Values +
Code Of Ethics

The Somatic Enneagram (SE) is based on the following principles and views:

1. We are created whole and our body is a self-corrective mechanism

2. There is nothing wrong with us; nothing needs to be fixed

3. We are mysteries to be explored and embraced, rather than problems to be solved

4. We study the underlying driving forces below the story of our personality type

5. Radical inclusion is the reconciliation of all the disparate parts of ourselves

6. The integration of the three centres is necessary for transformation

7. True transformation can only be witnessed: received knowing, feeling and sensing

8. We can embody a larger view of reality by understanding that a dualistic view is a part of a non-dualistic reality

9. The facilitation of a human development/growth process using the Somatic Enneagram method creates greater freedom of choice, resilience, sense of wholeness and can lead to the potential for received spiritual experience.

Somatic Enneagram Core Values

1. Integrity - We endeavour to protect the wellbeing of the client
2. Inclusiveness - We endeavor to spread the word to all who want to deepen their
Enneagram work
3. High Quality - We work together to build and protect the quality of the brand of The
Somatic Enneagram
4. Collaboration - We encourage growth and development of the product by inviting
people to practice, teach, and uphold the standards of the Somatic Enneagram
5. Mutual Respect - We honor our teachers and name our sources, and foster the
respect of all who are participating in the work
6. Distinctiveness/Authenticity - We protect the intellectual property of the Somatic
Enneagram brand
7. Lived experience – the Somatic Enneagram method integrates physical,
psychological and spiritual experience
8. Service – We recognize that we bring this work as a service to others and a
facilitation of our mutual growth and development
9. Inner Work – we commit to doing our own inner work in order to facilitate the inner
work of others.

Somatic Enneagram Certifiers carry out their training under the following principles:

1. Practice sessions are recorded for education, calibration and quality assurance purposes. They are viewed only by the certifier’s mentor and by the mentor team. Once the certifier has completed their Certification, all recordings are deleted.

2. Certifiers do not charge for their services 

3. Certifiers let clients know that they are in training and gain clients’ consent to proceed with the session

4. Certifiers inform clients that their sessions will be recorded and explain how recordings will be used (see above)

5. All recordings and notes about clients are kept confidential and secure

6. Mentoring discussions about clients are limited to how the certifier guided the client through the process, with minimal reference to the content that the client brought

The Somatic Enneagram Code of Ethics 
We request all our participants, certifiers, faculty, operations team and clients to:

1. Be receptive: open-minded, open-hearted and practicing grounded presence, acknowledging that there are many pathways, perspectives and opinions.

2. Respect others’ and your own boundaries, core identity and vulnerability.

3. Do your own inner work and working with your own reactivity when you are triggered.

4. Remain open to feedback from other participants regarding your content and style of delivery.

5. Adhere to the integrity of the Somatic Enneagram method in your study and practice.

6. Hold other people’s information and process in confidence and respecting the rights of privacy of others.

7. Hold other people with the utmost respect by maintaining proper conduct in relation to them and taking 100% responsibility for your own reactivity.

8. In the spirit of radical inclusion, refrain from bullying, harassment, sexual harassment or harassment on grounds of for example race, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, civil status, age, family status, religion.

9. Recognize and acknowledge the limitations of your own development by referring others on to appropriate individuals or agencies.

10. Ensure that you are certified by the SE program before you use this work with others

In addition to the above, we require all those who have certified to use the Somatic
Enneagram with others to:

1. have professional certification and at least 6 months’ experience working with others in an accompanying discipline, for example coach, counselor, therapist, spiritual director, clinician, medical professional, social worker,  teacher or other equivalent
role.

2. If using the Somatic Enneagram as a consultant, therapist, teacher, spiritual director, or healer, adhere to the professional standards of your field in your relationships with clients and students.

3. strive to maintain the highest levels of competence in your work.

4. recognize the need for ongoing continuous education (CE) in order to remain
professionally competent; and undertake regular CE to ensure competence in your
professional activities.

5. commit to continue with your own inner work by undertaking regular self-inquiry and
self-development in the service of growth, and to using a qualified practitioner as a
supervisor.

6. remain open to feedback from clients and participants regarding your content and
style of delivery.

7. strive to present your ideas in a way that is understandable to and appropriate for
your audience.
9. conduct yourself in a manner that brings respect and honor to the Somatic
Enneagram.

10. make only such statements and claims in representing their SE services that are true
and accurate to the best of your knowledge and belief.

11. not make any statement or claim that gives false information about the services of
competitors.

12. recognise and acknowledge the limitations of your expertise by referring clients
beyond your competence on to appropriate individuals or agencies.

13. show the utmost respect for the rights of privacy of others.

14. not violate the confidentiality of clients or students, except where you are required to
legally, or where the client/student is at considerable risk to themselves or others.

15. not enter into inappropriate* personal or business relationships or behaviour with
clients or students (*Inappropriate behaviour could include: bullying, harassment,
sexual harassment or harassment on grounds of for example race, ethnic origin,
gender, sexual orientation, civil status, age, family status, religion).

If you have any enquiries about this Code of Ethics, please contact office@somaticenneagram.com