How are private constellations done in person?
The process is the same as that of the group situation explained immediately above, with one exception. After the client states an issue, and the brief interview is conducted about family background (see previousl question), colored footprints are placed on the floor by the client to represent different ancestors. Both the client and the facilitator will stand at different times on these foot prints and tune in to the feelings. Typically, there will be new arrangements of the footprints as the constellation proceeds. The family dynamic appears and its resolution proceeds in the same manner as in a group. Some constellators use objects arranged on a table to set up the family system. My own preference is to use the footprints, since placing my own and the client’s physical bodies in the different positions seems to strengthen the process.
