Family Constellation Therapy
“The lessons of this life are more easily identified and learned when the lessons of the past are recognized, rectified and perceived as valid.” — Hale Makua, The Bowl of Light
What is Family Constellation Therapy?
Family Constellation Therapy attempts to reveal an unrecognized dynamic that spans multiple generations in a given family. We may unknowingly be carrying things from our past, including that of our ancestors. Once revealed, the awareness of the dynamic offers the individual a potential to make their own choices in how they respond.
We are living a response to the conditions we are in. Health is the ability to respond. If we are rigid, if we are unable to respond, we develop symptoms — whether physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual. What family constellation therapy can offer is help in finding a new perspective. As we change our perspective, we open up, and in that opening up, more flow moves through the system. In that flow, we expand our capacity to respond.
Family Constellation Therapy is a therapeutic approach to bring visible what is behind us in our ancestral field that may be hindering our current potential to live fully and with our soul’s purpose. It was first introduced by Bert Hellinger, a German therapist who had spent many years with the Zulu tribe in Africa, where he began to understand the importance of the ancestors in our lives. It has continued to evolve since then, and is now practiced throughout the world.
How It Works
- The Seeker brings an inquiry — some question or situation they are grappling with.
- We enter the constellation from the perspective of this inquiry.
- Representatives are chosen from the group to stand in as individuals or elements from the seeker’s life related to the inquiry. These representatives show us a picture through the lens of this question or situation.
- Through this picture, we become aware of the limitations impacting the seeker, which, in turn, can allow the seeker more choice and awareness and be instrumental in movement towards healing.
Resources
- 🎬 The Netflix Turkish series Another Self beautifully shows how this work can impact people’s lives.
- 📚 Even If It Costs Me My Life: Systemic Constellations and Serious Illness by Stephan Hausner
Family Constellation Retreat
Through family constellation work, we can begin to include that which needed to be excluded by our ancestors — as well as ourselves — in order to survive. With the recognition and acknowledgment of the belonging of all the parts, all the people and all the influences, we can begin to integrate within ourselves and within our family systems.
This unique offering of a 2-day retreat carries the potential of deeper personal and group exploration built through individual constellations that weave together to create a collective whole. The synergistic effect of group work, especially over a 2-day retreat, ripples in all directions for every individual and their family system — past, present, and future generations.
For information about upcoming retreats, please contact Dr. Davis.