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with Jonathan Hooton

The soul is the essence of any one or any thing. The "spiritual soul" is that aspect of soul through which we experience the divine, the mystery of life, a greater whole. It is the bridge between our personality, in its physical manifestation, and the divine. The process of becoming more soul conscious is one of relating and identifying with the three essential qualities of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. These are expressed as Empowerment, Love and Light. These qualities transcend the dualities we live in where we usually identify with one or other pole: Empowerment transcends the duality of power-over/power-under (or victim/perpetrator); Love, as expressed in compassion, courage and unconditional love, transcends love/fear and love/hate; and Light, through inclusive thinking, transcends us/them thinking, such as racial or gender prejudice.

When we are connected with and moved by these aspects of soul, life has purpose. Living that purpose brings meaning to what we do and connects us to a larger whole. Being directed by our soul purpose is often revealed as a passion, is inherently joyful, and is of service to others. Soul always encourages us to manifest in new and creative ways; no sooner do we settle into a way of being then we are 'asked' to open to new ways and to new perceptions. Soul seeks relationships that are equal, collaborative and synergistic - soul partnerships. We are authentic, authors of our own lives, when moving with Soul.

Many people in our present Western culture are disconnected from this felt sense of being - so disconnected that many are also not aware of this inner energy and sense of direction that has been variously named as the "still voice within," "inner teacher," "inner guide," "true self," "inner light," and "spark of the divine," to name a few from some spiritual traditions.

While this website is here to act as a guide and to assist you in connecting with soul, it is the soul that is your guide to your living a life of purpose and meaning. By stopping and being present, paying tender attention to our inner depths, we contact that soul guidance.

 

Upcoming Events (Subject to change)

FAMILY AND SYSTEMIC CONSTELATIONS WORKSHOPS
Releasing Personal and Ancestral Burdens

Facilitated by JONATHAN HOOTON

Sunday 14th May 2023 (9:00 am - 5:00pm)
IN-PERSON ONE DAY FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS WORKSHOP
in EDMONTON, ALBERTA

 

Articles and Interviews

NEW
MOVING TOWARD INCLUSION
by Deborah Gavrin Frangquist and Jonathan Hooton

Deborah and I, who are board members of NASC (North American Systemic Constellations), explore the ways that dynamics of inclusion and exclusion operate in Canada and the USA from a systemic perspective. This article was included in the spring 2023 NASC newsletter.

RECORDING OF A TWO-HOUR PRESENTATION ON SHAME
On Wednesday 5th October 2022, I presented information together with examples, demonstrations, and a participatory constellation, to illustrate the individual and systemic influences of healthy and toxic shame.
Click here to see on YouTube

COLONIALISM AND THE DIS-ORDERS OF LOVE by Deborah Gavrin Frangquist and Jonathan Hooton
Deborah and I, who are board members of NASC (North American Systemic Constellations), explore the ways that colonialism in Canada and the USA have violated Hellinger's Orders of Love with respect to both Indigenous peoples and African Americans. This article was included in the August 2020 NASC newsletter.

SHAME: AN EXISTENTIAL WOUND by Jonathan Hooton
This article discusses the healthy and toxic aspects of shame, its effect on relationships, behaviours, and methods of healing. It has been published in the June 2019 edition, issue #34, of The Knowing Field, the English language journal of the systemic constellations field.

THE MYTH OF POWER: THE LONG ARM OF ZEUS by Jonathan Hooton
This article explores how the language of domination subverts the message of equality and healing domination.

A TALE OF TWO STORIES: HIERARCHICAL THINKING by Jonathan Hooton Looking at how our thinking reflects hierarchical structures.

Jonathan's Presentation at the 2015 North American Constellations Conference in San Diego on Sunday 15th November. Download as a pdf: Trauma in the Individual and Family Fields.

Listen here to Jonathan's interview on 5th October 2021 with Esther Snikkers, a Systemic Constellations facilitator in Amsterdam, Holland, about my work with Constellations and trauma.

Listen here to Jonathan's interview on 12th August 2019 with Catherine Potter, co-owner of The Northern Star College of Mystical Studies, about Healthy Energetic Boundaries.

Listen here to Jonathan's interview with Jason Bellamy of All Business Media FM about his work: Healing and Personal Growth.

SOUL TALK A series of conversations with people living a soulful life.

Trainings/Courses

FACILITATOR TRAINING IN FAMILY AND SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATIONS:
AN EMBODIED RELATIONAL TRAUMA-RESPONSIVE APPROACH
7 THREE-DAY SESSIONS IN 2024
in
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA

Friday 12th - Sunday 14th January 2024
Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th February 2024
Friday 12th - Sunday 14th April 2024
Friday 7th - Sunday 9th June 2024
Friday 6th - Sunday 8th September 2024
Friday 25th - Sunday 27th October 2024
Friday 6th - Sunday 8th December 2024

While this course is focused on learning about the principles of Family and Sytemic Constellations and on building facilitation skills, these principles and skills are helpful in working in other fields besides family and systemic constellations, and in life in general. The emphasis on personal growth and the underlying issues that affect all of us as humans leads to a wider and deeper perspective and understanding of the human experience and a more compassionate stance.

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FACILITATOR TRAINING IN FAMILY AND SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATIONS:
AN EMBODIED RELATIONAL TRAUMA-RESPONSIVE APPROACH
4 FIVE-DAY SESSIONS IN 2023
in
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA

CLOSED
Monday 12th - Friday 16th June 2023
Monday 11th - Friday 15th September 2023
Monday 28th November - Friday 2nd December 2023

 

FACILITATOR TRAINING IN FAMILY AND SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATIONS:
AN EMBODIED RELATIONAL TRAUMA-RESPONSIVE APPROACH
7 THREE-DAY SESSIONS IN 2023
in
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA

CLOSED
Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th June 2023
Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th September 2023
Friday 27th - Sunday 29th October 2023
Friday 8th - Sunday 10th December 2023

 

Special Event

FACILITATING THE FACILITATOR

A 3 DAY EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING FOR FACILITATING IN SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION WORK
in
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA

FACILITATED BY


JOHANNES BENEDIKT SCHMIDT

Friday 18th - Sunday 20th March 2022

POSTPONED
To be rescheduled

 

Links and Resources

Resources available:

  • Articles
  • Book List
  • Links - including links to Family and Systemic Constellations, Touch for Heath and other Websites
 
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