Foundation Course
Tapping into our wider ways of knowing for societal transformation
Next course date (hosted in English): 5 – 8th February, 2026
Time: 7 pm first day (Thursday) to 4 pm last day (Sunday)
Location:
Waldhaus
Waldhaus 35
3432 Lützelflüh-Goldbach
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A practice to deepen our sensing capacities, leading to wiser and more aligned actions
This course is open for leaders, activists, and change-makers who are working at the forefront of societal transformation. Our wider ways of knowing are powerful tools for navigating the subtleties of complexity. Activating and applying them are critical for the times we live in. The practices of systemic constellation and systems sensing can help individuals and teams move through intense dynamics with greater ease, efficiency and alignment.
Exploring the interrelationality of societal transformation
This foundational course is an introduction to our wider ways of knowing by exploring systems sensing, systemic constellation and the importance of land and place in working on societal issues and complex challenges. We work with essential key concepts, methods and practices for individuals and groups. It supports participants in expanding, deepening, and differentiating their perception skills. Much focus lies on engaging practically with various forms of knowledge through solo, small group and whole group exercises.
The practice of systems sensing is a broad term for a range of somatic approaches that expand our field of awareness and engage with a system’s wisdom. Sensing a system can be understood as a visceral aptitude that draws on innate human capacities for being in relation with, listening deeply to, and momentarily embodying the elements of a system.
Sensing uses extended and multiple ways of knowing to understand and connect with different aspects of a situation or context. These ways of knowing can be somatic, emotional, visual, visceral, relational, and spatial, and both individuals and groups can use them.
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The practice of systemic constellations allows us to visualize a system's interaction patterns and interdependent relationships. By making these dynamics visible, we widen our understanding and obtain a greater variety of choices in how we respond. By revealing what often goes unsaid, has not been acknowledged, or challenges that may lie hidden, Systemic Constellations can support leadership in identifying root causes and leverage points for greater collaboration and creating and maintaining greater coherence within complex systems.
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The practice of working with land and place invites us to widen our felt and cognitive understanding of interrelatedness and interbeing. Land and place, including the subtle and more-than-human realm, are important dimensions of welcoming subtle layers - both present and past: Especially when working with sensitive, intertwined and multilayered issues, this approach–deeply rooted in indigenous ways of living and being from across the globe–becomes critical to open up to and start seeing and respecting it as kin’s holding vital knowledge and wisdom for taking long-term viable decisions and actions.
Course Description
The 3.5-day course combines theoretical inputs and essential background information on these different aspects, small-group and whole-group exercises and practices, time for reflection and integration, and connecting with nature and the more-than-human.
You will gain an initial insight into the various practices and methods and their different forms of application as individuals and groups. We will cover aspects such as (both through content input and application):
Intro to the origins and practice of Systemic Constellations and Systems Sensing
The power of representation
The importance of intention and guiding questions
The different phases - before, during, and after a practice
What this practice can do and can’t do
The difference between Systems Sensing and Systemic Constellation
The aspects of time across generations
The interrelated and intertwined dynamics between individual and collective layers of societal change
The importance, wisdom and influence of land and place in relation to diverse issues and challenges
The importance of personal practice and self-care as a basis for individual and collective transformative work
Intro to four essential spheres of societal transformative work
This course enables you to learn how to draw upon your wider ways of knowing and use these capacities for informing your decisions and approach toward challenging and complex issues. This course covers the essential underpinnings of this work and gives you a hands-on experience of putting them into practice for organizational and societal issues and collective transitions at large.
The training is open to anyone interested in societal issues and transformation—no prior knowledge is required.
Prices
Course costs
Original Price:
CHF 450.--
CHF 390.- (for people with low income)
If you are facing difficulties covering the course fees due to financial circumstances,
don't hesitate to get in touch with Mira Majewski.
The course price includes three lunches, two dinners, and snacks during the morning and afternoon breaks. We calculate 30 CHF /Person
We will be pampered with vegan and organic food by cook Beat Schenkel.
Breakfast optional: CHF 10.- per day
Accommodation costs - different Options
CHF 60.- per Night and room - Single room with Double bed
CHF 30.- per Night and bed in Dormitory - 8 Beds (with sheets and covers)
CHF 15.- per Night and person in own Camper or tent
For an overnight stay at the BnB (10 minutes walking distance), please inquire with Mira Majewski.
Registration
Sign up via the registration form below.
For any question, please contact Mira Majewski by email: miiramaje@gmail.com
The number of participants is limited. After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with payment details. Your registration can be definitively confirmed upon receipt of the course fees.
Course lead
Luea Ritter is a transformative process designer, systemic coach and action researcher. Through cross-sector and international engagements in a diverse medley of fields, she developed a high sensitivity for context-based cultural and social dynamics.
Her approach weaves together leadership and organizational development, awareness-based practices, healing arts and earth-based wisdom traditions to foster multi-sector collaboration towards socio-ecological transformation.
Luea is the co-founder of Collective Transitions, dedicated to building shared capacities for fostering and maintaining transformational shifts. She is a vital driver of the World Ethic Forum, an international organization committed to fostering a culture of care and kinship. There, she co-stewards the Firekeeper Circle process, its action research and the long-term intention. As co-founder and chair, she also serves the Nile Journeys, a platform for transboundary dialogue and regenerative collaboration in the Nile Basin. She works with a wide range of clients, especially societal change and multi-stakeholder initiatives such as the Youth Negotiator Academy, World Future Council or the Global Ecovillage Network.
Inspired by her trans-disciplinary and trans-cultural journey, and respect for the (subtle) wisdom of systems, Luea is dedicated to cultivating the conditions for embracing our wider ways of knowing as key ingredients for building and maintaining coherence in social fields, which is also the focus of her PhD.
