Eight people are sitting in a circle in a meeting room in central Tokyo. One by one they are asked to share a personal problem, choosing one of those present to represent themselves, and the facilitators then positioning the rest of the group as family members or associates so that behavioral and ancestral patterns can be identified.
Those facilitating the process are Lifeforce therapists and partners Hari Tahil and Petya Lowe, and this is the first time they have brought the work of German psychologist Bert Hellenger to Japan.
"Hellenger calls his work Family Constellations," explains Tahil. "I prefer the term Systemic Constellations because I see its value going beyond family relationships, into those of the working environment and the corporate world."