Systemic Constellation Academy

12/11/2025

❤️ Love, Fate, and Radical Acceptance ❤️

Bert Hellinger once said:
"You don't truly love someone, until you love their fate, too."

While this may seem extreme, Hellinger was not advocating for minimisation, dismissal or spiritual bypassing here. Loving someone's "fate" does not mean accepting harm, condoning abuse, or minimising suffering they've experienced or caused.

What it DOES mean in systemic work, is offering a radical acceptance of the totality of who a person is and the system they come from. True love acknowledges that a person's life is interwoven with:

Their Ancestral History- The burdens, loyalties, triumphs, and traumas they unconsciously carry from their family system.

Their Inherent Limitations- The choices, challenges, and unchangeable circumstances they have had to face.

Their Path to Healing- Respecting their journey as theirs, without the need or urge to save or change them.

Love becomes profound when we can stand beside a person—partner, child, or parent—and witness their story without judgment. We stop trying to "fix" their path and instead honour the strength it took for them to simply be here.

It’s about separating the person from the problem, and accepting that they belong exactly as they are, including all the difficult parts of their history.

REFLECTION: Where in your life can you practice moving from judgment to acceptance?

10/11/2025

Are you curious about our Facilitator Training?

One of our 2025 Graduates, Rene, shared his experience of attending our course with us and we wanted to share his powerful words with you.

We are so incredibly grateful to him for taking the time to record this video and explain how he experienced being held by our three facilitators and the process of the training.

If you want to join us for our 2026 round, applications are open now and spaces are limited (and filling fast!). Send us a message today if you would like to join!

07/11/2025

✨ Break the Cycle: The Profound Benefits of Family Constellations ✨

Do you feel stuck in patterns—in love, career, or health—that don't seem to belong to you?

Family Constellations is a powerful therapeutic process that helps us see the hidden dynamics, loyalties, and unresolved traumas that echo down through our family systems. By acknowledging what happened to those who came before us, we gain the clarity and strength to live our own lives fully.

Why Explore Your Family System?

Uncover Hidden Dynamics: See the unconscious roles you've taken on (like carrying an ancestor's grief or failure) that limit your present-day happiness and success.

Resolve Generational Trauma: Bring healing to unresolved events in your lineage (like wartime loss, early deaths, or abandonment) and stop repeating those difficult cycles.

Gain Deep Empathy: Develop profound respect and understanding for the struggles of your parents and ancestors, which frees you from judgment and blame.

Find Your Rightful Place: Re-establish a sense of belonging and order in your family system, allowing you to "take your place" and fully step into your own destiny.

Access New Energy: By acknowledging the past, you release the energy previously tied up in unconscious loyalty, gaining vitality and clarity for your future.

Family Constellations isn't about dismissing the past; it's about honouring it so you can be free in the present.

How has Family Constellations impacted your life? Let us know in the comments!

05/11/2025

As we move towards the end of 2025, there’s still so much unfolding in our constellation community!

From the beautiful experience of presenting at the Australasian Constellation Intensive to welcoming new faces into our 2026 Facilitator Training, the Systemic Constellation Academy team has been busy preparing meaningful ways for you to connect, learn and grow through this work.

🌿 Upcoming Open Workshops — November
Experience the magic of constellation work first-hand, whether you’re brand new or deepening your journey:
🗓 Nov 8 – Sydney, NSW with Antonia Kersting
🗓 Nov29 - Mullumbimby, NSW with Antonia Kersting
🗓 Nov 30 – Gold Coast, QLD with Melanie Enders
A beautiful opportunity to experience our facilitators’ unique styles and the healing power of constellations.

🌏 Advanced Constellation Training – New Zealand
A rare opportunity to study with Margarete Koenning in an immersive setting on a traditional Marae.
This 3-day retreat (Nov 28–30) offers space to refine your facilitation, deepen systemic understanding, and reconnect to your own knowing — both personally and professionally.

🌸 2026 Family Constellation Facilitator Training
We’re already at 70% capacity for our next facilitator training beginning March 2026!
If you feel called to step into this transformative learning journey, we encourage you to express your interest soon — last year we filled up months ahead of time.

There’s so much richness ahead, and we can’t wait to cross paths with you along the way 💫

14/10/2025

✨ What a wonderful week at the 12th Australasian Constellation Intensive 2025! ✨

Margarete, Mel and Antonia attended together as a team — with many heartwarming new connections made and old ones beautifully nourished. 💛

Margarete KoenningAntonia Kersting - Holistic Therapist Melanie Enders - Family Constellation and Relationship Therapy

05/10/2025

What is representation?

It's a question we often get asked as facilitators in Family Constellations. Sometimes people assume that you must "channel" or act in a certain way in order to participate in a constellation. However, this is not the case.

This article by Marina from the Hellinger Institute is a wonderful resource explaining the difference between representation and channelling as well as some helpful guidelines. A great read whether you are a facilitator, participant or simply curious!

https://www.hellingerinstitute.com/channeling-vs-representing-in-family-constellations/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNP1RlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFHT2JWdEVLdHRVdG9DRkRIAR6TA42_i3352iMpJNBn7Zmc3n9gMgdZ3BRRMxo2F4pbm3nG-m4EWLNS7PihxA_aem_MOdIzkdBnq7uV7iR1u5HKw

I’m often asked: what’s the difference between channeling and representing in family constellations? In this blog, I break it down clearly.

24/09/2025

Who doesn't like a discount?

Would you like to join us for the upcoming Australasia Constellation Intensive in Sydney (Oct 8–12)?

We would love to have you there!

👉 Use code ACI2025Presenter at checkout to save $100 off your registration!

🌐 Learn more and register: constellationintensive.com

23/09/2025

In this clip, Margarete shares her lifelong passion for group work — over 40 years of guiding people through circles, Gestalt, and Family Constellations. Her wisdom and presence make this training a truly unique opportunity. Only a few days left to register — and spots are nearly gone.

19/09/2025

Are you interested in joining our Group Facilitation Training with Margarete Koenning?

With only a few places remaining, this is your last chance to step into a rare opportunity, as registrations will close soon!

Margarete brings over 40 years of experience working with groups, from rehabilitation settings to Gestalt trainings and Family Constellations. She is a true elder in this field, and this training will be her only offering of its kind for some time.

Over two immersive days, you’ll not only learn the theory behind effective group facilitation, but you’ll also experience the practical, embodied aspects that make group work such a powerful tool for transformation.

It is perfect for those wanting to lead:
– Therapy groups
– Circle work
– Group Workshops
– Family constellations

This training will elevate your ability to create safe, impactful, and deeply human group experiences.

📅 Date: September 27–28, 2025
📍 Location: Maleny Neighbourhood Centre

There are only a handful of spots remaining and they won’t last.

If you feel the pull to step into this unique space of learning and practice, now is the time to register! Simply message us for the link. We look forward to seeing you there!

16/09/2025

There’s something that happens when we sit together in a room that can’t quite be captured in words.

We’ve seen it again and again: someone shares their experience, their voice trembling a little… and across the circle, another person’s eyes soften, as if to say, “me too.”
The room exhales. Shoulders drop. Something shifts.

This is the quiet magic of groups.
Our nervous systems lean into one another, learning safety through co-regulation.
We remember that so many of our wounds were shaped in relationship and so it makes sense their repair can also be found there.

To be witnessed without judgement.
To see yourself reflected in another.
To feel your body settle simply because you are not alone.

Healing in community isn’t about fixing each other, it’s about belonging, resonance, and remembering that we are part of something bigger than our own struggles.

And often, that reminder is the first step towards real change. 🌿

15/09/2025

Our beautiful trainer Melanie Enders - Family Constellation and Relationship Therapy will be offering an amazing workshop on blended families this October at the Sydney Constellation Intensive! Mel is an expert in this field, both living in and working with blended family systems and she will offer you insights on how to navigate these often complex dynamics using family constellations.

With patchwork families becoming the most common family system type and more and more people needing support to navigate separations and integrations of new family members, this is a workshop you will not want to miss! Whether you are looking for guidance on how to support clients or wanting insights for your own family system, Mel will guide you through this emerging field of constellation practice with her knowledge, humour and heart.

We are so excited to be travelling together as a team and presenting our own unique flavours of constellations alongside an amazing national and international faculty. Check the comments for more information!

We hope to see you there!