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…

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..

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…