In this episode, Teresa and James dive into the world of psychic abilities—redefining them not as rare gifts, but as natural human capacities to tune into unseen frequencies and gather insight beyond logic. Through the lens of Human Design, they explore how our inner knowing speaks, and how we can learn to trust it.Rethinking the word "Psychic": Teresa and James unpack the stigma around psychic abilities, reframing them as intuitive tools accessible to everyoneHuman Design as a Map: How cognition and authority in Human Design can illuminate your unique intuitive style and help you trust those subtle hitsThe Mind vs. Inner Knowing: Teresa shares stories of splenic intuition and the mental resistance that often follows, especially for emotional authoritiesMental Chatter as a Signal: James explains how tracking the mind’s activity reveals our emotional clarity—or lack thereofIntuitive Truth in a Noisy World: How discernment and inner authority can cut through misinformation and lead to deeply aligned decisionsThe Trap of Seven-Centeredness: How fear-based, strategic thinking still dominates many spiritual spaces—and how true surrender requires letting go of controlThe Evolution of Connection: With the mutation of the Solar Plexus, Teresa and James explore the shift from codependence to interdependence, and the new ways tribes form around resonance, not samenessLimitations as Creative Fuel: Why boundaries and challenges aren’t obstacles but portals to innovation, evolution, and personal freedomIf you're just discovering the system or you're craving a grounded, embodied way to understand and experiment with your design, join our newest course: Embodying Your Design. This course is designed to help you move beyond the mental concepts and into real-life integrationClick here for the details!
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1. Introduction and the Essence of Nine-Centeredness
In this inaugural episode of the Nine Centered podcast, Teresa Brenneman and James Alexander delve into the core principles of nine-centered consciousness, emphasizing differentiation, surrender, and embodied awarenessHow James and Teresa became friends and eventually began a professional collaborationThe creation of the New School of Human Design and their shared visionExploring nine-centered consciousnessThe concept of limitations and challenging the new-age narrative of limitless potential The importance of recognizing trauma responses and differentiating them from inner authority Why somatic work is a crucial tool for integrating one's design and embodied awareness and surrender to the body's intelligence are key to navigating life's challengesHonesty, fulfillment, and the illusion of intentionThe New School of Human DesignAbout JamesAbout Teresa
Welcome to Nine Centered, the New School of Human Design Podcast: Where we have grounded conversations on Design, Deconditioning, and life through a nine centered lens.
This is a space for conversations that bring clarity, practicality, and embodiment. We dive deep into the real experiment of living your design, asking critical questions, challenging 7 centered narratives, and exploring new insights in the system that have emerged from years of lived experience.
This isn’t pop HD, and it’s not the pedantic legacy approach—it’s The New School of Human Design.
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