Seminars and Healing Circles

In the practice of Family Constellations, the levels of consciousness that are navigated in order to reach the deep healing possible at the soul level are Acknowledgement, Acceptance and Agreement.

We start at the mental level, with what we know: what has happened, and with whom.  This is the beginning level of Acknowledgement.  Stating and facing what is true allows for deeper connection to the body and the emotional level.  It allows us to feel the strength that resides in truth.  For some people who have defended against a painful experience they’ve had, this movement may be enough for healing to begin.  Acknowledgement takes place at the mental level, and may be enough to lead to the next stage.

By dropping to the emotional level, a new space may be created to release what has been stuck in the energy field.  One may now be able move into the more fluid level of Acceptance, which will let us begin restoring to ourselves the vital life force energy we’ve invested in resistance.   Reaching acceptance doesn’t condone any harm that was done; the responsibility for that is left with the perpetrator.  However, it can allow us to begin releasing something that has been familiar but unconscious: the child’s wish that things had been different.  Letting go of that wish helps us move into more adult strength and understanding, which leads to more compassion for ourselves and others.

Beyond the emotional level, there is still another experience where deeper healing is available.  This is where the Soul Agreements are found.  We may be able to take adult responsibility for taking a place in  family, and the relationships we have or had with each member.  Although it’s a mystery, there were lessons our soul wished for us to study for our individual evolution- to learn patience, kindness, generosity or other qualities.  Perhaps we came to balance a karmic debt.  This level is usually wordless.   When you’re ready, the experience may be one of stillness and peace, and an understanding that surpasses the knowing of the mind.  

By looking at this material with the guidance and support of an experienced facilitator, you may be able to see that it's out of a child's pure, innocent love you've wanted to fix something that's not your responsibility, and is impossible to change anyway. This sacred practice can help you come to more understanding and more compassion for what your ancestors lived and struggled through while still having the strength to pass life on to another generation and ultimately to you.

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Family Constellations are transformative processes that help uncover the hidden dynamics you may be carrying that influence you. Participants take turns working with unresolved issues in their life. A seeker shares a bit about a challenge, and then with the facilitator’s guidance chooses others from the group to stand and represent key family members and energies related to the issue. This creates a living embodiment of the energy field of the family soul, which allows the facilitator to search for the origins of the issue and bring as much healing as possible to those who were most impacted. The seeker can sit and observe the process from a distance, rather than in the disharmony of the unresolved energies. All participants pledge to maintain confidentiality throughout the workshop and afterwards.

Participants will receive a family questionnaire upon registration. This questionnaire will help you explore what may remain unresolved for you in what you inherited from your family lineage. Healing through the day is experienced just by observing from the edge of the circle; by standing as a representative; and by setting up one’s own Constellation. While there may not be time for every participant to work through a full Constellation, every attempt is made to give participants at least a brief Constellation by the end of the day. Standing as a representative for another’s sibling, for example, can touch you deeply and bring insight to your own sibling relationship.

Please arrive by 9:15am in order to be settled and ready to begin on time.

Location: The Well of Roswell
900 Old Roswell Lakes Parkway, Suite 300, Roswell GA 30076
Minimum 7 participants required for the seminar to run

Please bring:

• Lunch Saturday so you can save the time it would take to go to a restaurant
• A drum or percussion instrument
• Your completed family questionnaire
• Your photo or sacred object for your introduction.  We’ll use these to make an ancestral altar.
• A journal and pen for taking down new insights 

NOTE: Demonstration seminars offered by Constellation Journeys are not a substitute for professional consultation or therapy where indicated. They are designed as education programs only. When attending these seminars, you understand they may bring up issues of a highly personal nature that may cause you to experience emotional or physical responses that may be unexpected or unpleasant. By participating, you willingly agree to hold harmless and release from all liability the organizers, facilitators and participants in the seminar. You also agree to respect the confidentiality of the participants in the seminar, and will not discuss the details of anyone's life or personal process outside the meeting space.