The 9 Centers in Human Design: The Board of Directors of Your Life
Every decision you make has nine voices behind it.
Some steady. Some loud. Some unreliable.
When you don’t know who’s talking, it’s chaos.
When you do, it’s alignment.
Most people discover their Human Design, feel that rush of validation, and stop there. It’s a beautiful moment of recognition, but awareness alone isn’t the goal.
The real transformation begins when you start to embody your design: when you actually live from it, make decisions from it, and allow it to guide your life, business, and relationships.
That’s where the Nine Centers come in.
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The Nine Centers as the Board of Directors of Your Life
Imagine you are the CEO of your own life.
You have nine board members sitting around the table, each representing one of your Centers in Human Design. Each has a voice, a personality, and an agenda.
Your Authority Center is the chairman of the board.
It’s the one meant to make the final decision.
But what often happens?
The loudest voices (usually your undefined centers) start running the meeting.
Defined vs. Undefined: Who’s Actually in Charge?
When you look at your chart, the colored shapes are your defined centers… these are consistent and reliable.
The white ones? Those are your undefined centers: sensitive, inconsistent, and highly influenced by your environment and the people around you.
These undefined centers feel the most pressure.
They’re the ones that start shouting in the boardroom when you’re stressed, uncertain, or afraid of making the wrong move.
For example:
💚 Undefined Heart: “Say yes! Prove your worth.”
🧠 Undefined Ajna: “You have to be certain.”
⚡️ Undefined Root: “Hurry up, you’re running out of time.”
💬 Undefined Throat: “Speak up! You need to be seen.”
Sound familiar?
Awareness Is the First Step. Embodiment Is the Transformation.
When you understand the voices of your nine centers, you can pause before reacting.
You can listen consciously, then return to your inner authority for the final say.
That’s the moment you move from pressure to peace.
You stop making decisions to prove, to please, or to keep up, and start making decisions that actually align with who you are.
That’s alignment in action.
Why This Matters in Life and Business
When you live and work in alignment with your design, everything changes:
You attract the right clients and opportunities with ease.
You stop over-strategizing and start trusting your process.
You find confidence in your offers, your voice, and your vision.
You help your clients achieve deeper, more sustainable transformation.
Your business begins to grow naturally from the inside out, not because you’re following someone else’s blueprint, but because you’ve come home to your own.
Take This Work Deeper Inside Embodied by Design®
In Week One of Embodied by Design®, we explore the Nine Centers through:
Defined vs. Undefined Centers and what they mean for your alignment
The range of expression and common patterns of each center
How to identify conditioning and reprogram it in real time
How to apply the Centers in your business and client work
Even the first two weeks of the program have the power to change how you see yourself, how you operate in your business, and how you guide transformation in others.