Albrecht Mahr MD, specialist in psychosomatic medicine, psychoanalyst, systems therapy. Teaching systemic constellation work world-wide, with special interest in constellation work in the context of politics, collective trauma and non-denominational spirituality.

Editor of “Konfliktfelder – Wissende Felder – Systemaufstellungen in der Friedens- und Versöhnungsarbeit“ 2003 („Fields of Conflict – Fields of Wisdom – Systemic Constellation Work in Peace and Reconciliation Work“ published in German)

Since 2001, together with his wife Brigitta, Dr. Mahr is organising large international conferences in the series “Fields of Conflict – Fields of Wisdom. Resolutions in Large Group Conflict”, including both the well known and the cutting edge approaches of conflict transformation in addition to constellation work. Among others, the themes of the conferences have been “Collective Wisdom” or “Identities”, and the 2011 conference was dedicated to the issue of conflict transformation and trans-religious spirituality. He is also a founding member of Friendship Across Borders (FAB), presided by Brigitta Mahr. FAB runs a trialogue training and educational program for Israeli, Palestinian and German young adults to become 'peace carriers', offering systemic constellations work in the training process.

In 2010 Dr. Mahr has also initiated a pilot project on the application of systemic constellation work for members of the European Union.

Currently Dr. Mahr is involved in a pilot project in Rwanda, researching the possibilities of supporting and healing post-traumatic societies through constellation work.

In addition to a number of articles in the German journal “Praxis der Systemaufstellung” ("The Practice of Systemic Constellations") and in the international constellation journal “The Knowing Field”, Dr. Mahr has edited the book “Fields of Conflict – Fields of Wisdom. Systemic Constellation Work in Peace and Reconciliation Work” (2003, in German only).

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Constellation work in post-trauma societies

Introducing the practice of enduring now-ness and the art of creating good personal memorials. Including experiences from Israel, Palestine, and Rwanda

Our human capacity to remember can become most harmful when focusing and maintaining terrifying images of past suffering – the burdensome past then becomes an eternal, seemingly forever inescapable present. That is a common, and tragic, attempt to dealing with and thus perpetuating personal and collective trauma.

The way out that will be explained and practiced in this workshop is twofold: Firstly focusing diligently on now-ness, the only substantial, non-illusionary reality that is. Secondly practicing the art of creating good personal memorials that do not re-traumatize but rather allow access to the gifts of those who suffered in the past. These people, even the guilty ones, are finally deeply honored by perceiving and thankfully receiving their precious, by times however challenging contributions to our unfolding lives.

Albrecht Mahr, MD

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