The LYD podcast is a free, audio-only release of the standard foundational Human Design curriculum as taught by IHDS Certified LYD Guide, Kelsey Rose Tortorice.
This transmission of Human Design fundamentals clarifies the basics, including core principles and mechanics, centers, aura type, strategy, authority, and profile. Kelsey demystifies these concepts so that listeners can understand how every piece is rooted in a clear, cosmic, mechanical system, as well as how they’re all synthesized together for practical, differentiated, embodied application.
Kelsey (5/2 emotional manifestor) is a lover of nuance, a challenger of the binary, an agent for upheaval, and a natural at finding ways to make the complex systems of Astrology & Human Design intuitive, organic, and accessible. People from all points on the novice to seasoned spectrum are drawn to Kelsey's teachings and transmissions on these languages of cosmos and consciousness - less because of what they already know or don’t know and more because they feel a resonance with Kelsey's voice and the potential for impact that their spirit craves.
The LYD podcast is a great place to begin your Human Design studies. It's also a fitting place to fill in the holes from self-study, to challenge the superficial understandings that are especially susceptible to mental distortion, or to revisit these foundations with the intent to integrate them in a more rooted, intuitive, personal, and radically honest way.
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In this episode, Kelsey dives into the Ajna Center, which is our mental awareness center in Human Design. Rooted in logic and reasoning, the Ajna is always seeking answers through formulating and conceptualizing thoughts, opinions, beliefs and ideas. However, what is externalized through the Ajna is not intended for personal use but rather for others. It's here to be an outer authority for others, not as your own inner authority. We’ll look at how the Ajna operates when defined versus undefined ...
Kelsey dives into the Human Design Splenic Center, our oldest awareness center governing instinct, survival, health, and well-being. She explains how defined spleens offer consistent access to intuition and a sense of safety, while undefined spleens experience fluctuating awareness and can become conditioned by amplifying others' fears. The discussion highlights learning to trust your instincts, honor health, and release attachments that no longer serve your well-being.
In this episode, Kelsey introduces the three awareness centers in the Human Design Bodygraph: the Spleen, Ajna, and Solar Plexus. These centers provide us with perception, recognition, and knowing. Each center has a different focus and time orientation. Together, they chart an evolutionary trajectory of awareness from instinct, to mental strategy, to emotional depth. We’ll explore how awareness operates both differently when originating from above and below the Throat, why the mind is not your a...
In this episode, Kelsey dives into the Emotional Solar Plexus, which serves two functions as an awareness hub and a motor. This is the seat of emotional awareness, experiential knowing, and the energy to emote, which makes it one of the most powerful and complex centers in the Human Design system. We’ll look at how emotional authority functions, the role of the wave in decision making, and the difference between defined and undefined Solar Plexus experiences. This episode invites you to shift yo...
In this episode, we turn to the Ego Center (also known as the Heart Center), which is the smallest and most inconsistent of the four motor centers in Human Design. Despite being one of the smallest centers in the Bodygraph, containing only 4 gates, it is the fuel for willpower, commitment, competition, and material reality. This center also holds deep themes of self-worth, value, and self-esteem. Kelsey explores how the Ego functions when defined versus undefined, the challenges of living in a w...
In this episode, we're diving into the Sacral Center, which is the most powerful motor in the Human Design Bodygraph, fueling life force, vitality, creativity, and sexual energy. The Sacral is what defines the Generator and Manifesting Generator Type by providing consistent and renewable energy to be used in ways that feel satisfying. Kelsey explores how this major motor operates when defined versus undefined, the role of satisfaction and frustration, and the not-self tendencies that arise when ...
In this episode, Kelsey introduces the four motor centers in the Human Design Bodygraph. The motor centers act as energy hubs that fuel movement, action, and sustainability in the Bodygraph. These centers determine how we generate, direct, and utilize energy, and play a defining role in the mechanics of Type. We’ll look at the unique functions of the Sacral, Root, Solar Plexus, and Ego centers, as well as how their definitions shape the energy dynamics of Generators, Manifestors, Projectors, and...
In this episode, we're diving into the Throat Center, which is also known as the manifestation hub of the Human Design Bodygraph. The Throat is the place where pressure from the Head and Root is released, and where energy becomes expression, communication, action and impact. Kelsey explore's how the Throat Center operates when defined versus undefined, how conditioning distorts authentic expression, and why this center is often tied to issues of attention, recognition, and insecurity. By underst...
In this episode, we turn our attention to the Head Center, which is the mental pressure center in Human Design. The Head is the source of inspiration, doubt, mystery, and confusion, providing the spark that begins the process of thought and conceptualization. Kelsey explores how this pressure operates when the Head is defined versus undefined, what it means to be influenced by others’ questions and ideas, and how to navigate the not-self tendencies that arise when we try to resolve pressure that...
In this episode, we continue our exploration of the nine centers by taking a deeper look at the Root Center, which is the source of pressure, stress, and adrenaline in the Human Design Bodygraph. As both a pressure center and a motor center, the Root provides the ignition that gets energy moving in the body, shaping how we experience urgency, timing, and stress. Kelsey goes into depth on how the Root functions differently when defined versus undefined, how conditioning distorts its natural role,...
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 convers...
Kelsey Tortorice introduces the four Human Design Aura Types, explaining how each interacts with energy and awareness. The episode delves into the population distribution, distinct aura qualities, core strategies, and signature/not-self themes for Generators, Manifestors, Reflectors, and Projectors. It also explores the mechanical basis of each type through center definition and discusses how types are categorized as energy versus non-energy beings, and interpersonally versus collectively attuned.
In this episode, Kelsey explores the concepts of definition, openness, conditioning, and the not-self, which are some of the most important concepts to understanding how your energy operates and how you experience the world. In this lesson, you'll look at how defined and undefined centers shape your consistency, your sensitivities, and your unique way of relating to others and the world. Finally, Kelsey breaks down the role of conditioning in both distortion and growth. This is where Human Desig...
In this episode, Kelsey dives into the mechanics of the Human Design Bodygraph and the foundational elements of the chart that create your Type, Strategy and Authority. She also explains the connections between the Rave Mandala and Astrology and the I-Ching. Kelsey also explores how both your conscious personality and your unconscious design are represented in the chart so that you can start to uncover some of the nuances beneath the surface of your design. This conversation blends technical ins...
In this episode, Kelsey unpacks some of the core principles, concepts, and language of Human Design. From the fundamental idea of differentiation vs. homogenization to the mechanics of type, strategy, and authority, this conversation serves as a foundational orientation into the terrain we’ll continue to explore. This episode isn’t just about learning new terminology. Entering the Human Design experiment is about beginning to view your life, body, and choices through a radically different lens. ...
In this opening episode of Living Your Design, Kelsey dives into the big question: What even is Human Design? From its roots in multiple ancient and modern systems to its radical potential as a tool for self-awareness and energetic alignment, this conversation invites you into a new framework for living in alignment with your authentic self. In this podcast, we'll explore Human Design not as a belief system or dogma, but as a living, breathing experiment — one that invites you to let go of contr...
In this episode, Kelsey talks about how she came to the decision to release her Living Your Design course as a free podcast offering. As an Emotional Manifestor, this initiation was a long time in the making. These lectures were created while the foundational aspects of Human Design were alive within Kelsey. Her unique transmission of Human Design has led to profound shifts and transformations within her students, which is why she's excited to share this with a wider audience. The course will be...
