Your spiritual awakening is supposed to bring peace, right? So why does it hurt MORE? Here's the truth nobody tells you: your soul chose these exact challenges before you were born. This episode reveals why fighting your life is fighting your own growth—and how to finally stop.

Host: Stef Becker (Sadashiva)

In this episode, Stef Becker (Sadashiva) reveals the radical truth about why your spiritual awakening feels so painful—and why that pain is actually the entire point.

🎯 IN THIS EPISODE:

1. Why your soul specifically chose your difficult family and circumstances before you were born
2. The dangerous belief keeping you stuck: that a "good life" means avoiding difficulty
3. How your Enneagram type is the perfect tool your soul chose to navigate your challenges
4. The ancient concept of "samskaras" and how patterns carry across lifetimes
5. The shift that changes everything: from "Why is this happening TO me?" to "What is this teaching me?"
6. Practical Yoga Sutra methods to transform struggle into wisdom

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

1. 0:00 Introduction: The Question That Changes Everything
2. 0:55 The Myth: Life Is Random and You're a Victim
3. 2:10 The Truth: Your Soul Chose Every Major Challenge
4. 4:15 How Types 4, 8, and 9 Chose Their "Difficult" Circumstances
5. 7:05 The #1 Mistake: Fighting What You Should Be Learning From
6. 8:30 Reincarnation, Samskaras & Consciousness Beyond Death
7. 11:45 How The Enneagram Matrix™ & Yoga Sutras Decode Your Soul's Plan
8. 14:10 Reframe Every Challenge as Your Soul's Curriculum
9. 16:20 Practical Methods: How Types 1 & 7 Work WITH Their Challenges

📝 THIS WEEK'S PRACTICE:

The Soul Curriculum Inquiry: Sit with your biggest challenge right now and apply the ART™ Method. Move from the Awareness of the pain to a Reframe based on the question: "What quality is this challenge trying to help me develop?"

→ Explore the ART™ Method

🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED:

The Enneagram Matrix™ Test (Free 5-in-1 Personality Blueprint)

Discover your type, stress patterns, and the exact qualities your soul is trying to develop in this lifetime.

→ Take the Free Test Now

The ART™ Method (Awareness → Reframe → Transformation)

The exact method Stef uses to stop fighting life's challenges and start decoding them.

→ Learn the ART™ Method

Pi9™ Purpose Intelligence® Program

A 20-month personalized journey designed for YOUR Enneagram type. Integrates The Enneagram Matrix, Yoga Sutras, and AI guidance.

→ Explore the Pi9™ Program

Valley of Guardians Community

Private community for those who've broken free from generic self-help.

→ Join the Community

🎙️ ASK STEF A QUESTION:

Have a question about your type or your "Soul Curriculum"? I’d love to answer it live on a future episode!

→ Submit your question here

🌐 CONNECT:

1. Website: enneagrammatrix.com
2. LinkedIn: Stef Becker Sadashiva
3. Instagram: @stefbecker.sadashiva

👤 ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Stef Becker (Sadashiva) is the creator of Pi9™ Purpose Intelligence® and The Enneagram Matrix™ system. As an IEA Certified Enneagram Teacher, clinical hypnosis practitioner, and CEO since 2009, he uniquely bridges worldly professional success with deep spiritual practice. A devoted disciple of Gurumatha Amma since 2012, Stef has practiced classical yoga for 25+ years, studying Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, and Vedic mantras.

→ Meet Stef & Discover the Enneagram Matrix™ Journey

💬 QUOTABLE MOMENTS:

"Your challenges aren't obstacles to your purpose—they ARE your purpose."

"When you stop fighting your soul's curriculum and start working WITH it, growth accelerates dramatically."

#️⃣ TAGS:

#SpiritualAwakening #Enneagram #SoulContract #SoulPurpose #EnneagramMatrix #Pi9 #YogaSutras #Samskaras #PersonalGrowth #Transformation #ConsciousnessEvolution

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