The Human Design Solar Plexus

Learning to Ride the Waves of the Emotional Solar Plexus with compassion

Good morning, and welcome back to Human Design for Parents and Kids. I’m Sashya, your host.

I’ve been fairly radio silent for the last month, largely in mourning. Like many of you, I’ve been holding the weight of the collective—grieving, processing, and doing what I do best as a 6/2 Mental Projector: stepping back, observing, and integrating before speaking.

Today, I’m emerging from my hermit cave to talk about something that feels especially relevant right now: how to ride the emotional waves of the Solar Plexus Center.

Before we go any further, I want to name something important:
I have a completely open Solar Plexus. No gates. No definition.

And while that means this center has been one of my greatest sources of conditioning and deconditioning, it has also been one of my greatest teachers—especially during twelve years working in a counseling role, where I learned to hold emotional space without becoming emotionally overwhelmed.

A bodygraph image with the Solar Plexus Center defined. The caption reads, "Riding the Emotional Waves of the Human Design Solar Plexus with Sashya

What the Solar Plexus Center Really Is

The Solar Plexus Center is the center of emotions, emotional waves, and emotional truth over time. About 50% of the population has a defined Solar Plexus, meaning they generate emotional waves that ripple into families, workplaces, and communities.

The other 50%—those with undefined or open Solar Plexuses—learn how to sail those waves.

And make no mistake:
Emotions are not a problem.

Emotions are energy in motion.
They move in waves.
They are not “the truth,” but they feel very true while they’re happening.

The Body–Emotion Connection (Especially for Kids)

The Solar Plexus is deeply connected to:

The Sacral
The Root
The Spleen

Which means emotional waves are often intensified by:

Exhaustion
Hunger
Dehydration
Loneliness
Stress
Feeling disempowered

Before trying to “fix” a feeling—especially in a child—always check the basics:
Are they tired?
Are they hungry?
Are they overwhelmed or powerless?

Very often, emotional waves are the body asking for care.

The Emotional Waves of the Solar Plexus

Let’s talk about the three main emotional wave patterns, using the ocean as our metaphor.

🌊 The Source Wave — Channel 59–6

(Intimacy, Bonding, Friction)

This wave moves like the tides—predictable, relational, rhythmic.

It governs:

Emotional closeness
Sexuality
Interpersonal friction

Tension here isn’t inherently bad. In healthy relationships, it can feel like longing or creative friction rather than conflict.

Children with this wave need:

Safe emotional connection
Permission to move toward and away
Reassurance during emotional highs and lows

🌊 The Individual Waves — Channels 22–12 and 39–55

These waves are rapid, intense, and deeply personal.

Channel 22–12 (Openness)

This channel connects emotion directly to expression.

Children (and adults) with this channel often need:

Space to talk through feelings
Time to express without interruption
Reassurance that they belong, even when they feel different

Channel 39–55 (Spirit & Provocation)

This wave seeks feeling alive.

It may provoke emotional reactions in others—not to cause harm, but to create resonance.

For open Solar Plexus parents (like me), this can feel overwhelming unless we learn to regulate our exposure.

Turning the “volume down” is not coldness.
It’s self-regulation.

Music is a powerful ally for these waves:

Blues or jazz for melancholy
80s pop for uplift
High-energy music for motivation

Curated playlists can help children move emotions instead of getting stuck in them.

🌊 The Collective Waves — Channels 36–35 and 37–40

These waves are about experience, community, and emotional storytelling.

They move in larger arcs and often involve:

Anticipation
Crisis
Meaning-making after emotional experiences

These waves benefit greatly from reflection after the emotion has passed.

Being the Shore, Not the Wave

When a child (or partner) is in a big emotional wave, our job isn’t to drown with them.

It’s to be the shore.

Steady. Present. Non-reactive.

I often visualize myself as the sand beneath the waves—allowing emotions to crash, recede, and move without judgment.

That steadiness teaches emotional safety more than any words ever could.

Human Design Gates of the Solar Plexus Center

(Perfect for hyperlinking individual Gate posts)

If you’re noticing how much emotional energy you’ve been holding—yours or others’—Designed to Be Loved offers a gentle way to come back to yourself.
It’s a reparenting and deconditioning guide rooted in Human Design, created to support emotional safety, regulation, and self-trust.

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