Dates & Venues

November 17, Monday

5.30pm-9.30pm

Infirmiére Coach de Sante

7664 Rue St-Hubert

Montréal, QC H2R 2N6

December 8, Monday

5.30pm-9.30pm

Surya Montreal

903 Rue Saint-Zotique East

Montreal, QC H2S 1M9

Concept

The concept of these groups has slightly changed comparing to the sessions that took place earlier.

All participants pay the same amount. We no longer separate client and representative/observer fees. Those wishing to receive a Constellation state their intention at the beginning of the meeting. If there are many people interested to be clients, the sequence of Constellations is determined by lottery.

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9th March 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The Path: Dealing With Challenges in Life

Overcoming difficult circumstances is a common occurrence in many people’s lives. Sometimes the transition goes relatively smoothly, in other situations we pay a high price for experiences that we would otherwise prefer to avoid.

Workshop’s purpose

The workshop focuses on integrating physical, emotional end energetic components of situations with our own inner dispositions. To improve access to available resources, better manage the difficult contexts in our lives.

Potential results

• Ability to discern both positive and potentially negative tendencies in the way we respond.
• Easily access our own personal strategies, broader outlook
• Knowledge of inner patterns: those that help achieve the desired result, and those that act as an obstacle.
• Being less affected by stress and negativity in the face of difficult circumstances
• Better preparedness and understanding

Structure

Core parts of the event are based on the approach of Family and Systemic Constellations. 

The structure includes elements of Systemic Ritual practice, a type of healing work based on Family/Systemic Constellations on one side, and the research and practice of Shamanism on the other. Work with sound and voice will be used as a means of processing and integration. 

Language of the workshop: English

For those who’s preferred language is French: it is not impossible to still join the event, as most of the parts are experiential, not verbal and we can try to make the conditions as favourable as possible: help with translation of difficult parts, combine people who speak both English and French for the exercises if there will be enough bilingual participants. However the instructions will be mainly made in English, as well as the sharing parts so that sufficient knowledge of language is important.

For whom is this workshop?

Joining the event does not require special skills. Anyone who feels like changing the degree of awareness and wants to accommodate the situations that seem difficult with more ease may participate.

Date and Time:

Saturday 09 Mar 2024. 12pm – 5pm 

Venue:

Centre des Musiciens du Monde, studio 201
5043, rue Saint-Dominique,
Montreal, Quebec  H2T 1V1

Pricing:

• 160CAD early bird,
• 185CAD after March 1st,
• 200CAD on the day of the event. 

To secure the price you can pay in parts – the non-returnable deposit of 25CA$ (included in total price) is the minimum that has to be paid to secure the actual price and your spot.

Payment Options

• Interac e-transfer to email address info@denispetrov.info (recipient: Denis Petrov)
• Wise transfer to the same email address info@denispetrov.info 
• PayPal or Cash:  please contact the administrator of the workshop at administrator@denispetrov.info

Cancellation Policy

If you have won’t be able to attend please inform us as early as possible. We will return the amount you paid except the deposit (25CA$).

More information: Elena, administrator +1 (825) 437-3931, administrator@denispetrov.info 

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Fearing Yet Longing For Change

We usually don’t prepare ourselves to changes the same way as pilots when they are to begin operating a new aircraft type. Life events may take us by surprise, and even when we see the emerging changes, it is not guaranteed that we can arrange the situation in the way that will ensure our wellbeing. 

Sometimes we act as if nothing happened, trying to ignore the news. Or we become enemies of the new, trying to silence anyone or anything telling us about the upcoming changes. We find comfort in the strategies of our parents, grandparents, our family. We build defence lines instead of using the new circumstances for our own benefit. 

The event will give participants the opportunity to explore their strategies and decisions or lack of thereof using tools and practices of Family Constellations and Systemic Ritual. The shadows of our parents’ choices, family secrets standing behind certain avoidances and preferences, all of it will be possible to meet, accommodate and understand better.

Potential Results

Participants will use the structure of the workshop to process, widen the perception of their own situations, using it to address their concerns or doubts. They will implement the practices to see the resources that are hidden, choose an optimal strategy, locate what is their best place in their own “transitions” – contexts where they are to be dealing with the new.

For Whom Is This Workshop?

This work does not require special skills. We all can potentially find interest in improving our inner compass when dealing with the unexpected.

Language of the workshop: English.

Date and Time:

Saturday 21 June 2025. 1pm – 5pm 

Venue:

Centre des Musiciens du Monde, studio 201
5043, rue Saint-Dominique,
Montreal, Quebec  H2T 1V1

Special Offer

Participants of previous group events and workshops facilitated by Denis Petrov, online or in-person, will have a 20CA$ discount both to the early and regular price.

E.g. if you participated in an earlier workshop or an online program, your early bird price for this event is CA$160, and regular price is CA$180 (tax included)

Pricing:  180CA$ early bird, 200CA$ on and after June 9th, All prices with tax included

Payment can be done in parts. The deposit of 25 Dollars can be paid in advance to secure the spot. Deadline for full payment – 3 days prior to the event.

Cancellation Policy

If you won’t be able to attend please inform us as early as possible. We will return the amount you paid except the deposit (25CA$).

Contact us: +1 (825) 437-3931, administrator@denispetrov.info 

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Many of us find it difficult to balance productivity, success, and having good life overall. The huge amount of burnout cases in North America indicates some deficit in the area of harmony and balance in a number of people. 

Events that we label as negative and try to avoid often come from a lack of inner resources. Conflicts, arguments, attempts to resolve by force what can be alleviated through reasonable compromise – much of this would not happen at all if we felt fully resourced. A lack of internal resources makes us less flexible, more susceptible to outside influences, our actions and decisions happen to become more stereotypical and, in some cases, automatic.

We need good access to inner resources if we want to live our lives, to be conscious and responsible in our decisions, and to be able to feel empathy and love – for ourselves and for others.

For Whom is This Event

This program is suitable for almost anyone. It will help participants to understand the causes of excessive fatigue or emotional instability, provide practical tools for balancing inner states in various contexts: from ordinary day-to-day circumstances to difficult and extreme situations. Participation in the program will give the opportunity to organize professional and personal tasks more consciously, and perhaps even help to rethink various aspects of life. After all, not only the professional environment but also personal relationships and family is also a space where we lose, spend, and find, replenish resources. The program provides keys to difficult circumstances and helps to manage aspects of our states, so that challenges can be overcome with confidence and in a conscious way.

Eight Weeks of the Program

What the Program Includes

Weekly meetings include elements of theory and practice. 

Each of the 8 meetings is aimed at in-depth study of a specific topic. 

Participants will be able to “take away with them” a set of practical skills for working with resource states.

Potential Results

• Understanding your own strengths
• Greater presence in the body
• Better capacity for emotional containment
• Deeper interpersonal connections
• New ways of handling sensitive situations
• Energy management and understanding of limitations in everyday situations: at work, at home, in relationships
• A shift to more effective ways of self-regulation and enhanced ability to manage difficult circumstances

We often have difficulty putting into words what is going on with our internal resources. The program helps to shape the language so necessary for this purpose.

History

The first internal resources management program was created and delivered by me in 2016. Up until 2020 multiple groups took place in different languages, several long-term online programs were organized, as well as a number of in-person events. Some programs involved working with professionals: middle and senior managers in the fields of banking, energy, education, petrochemical industry and transport in Russia, others were open for everyone. There were also specialized workshops on internal resources management, such as a workshop for teachers and educators in Bogota, Colombia.

Between 2021 and 2024, I was mainly engaged in the individual practice, and did not conduct internal resource management programs. 

The current program, in addition to the materials from previous years, incorporates what has been developed by me over the period focused on individual therapeutic work, including aspects related to trauma and its impact on internal resources and our capacity to manage them.

Format of Work

Online, once a week. Meetings length: 1h 40min

Every Wednesday 7pm-8.40pm Eastern Time

Dates:

January 29,

February 5, 12, 19, 26,

March 5, 12, 19.

Meetings recordings will be available for participants during the program and for a limited amount of time after the program.

Pricing

Participation in the complete program can be paid in full or divided into 2 parts.

Means of payment:  e-transfer, PayPal or Wise

PayPal payments

The service charges commission on every transfer, which affects the price. 

PayPal price: Full Payment: CA$260 or US$198; Payment in 2 installments: CA$146 or US$110 each, Participation in the first meeting only: CA$26 or US$21

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We enter into relationships even before we are born – primarily, with our mother, later – in various circles and contexts, be it our family, school, romantic partnership, professional environment. Our connections and disconnections with others shape who we become.

Sometimes we think we are in control of our relationships. However, suddenly we may notice that it seems to be the other way around, as if our relationships manage and change us instead. Our life strategies flourish or collapse because of what happens within the subtle field of us being in the presence of others.

Workshop’s purpose

Using the scope of tools of Systemic/Family Constellations we will explore the resources hidden within existing and past relationships, address difficult questions about the past, ours and our ancestors’ and perhaps even clear the space for future developments in the relational field.

Potential results

• Better ability to receive and to give
• Understanding of hidden structures that serve as a factor of success or failure in our relationships with others
• Developing a different perspective that helps to cope with complex, disruptive dynamics in a relationship
• Engagement with others in a deeper, more mature way.

Structure

Core parts of the event are based on the approach of Family and Systemic Constellations. 

Language of the workshop: English

For those who’s preferred language is French: it is still possible to join the event, as most of the parts are experiential, not verbal and we can try to make the conditions as favourable as possible: help with translation of difficult parts, combine people who speak both English and French for the exercises if there will be enough bilingual participants. However the instructions will be mainly made in English, as well as the sharing parts so that sufficient knowledge of language is important.

For whom is this workshop?

Joining the event does not require special skills. Anyone who feels interest towards in-depth exploration of our relational living, can join.

Date and Time:

Saturday 12 Oct 2024. 11.30am – 4.45pm 

Venue:

Centre des Musiciens du Monde, studio 201
5043, rue Saint-Dominique,
Montreal, Quebec  H2T 1V1

Pricing:

• 175CAD early bird,
• 200CAD after Sept 27th Oct 1st,
• 215CAD on the day of the event. 

To secure the price you can pay in parts – the non-returnable deposit of 25CA$ (included in total price) is the minimum that has to be paid to secure the actual price and your spot.

Payment Options

• Interac e-transfer to email address info@denispetrov.info (recipient: Denis Petrov)
• Wise transfer to the same email address info@denispetrov.info 
• PayPal or Cash:  prior to paying, for instructions please contact Elena, the administrator of the workshop at administrator@denispetrov.info

Cancellation Policy

If you have won’t be able to attend please inform us as early as possible. We will return the amount you paid except the deposit (25CA$).

More information

About this event: Questions and Answers

Elena, administrator +1 (825) 437-3931, administrator@denispetrov.info 

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The Path: Dealing With Challenges in Life

Overcoming difficult circumstances is a common occurrence in many people’s lives. Sometimes the transition goes relatively smoothly, in other situations we pay a high price for experiences that we would otherwise prefer to avoid.

Workshop’s purpose

The workshop focuses on integrating physical, emotional end energetic components of situations with our own inner dispositions. To improve access to available resources, better manage the difficult contexts in our lives.

Potential results

• Ability to discern both positive and potentially negative tendencies in the way we respond.
• Easily access our own personal strategies, broader outlook
• Knowledge of inner patterns: those that help achieve the desired result, and those that act as an obstacle.
• Being less affected by stress and negativity in the face of difficult circumstances
• Better preparedness and understanding

Structure

Core parts of the event are based on the approach of Family and Systemic Constellations. 

The structure includes elements of Systemic Ritual practice, a type of healing work based on Family/Systemic Constellations on one side, and the research and practice of Shamanism on the other. Work with sound and voice will be used as a means of processing and integration. 

Language of the workshop: English

For those who’s preferred language is French: it is not impossible to still join the event, as most of the parts are experiential, not verbal and we can try to make the conditions as favourable as possible: help with translation of difficult parts, combine people who speak both English and French for the exercises if there will be enough bilingual participants. However the instructions will be mainly made in English, as well as the sharing parts so that sufficient knowledge of language is important.

For whom is this workshop?

Joining the event does not require special skills. Anyone who feels like changing the degree of awareness and wants to accommodate the situations that seem difficult with more ease may participate.

Date and Time:

Saturday 09 Mar 2024. 12pm – 5pm 

Venue:

Centre des Musiciens du Monde, studio 201
5043, rue Saint-Dominique,
Montreal, Quebec  H2T 1V1

Pricing:

• 160CAD early bird,
• 185CAD after March 1st,
• 200CAD on the day of the event. 

To secure the price you can pay in parts – the non-returnable deposit of 25CA$ (included in total price) is the minimum that has to be paid to secure the actual price and your spot.

Payment Options

• Interac e-transfer to email address info@denispetrov.info (recipient: Denis Petrov)
• Wise transfer to the same email address info@denispetrov.info 
• PayPal or Cash:  please contact the administrator of the workshop at administrator@denispetrov.info

Cancellation Policy

If you have won’t be able to attend please inform us as early as possible. We will return the amount you paid except the deposit (25CA$).

More information: Elena, administrator +1 (825) 437-3931, administrator@denispetrov.info 

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To clarify the context, Systemic Justice is widely acknowledged in Brasil — briefly, an adaptation of Bert Hellinger’s Family Constellations to the civil dispute. Services of the trained systemic lawyers who use Constellations tools are provided in almost all regions of the vast country. It involves cases such as property disputes, or with whom a child should stay after a divorce of the parents. The general message of the conference was “we need it to be developed same way in Argentina”. Reports of the participants from Brazil, naturally sounded very interesting. 

What attracted my attention

A general question: What kind of law do we really need?

Law enforcement oriented on punishment and, at limit, imprisonment, is aimed at condemnation. Or, at increasing the gap between the person found ‘guilty’ and others. In Hellinger’s terms, this amounts to exclusion, depriving a person of an inherent right to belong. Ann Ancelin Schutzenberger noted that an ancestor’s stay in prison is often passed on from generation to generation as a family secret, constituting the core of transgenerational trauma. 

Adversarial trial: a concept of modern justice, where one side must ‘win’ and another therefore is doomed to ‘lose’, leads to circumstances where lawyers are rarely satisfied with the result of their work. A civil conflict cannot be fully resolved this way, the result will always lack some balance if the ‘winner’ takes it all. This in turn leads to exhaust and dissatisfaction with the practice among many of the lawyers. 

Whereas the use of Constellations in the civil process makes it possible to settle conflicts, and to settle in the most profound meaning of the word. The parties to the trial really do resolve contradictions. There is no sense in continuing the dispute if a Constellation is successful. In addition, and I would draw attention to this — the parties fully experience profound feelings, presence in the moment and deep involvement that marks the way to solution.  It’s a process where instead of ’showing’ some emotions the parties are living their presence. That in turn leads to the proper alignment of the positions and finding solutions that are most welcome by everyone involved.

Historical Similarities

This reminded me of a lecture about peasantry by Teodor Shanin, a magnificent researcher of pre-revolutionary Russia. Local settlements in Russian Empire used to elect community courts at that time, before 1917. He describes a case when the community court finds a person guilty in misappropriation of the land. According to the decision of jury that person still received a part of what he had misappropriated. The jury said: he’s one of us, and he still needs land, so this would be fair if he receives a part of what he acquired illegally. Interestingly enough, the right to be acknowledged, to belong and to be a part of the community was, therefore, preserved.

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29th March 2020 @ 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Due to the unusual circumstances related to the spread of coronavirus the event is postponed. New date will be announced later.

Both parts of the event follow the methodology of Family and Systemic Constellations, an approach introduced by german psychotherapist Bert Hellinger.

Systemic and Family Constellations Workshop / starts at 5pm

Constellation is a way to receive an answer to an existing personal question, to see a disturbing situation differently, to find a source of a symptom or illness, or a conflict, new or lasting for several generations. 

Classic Systemic Constellations approach is based on the idea that an issue that client faces in his or her individual life might have the roots in the events of the family system of the client, past or present. These issues could be settled effectively through this type of work. 

Requests for systemic work vary from physical or mental symptoms to rather minor but for some reason significant issues.

 Resources Lab / starts at 2pm

Sometimes we say: “I become angry just like my father”, “oh, you smile like your grandmother!”. May the history of your ancestors influence the state of yours today? The resources that we have: emotional, mental, physical, could they be connected to the past? Is it possible to detach the burden of family and ancestral luggage from what we consider our personality?

Through joint work, and practice of Constellations, it will become visible. In relatively short practical exercises, we will immerse ourselves in the subject step by step, to receive certain clarity in understanding of our own patterns and views.

Please note:

If you have an experience with the Constellation work, or have attended any of my earlier events, I invite you to come to both the Lab and the Workshop. 

If this will be your first acquaintance with Systemic and Family Constellations, I suggest you register for the Workshop, it starts after the Lab ends, at 5pm.

Date and Time:

Sunday 29 March 2020

2pm-5pm Resource Lab 

5pm-8pm Systemic and Family Constellations Workshop

Snacks and tea breaks will be available for participants, you can also bring something for yourself or to share with others.

Pricing:

The whole event (includes the Lab and the Workshop) – 65CAD

Participation in the Workshop part (5pm – 8pm) as an observer or as a representative – 20CAD

To receive a constellation during the Workshop – 100CAD. 

Participation in the Lab + receive a Constellation during the Workshop – 110CAD. 

Note: If you need a Constellation done, please request in advance: there is only time for one or two Constellation works.

The event will be held in English

Venue

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It is important that we can work with these layers in constellation practice.

I am very pleased with the composition of the group as well as the willingness to work and openness of everyone present. All participants were familiar with the constellations. In our not too large group, three continents were represented – North and South America, and Europe.

In my own experience there are workshops that were facilitated on each of these three continents. Somehow it gave a sense of resource.

It was new to me that work sometimes was done in three languages ​​- English, French and Spanish. Moreover, it happened that it was a kind of spontaneous “release” in going through the workshop with three languages present in the room. A group in which participants are supporting one another can go in such a “trilingualism”, this contributes to the dynamics in a good way. I feel that it also gives more space to the larger systems that the participants represent.

Many thanks to all participants. Also, my appreciation to the place, the Studio D 325 where we worked, for the profound sensation of neutrality and support that I feel here.

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