This reminds me of one of my first solo workshops a couple years ago. I
felt anxious and jittery on my way in to the space (which is rare for me on
my own), and I couldn't place the feeling logically.
I kept trying to breathe and stay calm as I drove in, and I asked Spirit to
remove any obstacles I wasn't aware of.
Still, it was not enough, and we had a relatively rocky ride that evening.
I had several participants who were carrying a lot of anxiety on their own,
and several more who were highly sensitive to trauma energy. Combine all
that with a group of mostly new-to-Constellations people and it was all I
could do to keep us connected to the earth. One person left the room at the
halfway point and did not return. Another left early and told me later
she'd felt very uncomfortable.
The clients who actually had constellations done for them had a positive
experience, but overall, that was a very hard and humbling evening for me.
What I learned from that session has helped me greatly in my current work.
Since then, I always leave 10-20 minutes of prep time before people arrive
to ground the room, call in healthy allies and healed ancestors for myself
and all the attendees who will be coming.
I set up my own support altar (a candle for spirit, crystals or stones that
feel helpful to me, a rattle and other items of powerful guidance and
connection).
And I ask my assistant to help me ground and regulate the group. We set
very clear intentions about what we are bringing to the work and how we
hope to serve the participants and the field.
Now that I do this very intentional set up before each event, I rarely feel
anxiety or pressure ahead of time, and if I do, at least I'm present enough
to track it and prepare to handle it once people arrive.
I hope that may be helpful to you, Giselle.
I've also noticed that what shows up for me to facilitate has gotten more
complex over time, as if the Field is aware of what I can handle.
Rachel
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On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 1:47 AM, Thomas Bryson <tb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear Giselle,
Thanks for your post. Very thought provoking.
I like, 'I wondered about my capacity of handing SUCH forces.' Sounds
wise. We need to learn to have strong, yet flexible boundaries. If we take
too much in and on, we pay a price.
As for, 'I experienced this anxiety in my heart many days before the
workshop.' Time and space are relative. When does the constellation start?
No way to know really. When is anxiety personal and when is it coming from
the field? One could say that anxiety is never personal and is always
coming from the field. Or one could say that everything is personal. It
depends on one's perspective.
All the best,
Thomas Bryson
On Mar 18, 2013, at 1:59 AM, "Giselle Charbonnier" <
gisellecharbonnier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I guess anxiety and fear are very usually present in our work. However,of
yesterday, for the first time in working with FC I felt it was almost too
much.
I experienced this anxiety in my heart many days before the workshop. I
prepared myself meditating and praying.
I had a big group of people mostly new to FC and most of them with very
"heavy" issues, most likely related to war and mass killing.
I was feeling it before so much to the point I wrote to Anngwyn in the
morning asking for her blessings to my work!
I always felt we get what we can handle... like some natural arrangment
the field itself.did a
It is no coincidence that this happens to me a couple of weeks after I
constellation where the tragedy of my ancestors victims of theInquisition
strongly showed up.wars in
However, yesterday, for the first time I wondered about my capacity of
handling SUCH forces.
Thanks to all of you holding these brave healing field...
Giselle Charbonnier
www.integracionpersonal.com
www.experienciasomatica.com
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From: "Stephen Campbell" <coachuno@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 8:58 PM
To: <ConstellationTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [ConstellationTalk] question
Maria,
Yes, I have seen both anxiety and fear to the point of near panic
particularly when they are in the presence of a mass killing.
Unfortunately, Peru has history of both cataclysms and internacine
whowhich small and not so small villages have been buried. When this is
present in the field, one or more of the representatives may experience
anxiety or extreme fear bordering on panic.
I remember early on in my work as a facilitator we had woman jump up in
the
air, higher than she later admitted she could jump, and run out of the
room. I happened to be facilitating the work with a trusted colleague
donefollowed her out to "ground" her. I have also seen it in work I have
recentin areas with the highest incidence of casualties during our most
tointernal war. Usually, either giving the representative the permission
severemove away or physically assisting them to gain distance from the
perpetrator(s) will significantly diminish either of these emotional
states.
I am sure Anngwyn can speak to this with more precision in cases of
trauma.
I believe it is of utmost importance that the facilitator remain as
resourceful as possible.
May you find value in these comments.
Fondly,
Stephen
On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 4:56 PM, Maria Goossens
<goossens.maria@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
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Dear all,
Have you ever seen "anxiety" or "fear" in a constellations ?
Anxiety and fear can be there before the constellation start. During
constellations, I never saw it. Is this your experience too ?
Kind regards,
Dr. Maria Goossens
goossens.maria@xxxxxxxxxx
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