What your Environment in Human Design can tell you about where you work best
What are the Human Design Environments?
There are 6 environments in Human Design.
Environment can support us in understanding the type of surroundings that best benefit, or are most nourishing, to us. You can usually find your Environment within the information section of your BodyGraph.
When you are in your supportive Environment — it’s feels like you are in your element; everything you need suddenly becomes available.
Environment describes the place your body resonates most with. When we’re in our ‘correct’ environment, we have a healthier aura and things feel more easeful. When we’re not in the ‘correct’ environment, it can become confusing for us and our conditioning can ramp up.
Environment doesn’t always directly mean a location, it means creating spaces, or ‘the energy of’ where you are based on what’s aligned. The following terms are to be used symbolically. And, as with everything Human Design, there is nuance - more than I can write in this article so the key is to experiment!
Key points to remember:
Environments are more of a concept than a specific place
Environments are more more relevant after your Saturn Return (approximately between 27-30)
Human Design is an experiment so there is no need to up and move, but instead to use the prompts below to see how you can integrate your Environment requirements into your day to day.
The Six Environments
Markets
The Markets environment thrives in spaces of exchange, where conversations are being had, skills are being swapped and there’s a sense of hustle and bustle. It likes to keep things fresh. Someone with a Markets environment may feel aligned & expansive in a city, or at least with access to a place of exchange. Co-working calls also tend to benefit Markets environments.
Top tip - Workspaces that mirror a market can enhance productivity, satisfaction and success. When I’m not out and about, I use Pomodoro soundscapes to support my creativity & efficiency when I work.
Caves
The Caves environment is about feeling safe & secure, where you have the ability to burrow in, get cosy & comfy and keep an eye on who’s coming and going. With a Caves environment, having a protective, peaceful & spacious bubble is beneficial. Someones with a Caves environment may feel aligned & engage more authentically in a space that offers retreat & privacy - one where they can focus, recharge, or process their experiences.
Top tip - Finding spaces that offer you control over who comes in and out are key. Placing your back to a wall when working can allow you to feel more comfortable and therefore can allow you to focus better.
Shores
The Shores environment thrives when two areas meet; finding a unique balance of elements, just like when the water meets land. Symbolically, this environment reflects a natural duality; two contrasting but complementary realities. With a Shores environment balance, peace and tranquillity are key factors to be aware of when seeking spaces.
Top tip - Workspaces that contain boundary lines may be beneficial for you with this environment. Set yourself up looking out the window, seek workspaces that bring together the elements of a shore, work in spaces within your house where there are crossovers.
Kitchens
The Kitchens environment is not about a literal kitchen but more so reflects the notion of nourishment, comfort and warmth. Kitchens are also often spaces of communal gathering and can be the heart of a home. With a Kitchens environment you’ll thrive in spaces where you feel you can nurture others or contribute positively to your community.
Top tip - Find workspaces that allow you space to engage with your community. This could be group settings, co-working spaces (online or in-person), events etc. Experiment with how you feel when you work in these spaces over working solo.
Mountains
Mountains environments tend to thrive away from the thick of things, just like it would feel when you are atop a mountain. Any spaces that allow you to observe, reflect, and understand your surroundings without getting caught in the hustle and bustle will likely benefit you. This could be a high rise building or a workspace upon a hill.
Top tip - spaces of solitude offer space & time for you to recharge and reflect. Experiment with retreating to think, ponder, and connect with your inner self.
Valleys
The Valleys environment refers to spaces of peace, quiet and open spaces. They reflect that of a valley town - serene & open whilst watching & connecting. Any spaces or locations that allow you to feel the openness are going to be supportive for those of you who have a Valleys environment. Allowing new information to be discovered or a consistent flow of sound will feel expansive to you.
Top tip - Try putting music on in another room, or searching ‘music in another room’ on YouTube and playing that in the background. You work well with things going on around you & you get to choose what that looks like.
How I relate to my Environment
As a Markets Environment I know that I feel more in my energised, creative & flowing energy when I am in a place of activity. The nuance note to this is that as someone with High Sound, I need to control the noice so headphones are an absolute must. I notice that I miss the city when I’m back in the countryside so regularly need to have trips to big cities booked. This makes sense as the transference (the not-self) of my Markets Environment is Valleys, which means I might feel like a calm and secluded space in the country is for me. However, I know that the urge comes to be back in the buzz of it all. This offers me a huge amount of insight into where I may wish to live and work. A village in the countryside that has easy accessibility to the city is ideal because although Valleys is my not-self, the nuance of the rest of my chart means that I like peace and quiet to take up the majority of my day.
Applying your Environment
You’ve seen with the top tips how you can integrate your Environment into your life in more practical ways but note that other areas of your chart will come into play, just as I have explained in my example above. As I’ve also mentioned in this journal entry, Human Design is an experiment so play around with the information here and see what difference it makes to your day to day. Remember, your Environment is where you’ll likely feel most happy, complete and your body will interact and work in it’s most optimal ways. If you want to discover more of your chart, work to understand how it plays out in your life and remove some of the blocks that hold you back, I’d recommend you take a look at my current offerings or jump on a call with me to chat through what you are experiencing to see if the support I offer would be a good fit for you.
Anna x
