Family Constellations

 Facilitated by Larry Kessler, M.A.

 

 

“As long as our ancestors are still suffering within us, we cannot be truly happy.

If we make a step with awareness. . . we do this for all the past and future generations.

They all arrive at the same moment we arrive and we all find peace at the same time.”

Thich Nhat Hahn, Buddhist monk.

 

“We are affected by the seven generations that come before us

and affect the seven generations that will follow.”

Francesca M. Boring, Shoshone elder.

 

 

       It is obvious that our ancestors affect us physically through our DNA. What is not so obvious is that the emotional and behavioral imprints of our ancestors keep showing up generation after generation. Emotional, mental, and physical conditions—not to mention relationship issues—that we assume are our problems may actually be issues we carry for our parents, their parents, and/or their parents, and on and on.

       Family constellations reveal the past wrongs, hidden dynamics, and entanglements of our families and their effects on our lives. The constellations resolve these issues and allow love to return and flow through our lineage. Our soul can then make a movement toward peace and understanding. A deep sense of wholeness follows.

       In a family constellation, a person chooses others from the group to represent family members. After he arranges them in the room, the stresses on the family system come to light. The representatives surprisingly feel and think what the people they are representing felt and thought and start moving and interacting in a new dynamic. The stresses on the system are then resolved and the love hidden in the system allowed to flow.

       Based on the discoveries of Bert Hellinger, this is a therapeutic technique that is acknowledged worldwide and growing in popularity in the United States. It is astonishing, powerful, and beautiful, loving work.

 

December 3 and 4, 2008

Portland / Sandy, OR

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

(You may attend one or both evenings.)

 Cost:  $30 per evening or $45 for both evenings if paid in advance.

 

December 6 and 7, 2008

Portland / Sandy, OR

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 

(You may attend one or both days.)

Cost:  $110 per day or $190 for both days if paid in advance.

 

 

Contact: Leslie Harris

503-706-8312

leslie@eastoforion.com

 

 

 

Larry Kessler, M.A., facilitates workshops on Family Constellations and teaches Hawaiian Shamanism around the country. He also has a private healing practice in Long Beach, CA.  Contact him at www.hawaiishamanism.com.