What Releases the Flow of Love in Relationships?

Working with
Family Systems
as
Fields of Wisdom

We are all born into a constellation which is our family and we need the relationships within that constellation to support and nurture us in a loving way in order to survive and to thrive.

Philosopher and family therapist BERT HELLINGER observed family constellations to identify "What Makes Love Work in Relationships." He described the dynamics which he saw to be consistently supporting all members of the group and releasing the flow of love as:-

"THE ORDERS OF LOVE"

He saw the dynamics as deep and below the level of consciousness. Just as gravity holds us on earth, so another unseen force binds us to one another and must be honored. In situations where that order is disrupted, a pressure is exerted on all members of the group. Some, usually the most sensitive and vulnerable members, feel the effect of that pressure in a way which leaves them feeling stuck and limits their capacity to fulfill their potential, or to love and be loved.

Circumstances which disrupt the natural order of family bonds include break-up of a family or a bonded couple, failure to grieve a premature death, exclusion of a member, and family issues like guilt, 'secrets' or misfortunes which may continue to influence the system and need to be reckoned with for generations. The disruption may present in relationships, as illness or as other problems.

WORKSHOPS ARE NOW BEING OFFERED WITHIN AUSTRALIA

These workshops are based on that integrative approach to psychotherapy which has been developed by Bert and his co-workers over the past 20 years, and has gained wide acceptance in Europe and over 100 other countries. The work is increasingly gaining recognition in Australia for it's power to provide a means for the source of hidden entanglements to be explored, made conscious and clarified under therapeutic conditions. In the workshops when working with a family constellation the client is invited to place people in position around the room to represent the members of his or her family and their relationships to one another, as a path to a solution. People who have done this work report feeling released to 'take life' and move forward in such a way that love and loyalty are able to flow freely. The work can open the way for the transformation of isolation into closeness; obligation into freedom and fear into loyalty, thus:-

"RESTORING THE FLOW OF LOVE IN RELATIONSHIP"

Benefits may be gained from exploring one's own family constellation, participating as a representative in a constellation or by observing the work of other people.

FACILITATOR: Lesley Baragwanath

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Janine Wilder or Lesley Baragwanath

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