Embodied Life, Leadership & Decision Making Training
ELL Level-1: Curriculum Details
Foundations
Sessions 1-4
Principles & Practice
Provides an introduction to the Orders of Love as articulated by Bert Hellinger (and others). Offers somatic exercises to build a connection between the body and meaning-making mind.
Systemic principles:
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Community agreements
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Orders of Love
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Core emotions
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Fundamentals of attachment
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Role of guilt in belonging
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Limbic mending sentences
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Distortions of story-making mind
Embodied practices:
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Stepping into resource
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Fundamentals of representation
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Blind mat testing
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Building a personal sensory map
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Sensing generations
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Sensing integrity & drama triangle
Sessions 5-8
Exploring Life & Family
Apply the Orders of Love to your family of origin as you begin sensing systems and recognizing the patterns, bonds, binds, and potential that human beings tend to make with one another.
Systemic principles:
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Guilt & innocence
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Radical inclusion & "what is"
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Values & vows
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Acceptance versus forgiveness
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Desires & inner alignment
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Place & order within systems
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Being right-sized within systems
Embodied practices:
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One's parents as the gateway
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Stepping through generations
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Sensing limiting beliefs
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Above & below the line
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Sensing the role of the shadow
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Aligning with soul purpose
Sessions 9-12
Work & Decision-Making
The principles and practices of this section will pull together everything learned. Sense your still point within and make values-based decisions even in turbulent times and chaotic systems.
Systemic principles:
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Attachment styles go to work
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Orientation to the mission
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What our words are doing
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Leadership stance & scope
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Organizational stance & scope
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Becoming truly accountable
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Visioning seasonal years
Embodied practices:
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Applying personal sensory map
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Feeling value alignment
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Using the body to prioritize
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Sensing beyond the cognitive
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Taking a stance of courage
LEARN & PRACTICE AT THE RIGHT DEPTH FOR YOU
What is shared with you: This course offers deep content and related somatic lessons. Each cohort forms a community and live sessions offer rich discussions and meaningful connections. You’ll receive a Guidebook that grows each session, with optional "homeplay” including a mix of discussion prompts, reading options, and practice exercises.
Make the journey your own: What you do with what is shared, is up to you. I trust you to decide what depth of engagement and work is right for you. So, you can do all the exercises and write responses to the reflection prompts, or not. You can practice the somatic tools, or not. You can read the books I reference throughout the course, or not. It will be a meaningful experience no matter how you proceed, while the depth is up to you and what fits for your life.
Support for the journey: Once registered, each student may book one, one-hour private systemic coaching session during the training weeks. This is an opportunity to unpack a learning topic of interest, explore personal content that is evoked or provoked in the course of the ELL journey, or receive accompaniment while integrating this rich material. Up to three additional private sessions are available to students at a reduced rate, as an optional add-on with registration, or if desired during the training.
THE OUTCOMES TO TAKE WITH YOU
Through the Embodied Life, Leadership, and Decision-Making learning journey, you'll explore many ways of knowing, and take with you:
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A working vocabulary of systemic terminology and principles
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A growing toolbox of personal somatic exercises and paired practices
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A deeper comfort in dynamic situations, with the confidence to hold the space for emergence
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A comprehensive ELL Guidebook for Homeplay that grows every session
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A more calibrated felt-sense of what's happening in conversations, groups, and systems, and what you might want to do with that awareness
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A stronger capacity to regulate your nervous system and attune to others, offering presence that steadies the people and systems around you
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New tools to make any conversation more system-wise
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A community of wonderful new colleagues and friends with aligned interests
I am dedicated to this work, because I believe that leaders who include somatic phenomenology and systemic principles in their ways of knowing move differently in the world, and create more conscious impacts. They're harder to knock off center, knowing how to resource themselves as needed. They're more at home in themselves, less inhibited, and more capable of responding to the emerging field.
This is the capacity the world needs as we co-create more resilient systems together.
THE DATES
Session Schedule - Thursdays 10:00am - noon Pacific Time
Session 1
October 1
Session 2
October 15 *
Session 3
October 22
Session 4
October 29
Session 5
November 5
Session 6
November 12
Session 7
November 19
Session 8
December 3 **
Session 9
December 10
Session 10
December 17
Session 11
January 7 **
Session 12
January 14
Notes on the rhythm:
The schedule is built to accommodate participation in the *Constellations on the Coast Retreat on October 8-11* as well as holiday breaks.** While the schedule is a bit irregular, the intention is to facilitate presence in live sessions even at a festive time of year. Provided consent of the group, recordings will be available to allow everyone to stay current even in the event of missing a session.
INVESTMENT & RETURN
The Embodied Life, Leadership, & Decision-Making Training (ELL) includes
This unique training offers 24 hours of live instruction on Hellinger’s systemic principles of human systems, woven with other works and useful exercises, presented for immediate use in life and work.
Receive a comprehensive 150+ page Guidebook; be part of an intentionally nurtured community; partake in facilitated discussions; and be supported in balancing autonomy with mutual care.
COMMUNITY CARE
$2,000
or 4 x $500/mo
Your spot + contributing support for others
MARKET RATE
$1,600
or 4 x $400/mo
The typical rate for this rich experience
NEEDING SUPPORT
$1040
or 4 x $260/mo
An option if you need support to participate
An additional scholarship rate may be available by inquiry.
If you experience less reliable income to meet your needs, while also feeling passionate about this training, please contact me to explore options to join us.
The Many Ways Payment Flow
In alignment with the Many Ways Payment Flow, a sliding payment scale and monthly payment plans are available for this offering. Please choose the level that best reflects your financial reality, while honoring others in the circle.
I long for a world in which there is ample, equitable access to support and services at every scale of the social system. The Many Ways approach to payment flow recognizes that what is equitable (fair to the circumstances) is not necessarily equal (the same for all). Different people at various times have diverse needs and capacities. This is life.
Please choose the best rate for you and your financial reality. For those in a position to give, your contributions support me in welcoming others to the fires I'm tending.
QUESTIONS I IMAGINE YOU MIGHT HAVE
FAQs
Do I need prior experience with Constellations or somatic work?
Not at all. Genuine curiosity is the only prerequisite. Both beginners and beginner's mind are welcome. Those with prior experience will find the work rich and rewarding, with opportunities to share your knowledge with others, too. Sessions are designed to meet you where you are.
What if I miss a session?
Attendance is encouraged and the community experience is central to the value, but if you miss a session, you won't lose your place. You'll receive a recording of the session and the ELL Guidebook for Homeplay session chapter. You will also be making connections in the training, which can lead to practicing together outside of the live full-group sessions.
Is this therapy?
No. The Embodied Life, Leadership, and Decision-Making Training is an educational community of practice. The practices are designed to build awareness, skill, and discernment, but not to process trauma or serve as clinical treatment. If something tender surfaces, I will provide support within the scope of the container, while also referring you to more appropriate resources.
How many people will be in the group?
This is an intimate community experience. Space is intentionally limited to keep the learning alive and the connections real. Register early to secure your spot.
Where exactly is it held?
ELL Level 1 & 2 are both online trainings. Systemic Summer School is a related in-person community of practice that takes place in my studio within Portland.
What should I bring or how should I prepare?
Please bring your full self and genuine curiosity. You’ll likely want a notebook or sketchbook handy. In terms of preparation, as noted above, you can participate at whatever depth makes sense to you.
How does the payment plan work?
You can pay in full at registration, or choose the four-payment option towards the same total, split into monthly installments. If you're in a position of financial need beyond the listed levels, please reach out about the scholarship rate possibilities before registering.
I'm interested in Family Constellations or other learning opportunities. Does this connect?
You betcha, and beautifully so. Systemic & Family Constellation Workshops take place monthly in Portland and several times a year on the coast in Newport. The Constellations on the Coast Retreat (October 8–11) is also a strong connection point for this work and evolving community. Each of these offers stand alone while enriching the others.