Family Constellations - Barry Krost

02/11/2026

My dream is to make families a place where adults with high self esteem can develop. I think we have reached a point where if we don't get busy on dreams of this sort, our end is in sight.
We need a world that is as good for human beings as it is for technology.

Virginia Satir
WWW.STOREMYPIC.COM

02/11/2026

Joy doesn't have to wait until the hard stuff is over.
It can exist in simple, ordinary moments alongside the mess.
Joy isn't a reward for overcoming pain;
it's the practice that helps us get through it.

LORI DESCHENE / TINYBUDDHA.COM

02/11/2026

“When adult children take care of their elderly parents, love requires that they treat their parents with the respect due to them, even if the parents become more child-like in their behaviour and demands as they grow older. A son or daughter can never really satisfy such child-like demands. It is often helpful for the caretaker child to imagine that the deceased grandparents give the elderly parents what they need to satisfy these childish demands, and children can lovingly give only what is actually neededand what is justified and appropriate.”

Jacob Robert Schneider, Family Constellations: Basic Principles and Procedures, (2007), page 87.

02/10/2026

Acceptance does not mean liking everything about yourself. It means refusing to punish yourself for being human.
from the book, Detoxify

02/10/2026

https://www.healingbodytherapeutics.com/family-constellation-chicago-workshop

02/10/2026

https://youtu.be/80a5tgAinNY?si=oq3ojfoU8QDbwJ7f

In a Family Constellations we discover how you are entangled with the painful experiences and events of your parents, grandparents and past generations. We s...

02/10/2026

https://youtu.be/udket2Qrb0E?si=KnhY655sieo_sD_S

Shavasti responds to a question about SELF-SABOTAGE. www.familyconstellations.net Private Sessions, Workshops

02/10/2026

https://youtu.be/jOrBgWdcq3g?si=NG9qNMlFrrLkOkl5

A short overview of the 3 principles governing Systemic Constellation work, how each shows up in the family, and the settings Constellations are conducted in.

02/09/2026

Many Family Constellation dynamics include a overstimulated amygdala. It can block our capacity to connect and feel belonging.

The Amygdala Reflexology Point helps regulate our defense physiology and reduce flight, fight and freeze responses. We only need to press and hold this point to help shift the amygdala into increased balance.

Our amygdala is a small, almond-shaped structure inside of your brain. It’s part of a larger network in your brain called the limbic system. These are parts of your brain that automatically detect danger.

The amygdala is the primary center for processing emotions, especially negative emotions like fear and anxiety. It receives sensory information from various parts of the body and brain and interprets it as potentially threatening or rewarding.

What happens in the brain:

• The amygdala senses danger
• The amygdala sends a distress signal to the hypothalamus
• The hypothalamus signals the body to release stress hormones
• It signals the body to initiate the "fight or flight" response

Other functions of the amygdala:

• The amygdala is the primary center for processing emotions, especially negative emotions like fear and anxiety
• The amygdala plays a role in processing social cues and understanding the emotions of others.

02/09/2026

When we can't take in our mother's love, all the elements associated with being mothered-security, safety, comfort, nurturance—can feel missing in our lives.
No matter how much we have, it can feel like we never have enough.

- Mark Wolynn
markwolynn.com

02/08/2026

The opposite of trauma is real connection to others and the world.

Trauma says, "You are alone and must carry this by yourself."

Connection says, "You belong, and you do not have to hold this alone."

Healing happens when a person no longer stands alone with what was too much, but feels supported by something bigger than their individual survival strategy.

Barry Krost
healingbodytherapeutics.com

02/08/2026