Enneagram School of Awakening Blog
Are Consciousness and Essence the Same?
Essence in the Enneagram refers to the sacred frequency at the core of who we are as unconditioned expressions of the Divine. These frequencies exist at the “level” of our shared being of consciousness, beyond our fixated personality. Consciousness has diverse flavors or facets - these are the essences of the Enneagram.
How does Essence relate to Happiness?
Happiness is universal and it has universal qualities - facets. The essential qualities of happiness are the essential qualities of the Enneagram types - love, peace, joy, trust, truth, radiance, wholeness, innocence, purity, integrity, oneness, and more. These qualities are deeply nourishing…
How Do I Feel the Energetics of the Enneagram Types?
3, 6, and 9 – The Adapting Energetic Types. We call them mutable, adaptors, or shifters, because in three different ways they adapt or adjust to their environment, and to the people around them. When someone with the 9 pattern adapts, they are seeking harmony and comfort. They will try to get the people around them to be in harmony, which may involve changing themselves as well as affecting the expression of the others…
Where Does The Embodiment Tradition Come From?
By the Founder of the Enneagram School of Awakening, Lissa Friedman, PhD - The embodiment tradition began around 1998, while I was working as a psychotherapist in private practice. It occurred to me that many of my clients were getting stuck at a particular place in their process…
How Do I Find My Enneagram Type and Others?
One of the most difficult parts of teaching the Enneagram is typing people. I believe it works best when it is a joint effort between the student and the instructor or mentor. But however it is done, it is hard. Recognizing the energy of each type can help…
How did the School of Awakening Begin?
I began teaching the Enneagram around 2000. At first I taught by reading from other people’s books and playing cassette tapes compiled by Eli Jaxon-Bear. Soon I began to share what I was learning from the embodiment tradition..
How do I Embody the Energies of the Enneagram Types?
9 – the adapting gut point. Get really comfortable in your seat. If you can find a soft chair or a comfy spot on your couch, sit there. Let your weight sink into the couch. Loosen your belly, your shoulders, even the muscles in your face. Feel your bottom spread out. If you are wearing anything tight, loosen it. Now, glance around the room and allow your eyes to have a soft focus…
What are the Basic Energies of the Enneagram Types?
The core types 3, 6, and 9 have mutable or adapting energy. The externalizing types 2, 7, and 8 have outward moving energy. The internalizing types 1, 4, and 5 have inward moving energy.