The Art and Practice of Constellation 2026/27!

May 2026-October 2027 in New York City!

We have created the new iteration of Art & Practice for this moment! The format must change for the essence to remain fresh. I am the same and different; current students stand on the shoulders of earlier students.

Whether you want to be a facilitator, fold the work into your professional repertoire, or make enduring shifts in your personal life – the way to learn Constellation is on your feet. We must welcome all of the senses to begin to find simple and enduring alignment among the intellect, body, and spirit as we look in the mirror and stand alongside our clients.

In this course, we focus on the common (chronic) themes of everyday and generational life to understand the art and the practice, the philosophy and application of a Constellation lens.

In our 5 in-person meetings, we stake the territories, work with each other, expand our capacities, and explore blind spots. In our Zoom meetings, we consider the myriad facets of each theme and how the basic tenets of Family Constellation intersect: Orders of Lifeforce; Balance of Give and Take, Everyone Belongs, Personal and Systemic Conscience.

Theme … Mother: Past, Present, Next -- Father: Past, Present, Next

Theme … Chosen Family: The Current Constellation (Partners, Parenting, Solitude, other Close Ones)

Theme … Illness and Other Human Conditions

Theme … How We Navigate: Anger, Resistance, Ambivalence, Resignation

Theme … Money, Success, Contribution, Purpose, Freedom

THE ART & PRACTICE OF CONSTELLATION

Navigational tools for individuals to effectively bring the Family Constellation work into the world with integrity and confidence.

The constellation worker is a guide not a savior.  The facilitator helps uncover the hidden paths that lead to the client’s own sovereignty and full sense of permission. As such, facilitators must be at ease with a broad systemic lens … be equally nimble in befriending clients’ defenses as in identifying clients’ strengths …  and be able to maintain a flexible stance from which a sense of curiosity, creativity, and wonder are always accessible.

Students will be on their feet early and often so that concepts can be translated into application. A facilitator learns concepts from afar; however, as soon as the facilitator comes into contact with another being, they must know the work in their bones to be able to provide steady and helpful accompaniment no matter the question or challenge.

CONTENT TOUCHSTONES

Philosophy: Together, we will explore Bert Hellinger’s fundamental observations about levels of conscience, the orders of love, guilt and innocence, the balance of give and take,  radical inclusion, and the often-hidden language of the lineage and how we carry it.

Belonging: Together, we will sort through the layers of what Hellinger considered his most important area of investigation: belonging. How does the endless search for belonging impact us from earliest childhood, and what role does it play in our choices about the most important milestones of adulthood?

Psychology: Together, we will look at attachment theory, developmental stages, the adaptive self, and other central conceptual pieces that are essential insights and tools for the facilitator.

Attunement: Together, we will discover numerous ways to develop and refine rapport no matter the personality of the client or the depth of the question. Attunement is the way we stay alert to both the possibilities and pitfalls in any systemic engagement.

Voice: For many people, the most difficult aspect of this work is learning to calibrate one’s voice to encompass honesty, courage, confidence, and respect. Together, we will experiment with voice and apply the “seed sentences” that so powerfully acknowledge what is.

BASIC LAYOUT AND LOGISTICS

• Five in-person meetings over 16 months. (10-5:00 Friday and Saturday; 10:00-1:00 Sunday)

• Zoom meetings every other week for 2 hours of direct study and practice.

• Small-group meetings to explore, discuss, and study will be formed for between-class sessions. Audio/video content provided for consideration and exploration activities.

• Opportunities to facilitate via Zoom and in person.

• Constellation demonstrations.

• WhatsApp group provides an opportunity for students to connect outside of my purview.

• Students have complimentary access to all Experiential Conversations.

• Certificate of Completion for students who attend 90% of classes.

This personal and collective moment has a lineage.
We are already ancestors!

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'til soon,
Suzi