Enneagram Type 9 and Spiritual Practices Spiritual practices tie in so effortlessly with the typology of the enneagram. Both have goals of growth, mindfulness, and self-improvement. Pairing a spiritual practice with your specific enneagram type will help you grow the most because there really are practices meant just for you! This week we are talking about enneagram type 9 and spiritual practices. Firstly, nines will struggle getting started. They fall into the withdrawn stance, meaning they are “doing repressed.” This doesn’t mean that they sit around and do nothing. Nines simply aren’t using their time to do things most productively. Furthermore, nines will unconciously avoid anything they don’t want to do or that they think will cause “bumps in the road,” or conflict. An up-river spiritual practice may look this way to type nines. These practices are challenging and take intention. Spiritual Practices for Enneagram Type Nines Since we know type nine struggles with “doing,” they are in need of a spiritual practice that gets them moving. Connecting with their bodies with a practice like yoga, or barre. Nines are also naturally lovers of nature, so another great recommendation would be a nature hike. Moving and doing while connecting. Awareness Awareness is something we all need to work on. In fact, that is one of the greatest benefits of the enneagram: more awareness. This understanding of ourselves is truly a gift. But how do we get this higher awareness? Nines especially need to practice awareness questions. They are used to merging with those they love, or whomever they are with. Merging and being agreeable constantly, makes it hard to know how you really feel and what you really need. Ask yourself these questions: Who am I? What do I believe? What do I want? What do I need? What do I need to say yes to? What do I need to say no to? Schedule a time everyday to reflect in this sort of way. Catch yourself when you are agreeing just to agree, when you really feel differently. Aim to separate your identity from those around you. Get to know the you you are, when you’re alone. I hope these spiritual practice ideas for type nines helps to inspire you. This has been such a fun series thinking through spiritual practices along side the enneagram. I hope you have enjoyed it as well. Let us know what spiritual practice you have adopted! You might also like: Enneagram Type 9 and Fictional Characters What are you Chasing (types 7, 8, & 9) Still wondering who you are? Grab the packet below of all 9 enneagram types! Understand yourself better today! 9 types overview packet
