Carl Auer International

Family Constellations

Translated from the German by Colleen Beaumont
192 p., 9 Illus., Paperback, 2007
€ 24.95 / USD 29.95
ISBN 978-3-89670-594-5
Original Title: Das Familienstellen

What helps love to flow freely? What keeps us entangled in the lives and fates of others? What can free us from entanglements? Family constellations can help us to look at these issues and take steps towards a happier and more fulfilled life.
Family members often become entangled in the lives and fates of others in the family system. This book describes this process, how this appears in family constellations, and how it can be resolved. It clarifies the orders of love in the soul that support relationships between partners, parents and children, and others in the family system. It looks at how family constellations can help lay the past to rest and redirect life energy towards the future.
Jakob Robert Schneider calls upon his rich background of experience in this accessible and well-grounded look at family constellations, from the basics to the depths of this work. Constellation leaders at all levels of experience will find support and inspiration in the open and informed discussion. Non-professionals can get an overview and orientation to this approach to family systems.

"This is a completely up-to-date, basic introduction to family constellations that is well structured, concise, and supported by many clear and often touching case examples. It summarises the development, basic principles, focus, attitude, and various procedures of constellations and it does so in a way that is always comprehensible, logical, differentiated, and stimulating. I know of no book that describes the broad scope of family constellations in such a clear, compact, yet comprehensive way."
Dr. Gunthard Weber

Reviews

’Family Constellations' provides an excellent introduction to, and overview of, family constellation work. It summarises all the basic concepts and developments, defines the constellations terminology and presents the work eloquently and succinctly. It clearly shows how constellations can help at a personal (existential and transgenerational) level, but also systemically. Elegantly translated into English, the overall clarity of the book is achieved not only by the cleary, easy language and well-strucktured text, but also by the many supporting, and often deeply moving case examples.
The book is aimed at anyone interested in family constelletions as well as those wanting to begin or already beginning to use constellations in their professional practice.
I highly recommend this book.
Meretta Hart (the knowing field. International Constellations Journal, January 2008)

Jakob Robert Schneider

Jakob Robert Schneider studied philosophy, theology, physical education and pedagogy. He has a private practice for counselling and group therapy, and gives family constellation seminars in Germany and abroad. He is an active member of the International Arbeitsgemeinschaft systemische Loesungen nach Bert Hellinger (IAG) [the international association for family constellation work] and is founding editor of the German journal, Praxis der Systemaufstellung.

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