I'm so glad for so many experiences and resources!
What a blessing is this Community!
Thanks Vinay and friends;
Julio
PS.- Michael, your CoachingSpace looks terrific!
2014-03-19 11:29 GMT-05:00 Michael Reddy <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
Hi Steve,
Really glad to hear that constellation teaching is beginning to show up in
this context. :-)
I've been teaching teleclasses around family constellation work for 3
years now. Constellations Core Concepts is 7, 90min sessions based on my
book HEALTH, HAPPINESS, & FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS, which is a somewhat more
conceptual look at Family Constellations than most books on the subject. I
am a former cogntiive scientist who slowly evolved into a shaman and
healer, so I stil enjoy things like naming techniques, trying to create
guidlines for the process that make sense, etc.
I am careful always to make it clear that I do not feel conceptual
descriptions are anything but guideposts to an experiential process that
cannot be contained in words or even that well understood at this point.
In addtion, I teach also a class on Home Altar Constellations (described
in Ch 4 of the book), which are a slower, iterative kind of constellation
that takes place over time using household objects and a tabletop altar.
And then I teach a teleclass that explains and gives training to
facilitators in how to conduct various kinds of remote constellations via
Phone or Skype. The different ways of doing this depend on the technical
skills and visualization skills of both the facilitator and the client.
Descriptions of these classes are under menu items "I Offer>Teleclasses"
on my website, or in a catalogue here
http://www.reddyworks.com/images/pdf/TeleclassPlannerAllPages1.pdf
You can also download my Poster Presentation on Home Altar Constellations
from the 2013 Seattle Constellation Conference here
http://www.reddyworks.com/images/pdf/HomeAltarPoster1.pdf
Finally, there are three efforts that I know of to create an online shared
image space for doing remote constellations. The most advanced of these is
available in Beta still at no charge at
http://coachingspaces.com/
This is a fully 3 dimensional space in which either client or facilitator
can manipulate the figures. This requires some training for the
facilitator and at the same time a client who is comfortable with
technology.
Doing one on one constellations remotely, or doing constellaitons with a
group who are teleconferenced requires in my opinion additional practice
and skill sets beyond our traditional, in person, one-on-one or group
workshop formats. However, in good hands they do work very well. At this
point, since I live in an area of the US where workshops are very hard to
keep going, remote constellations constitute the bulk of my practice. I
believe they have also been the lynchpin of Dan Booth Cohen's practice as
well.
I'd be happy to chat with you if you thought it might help you in
preparing your course. And again, I'm most happy to see something like
this happening.
Sincerely,
Michael
*Michael Reddy, PhD, CPC, ELI-MP*
michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 610 469 7588
*www.reddyworks.com <http://www.reddyworks.com/>*
*Relieving Chronic Emotional/Physical Suffering using*
*Family Constellations | Core Energy Coaching | EFT | Shamanism*
* <http://www.reddyworks.com/reddy-writes/michaels-books>*
* <http://www.reddyworks.com/reddy-writes/michaels-books>*
On Mar 16, 2014, at 9:26 PM, Steve Vinay Gunther wrote:
I have recently taken on the position of director of a Masters in
Spiritual Psychology course at Ryokan College, in LA. The college runs MFT
courses, and all teaching is online. This is a bit new for me.
I am putting a unit on Constellations into the curriculum. But that means
its going to be taught through a 4 hour online teaching session, plus
readings, and online discussion between students.
I am a bit daunted, as obviously I don't just want to give them the
theory, but its a bit strange, in terms of how to do something experiential
with a group of people, each sitting on their individual computer.
If anyone has any experience of this kind of thing, I would be interested
in hearing...
Vinay
