If you're a coach, therapist, spiritual director, or other helping professional who's
drawn to the transformational power of the Enneagram, and especially to the
wisdom of the body, we invite you to explore the Somatic Enneagram™ Training
and Certification Program.

The Somatic Enneagram methodology enables you to work more comprehensively
and compassionately with the nine personality structures of the Enneagram. Where
many Enneagram programs focus on cognitive and emotional understanding, the
Somatic Enneagram brings in the often-overlooked intelligence of the body. Through
somatic awareness practices and inner work, you learn to recognize and unwind the
automatic, reactive patterns that live beneath the surface of type—what we call the
“somatic type structure.”

The Somatic Enneagram Level 1 Certification Program

This program is a pathway for you to develop competency in facilitating effective
Somatic Enneagram Inquiry, working 1:1 with a client. This includes guiding a client
to develop the Foundational Elements and work with the Somatic Enneagram
Awareness Method to recognize the obstacles to relaxing type structure and its
reactivity, from a felt-sense somatic point of view. In undertaking this certification you
will also greatly deepen your own ongoing inner work, individually and together with
others.

The Level 1 Certification program includes an orientation, self-study and reflection,
mentored practice sessions and a final assessment reviewed by Marion Gilbert.
CLICK HERE for full details.

To apply for the Level 1 program, you need to show:

Successful completion of Somatic Enneagram Modules 1 through 5.
In-person Enneagram study with an IEA-accredited school, including
coverage of all nine types and the defense system. Prior certification as
a 1:1 Enneagram practitioner, teacher, or coach is recommended.

Experience accompanying others in a supportive or professional
capacity such as coaching, counseling, therapy, spiritual direction,
clinical practice, medicine, social work, education, or an equivalent
field.

Personal responsibility for your own psychological and physical well-
being, including the capacity to seek professional support when
needed.

The ability to recognize when a client’s needs fall outside your scope of
practice and to refer them to qualified professionals when appropriate.

This program is therefore not for beginners. But it is for you, if you have a solid
understanding of your own Enneagram type, a basic grasp of all nine types, and a
deep desire to do your inner work while learning how to support others with skill and
integrity.

Learning to facilitate Somatic Enneagram Inquiry will enable you to:

- Deepen your understanding of your own type and how it arises somatically.

- Cultivate felt-sense intelligence and presence through the Somatic Awareness
Method.

- Learn to stay present with difficult sensations and patterns long enough to
access the life force they obscure.

- Gain greater resilience, grounding, and capacity to choose non-habitual
responses.

 - Create the conditions for lasting transformation—by reconnecting the mind,
heart, and body.

- Guide others into this same transformative process of presence and inner
freedom.

If you're ready to step into this deeply embodied and integrative work,
we’d love to walk with you. 
Email [email protected] with your questions,
and/or fill out an application here.