It is a powerful therapeutic engagement that brings to light hidden ancestral trauma, allowing us to relieve its toxic grip on our ancestors and ourselves. It encourages us to move from a place of victimhood to one of empowerment, authority and liberation.
An ancestor may have suffered the trauma of personal exclusion or violence, suffered unbearable loss, or been brought up in a community facing persecution, famine, displacement or war.
Their trauma affects those of us who follow, through the visceral glue of our belonging within their system, in ways we cannot easily comprehend. So, the issues we bring to a Family Constellations workshop are often symptoms we carry on behalf of our system of belonging.
In the workshop, we seek out the original trauma, and build a bridge of compassion between ourselves and that ancestor, to bring healing to both, and to the whole family system, including those who follow us.
Experiences from workshop participants
Johnny created a calm, safe working environment for everyone, and we had an extraordinary day together. I am so grateful for the insights I got.
- DianaThis was mind-blowing stuff. It was incredible the healing that I got for me and my wider family.
- JohnThank you for your insight and holding. All the work I experienced and witnessed was deep and moving. There’s nothing else like it.
- Debbie