Duration1 day, 9am-6pm.
Locationaccording to my newsletter.
Course priceCHF 200.- per day, meals not included.
PrerequisitesNone.
Next datessee calendar
The constellation technique (shortened for « Family constellations ») is a great work tool in therapy. It is an excellent way to exercise one's Consciousness to perceive, to know, to understand.
One could compare constellations with a technique of dempathy, in which one gets into the « role » someone to feel, see, understand and capture what a person is made of. This helps to understand the character, injury, suffering and qualities of someone.
Traditionally, they have been created to understand our ancestors and the relationships that unite people from the same family. Through this understanding, one can unravel family complexities and ease relationships.
However, over time, therapists have found that much more can be discovered through constellations. For example, one can assume the role of one of its internal organs and understand why it is dysfunctional. Or you can take the role of a problem to understand how it was created. The possibilities offered are tremendous, as long as we really master the technique.
That's why I use this technique a lot in my classes, to allow students to understand for themselves, to experience their abilities and to get to another level of their consciousness.
Explanation of a classic family constellation
The family constellation method was developed in the 1990s by Bert Hellinger, a former German Jesuit who, after having been denied his title as a psychoanalyst, decided to invent his own technique. From the premise that our psychological difficulties, our anxieties, our internal conflicts and other neurosis are linked to our family history, we believe. In other words, our ancestors' problems have an impact on our lives, without necessarily being aware of them.
Conduct of a typical session
The family constellation is often done in groups, but it can also be practiced individually. The therapist will place one person at the center of the constellation to help him with one of his problems. Then the main interested person will choose, among those present, representatives of the members of his family (father, mother, brother, sister, grandparents...) and place them spontaneously in the room at certain positions on the ground, thus creating a replica of his family. Then each person will feel the ancestor of which he is supposed to be the representative. The senses of the constellants are interpreted by the constellate, who is the only one to know who is and to know the real story of his family. For example, a person may experience pain, emotion, or not spontaneously love another person in the group who has just formed, without knowing why...
There are things that emerge, of the order of sensations or emotions. The family constellation therapist takes into account the maintenance, placement and sensations of the person, and will re-harmonize the family system so that the bonds work better. This re-harmonization involves phrases and gifts that are offered. The feelings of the representatives also allow to discover secrets, non-family ones that can thus be healed. Symbolic acts can be done by the constellate to heal certain things.
