Expanding consciousness and restoring relationships
Expanding consciousness awareness and the heartful quest to restore relationships
Hello, I'm Jean
Relationships permeate the very fabric of existence. Everything is connected to everything else creating an intricate, dynamic web of relationships. From a young age, I’ve been fascinated by these invisible connections that hold everything in place while also allowing all to evolve and grow. It is through relationships that we know ourselves, our surroundings and all else knows itself. I find this layered complexity beautiful and fascinating.
If it is our relationships that define who we are, then wanting to have healthy relationships is something worth striving for. What can be done to optimize relationships? How do we make adjustments without upsetting the proverbial apple cart? Where does one start? This is what I’ve been studying for many years now. The five approaches and methodologies that have especially influenced me, are:
- Narrative Therapy and the work of Joseph Campbell
- Hellinger’s Family and Organizational Constellations
- Boszormenyi-Nagy and Krasner’s Contextual approach
- The Enneagram Personality Profiler
- Wilber’s Integral approach and Spiral Dynamics
A holistic Systems View of the World and the knowledge that all is imbued with Divine Consciousness underpins my work. While this ultimate consciousness is a constant, human consciousness constantly evolves. I research and write about how this happens in, ‘Journeys in Collective Consciousness’, a book in the making.
For the longest time I’ve been a lecturer, writer and workshop facilitator.
I also do one-on-one counselling for those seeking constellations.
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As for the many sea pictures, I love swimming in the sea especially at sunrise.
SERVICES
OUR AREAS OF FOCUS ARE:
FAMILIES
Family life takes on various forms and shades of health and well-being. Whatever we experiencing at an individual level, in some of other way relates back to our families of origin. Old hurts continue to haunts us but our ancestral lines also gift us great resilience and fortitude.
Together we explore the traumas and gifts the families we are born into, bestow on us in a safe and confidential.
I offer constellations, narrative therapy and workshops that teach how to manage conflict and communicate well in a non-blaming, productive way.
COMMUNITIES
Community self-determination is on the rise in South Africa. As societal challenges bump up against state lethargy, there is a need to stand together and develop ground up solutions.
To do so all voices need to be represented – from neighborhood initiatives to businesses, faith groupings, NPOs, NGOs and more. Only then will we arrive at well-functioning, just and fair communities.
Learn how to facilitate processes to improve the functioning of your community or set constellations to find out which corrective actions would best suit your community.
ORGANIZATION
Multi-culturalism is a feature of all organizations. I’m happy to explore the racial tensions that plague our society with great sensitively while also addressing matters such as company culture and globalism.
Family businesses tend to be complex and emotionally entangled while also being most enduring. I help you navigate trans-generational complexities while ensuring the continuity of the whole.
As an Integral leadership coach and facilitator, I offer Teambuilding events that help you address relational challenges in your workplace.
ABOUT THE WORK
Constellations, aka Expansions, where science and spirituality meet to heal the past in the present so that the future can brim with new possibilities for communities, families and organizations.
When we tell our stories big enough, wide enough, deep enough, there is understanding and acceptance instead of judgement. We become fully present to one another and the Universe smiles at us. Flow happens.
Journeys in Collective Consciousness is my book in progress that tells the story of humanity’s evolution in consciousness bringing us to this critical juncture. It’s about Pathfinding and Transformation using the age-old art of storytelling.