The Enneagram of the Body: Type 3

TYPE 3: 4TH CHAKRA

Location: sternum The 4th chakra opens to the front and the back of the body at the level of the sternum.

* The 3 holds their arms straight and with the wrists touching, creating a triangle shape between the two shoulders and the point where the wrists meet. This arm position helps to pull together and focus energy which flows from the sternum. The arm position compresses the ribcage from side to side, having the effect of straightening the spine, head and neck and making the upper chest and sternum more prominent. It also often raises the sternum and clavicles. This makes the 3 posture the most erect of all nine postures. The 3's eyes engage the facilitator's eyes, and the 3 smiles in such a way that it accentuates and appears to raise his or her cheekbones. Muscle tone: high throughout the ribcage.