No Waves without the Ocean: Experiences and Thoughts [Paperback]

Bert Hellinger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2006

This volume represents the core of Bert Hellinger’s thinking and insights based on his experience with family constellations work. Set out as a reference book, it gathers together, for the first time, previously unpublished material, introductions and summaries, illustrative comments and answers to questions gathered from his many seminars and workshops, as well as several interviews and one complete lecture.

The organisation of chapters according to topic allows for easy access, and many, for example, "Family Constellations and Movements of the Soul", represent the most comprehensive handling of the subject to date.

Whether this book is read cover-to-cover or used as a reference book on specific topics, the authority and eloquence of Bert Hellinger’s formulations and his range of experience offer rich rewards for the reader.

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About the Author

Bert Hellinger is probably Europe’s most innovative and provocative psychotherapist and a best-selling psychotherapy author. A former priest and a missionary in South Africa for 16 years, as well as an educator, a psychoanalyst, body therapist, group dynamic therapist, and family therapist, he brings a lifetime of experience and wisdom to his work. The family constellations, which have become the hallmark of Hellinger’s approach, as well as his observations about systemic entanglement and resolution, have touched the lives of thousands of people and have changed how many helping professionals carry out their own work.

Product Details

• Paperback: 311 pages
• Publisher: Carl Auer International (April 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3896705482
• ISBN-13: 978-3896705488
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #198,703 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book of love, October 1, 2008

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The book is divided into sections/subjects and each of its themes is carefully taken into light thanks to the editing of interviews and thoughts from the psychotherapist Bert Hellinger.
It is therefore a clear introduction to the practice of Family Constellation and its main topics. It can be used as a guide for those who wish to explore their spirit and to observe the implication of their belonging to a family group.
The reading of this book requires openness, absence of judgment and intentions in order to allow the heart to open to a new conception of true love. This is the only key for understanding the "System" observed by B. Hellinger.

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5.0 out of 5 stars No Waves Without the Ocean, February 15, 2011

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This review is from: No Waves without the Ocean: Experiences and Thoughts (Paperback)

This book is one of the best books written about the family constellation work that was introduced by Bert Hellinger. In this book, you will come to a deep understanding of how the order in a family needs to be honored in order for love to flow freely from generation to generation. You learn about the appropriate ways of healing systems of entanglements through the methods described by Hellinger and come to an understanding regarding people who carry extremely hard fate. Because our hearts and souls recognize truth when it is spoken, every experience that Hellinger explains makes sense on a deeper gut instinct level. Very well written and for those who are fascinated in working out and understanding their own family entanglements. This book also details illnesses and what some people have discovered as to why they are sick or when their are certain problems they are facing, this work opens their eyes to what is hidden in their family. Some of these things need to be brought into the light so that the representative can do the work necessary so that these family patterns don't continue for another three or four generations. If you are interested in suicides, still-births, excluded family members and how that affects the family systems, or parental influence on your own relationships, this book is for you.