Reflector's Reflections

About Reflector's Reflections

Personal Reflections of Dirk Nellens. This space is dedicated to sharing Human Design insights on our unique way of being, navigating life's energies, and finding harmony in the cosmic dance. reflectorsreflections.substack.com (https://reflectorsreflections.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Dirk Nellens

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Feb 2024

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

136 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Reflection of the week: Coming off the roof

   This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit reflectorsreflections.substack.com (https://reflectorsreflections.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7) One of the things that has become increasingly clear to me about Human Design is that it came into the world as a revelation, and that I enjoy it most when it remains a revelation in my own personal experience. There is very little in Human Design that I have grasped intellectually and that has ultimately remained that way once I have lived it for myself. My experience always seems to reveal something more about the information - something my mind could never have arrived at on its own. This is very much the case with the theme of coming off the roof as a 4/6 profile. Everything I had heard and learned about it turns out to be quite different, experientially, from what my mind had imagined it would be. As a 4/6 profile in Human Design, the image of being on the roof has always made sense to me. Between 30 and 50, I began to see how I was somehow drawn to observing life without fully participating in it. The funny thing is that I wasn’t quite aware of it. My fourth-line personality, so to speak, was on a different trip - still largely convinced that I could rule my own existence and caught in the illusion of control. As the years passed, however, that illusion began to crumble, very slowly. I started to see how much of what I had considered to be my own way of being was actually an expression of conditioning - conditioning that had deeply affected my life, my body, my nervous system, my muscular armoring, my neural pathways, and so on. Life on the roof between 30 and 50 brought me into contact with all kinds of opportunities to observe the depth of conditioning and its profound impact on the body, particularly through the various therapeutic settings and experiences I took part in. And by the time I had become more or less aware of this, the descent from the roof had already begun. I wasn’t ready for it at all. There was no sense of finally reaching some moment when I would “flower” - hell, no. It felt much more like: “I can finally see how much dirt, mud and dust I’ve accumulated. It’s still sticking to me like a second skin - and now I feel pulled back down into the same mud pool again… what the f..k???” So this is more or less where I find myself today, and from here I would like to introduce you to the way I am approaching Human Design: not simply as a fascinating system, but as a GPS for our process of awareness. This shifts the emphasis from acquiring knowledge about Human Design to actually engaging in a process of awareness - and such a process requires experience first. That is why the Embody Your Design process I am offering, beginning on January 18, 2027, is oriented first towards experience: meditation techniques, ecstatic dance, and an exploration of the conditioned stances that were laid down during childhood. Human Design then comes in as a lens through which we can accompany and make sense of that experience, rather than as the starting point. If this speaks to you - or if you find yourself accompanying others as a parent or therapist - this process offers a hands-on, experiential approach. The online meetings create space for meditation, dance and exchange, bringing experience directly into your life rather than keeping Human Design at the level of knowledge. If you are curious about my teaching style, I’ve also put together a 7-hour introduction to the nine centers of the Bodygraph on Udemy (https://www.udemy.com/course/human-design-beyond-the-bodygraph/?referralCode=B7327E69007C074A1A77). It can give you a good taste of how I bring what I see through my own experience, rather than simply regurgitating existing knowledge. If the experiential process of Embody Your Design appeals to you, send me an email or WhatsApp (atashdirk@gmail.com or whatsapp +32484229260) and we can set up an introductory conversation to see whether this is something we might engage in together. Thanks for reading me! Dirk _________________________________________________________________________ If this reflection resonates with you, or if you are curious about the training - Embody Your Design course, you’re warmly invited to contact me (atashdirk@gmail.com or whatsapp +32484229260) to engage in a conversation to see if it is something you would like to be involved in. _________________________________________________________________________ We’re approaching the end of the Quarter of Duality and asked to learn to approach life as it is so we can enter the Quarter of Mutation with less resistance. [See the Neutrino Weather full video in the inner circle bellow (https://reflectorsreflections.substack.com/subscribe)] * Instant access to the full archive of previous posts * Two live Zoom gatherings per month (next meeting on Sunday 8th of November at 10:00 am Madrid time For anyone subscribing to my newsletter (inner circle), I would like to inform you that you are invited to assist and bring your own Bodygraph and questions LIVE, every two weeks.

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   19 Oct 2026

   Reflection of the week: A year to experiment with your design

   This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit reflectorsreflections.substack.com (https://reflectorsreflections.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7) What if Human Design was not simply something to understand, but something to live? This is the question behind Embody Your Design, the year-long Human Design deconditioning process I am starting on 18 January 2027. In many ways, this programme feels like a culmination of my work so far. After more than twenty years exploring Human Design — and after writing Understanding Our Energetic Architecture — I wanted to create something that goes beyond explaining the Bodygraph. Something more experiential. Over the course of a year, we will explore Human Design through teaching, experimentation and embodiment. Alongside my perspective on the system, the programme will include active meditations, ecstatic dance and a therapeutic approach to accompany what can emerge when we start questioning some of the patterns we have been conditioned to live by. Because deconditioning can be fascinating. And sometimes uncomfortable. And sometimes surprisingly funny. It is one thing to look at your chart and think, “Ah yes, that makes sense.” It is another thing to notice what happens when you actually start experimenting with it in your everyday life. That is the territory I want to explore together. Curious? I’m inviting anyone who feels drawn to the process to get in touch with me for a free conversation. (atashdirk@gmail.com or WhatsApp: +32 484 22 92 60) There is no sales pitch and no obligation to join. We can simply talk about what you’re looking for, what the programme involves, and whether it feels like the right thing for you. If you’re interested, just send me an email or Whatsapp and we’ll arrange a time. And if you want to taste the work first... I’ve also recently published Human Design Beyond the Bodygraph, a Udemy course with around 7 hours of recorded teaching and exploration focused on the centres of the Bodygraph. It’s an affordable way to get a feel for my teaching and for the way I approach Human Design before considering something as substantial as a year-long process. Explore Human Design Beyond the Bodygraph on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/human-design-beyond-the-bodygraph/?referralCode=B7327E69007C074A1A77 So there are two doors: Take the course if you’d like to explore at your own pace. Get in touch if you feel ready to explore the year-long journey. Either way, I’d be interested to hear what this brings up for you. Dirk _________________________________________________________________________ If this reflection resonates with you, or if you are curious about the training - Embody Your Design course, you’re warmly invited to contact me (atashdirk@gmail.com or whatsapp +32484229260) to engage in a conversation to see if it is something you would like to be involved in. _________________________________________________________________________ It continues being great weather to become aware of our relational defensiveness and how we keep on repeating unnecessary patterns in our connections with others. [See the Neutrino Weather full video in the inner circle bellow (https://reflectorsreflections.substack.com/subscribe)] * Instant access to the full archive of previous posts * Two live Zoom gatherings per month (next meeting on Sunday 25th 10:00 am Madrid time For anyone subscribing to my newsletter (inner circle), I would like to inform you that you are invited to assist and bring your own Bodygraph and questions LIVE, every two weeks.

3. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Reflection of the week: I’m starting a course in January!

   This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit reflectorsreflections.substack.com (https://reflectorsreflections.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7) For more than twenty years, I have been studying, teaching and experimenting with Human Design. Over that time, I have gradually become less interested in how much we know about our chart and more interested in a different question: What happens when we actually begin to live it? This is the question behind Embody Your Design. It is a 50-week experiential journey through Human Design, beginning 18 January 2027, in which we move beyond simply understanding the Bodygraph and begin to explore what it means in our bodies, our relationships and our everyday lives. The course brings together Human Design with embodied practice, child development, therapeutic perspectives and other ways of understanding ourselves. Rather than giving you another collection of information to remember, the intention is to create an ongoing space in which you can observe, experiment and discover. Over the 50 weeks we will explore: * the nine Centers and the conditioning they can bring into our lives * Strategy and Authority as something to experiment with rather than merely understand * the ways our early development shapes our experience * Human Design in relationships * the relationship between mind, body and awareness * therapeutic and embodied approaches to Human Design * the deeper questions that arise when we begin to question who we believe ourselves to be The course is deliberately long. I don’t think that becoming familiar with our own energetic architecture is something that happens in a weekend. Some things can be understood intellectually very quickly. Embodiment takes time. That is why the programme unfolds over an entire year, with space between the different themes to observe what actually happens in your life. Embody Your Design 50 weeks · beginning 18 January 2027 You can join for €1,500 upfront, with full access from the beginning, or choose the monthly option of €140 per month. If you feel that you have understood a great deal about Human Design but are still wondering what it really means to live it, this may be the next step. You can find the details here: https://www.dirknellens.com/courses I would be very happy to have you join me for this next year of exploration. Dirk _________________________________________________________________________ If this reflection resonates with you, or if you are curious about the training - Embody Your Design course, you’re warmly invited to contact me (atashdirk@gmail.com or whatsapp +32484229260) to engage in a conversation to see if it is something you would like to be involved in. _________________________________________________________________________ This week, the Neutrino Weather brings us deeper into adaptation and the acceptance of change as a the only thing that endures:-) It continues being great weather to become aware of our relational defensiveness and how we keep on repeating unnecessary patterns in our connections with others. [See the Neutrino Weather full video in the inner circle bellow (https://reflectorsreflections.substack.com/subscribe)] * Instant access to the full archive of previous posts * Two live Zoom gatherings per month (next meeting will be announced next week For anyone subscribing to my newsletter (inner circle), I would like to inform you that you are invited to assist and bring your own Bodygraph and questions LIVE, every two weeks.

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