Facilitators, Authors and Contributors
Lisa R DeMars, Owner, Dynamic Constellations Facilitator, Primary Contributor
My name is Lisa DeMars and I am the owner of Dynamic Constellations.com. I am a constellations facilitator and the primary contributor to Dynamic Constellations.com. This site is published primarily for offering facilitation services for Dynamic Constellations, a type of systemic constellation. You can find all the information you need to schedule a constellation or session from the Dynamic Constellations menu on the front page of this web site.
I immediately became interested in constellation work while engaged in my first constellation during a training for certification as a practitioner of The BodyTalk System back in June of 2006. Constellation work seemed like such an obvious course of action for problems that people tend to consider insurmountable that I immediately wondered why it wasn't more popular. Although it has a natural Zen–like sense to it, it also seems so average, so common place, in that it engages 'skills' or capabilities everyone uses regularly in the normal course of actions people take to problem solve and succeed — fully assessing the situation and focusing on the solutions … including choosing the best solution for the circumstance.
On an individual level, constellation work is similar to training I've had at the Focusing Institute in Chicago in the '80s — but constellation work is traditionally group work where several people are contributing to the resolution of one primary participants problem or agenda. This also makes constellation work expand problem resolution confidence through not only the individual participant but through the network of contributing participants and offers more expansive effects beyond personal arenas into regional and global issues. Regular constellation work demonstrates marked effects in economic, health and ecological issues in small groups such as families, work groups and special interest groups.
Although popular all over Europe where it continues to increase in popularity, it hasn't quite yet become as popular in the US … even as an "alternative" type approach. I hope to make a small contribution to changing that so constellation work is available to more people in the US starting with DC.com. First, in the area of accessibility — by offering constellation work online. Through readily available internet tools, people who have never heard of constellation work or for those who do not have a constellation facilitator in their area, can now have a constellation online.
I contemplated this web site a couple years ago but I wasn't quite sure how to go about publishing it due to the nature of the subject matter. A practically word–free technique on a web site … how would that turn out? I laid down most of the bones last year, provided access to receiving Dynamic Constellations and Sessions and posted some basic information about constellation work. After a year of testing out a few things I've finally compiled a few ideas that would bring constellation work into the public eye in a few new ways and keep me interested in putting words to something that is best experienced word–free.
It may take the rest of this year to get the full effect up and running but I hope you will find it intriguing enough as it grows to bookmark it and share it with a few people you know.
Connie Voss, RN MA, Editor In Chief
Connie Voss Here! and I am the Editor In Chief of Dynamic Constellations.com. I am a constellations facilitator and a contributor to Dynamic Constellations.com. I'm also a Certified BodyTalk practitioner.
Lisa R DeMars