Calm Your Digestion Through Human Design's Custom Wisdom

Optimizing Digestion Through Human Design's Calm Energy

Human Design is an innovative system that reveals your unique genetic makeup and overall "energetic blueprint." One key aspect it analyzes is your "Energy Type" - either manifesting, generating, or a blend. Understanding your type provides insight into keeping your digestion calm and optimized.

Those with a strong manifesting energy benefit most from cultivating "calm" energy in their digestion process. Read on to learn what this entails and how to apply Human Design wisdom to improve your digestion.

Overview of Human Design

Developed by spiritual teacher Ra Uru Hu in the 1980s, Human Design aims to help people make optimal choices aligned with their innate nature. Central to the system is the BodyGraph - your custom chart mapping your genetic design.

Key components of the BodyGraph include:

• Defined vs undefined centers (energy centers)
• Defined channels (pathways)
• Energy type

This information empowers you to make decisions that maximize your potential joy and fulfillment. Digestion is one area that can greatly benefit from applying Human Design wisdom.

Energy Types and Digestion

Human Design categorizes people into four main energy types that impact your ideal lifestyle:

• Manifesting Generators - abundant energy, thrive through consistent action/output
• Manifestors - initiators who inspire change and drive events forward
• Generators - respond deeply to people and situations, need alone time to recharge
• Projectors - guide/support others, network and build community

Those with a manifesting energy (manifesting generators and manifestors) benefit most from cultivating calm, relaxed energy in their digestion. This allows their abundant manifesting energy to flow smoothly.

Generators and projectors have less consistent access to manifesting energy. While a calm digestion helps everyone, manifesting types especially need to establish calm to optimize their energy output and impact.

Following Your Body's Natural Rhythms

A key principle in Human Design is establishing fixed routines that align with your body's natural rhythms. This provides an energetic framework optimized for your design.

In terms of digestion, this involves eating at consistent times each day. Allow at least 3-4 hours between meals for full digestion. Eat larger meals earlier in the day when digestion is strongest; have lighter dinners.

Avoid snacking randomly outside set mealtimes. This disrupts your body's digestive rhythms. Follow your body's innate cycles and you'll notice your digestion improves.

Not Overeating

Consuming excessive food puts strain on your digestive organs and knocks you out of rhythm. Eat until you feel 80% full - listen to your body's signals.

Eating too much also diverts energy from your manifesting potential into laborious digestion. Moderate portions allow energy to flow freely for creating and self-expression instead.

Relaxed Mealtimes

Make mealtimes relaxing experiences. Don't eat on the go - sit and savor flavors calmly. Avoid engaging in stressful work; focus fully on your food.

Relaxed eating allows digestion to happen effortlessly. Rushed, stressful meals put your body in "fight or flight" mode where it can't properly digest.

Play soothing music and minimize distractions. Make dining an oasis of calm in your day. Your digestion will respond beautifully.

Conscious Eating

Bring full awareness to the act of eating. Chew thoroughly and tune into how flavors, textures and aromas unfold across your palate. Appreciate the nuances.

This focused presence optimizes digestion. Scarfing food down mindlessly hampers the body's breakdown and assimilation of nutrition. Conscious eating ensures full bioavailability.

Express gratitude before meals. Feel your body absorbing and benefiting from the meal's energy. Mindful eating enhances calm digestion.

Moderating Fluid Intake

While hydration is important, overdoing fluids, especially during meals, can burden digestion. The body must spend extra energy processing excess liquid rather than focusing on food.

Drink mainly between rather than during meals. About 8 cups of total fluid daily is sufficient; adjust based on thirst, activity level and climate.

Avoid drinking large amounts; space intake throughout the day. Too much liquid makes digestion work harder, disrupting calm flow.

Proper Food Combining

Strategically combining foods based on digestive properties promotes optimal breakdown and assimilation of meals.

Some key food combining principles:

• Eat fruits alone or before other foods
• Don't mix animal proteins and starches
• Combine proteins with non-starchy veggies
• Eat raw foods separately from cooked

Improper food combining forces the body to over-expend energy digesting incompatible foods together. Smart combos let digestion stay smooth and calm.

Adequate Chewing

Thoroughly chewing food jumpstarts digestion by mixing food with saliva. Take 20-30 chews per bite to fully ground up food for easier processing down the line.

Soft, mushy food moves through the system too quickly, taxing digestion. Proper chewing gives the body the time and stimulus needed to calm digestion.

Put down utensils between bites and chew until food liquefies in your mouth for optimal calm flow.

Slower Eating

Bolting down meals rapidly overburdens digestion, heightening sensations of indigestion. Eat slowly to allow time for the stomach to signal fullness to your brain.

The calmer and more drawn out your eating, the better digestion proceeds. Match the body's natural, gradual digestive rhythms.

High-Vibration Ingredients

Fill your diet with light, energizing foods that digest smoothly. Fruits, veggies, herbs, sprouted grains and legumes have high energetic vibrations.

Minimize heavy meats, dairy, processed items and fried foods. Their dense vibrations bog down digestion's calm flow. Stick to easily assimilated high-vibe fare.

Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes

Supplementing with probiotics adds beneficial bacteria to establish calmGI tract equilibrium. Enzymes also facilitate optimal breakdown of food particles.

Look for broad-spectrum digestive enzyme blends. Pairing these with probiotic strains enhances gentle digestion.

Regular Exercise

Getting daily physical activity optimizes digestion by stimulating circulation, gut motility and healthy enzyme secretions.

The body activates the parasympathetic "rest and digest" system post-exercise. Just avoid intense training right after eating which diverts energy.

Managing Stress

High stress activates the sympathetic nervous system's "fight or flight" response, hampering digestion. Chronic stress causes enzyme and microbiome imbalance.

Calm stress through yoga, meditation, journaling, etc. Digestion reflects your inner serenity. Reduce anxiety for more easeful eating and assimilation.

Smooth Digestion Through Human Design Wisdom

Applying Human Design principles tailored to your BodyGraph provides a framework for calm, graceful digestion. This allows your unique manifestation energies to flow unencumbered.

Follow natural rhythms, moderate portions, create relaxing mealtimes, eat consciously, combine foods strategically, and choose high-vibration foods to cultivate the ultimate in smooth, serene digestion.

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult with a healthcare professional before starting any new treatment regimen.