The missing Ancestor
Poppy Altmann Poppy Altmann

The missing Ancestor

Sandor Altmann drowned aged 14. That poor family - my poor family - imagine if one of my children had died at 14. Imagine if I’d died at that age. My nephew is 14. How does a family overcome that kind of grief and guilt?

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Dear Men…
Poppy Altmann Poppy Altmann

Dear Men…

The imbalance of the masculine and feminine is another casualty of late stage patriarchal capitalism, that vile box-ticking, bland, magicless, decaying culture that makes us all live these half lives, these lives that Francis Weller so rightly says we were not designed to live.

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Connection
Poppy Altmann Poppy Altmann

Connection

The feet the feet
The hands the hands
The powerful alchemy
Of the dance

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How I became a Family Constellations facilitator
Poppy Altmann Poppy Altmann

How I became a Family Constellations facilitator

We spent wonderful evenings sat around the campfire and watching the Perseid meteor showers at night, having “stargasms” as one person called them, and talking and listening in an incredibly heart-opening and authentic way. Cooking communally on the open fire, passing round the talking stick, visiting other circles, just being outside, deeply nourished my soul. By day, there would be more constellations, sometimes five or six a day, and more rituals.

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Grief Shrine
Poppy Altmann Poppy Altmann

Grief Shrine

Life is constant grief. Each day that passes represents a loss.

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Family Constellations and Containment
Poppy Altmann Poppy Altmann

Family Constellations and Containment

One of the key learning experiences for me on my training with Barbara Morgan was about “containment” – which it turns out was what I’d needed all my life. Using Barbara’s containment exercise, I learned that being with myself meant I was more able to be with others. Being contained meant I could be a container for others and hold what is happening in a group. Attuning to others and experiencing their boundaries, or their lack of boundaries, has helped me to become a facilitator.

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