How is My Brilliant Body System different from other self-discovery systems like the Enneagram, Human Design or Myers-Briggs?
ABOUT THE SYSTEM
What is My Brilliant Body System?
My Brilliant Body System is a framework for understanding who you are naturally. It revolves around one core theme — you are a specific alchemical blend of elements, expressed as your Elemental Archetype — who you are, what you are made of, what you look and feel like, and how you are naturally tuned. It is not something you develop or grow into, but what you have always been — so natural, automatic and instinctual that it has been hidden in plain sight your entire life. This system helps you see, sense, feel and know yourself from the inside out.
What is an Elemental Archetype?
Your Elemental Archetype is the specific alchemical composition of elements you were born with — your core essence and true sentient nature. There are sixteen archetypes in total, each one a unique blend of elements — one foundational and another infused within. Your archetype is not a personality type or a behavioral profile. It is what you are made of at your most fundamental level — what has been consistently, deeply and automatically true your entire life, before any conditioning, adaptation, or learned pattern layered over it. It is the most natural expression of who you are and what this system helps you finally see.
What is elemental frequency or tuning?
Your elemental frequency or tuning is the specific lens through which you experience your archetype. You are naturally tuned to one elemental frequency that is more dominant — coloring everything you perceive and experience. Think of it like wearing tinted glasses — the objects haven't changed, but the lens colors how you perceive everything. Two people can share the same Elemental Archetype and experience it completely differently depending on whether they are tuned Energetically (Amber), Emotively (Indigo), Somatically (Jade) or Cognitively (Crystal). Your tuning is your unique elemental signature — instinctual and automatic, with you your entire life.
ABOUT THE Quizzes
Which quiz should I start with?
Start with the 'How Are You Tuned Quiz' — it reveals the elemental frequency you naturally see through. When you know which frequency colors your perceptions, it helps set you recognize your living elemental nature more clearly — beyond your adaptive patterns. The Elemental Archetype Quiz determines who you are at your most fundamental elemental level.
What if none of the answers feel like me?
There is a None of these option in both quizzes for those who are still unclear. If you find yourself selecting it frequently, it could mean one of two things — either you are answering from an adaptive pattern rather than your true elemental nature, or the lens you are naturally seeing through isn't your natural one and you are in an override. This may be the result of current stress, exhaustion or being in transition. If so, it may be worth waiting until you feel more settled to retake the quizzes to see if your answers have shifted. Adaptations are sometimes difficult to recognize — especially when they have been lifelong, and life stressors are real. This is a living system — it's adaptable and it will wait for you when the time is right.
ABOUT ADAPTATIONS AND RETAKING
What if my result doesn't feel right?
This is more common than you might expect — and it doesn't mean anything is wrong with you or the system. A lifetime of adaptations, conditioning and learned patterns can make it genuinely difficult to answer from your true elemental nature rather than from who you have learned to be. The quizzes ask you to answer based on what has been most consistently and deeply true your whole life. However, if you have been living from an adaptive pattern for a long time, that distinction can be hard to feel at first. If your result doesn't resonate, try reading through a few archetype descriptions and noticing which one creates the deepest recognition — not the most aspirational or most comfortable, but the most essentially true. Your felt recognition is always more reliable than the quiz score alone. You are also welcome to retake as many times as you need. Finding your true elemental nature is itself a process of recognition, and sometimes it takes sitting with a few possibilities before something finally lands as unmistakably yours. If you retake and land on a different result, your second profile is 50% off. Your discount code is in your original purchase confirmation email.
Why did I receive two archetypes in my result — and how do I know which one is mine?
When your two strongest elements are different, the quiz presents two possible archetypes rather than one. This is because the same two elements can create two completely different experiences based on which one is your foundation. Your foundational element is the more dominant elemental energy in your alchemy — the deepest expression of your core essence and sentient nature. The secondary element infused within that foundation changes the flavor, shape and overall look and feel of who you are. Although two archetypes can share the same elements, they create two completely different expressions of embodied consciousness.
The way to recognize your archetype is through your foundational element. Ask yourself — which of these feels the deepest, strongest and most dominant in me? That recognition will reveal your foundation and help you identify your archetype. Both profiles are included in your purchase so you can read both in full and sit with them. One should create a deeper and more immediate "yes" than the other. That recognition — when something lands as unmistakably yours — is your confirmation.
For the pure archetypes — where both elements are the same — there is only one result and one profile. The alchemy is doubled, deepened and intensified — the most concentrated and undiluted version of that core essence.
What is in a full profile?
ABOUT THE PROFILES
Your full profile reveals four things: who you are at your core, what you are made of, what you look and feel like, and how your tuning colors everything you are experiencing. It includes tuning cards showing what your archetype looks and feels like through each of the four elemental lenses, an extensive daily practice guide specific to your elemental nature and tuning, and a description of what Quintessence looks and feels like for your specific archetype.
How will I receive my profile(s)
Your full profile(s) are delivered as a digital document (PDF) immediately upon purchase. You can download, save and print for everyday access.
ABOUT GUIDANCE SESSIONS
What happens in a guidance session?
A guidance session is a live 60-minute one-on-one session with Nancy Redlich Laub that takes you deeper into your profile — helping you understand what your archetype and tuning actually look and feel like in your real daily life, how to live your daily practices, and how to recognize when you are living from your core essence and when you have drifted from it. It is a supported entry point into the daily practice of living as your true elemental nature.
What is the monthly community call?
The monthly community call is a live group video session included with every profile and guidance session purchase. It is also open to drop-in guests — whether you are curious about My Brilliant Body System and want to learn more before purchasing a profile, or simply want to experience the community.
The call is led by Nancy Redlich Laub and runs approximately 60 minutes. It is an open forum — a space to share your archetype, your tuning and your experiences living the system, ask questions about your elemental blend, and go deeper into the BBS framework alongside others doing the same work. It is not a one-on-one session or an in-depth individual case study — that is what a guidance session is for. This is community support — a monthly touchpoint to stay connected to your practice and to others in the BBS community. If you have purchased a profile or guidance session, registration details will be in your order confirmation email. Drop-in guests can purchase access and register here for $22.
Is my data private?
These are all genuinely valuable systems and many people find deep insight through them. The key difference is what each system is actually about. The Enneagram explores core motivations, fears and behavioral patterns. Myers-Briggs identifies cognitive preferences and how you tend to function and interact with the world. Human Design offers an energetic blueprint and life strategy based on your birth data. Astrology reveals archetypal patterns through planetary positions at the time of your birth. My Brilliant Body System is not about behavior, function, motivation or strategy. It is a framework for recognizing who you are at your most fundamental and elemental level — your core essence and sentient nature — before any conditioning, adaptation, or learned pattern layered over. This truth is so natural, automatic and instinctual, you wouldn't have even noticed. This system helps you recognize yourself from the inside out, perhaps for the first time.
Frequently Asked Questions
This framework originates from over three decades of personal clinical observation and intuitive inquiry rather than standard scientific research. It represents a seasoned interpretation of recurring human patterns intended for personal insight and self-discovery rather than serving as a medical diagnosis or established empirical fact.