PureCranio and Systemic Constellation Work

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Systemic Constellation Work explores a wider environmental social perspective.

Requests can address virtually every aspect of one's life and includes intrapersonal and transgenerational aspects. Aspects which are connected to the client's request are represented with figurines (in an individual session) or participants (in a group setting). A constellation normally includes a representation of the unmovable existing 'status quo', suggestions, and an unfolding into a dynamic that helps the transition from 'standstill' towards a dynamic with transformational potential. More information > scroll down.

 

​Individual sessions make use of figurines to represent aspects of the request. A session lasts generally one to one and half hour.

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​A Constellation Evening or Day includes usually three or four constellations for a group of participants who can be asked to voluntarily represent an aspect of the client's request. The duration is between 3 and 6 hours and includes a short explanation, Q&A and constellations. Short breaks are included.

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A Constellation Workshop can last between 7 and 14 hours during 1, 2 or 3 days and includes exploration of the 'mechanics' of constellation work, exercises, Q&A and many constellations. The maximum group size is 15.

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Systemic Constellations are open to everyone and can be organized on request for specific groups, addressing specific issues for individuals, family settings or work.

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Unfamiliar with Systemic Work?

Almost any request can be placed in a systemic context: The explored environment can be the inner landscape, the family and/or work situation, the housing situation and also combinations of all. The client asks other participants to represent a person who, or an aspect that plays a role in her or his situation. When the representers find their place in the room (status quo) we will witness how the relations between the invited aspects actually are. Sometimes we find that aspects are missing. Often this leads to a surprising insight and this makes an appropriate response possible. Such responses can be 'tested', as to see how an environment might react to a change in the 'fixated' existing coherence patterns between individual members. ​The constellations are representations and offer a way to explore authentic primary responses which are often buried under secondary reasoning.

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Slow unfolding is important

This approach gives all representations and expressions the time to surface towards awareness, this allows for all the time needed to grasp the full perspective. One hears often about constellation work that no one really knows how it works; however, I believe that  it is very well possible to explain it; in fact there is a great and fascinating logic in its 'mechanics'. Such and other explanations are dealt with in the Constellation Workshops which include introduction, introductory exercises and of course constellations and Q&A. I feel that it is essential to understand this beautiful work as much as possible because the understanding on its own has its own unique effect.

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​Why combine PureCranio and Systemic Work?

Systemic (Family) Constellation Work, is a special modality based on Phenomenology, a science in Observation. Edmund Husserl described it as a basis for transcendental conscience around 1900 and this led to groundbreaking scientific studies into the existence of the 'Knowing Field'. Around 1960 Virginia Satir received recognition for her Family Therapy. From the 1970's on Bert Hellinger developed Family Constellations which grew in their application far beyond the core family therapy. Many therapists and practitioners from various modalities followed and furthered the development with Stephan Hausner being one of the most well known facilitators. ​The history of systemic work is thus a long history. Even Husserl didn't have all his insights by himself. Systemic Work has always focused on 'stasis' or standstill in dynamic processes, but moved from an open interest to a focus on trauma, as where within PureCranio we focus on potential of any dynamic.

 

Where is the link with PureCranio?

Craniosacral therapeutical techniques were at first an integrated but lesser described part of Andrew Taylor Still's Osteopathy, became with William Garner Sutherland the better known Cranial Osteopathy and developed via the Upledger approach and the BioDynamic approach into a therapeutical discipline on its own, recognized world wide.

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A long Development

Soon after the start of my practice it became clear that clients come because they can't find an answer to their quest for a better quality of life, be it because of a more physical or more mental problem. With PureCranio we canindeed improve or solve many such issues permanent after the client went through a deeper release than only physical. We turned it 'around' and started to explore possible intentions that partially cause physical responses, thoughts, questions, statements, stances. We developed specific sensing for this reason alone. It is like finding the intentional initiative. Often we 'landed' in the complexity of family life while engaged in a hands on PureCranio session. If complaints wouldn't improve we would include systemic aspects or arrange a systemic family constellation with representations for aspects of the clients' request with the aim to gain a wider perspective.

 

We take the time it needs.

There is beauty in the slow unfolding.

We do trust what happens in the 'knowing field' that appears through the representations, if we give it all the time it needs to unfold. After such work the physical problem often improved, and certainly became better addressable, solvable, in combination with a PureCranio hands on session.

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Our systemic constellation work is based on a sensitivity developed during years of experience and deep observation both in PureCranio, in Systemic Work during PureCranio sessions and in Systemic Constellations with groups.

 

We are forming a group

If you are curious and wish to be included in the regular meetings in Split and Šibenik, in the mailings, send a message to stancoenders@gmail.com