In this episode, we begin our deep dive into the nine centers in the Human Design Bodygraph by exploring the Pressure Centers (Root and Head) as the starting point for how energy moves through our system. All of the energy in the 9 centers is trying to make its way to the Throat Center to be expressed. Kelsey explains how pressure is both inevitable and essential, and how our attempts to avoid, escape, or compulsively relieve it often feed the Not-Self and bring us out of alignment.
This conversation introduces the functional categories of the centers, why pressure is the foundation of movement in the Bodygraph, and how awareness of your defined and undefined centers can shift your relationship with both consistency and conditioning.
What's Discussed in this Episode:
- Introduction to the 9 centers and their categories
- Why the solar plexus, ego, and G centers have multiple names
- The role of pressure in Human Design: everything begins here
- How energy moves from pressure to release through the throat center
- The difference between experiencing pressure in alignment vs. distortion
- How defined centers operate as consistent, non-negotiable aspects of self
- How undefined or open centers reveal conditioning, sensitivity, and not-self narratives
- Ways to reflect on your historical and somatic experiences with each center
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