CourseThe Healing Art of Touch

For whom?

The training The Healing Art of Touch is intended for systemic facilitators who want to learn to truly feel into the body — as a valuable deepening and as a fundamentally different approach from mere observation.

Purpose of the training

Observation is an important part of systemic work and provides valuable information about the client, the representative, and the facilitator. But in this training, you will learn more than observation: you will learn how to feel through and be fully present in your own body — and in the body of the client.

We will learn to make deeper contact with the body using highly effective techniques from, among others, osteopathy and craniosacral therapy, and we combine these with our systemic understanding.

We will also explore the technique Presence in Stillness, a way of working developed by Mike Boxhall (1931–2019). We will investigate the concept of being present. What does that actually require? It is not about doing, but about listening to what wants to emerge.

In this training, we learn to read, feel, and perceive the body on a different level. We integrate bodywork into the client’s systemic process, helping the body restore its natural self-regulation and bring blocked structures into movement.

Programme

The training The Healing Art of Touch consists of 3 modules of 3 days each.
In this in-depth training for systemic facilitators, you will learn to:

• refine our perception of the individual and the collective
• observe and read the body using techniques from osteopathy and craniosacral therapy
• understand how mind, emotions, and bodily sensations are interconnected
• lead and follow constellations in direct contact with the body of both client and facilitator
• tune into the synchronicity of the field, the body, and the constellation
• explore and deepen our presence

MODULE 1: Observing the movements and reactions of the body

In this module, we will learn techniques from osteopathy and craniosacral therapy. You will learn how to apply co-regulation and gain insight into how the nervous system works.

MODULE 2: Presence in stillness and in nature

In the second module, we learn to perceive the deeper results of presence and stillness. We will spend a day with horses in the natural surroundings of Gieten. This module is centered around the theme: “To be heard and to be held is to be healthy.”

MODULE 3: Combining and integrating into systemic work

The final module focuses on combining and integrating this knowledge into your systemic practice. We will practice constellations and learn from the timing and rhythm of integration within ourselves and our clients.

About the trainers

Simon Hausner

Simon Hausner is a certified osteopathic physician, craniosacral therapist, and systemic constellator. He believes that each person’s physical, emotional, and mental being is unique. In his practice, he focuses on helping people find balance in their own body and mind in a simple and effortless way.

Simon studied Osteopathy at the European College for Osteopathy Munich–Paris (COE) and trained in Craniosacral Therapy with Olaf Korpiun, Visceral Osteopathy with Frank de Bakker, Functional Medicine with IFMS, Family Constellations with Stephan Hausner, and the TWT (Timeless Wisdom Training) with Thomas Hübl. His study visits to the Esalen Institute also had a profound influence on him through workshops and retreats with Mike Boxhall and Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Marion Latour

Marion is a highly experienced facilitator and trainer in systemic work and co-owner of the Bert Hellinger Institute. Through her deep connection with nature and her work with horses, she understands how essential presence and bodily awareness are in systemic practice.

Admission

This training is intended for experienced systemic facilitators. Admission requires a completed systemic training and relevant field experience. Upon registration, both prior education and professional experience will be requested.

The language of instruction is English. All participants are therefore expected to be able to speak and read English.

Practical information

The Bert Hellinger Institute is registered in the Central Register for Short Professional Education (CRKBO). Therefore, this training is exempt from VAT.

By registering for this training, you agree to our general terms and conditions.