at their roots. This enables us to free ourselves from automatically following these impulses and reenacting our type patterns.This program teaches how to skillfully use the Somatic Awareness Practice. This practice strengthens our capacity to stay present longer to the uncomfortable sensation of the highly defended aspect of our type structures in order to free the life force contained within it.
Ultimately, this leads to a more peaceful and resourceful state of being with greater resilience, restoration, and balance, and a grounded platform of receptivity in which we can experience our lives from present-moment awareness. The relationship within reflects the relationship we have without. When we have the capacity to open ourselves to our lives, we can experience a greater connection with the original state of who we are meant to be: open-minded, open-hearted and compassionate, plus, grounded in our physical presence, and fully in touch with the free-flowing life force, sustaining us and connecting us with spirit.
