Episode Six: From Striving to Receiving

A Return to Essence, Receptivity, and the Sacred Invitation of Presence Podcast Series: The Enneagram Map to Your Deeper Self: A Book Club Series Host: Alicia Divers | Somatic Practitioner & Enneagram Teacher Guest Author: Sandra Smith  In This Episode: In our final episode, we take a step back from the individual types and return to the deeper invitation of this work: to move beyond type and toward Essence. Alicia guides us through Sandra Smith's reflections on resistance and receptivity—how striving shows up in each of us, and how presence becomes the sacred ground for transformation. Rather than fix our type, this episode invites us to meet the patterns with compassion, return to our bodies, and soften into something truer: the receptivity that lives beneath all our efforting. You'll learn: Why striving—though well-intentioned—keeps us locked in type How receptivity opens the doorway to spiritual experience Why body-based presence is essential for transformation What Sandra's PAUSE Process offers for inner work (and how to explore it further) A closing benediction for each of the nine types—an offering of encouragement for the road ahead Whether you're just beginning your Enneagram journey or seeking to deepen it, this final episode invites you to rest in the truth that your growth doesn't begin with striving—it begins with allowing. Resources Mentioned: 📖 The Enneagram Map to Your Deeper Self: Living Beyond Your Type by Sandra Smith Buy the book here Learn more about Sandra Smith at www.sandrasmith.com Explore somatic work and Enneagram coaching with Alicia at www.somatic-spirituality.com ------ Support The Hive by becoming a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/thehiveapiary Visit our website and join our Membership Community! thehiveapiary.com Subscribe to the Hive's email newsletter for more great content: https://bit.ly/thehiveemailsubscribe Join the Hive's Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheHiveGroupSpiritualityandWellness Follow the Hive on Instagram:  @thehiveapiary Get in touch: [email protected]