Bianca Diana Tirdel
Systemic and family constellations facilitator. Body oriented practitioner, focused on work with stress and trauma. Author of internal resources management programs. Born and grew up in Moscow, Russia. Graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University faculty of Psychology in 2001. Since 2016 has moved to Canada and started his private practice in Montreal, Quebec. His workshops and programs took place in Canada, Russia and Latin America (Colombia, Argentina). Integrates the practices of the body, voice and sound into the process of healing of trauma and stress. Events and long-term programs are based on humane and gentle recovery techniques. A significant element of his work are solutions based on traditional knowledge and practices. Among his projects are numerous workshops on specific topics, prolonged programs oriented on corporate and individual clients.Â
How can sound and voice contribute to a constellation process? Can the voice be used as a diagnostic tool? Can sound and voice—independent of words—lead to a resolution or guide the unfolding of a constellation?
A constellation takes place in a realm beyond our conventional measures of time and space; we engage with events and figures from the past —and sometimes the future—as well as with representatives from the present. Can the voice serve as a bridge between the present and the past?
Between me and a part of myself that has been lost or forgotten? Is it possible to attain wholeness through one’s own voice? This session integrates methods from contemporary systemic constellation work with practices rooted in sound and voice, exploring them across dimensions of space and time.
No prior training in working with sound or voice is required to participate in this event.Â
Sanaz Manouchehrian is an international systemic constellation facilitator and coach, and the founder of Soul System Coaching. With an interdisciplinary background in biology, psychology and medical research, she has lived and worked across several countries, bringing an international and multicultural perspective to her work. She is a member of the Advisory Board of Constellators International and has been involved in organizing international gatherings, workshops and learning events. Her work combines systemic constellation with a broad understanding of human development and the connections between individuals, groups and wider systems.
A journey across time and cultures, exploring the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, India, China, Greece and beyond.
How did these civilizations shape our understanding of life, belonging, relationships, knowledge, and the human condition
Sarah MacLean Bicknell has been facilitating Nature, Family, Dream and Systems constellations for 17 years. Her deep love of ceremony and earth-based teachings led her into a natural relationship with the constellation process. Her work utilizes shamanic and dream perspectives that bring ancestral healing into the room with precision and love. Deeply immersed for over thirty years in the ancient indigenous perspectives, Sarah brings a unique contribution into the constellation fields.
The dead stand beside the living, a kitchen opens onto a beach, and the body does what it never could awake. Â
And dreaming isn’t solitary.
In Dream Constellation, we place the dream at the centre of the circle and let it play out through the field of many, with people standing in its figures and places. Â The dream gets voice, movement and form.
Ancestral threads show up, and stuck movements find a way through. From this shared ritual, a new dream comes, the village dream, a living guide for our waking days that calls us back each night. Â For a gathering on time, space, and movement, it brings all three into the room at once.
It’s true medicine for these times.
Constellations are no mere illusion or magic; science, social inquiry, and creative practice have explained them, and their validity has been proven over centuries. The potential of using constellations to reframe everyday challenges—transforming how we experience them so we can actively change them—is both striking and powerful. Consequently, this work demands a careful, respectful approach.
Professional guidance is essential, delivered strictly without moralizing or directing. Instead, the process must remain systemic and accompaniment-oriented. I work with the systemic board daily. In 2015, I pioneered digital applications in this field with my master’s thesis.
As a socio-educational family worker, I have explored family constellations in depth, backed by decades of practical experience. Since 2013, I have successfully adapted and applied this expertise to organizational constellations. My work combining horses and constellation work is ongoing. Most recently, I discovered that the earliest known reference to constellation work appears in Ezekiel 4:1 ff., in the Old Testament,
I am keen to see what we can develop out of that!
Crossing Jordan: Stepping from the Wilderness into Full Potential
Profound transitions mirror the timeless archetypes of human history. In this experiential workshop, we explore one of the most powerful metaphors
“Crossing Jordan”
drawing directly from the biblical transition of the Israelites moving from the long, trialsome desert under Moses into the fertile promise of Canaan under Joshua.
This narrative is a profound map for personal and collective metamorphosis:
When teams or individuals face major strategic shifts, mergers, or leadership handovers, they frequently stall in a prolonged “wilderness phase”—a state characterized by structural fatigue, survival modes, and heavy operational burdens. In our constellation workshops, we utilize this narrative architecture to guide participants across their own developmental thresholds.
To fully embody core qualities, flourish in our endeavors, and truly “come home” to our authentic agency, a specific sequence of systemic steps must be honored:
Constellations are no mere illusion or magic; science, social inquiry, and creative practice have explained them, and their validity has been proven over centuries. The potential of using constellations to reframe everyday challenges—transforming how we experience them so we can actively change them—is both striking and powerful. Consequently, this work demands a careful, respectful approach.
Professional guidance is essential, delivered strictly without moralizing or directing. Instead, the process must remain systemic and accompaniment-oriented. I work with the systemic board daily. In 2015, I pioneered digital applications in this field with my master’s thesis.
As a socio-educational family worker, I have explored family constellations in depth, backed by decades of practical experience. Since 2013, I have successfully adapted and applied this expertise to organizational constellations. My work combining horses and constellation work is ongoing. Most recently, I discovered that the earliest known reference to constellation work appears in Ezekiel 4:1 ff., in the Old Testament,
I am keen to see what we can develop out of that!
Breakthrough & Conquer: mapping and storming personal strongholds
The conceptual foundation of this workshop is rooted in an astonishing historical milestone: arguably the first documented systemic constellation in human history, found in Ezekiel 4:1 ff.
In this biblical passage, the prophet Ezekiel is instructed by God to take a clay tablet, sketch a layout of Jerusalem, and model its siege—complete with ramparts, investment works, camps, and battering rams. By using simple, symbolic objects (a clay brick, an iron plate) to map out a complex, high-stakes military reality, Ezekiel performed the quintessential systemic act: he externalized an invisible, overwhelming conflict into a tangible spatial arena, pre-staging a strategic breakthrough before it happened in physical reality.
In our workshop, we adapt this ancient, powerful archetype for modern personal and professional challenges. We ask the central question: What are the invisible walls, self-imposed sieges, or stubborn strongholds in your life that are currently blocking your growth?
Using simple, everyday materials and items collected from nature (stones, wood, symbolic markers), participants engage in a structured three-step breakthrough process:
Sometimes, achieving your breakthrough requires a deliberate, courageous act of mapping your battlefield and stepping forward to claim what is rightfully yours.
Dance Therapist since 2001, Family Constellation Facilitator since 2012, IOPT Facilitator, Teaching Constellation in the Constellation Path of Yishai Gaster, and a Diamond Approach Teacher since 2023. I combine all of what I have learned and experienced myself about the Human Consciousness.
I live in Israel with my partner, Massimo, and my daughter Agata. I was born to Holocaust survivors, and I dedicate my life to bringing knowledge and experience of Essence to the Human Soul, so we can know our potential as Human Beings. Â
What was time before we could count it, space before we could say “I’m here,” and movement before we could choose a direction?
Our first place in the world was within another person, who was herself part of a world of relationships and events already in motion. We began our lives in the middle of a story we had yet to tell.
Memories from the Womb brings a question about belonging. What does it mean to have a place before we have a name? And how do we find room, within the relationships we belong to today, to move in a direction of our own?
I am the father of 3 children, and I have been working for more than 20 years in multinational organizations since I met Family Constellations in 2009, and I had the insight of my life that this is the path to pursue for the rest of my life.
Family Constellation became more of a life philosophy for me, with systemic perception being a way of seeing life and the world and helping me bring this work in organizations, family, and society.
I am spreading this work with the help of the Centre for Systemic Education, providing assistance and support, running trainings and workshops, and helping transformational processes using systemic tools for individuals, families, or organizations.
Dragos’ contribution to the retreat
His contribution to the retreat
Lutz Bessel is a Gestalt therapist, senior coach and mentor with many years of experience in personal development, education and international collaboration.
Together with Hunter Beaumont, he organised the International Intensives from 2001 onwards, first at ZIST and later at Bernried, Germany. These annual gatherings brought together constellation practitioners from around 30 countries, creating a space for learning, professional exchange and meaningful human encounters.
After Hunter Beaumont stepped back, Lutz continued organising the Intensives independently. He also served as General Manager of the International Systemic Constellations Association (ISCA).
Through his longstanding commitment, Lutz has made an important contribution to connecting people and fostering international exchange within the systemic constellation community, while creating joyful environments for workers and consumers alike.
Lutz’s contribution to the retreat
His contribution to the retreat
Leslie Nipps, MDiv, has been offering rich Constellation experiences since 2007. She works with individuals, offers Introductory and Advanced Constellation Online Trainings, and organizes international events in New Mexico, USA , online and internationally. She founded Convivium Constellations and the Western Constellations Intensive, now in its 11th year of bringing international faculty to the United States for high-quality Constellation retreats. With James Woeber, she directed the 2015 North American Systemic Constellations Conference (NASC) in San Diego, CA, USA. Subsequently, she was a founding board director of North American Systemic Constellations (NASC), and has presented at all of the NASC conferences since 2011.
She has been a presenter at the International Systemic Constellations Association (ISCA), at the Australasian Constellations Intensive in Sydney, Australia, and at the Aotearoa New Zealand Immersion. She has also been an Episcopal minister for over twenty years. She was a regular contributor to the professional journal of Constellations, The Knowing Field.
For more information about her, her trainings, and her nature photography, go to Convivium Constellations.
Tanja Meyburgh, author of Reclaiming Ancestors, is an internationally renowned trainer in constellations work that integrates ceremony and ritual for a modern ancestral path. With an MA in systemic psychology, she has pioneered constellations work in South Africa since 2003, is initiated as a traditional healer, and has written, spoken, and taught extensively on the subject. She also holds training and experience in ecotherapy,  expressive arts and movement therapy, empowerment of marginalised voices through narrative therapy, and creates a safe, grounded container for her work.
Tanja’s contribution to the retreat
In many traditions and cultures land and the history of a place has a significant place in ritual, ceremony and the well-being of the community. Cultivating this connection can have significant impact in our constellation work particularly with questions around belonging to place, immigration, forced removals, wars, and not being able to return to the places we and our ancestors belonged to. These are current and recent experiences of people who have been marginalised, the significance often a blind spot to modern, privileged or westernised people. When did we lose our sense of land as a sacred ancestor, and how do we reclaim it? Drawing on over two decades of constellations experience internationally as well as indigenous Southern African wisdom, Tanja will guide you in a process of reconnection, including exercises that are immediately translatable to your work. You will leave this session feeling expanded in your understanding of yourself, your ancestors, your clients and the world as a whole.Â
Dan Cohen and Emily Blefeld are among the most respected voices in the evolution of Systemic Constellation Work. Their approach integrates non-ordinary states of consciousness, expanding constellations beyond family lineage into broader landscapes of healing, while remaining anchored in the essential truths of Hellinger’s original teachings.
Dan Cohen, PhD, trained directly with Bert Hellinger after earning his PhD in psychology and quickly emerged as a leading voice in the field of Systemic Constellation Work. He was among the first to recognize representative perception as a profound doorway into ancestral consciousness. Dan is the author of I Carry Your Heart in My Heart: Family Constellations in Prison, along with numerous peer-reviewed journal articles.
Dan’s contribution to the retreat
In ancient traditions, the heart is where spirit and body come together—where breath, muscle and bone converge, ancestral memory stirs, and the unseen touches the living. Seeing with Your Heart invites you into an entirely new way of perceiving through this sacred terrain, where ancestral, earthly, and cosmic realms speak as one.
To let the heart lead, and the body remember.
To soften enough to feel your ancestors by your side,
and to strengthen enough to stand inside your truth with love at the center.
Expanding on Bert Hellinger’s foundational work, Dan Cohen and Emily Blefeld weave mystical spirituality and quantum biology into the practice of Alchemical Constellations. Their approach activates the body’s evolutionary capacity to perceive beyond the mind—opening channels of connection to the wisdom of the elements, the voices of our ancestors, and the living pulse of the earth while tracing forgotten traumas across centuries, continents, or even species.
Whether your longing is personal or collective—whether you are navigating a desire to deepen your understanding of constellations, or dive into family dynamics, creative blocks, or a desire to be of greater service—this work meets you at the threshold and invites you to walk through.
Because when love leads, healing follows.
Seeing with Your Heart isn’t just a method—it’s a remembering.
Emily Blefeld and Dan Cohen are among the most respected voices in the evolution of Systemic Constellation Work. Their approach integrates non-ordinary states of consciousness, expanding constellations beyond family lineage into broader landscapes of healing, while remaining anchored in the essential truths of Hellinger’s original teachings.
Emily Blefeld, LICSW, brings over two decades of experience as a psychotherapist, facilitator, and trainer. Known for her extraordinary intuitive gifts, she skillfully attunes to and helps release ancestral and soul-level trauma. She holds a Master of Social Work degree and is certified in a wide range of therapeutic modalities.
Emily’s contribution to the retreat
In ancient traditions, the heart is where spirit and body come together—where breath, muscle, and bone converge, ancestral memory stirs, and the unseen touches the living. Seeing with Your Heart invites you into an entirely new way of perceiving through this sacred terrain, where ancestral, earthly, and cosmic realms speak as one.
To let the heart lead, and the body remember.
To soften enough to feel your ancestors by your side,
and to strengthen enough to stand inside your truth with love at the center.
Expanding on Bert Hellinger’s foundational work, Dan Cohen and Emily Blefeld weave mystical spirituality and quantum biology into the practice of Alchemical Constellations. Their approach activates the body’s evolutionary capacity to perceive beyond the mind—opening channels of connection to the wisdom of the elements, the voices of our ancestors, and the living pulse of the earth while tracing forgotten traumas across centuries, continents, or even species.
Whether your longing is personal or collective—whether you are navigating a desire to deepen your understanding of constellations, or dive into family dynamics, creative blocks, or a desire to be of greater service—this work meets you at the threshold and invites you to walk through.
Because when love leads, healing follows.
Seeing with Your Heart isn’t just a method—it’s a remembering.
Peter Eichenberger is a partner at the FELD INSTITUT in Zurich, a federally qualified psychosocial counsellor (Professional Master), an adult educator, and a Professional Trainer and Master Constellator with CONSTELLATORS INTERNATIONAL. He has also completed further training in organisational structural constellations, Gestalt therapy and body therapy.
Since 2014, he has worked with systemic constellations and other systemic and psychosocial counselling methods. People are always at the heart of his work – their experience, their relationships and the question of what makes development and new movement possible. In his seminars and training programmes, he combines sound psychological knowledge with experiential constellation work and a strong emphasis on practical experience. Peter works as a consultant, coach and supervisor, teaches psychological and systemic subjects, and trains professionals in systemic constellation work. Lifelong learning, a joy in thinking, and a desire for development shape not only his work, but also his own path.
Writing has also become part of this path. Following the Handbook for Designing a Training Programme in Systemic Constellations. Time Space Movement Healing is his second book, co-written with Stephanie Hartung. Their book became the CI Retreat Theme 2027.
Peter’s Contribution to the Retreat
Together with Stephanie, Peter offers workshops and smaller formats around the Retreat Theme.
As the founder of the FELD INSTITUT, Stephanie works as a consultant in systemic organisational and people development, and as a coach and Gestalt therapist for personal and professional concerns.
As a co-founder of CONSTELLATORS INTERNATIONAL, she leads the organization with the world’s largest community of systemic consultants and therapists working with constellations.
An internationally recognised trainer in systemic constellations, Stephanie has been offering internationally recognised training programmes around the world since 2015, in both German and English.
Her two main areas of focus are individual psychology and personal development, and Systemic Intelligence in organisational development.
Stephanie has published several books on systemic subjects. The book “Time Space Movement Healing,” which she wrote together with Peter Eichenberger, became the CI Retreat Theme 2027
Stephanie’s contribution to the retreat
Her contribution to the retreat will be workshops and smaller meeting formats around the Retreat Theme.
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