Somatic Enneagram
Training Modules
The Somatic Enneagram™ is for anyone who is ready to embark on a journey of deeper personal transformation. Whether you're a parent looking to bring more awareness into your family dynamics, are moving through a life crisis or hoping to deepen your inner life, whether you're seeking enrichment for your spiritual path or are a professional coach, therapist, or spiritual director seeking to enhance your work with others, this training is first and foremost about your own inner work.
While the Somatic Enneagram can be a powerful tool to incorporate into client work, it is essential to understand that the real transformation begins with you. The insights and shifts that happen in these modules are meant to change how you live, how you respond to life's challenges, and how you relate to yourself and others. This is not just another certification; it's a profound opportunity to reshape your own life from the inside out.
The Somatic Enneagram training modules each have their own focus and include engaging practices, lectures, in-depth discussions, and insightful Enneagram type, panel demonstrations that offer both theoretical knowledge and practical application.
Modules 1, 2, and 3 do not have to be taken in order; however, it is recommended that you take Modules 1, 2, and 3 before taking Modules 4 and 5. Modules are offered throughout each year, both online and in-person.
Module 1
A deep dive into the core principles of the Somatic Enneagram Method, Module 1 guides you to understand and integrate the interplay of thoughts, emotions, and bodily responses for greater emotional balance, healing, and growth.
Module 2
Here we delve into the body’s natural defense mechanisms, offering practical tools to recognize, understand, and work with these patterns through an integrated approach that engages mind, body, and emotions.
Module 3
Explore the difference between your true essence and conditioned personality patterns. Module 3 offers somatic tools to navigate challenges like loss, anxiety, and trauma with greater awareness, presence, and healing potential.
Module 4
Engage in an in-depth training on recognizing and releasing the reactive patterns of your Enneagram type through somatic awareness, equipping you to respond with greater attunement and support for transformative growth in yourself and others.
Module 5
A dynamic, three-centers exploration of the Enneagram, guiding you through the symbol’s movement to uncover how your type structure was formed and to transform the habitual patterns that shape your life.
Why Take These Modules?
The five foundational modules of the Somatic Enneagram are designed for those who are ready to go beyond just understanding their Enneagram type and want to begin working directly with their type structure to reduce suffering and increase freedom of choice.
This isn't just about intellectual knowledge of your personality; it's about how you can work with the body’s natural defenses—your anger, withdrawal, or shutdown responses—in order to experience real and lasting change.
These modules will guide you through a process of sustainable, developmental transformation, helping you integrate somatic awareness into every aspect of your life. This work invites you to shift out of automatic cognitive-emotional patterns and into a more mindful, embodied way of being by learning how to reconcile your conditioned nature with essential nature.
What is the Focus of the Modules?
The Somatic Enneagram is not only about external movement and practices, but rather about deepening your felt-sense awareness of your body’s sensations and how they relate to your physical/instinctual, emotional, and cognitive patterns. This work allows you to connect with the full range of human experience—from defensiveness and reactivity tojoy and peace.Â
By becoming more attuned to your somatic signals, you will develop the ability to recognize, soften, and relax your habitual responses, creating more space for flexibility and ease in your life. The true purpose of these modules is to help you cultivate a greater sense of peace, well-being, and resilience, leading to less suffering and less reactivity in your daily experience.
How Should I Prepare?
Whether you are taking these modules for your own personal development or to enhance your ability to support others, the focus remains on your own healing and growth. By transforming yourself first, you can then truly show up for others in a more embodied and effective way.
