Embracing Contemplative Practices: Finding Wholeness in Midlife, feat. Ben Katt
Jul 18, 2024
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Meditation teacher Ben Katt shares how burnout led him to embrace contemplative practices like silence and solitude for personal growth. Explore Enneagram Type Fours, midlife reflections, and the hero's journey in self-discovery.
Contemplative practices like meditation and solitude are crucial for healing and well-being in midlife.
Embracing transformative rituals such as dream journaling and nature wanders enhances self-awareness and personal growth.
Deep dives
Understanding the Enneagram: Unveiling Personalities Through Life's Lens
Exploring the Enneagram and its impact on personal journeys, Ben Cat shares his Enneagram 3 experience of transition and burnout, highlighting the significance of self-discovery and the role of contemplative practices like meditation and solitude in fostering wholeness.
The Quest for Wholeness: Navigating the Hero's Journey at Midlife
Ben Cat delves into the hero's journey concept as a transformative narrative applicable to various life stages, emphasizing the pivotal midlife phase for introspection, growth, and integrating newfound insights into daily living.
Ritual Practices: Tools for Awakenings and Self-Discovery
Emphasizing the role of ritual practices as transformative tools, Ben Cat discusses dream journaling, nature wanders, and seeking support from spiritual friends or therapists as means to deepen self-awareness and connect with the inner self.
Embracing Life's Ongoing Journey: A Path to Healing and Integration
Ben Cat shares insights on the cyclical nature of personal growth and the continuous quest for healing and integration, encouraging individuals to embrace life's transformative moments and ongoing self-discovery for a more profound connection with themselves and the world around them.
Driven by a need to be seen as successful and accomplished in the eyes of others, Enneagram 3s are known for constantly “doing” and striving for recognition. However, this constant drive for achievement can lead to burnout, as they push themselves to their limits in pursuit of their goals.
Today, we welcome meditation teacher and spiritual coach, Ben Katt, who shares his experience with burnout and how committing to contemplative practices such as silence, solitude, and stillness, helped him heal. These practices, which may seem counterintuitive to a Three’s productivity-oriented mindset, are essential for well-being and personal growth.
Join us as we discuss the concept of midlife as a pivotal moment for reflection and explore the ritual practices that can awaken us.
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