THE "TUESDAY NIGHT" NOTES

PART II 

Type-Specific Somatic Enneagram Cheat Sheets - Definitions of Body Strategies and Suggestions of Somatic Interruptions

TYPE ONE — Somatic Pattern: Containment & Uprightness

Default Body Strategy

• Held jaw, neck, spine
• Controlled breath (often high or shallow)
• Subtle muscular effort to stay “correct”

What the Body Is Protecting

• Raw anger
• Impulsivity
• Moral looseness / loss of control

Early Somatic Signals

• Tightening before speaking
• Heat in chest or belly that gets redirected upward
• Micro-clenching when things feel “off”

Common Bypass

• Calling tension “discipline” or “integrity”

Somatic Interruption (5%)

• Soften jaw or belly without correcting posture
• Exhale longer than inhale once

Regulation Resource

• Weight through feet
• Gentle, downward attention

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TYPE TWO — Somatic Pattern: Reaching & Orientation to Others

Default Body Strategy

• Leaning forward
• Open chest, tense shoulders
• Body tracks others before self

What the Body Is Protecting

• Neediness
• Dependency
• Fear of being unwanted

Early Somatic Signals

• Automatic attunement
• Loss of sensation below chest
• Tension when turning attention inward

Common Bypass

• Confusing activation with connection

Somatic Interruption (5%)

• Lean back slightly
• Place one hand on lower belly

Regulation Resource

• Back support
• Self-directed touch

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TYPE THREE — Somatic Pattern: Acceleration & Image Management

Default Body Strategy

• Fast movement
• Shallow or efficient breathing
• Upright, energized posture even when tired

What the Body Is Protecting

• Emptiness
• Failure
• Loss of identity without achievement

Early Somatic Signals

• Speeding up when uncertain
• Collapse when stopping
• Restlessness in stillness

Common Bypass

• Calling numbness “focus”

Somatic Interruption (5%)

• Slow one movement intentionally
• Pause between inhale and exhale

Regulation Resource

• Stillness with support
• Grounded sitting or lying down

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TYPE FOUR — Somatic Pattern: Intensity & Emotional Charge

Default Body Strategy

• Strong sensation in chest or throat
• Fluctuating energy
• Expressive facial tone

What the Body Is Protecting

• Ordinary sameness
• Loss of identity through neutrality

Early Somatic Signals

• Amplifying sensation
• Collapsing when unmet
• Pull toward longing

Common Bypass

• Romanticizing dysregulation

Somatic Interruption (5%)

• Stay with neutral sensation for 30 seconds
• Feel feet before heart

Regulation Resource

• Rhythm
• Containment without suppression

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TYPE FIVE — Somatic Pattern: Withdrawal & Conservation

Default Body Strategy

• Reduced movement
• Minimal breath
• Energy pulled upward or inward

What the Body Is Protecting

• Overwhelm
• Intrusion
• Depletion

Early Somatic Signals

• Numbness
• Coldness
• Leaving the body when stimulated

Common Bypass

• Intellectualizing sensation

Somatic Interruption (5%)

• Deepen breath into ribs
• Small, intentional movement

Regulation Resource

• Clear boundaries + gentle expansion
• Predictable pacing

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TYPE SIX — Somatic Pattern: Vigilance & Readiness

Default Body Strategy

• Tense muscles
• Alert eyes
• Breath held at top or quickened

What the Body Is Protecting

• Uncertainty
• Abandonment
• Loss of guidance

Early Somatic Signals

• Scanning
• Tight gut
• Startle response

Common Bypass

• Calling anxiety “responsibility”

Somatic Interruption (5%)

• Lengthen exhale
• Name what feels stable right now

Regulation Resource

• Ground contact
• External orientation (room, objects)

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TYPE SEVEN — Somatic Pattern: Forward Momentum & Escape

Default Body Strategy

• Lightness in upper body
• Fast shifts
• Difficulty staying with discomfort

What the Body Is Protecting

• Pain
• Grief
• Confinement

Early Somatic Signals

• Restlessness
• Avoiding depth
• Sudden mood shifts

Common Bypass

• Reframing sensation instead of feeling it

Somatic Interruption (5%)

• Stay with one uncomfortable sensation
• Slow the breath intentionally

Regulation Resource

• Anchoring in pelvis
• Completion of sensation cycles

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TYPE EIGHT — Somatic Pattern: Armor & Intensity

Default Body Strategy

• Expanded chest
• Strong muscle tone
• High physical presence

What the Body Is Protecting

• Vulnerability
• Dependency
• Tenderness

Early Somatic Signals

• Bracing
• Heat
• Impulse to move against or dominate

Common Bypass

• Calling intensity “truth”

Somatic Interruption (5%)

• Soften belly or throat
• Reduce force, not presence

Regulation Resource

• Slowness with strength intact
• Safe contact without control

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TYPE NINE — Somatic Pattern: Dissolution & Merging

Default Body Strategy

• Low tone
• Diffuse awareness
• Comfort-seeking stillness

What the Body Is Protecting

• Conflict
• Assertion
• Separation

Early Somatic Signals

• Fading
• Sleepiness
• Loss of edges

Common Bypass

• Calling absence “peace”

Somatic Interruption (5%)

• Increase muscle tone slightly
• Name one physical boundary

Regulation Resource

• Gentle activation
• Rhythmic movement