The Diary

“A must for anyone wanting to learn facilitation skills which support a system revealing itself.”

Georgina Woudstra, Executive team coach and coach trainer

“The most impactful training I have attended in the past twenty years. Thank you.”

Maggie Rose, Executive coach

“The program was rich, beautiful and very useful and has shifted my view on working with teams and individual clients.”

Madalina Cobaleanu – Culture Coach, Microsoft 

“I highly recommend this to any coach who is struggling to facilitate complex organisational dynamics.”

Morag McLaren Leadership Development and OD consultant

“Coaching constellations is a way of being that facilitates system level change in you and in your clients.”

Hilary J Oliver. (PCC)

“In Part II the penny drops and gives you a much greater depth of understanding.”

Mike Price, Executive coach and facilitator

“The hidden rules of healthy relationship systems came alive in this wonderful experiential training.”

Cristian Nicolae. Coach.

“An excellent way to immerse yourself in systemic coaching and emerge with some practical tools and a solid grounding in the underlying principles.”

Mark Smith, Business Coach

“My first experience of facilitating a constellation was wonderful and unforgettable.”

Monica Georgescu, Learning Specialist and Coach

“This is unequivocally the best training I have participated in in the past twenty years.”

Sheena Bailey, (PCC) Coach Supervisor 

“I had heard that these were the best people to go to for Constellations training, and I was not disappointed.”

Aidan Tod, Executive and team coach

“As Morpheus says to Neo: ‘You take the blue pill, the story ends. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.’ This training takes you deep..”

John Sutherland, consultant and facilitator

“This is an enlightening programme, excellently facilitated.”

Hilary Oliver, (PCC) Executive and leadership coach

“Not only do you discover something of the entanglements and deep resources in your own systems, but you develop your ability to be of real use to others.”

Alastair Wyllie, Coach and Supervisor

“This is a clear process to work with complex issues.”

Alison Hogan. Leadership coach, board & team dynamics.

“This has given me confidence to embed the systemic approach.”

Ori Wiener.

“I can honestly say my expectations were exceeded.”

Sandra H, Executive and team coach

“Simply superb! It enabled real experiential learning and generated insights that I believe will be transformative in my coaching practice.”

Claudia Danser, Executive coach

“The training was a revelation. I thoroughly recommend it.”

Rachel Donath, Coach and Head of Learning and Development

“This truly systemic approach to coaching takes one far beyond the boundaries of ‘training’ and into ‘transformation’. John’s extensive knowledge combined with his calming and respectful presence is highly effective.”

Sheena Bailey, ICF (PCC) registered Coach Supervisor and Mentor Coach

“Highly recommended for both personal and professional development.”

Anne Shiels, Executive coach, OD Consultant

“Thank you for an inspiring insight into a whole new way to coach.”

Sharon Collier, Coach and OD specialist

“In addition to several profound insights I learnt exercises which I use in my daily practice; telephone coaching, self-supervision, team exercises.”

Roman Chudoba, Executive Coach

“Your coaching will be much richer for this insight into a systemic stance”

Steve Ridgley. Coach and trainer

“A powerful way to get ‘out of your head’ and experience the issue at a deeper level.”

Kate Horne, OD and Leadership Consultant

“Extremely powerful personal and professional development.”

Alison Grace, Leadership coach

“This training has enriched my coaching and I use it for one-to-one or for team coaching.”

Florence Granse, Coach and Trainer

“I was looking for someone new to learn from and I soon knew I’d made the right decision.”

Claire Pedrick, Executive Coach & supervisor

“The quality of facilitation and teaching is very high and deeply respectful. Inspiring!”

Orianne Corman, Coach and facilitator

“An insightful inspiring experience which has developed me professionally and personally.”

Anne McMurray, Leadership and Team Development

“The Fundamentals training left me feeling enriched and curious for more.”

Sabine Stritch, Leadership Development coach

April 2024

Practitioner 2024 (module 1 of 3): Walking in the Field

April 16th – 19th, 2024 | Tues-Fri

(Arrivals Monday 15th, early evening. Departures after lunch, Friday)
Residential in Norfolk, UK, then online and London.
|The first and residential module of our Practitioner Training in Systemic Coaching begins. Applications are welcome from those who have completed our Fundamentals Part I, II and III trainings. This first module is residential in our beautiful English countryside retreat and is facilitated by Michael Cahill and Becky Hall as is the second, online module. The third module, three days in central London is facilitated by Michael, Becky and John Whittington.
Note: Can’t make it this year? Scroll down to April 2025 for the next Practitioner programme.

Module 2:  May 15th-16th 2024, Online
Module 3:  June 5th-7th 2024, London

Tuesday and Wednesday April 23rd-24th, 2024

Life Love Leadership | Illuminating the Hidden Dynamics in Founder-led and Family Business | Breda, Netherlands
This three-day workshop offers a comprehensive introduction for systemic coaches who work with founders and/or with family businesses. A systemic perspective and method offers a respectful way to surface what’s held in the unconscious of these complex systems. The first day of this training is online, on April 5th. With John Whittington. 

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Thursday and Friday April 25th-26th, 2024

Online, INTERNATIONAL
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching.

(Offered within the UK/GMT time zone)

The Book

Available in English, French, Romanian & Korean

English

French

Romanian

Korean

May 2024

Fundamentals Part II: The Intelligence of the Field

Thursday and Friday May 2nd-3rd, 2024 [first 1.5-day module]

Online, INTERNATIONAL
Fundamentals Part II is designed to deepen the embodied stance and offer you fresh insights into the hidden dynamics in relationship systems. You will benefit from supervised practice opportunities, combined with fresh teaching and exercises to use with individual and team clients. As a result Part II expands capacity to apply the methodology with individuals, teams and groups in multiple settings. This online Part II training is made up of two 1.5-day modules, with the second session on May 21st-22nd.

(Offered within the UK/BST time zone)

Baaskoolitus I: Välja kaardistamine

Neljapäeval ja reedel 9-10. mail 2024

Tallinn, EESTI
|Kahepäevane tutvustav koolitus süsteemsesse coachingusse ja meeskonna konstellatsiooni, mis paneb aluse järgnevatele ning pakub mõjusa sissejuhatuse individuaalse ja meeskonnacoachingu hoiakutesse, printsiipidesse ja praktikatesse. Koolitajad on Piret Bristol ja Sigrid Melts.

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Thursday and Friday May 16th-17th, 2024

Edinburgh, UK
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching. Facilitated by Eileen Moir.

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Friday and Saturday May 17th-18th, 2024

Sydney, AUSTRALIA
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching. Facilitated by John Whittington.

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Monday and Tuesday May 27th-28th, 2024

Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching. Facilitated by John Whittington.

Our trainings are available online from anywhere and in-person in England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Romania, Germany, Australia, Estonia and North America.

And by invitation worldwide.

Our trainings are available online from anywhere and in-person in England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Romania, Germany, Australia Estonia and North America.

And by invitation worldwide.

June 2024

Thursday and Friday June 13th-14th, 2024

Life Love Leadership | Illuminating the Hidden Dynamics in Founder-led and Family Business | Paris
This two-day workshop offers a short deep-dive for those systemic coaches who work with founders and/or with family businesses. A systemic perspective and method offers a respectful way to surface what’s held in the unconscious of these complex systems. With John Whittington in Paris, France. 

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Monday and Tuesday June 17th-18th, 2024

London, UK
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching. This training takes place in the same week as our ‘Part II’ training, providing an opportunity to take part in both trainings consecutively in London.

Fundamentals Part II: The Intelligence of the Field

Thursday June 20th to Saturday June 22nd, 2024

London, UK
Fundamentals Part II is designed to both consolidate your learning and practice to date and add new levels of understanding and insight. The mix of fresh teaching, practical exercise and discussion is designed to resource you, then deepen and expand your professional practice. As a result Part II expands capacity to apply the methodology with individuals, teams and groups in multiple settings. Open to all those who have completed our Part I training, this Part II training is made up of three consecutive days of training in-person.

Fundamentals Part III: The Language of the Field

Thursday and Friday June 27th-28th, 2024

London, UK
| In Part III, a three-day training in two modules, participants move deeper into the resonant fields of systems and learn to identify and articulate the language of the field. This includes resonant sentences and questions to offer within systemic coaching. This Part III training is made up of two days of training in-person, a paired practice session with another group member in your own time, and then another half day of teaching and practice with the whole group online (Friday July 19th 2024, A.M).

Systemic Coaching & Constellations

The 3rd Edition

August 2024

Baaskoolitus II: Välja intelligentsus

Neljapäevast 22.augustist kuni laupäevani 24.augustil 2024

Tallinn, EESTI
| Baaskoolituse II osa on loodud süvendama teie seni õpitut ja praktiseeritut ning lisama uusi arusaamu ja taipamisi. Uute teadmiste, praktiliste harjutuste ja arutelude kogum on loodud teile uute ressursside andmiseks ning teie professionaalse tegevuse süvendamiseks ja laiendamiseks. Baaskoolitus II läbimine laiendab suutlikkust rakendada metoodikat üksikisikute, meeskondade ja rühmadega erinevates keskkondades. Baaskoolitus II on avatud kõigile meie I osa koolituse läbinutele ning koosneb kolmest järjestikusest koolituspäevast. Koolitajad on Piret Bristol ja Sigrid Melts.

“I feel very reassured that the principles behind systemic coaching hold true online.”

Anne T

“I like the way we used representatives onscreen."

Roger B

“Thank you for this platform, so that we can all be on the journey.”

Ricarda C

“Online constellations are just as tangible as face-to-face and maybe even more so!”

Anne T

“Very practical and very useful with excellent facilitators!”

Gary J

“An interesting, useful and enjoyable investment in my online coaching"

Alastair W

Online community of learning and practice

September 2024

Fundamentals Part II: The Intelligence of the Field

Wednesday September 4th to Friday September 6th, 2024

Edinburgh, UK
Fundamentals Part II is designed to both consolidate your learning and practice to date and add new levels of understanding and insight. The mix of fresh teaching, practical exercise and discussion is designed to resource you, then deepen and expand your professional practice. As a result Part II expands capacity to apply the methodology with individuals, teams and groups in multiple settings. Open to all those who have completed our Part I training, this Part II training is made up of three consecutive days of training in-person. Facilitated by Eileen Moir.

Fundamentals Part III: The Language of the Field

Thursday and Friday September 12th-13th, 2024

Online, INTERNATIONAL
| In Part III, a three-day training in two modules, participants move deeper into the resonant fields of systems and learn to identify and articulate the language of the field. This includes resonant sentences and questions to offer within systemic coaching. This Part III training is made up of two days of training, a paired practice session with another group member in your own time, and then another half day of teaching and practice with the whole group (Thursday October 17th 2024, A.M).

(Offered within the UK/BST time zone)

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Monday and Tuesday September 16th-17th, 2024

Online, INTERNATIONAL
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching.

(Offered within the UK/BST time zone)

Les Fondamentaux, Module III

De 14h00 le mercredi 18 septembre à 16h00 le vendredi 20 septembre 2024

Paris, FRANCE
| Au cours de ce module les participants approfondissent les champs de résonance des systèmes et apprennent à identifier et à articuler le langage du champ. 

Cela inclut le recours à des phrases et des questions résonnantes à proposer dans le cadre d’un coaching systémique. 

“This is unequivocally the best training I have participated in in the past twenty years.”

Sheena Bailey, ICF (PCC) registered Coach Supervisor and Mentor Coach

October 2024

Fundamentals Part II: The Intelligence of the Field

Wednesday and Thursday October 2nd-3rd, 2024 [first 1.5-day module]

Online, INTERNATIONAL
Fundamentals Part II is designed to deepen the embodied stance and offer you fresh insights into the hidden dynamics in relationship systems. You will benefit from supervised practice opportunities, combined with fresh teaching and exercises to use with individual and team clients. As a result Part II expands capacity to apply the methodology with individuals, teams and groups in multiple settings. This online Part II training is made up of two 1.5-day modules, with the second session on October 23rd-24th.

(Offered within the UK/BST time zone)

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Thursday and Friday October 3rd-4th, 2024

Edinburgh, UK
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching. Facilitated by Eileen Moir.

Fundamentals Part III: The Language of the Field

Thursday and Friday October 10th-11th, 2024

London, UK
| In Part III, a three-day training in two modules, participants move deeper into the resonant fields of systems and learn to identify and articulate the language of the field. This includes resonant sentences and questions to offer within systemic coaching. This Part III training is made up of two days of training in-person, a paired practice session with another group member in your own time, and then another half day of teaching and practice with the whole group online (Wednesday November 6th 2024, A.M).

Les Fondamentaux, Module I

Jeudi et vendredi 17 et 18 octobre, 2024

Paris, FRANCE
|Ce module de deux jours est une introduction à la méthodologie du coaching systémique, et des constellations, dans son application aussi bien en coaching individuel qu’avec des équipes.

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Tuesday and Wednesday October 29th-30th, 2024

Dublin, Ireland
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching.

Coaching Constellations in writing

Coaching Constellations online

November 2024

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Monday and Tuesday November 4th-5th, 2024

London, UK
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching.

Fundamentals Part III: The Language of the Field

Wednesday and Thursday November 6th-7th, 2024

Edinburgh, UK
| In Part III, a three-day training in two modules, participants move deeper into the resonant fields of systems and learn to identify and articulate the language of the field. This includes resonant sentences and questions to offer within systemic coaching. This Part III training is made up of two days of training in-person, a paired practice session with another group member in your own time, and then another half day of teaching and practice with the whole group online (Thursday November 28th 2024, A.M).

Fundamentals Part II: The Intelligence of the Field

Wednesday November 13th to Friday November 15th, 2024

London, UK
Fundamentals Part II is designed to both consolidate your learning and practice to date and add new levels of understanding and insight. The mix of fresh teaching, practical exercise and discussion is designed to resource you, then deepen and expand your professional practice. As a result Part II expands capacity to apply the methodology with individuals, teams and groups in multiple settings. Open to all those who have completed our Part I training, this Part II training is made up of three consecutive days of training in-person.

Fundamentals Part II: The Intelligence of the Field

Monday November 18th to Wednesday November 20th, 2024

SYDNEY, Australia
Fundamentals Part II is designed to both consolidate your learning and practice to date and add new levels of understanding and insight. The mix of fresh teaching, practical exercise and discussion is designed to resource you, then deepen and expand your professional practice. As a result Part II expands capacity to apply the methodology with individuals, teams and groups in multiple settings. Open to all those who have completed our Part I training, this Part II training is made up of three consecutive days of training in-person.

Fundamentals Part III: The Language of the Field

Thursday to Saturday November 21st-23rd, 2024

Sydney, AUSTRALIA
| In Part III, a three-day training in two modules, participants move deeper into the resonant fields of systems and learn to identify and articulate the language of the field. This includes resonant sentences and questions to offer within systemic coaching. This Part III training is made up of two days of training in-person, a paired practice session with another group member in your own time, and then another half day of teaching and practice with the whole group online, a few weeks later. Facilitated by John Whittington.

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Monday and Tuesday November 25th-26th, 2024

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching. Facilitated by John Whittington.

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Wednesday and Thursday November 20th-21st, 2024

Henley Business School, UK
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching. This training group is for members of The Henley Business School MSc in Coaching and Behavioural change (MSCCBC15) in-person cohort. Facilitated by Patrizia Amanati.

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Wednesday and Thursday November 27th-28th, 2024

Online, Henley Business School, UK
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching. This training is for members of The Henley Business School MSc in Coaching and Behavioural change (MSCCBC15) online cohort. Facilitated by Patrizia Amanati.

(Offered within the UK/GMT time zone)

Our trainings are available online from anywhere and in-person in England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Romania, Germany, Australia, Estonia and North America.

And by invitation worldwide.

Our trainings are available online from anywhere and in-person in England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Romania, Germany, Australia Estonia and North America.

And by invitation worldwide.

December 2024

Fundamentals Part II: Les Fondamentaux, Module II

Mercredi, jeudi et vendredi 4, 5 et 6 décembre, 2024

Paris, FRANCE
| Ce Module s’adresse aux coachs, professionnels RH et consultants qui ont suivi « Les Fondamentaux, Module I » et qui souhaitent développer la mise en pratique dans des contextes individuels, d’équipe et de groupe.

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Thursday and Friday December 5th-6th, 2024

Online, INTERNATIONAL
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching.

(Offered within the UK/GMT time zone)

French Language Edition

Published April 2023

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French Language Edition Published April 2023

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April 2025

Practitioner 2025 (module 1 of 3): Walking in the Field

April 28th – May 1st, 2025 | Mon-Thurs

(Arrivals Sunday 27th, early evening. Departures after lunch, Thursday)
Residential in Norfolk, UK, then online and London.
|The first and residential module of our Practitioner Training in Systemic Coaching begins. Applications are welcome from those who have completed our Fundamentals Part I, II and III trainings. This first module is residential and held in our beautiful, relaxing retreat in the English countryside and is facilitated by Michael Cahill and Becky Hall as is the second, online module. The third module, three days in central London is facilitated by Michael, Becky and John Whittington.

Module 2:  May 19th-20th 2025, Online
Module 3:  June 19th-21st 2025, London

Read the book, but nothing can prepare you for the magic and power of constellations until you have experienced them first hand. This training opened a door to a whole new dimension of coaching that adds incredible depth to my practice as a coach.

Noel Warnell, ICAgile and team Coach

September 2025

Fundamentals Part I: Mapping the Field

Monday and Tuesday September 15th-16th, 2025

Vancouver Island, CANADA
|Our two-day introduction to Systemic Coaching and Constellations. This training forms the foundations for all that follows and offers a compelling introduction to the stance, principles and practices of this approach in 1-2-1 and team coaching. Facilitated by John Whittington.