LEARN, CONNECT, BELONG
NAU MAI, HAERE MAI, WELCOME to our fourth annual ANZCI Immersion!
- A six-day international gathering of Family and Systemic Constellations,
where healing, belonging, and ancestral wisdom come together to
strengthen individuals, families, communities, and future generations.
16th - 21st April 2027
Rotorua, Aotearoa New Zealand
BEHIND YOU STAND MILLIONS.
LIFE IS WAITING.
TAKE YOUR PLACE.
There are moments in life when we step away from the busyness of everyday living and into a space where something deeper can emerge.
The ANZCI Immersion is one of those moments.
Join us in Rotorua for six days of learning, exploration and connection as we gather with colleagues, practitioners and those new to Family and Systemic Constellations from across New Zealand and beyond.
Whether you are taking your very first steps into this work or have been facilitating for many years, you are warmly welcome.
Why We Gather
We gather because this work is not meant to be learned in isolation.
Family and Systemic Constellations invite us to slow down, to see more clearly, and to explore the hidden dynamics that shape our lives, relationships, organisations and communities.
While books and training provide valuable knowledge, there is something profoundly different about learning in community, sharing conversations over coffee, witnessing another’s process, discovering new perspectives, and experiencing the field together.
The ANZCI Immersion offers a place to learn, practise, reflect and connect with others who share a commitment to this work.
It is a place where curiosity is welcomed, experience is honoured, and everyone belongs.
What You’ll Experience
Over six inspiring days you will enjoy:
Experiential workshops and masterclasses
Leading New Zealand and international presenters
Numerous constellation workshop options
Opportunities for personal and professional growth
Rich conversations with colleagues and friends
Time for reflection and integration
The warmth and support of a growing community
Every immersion is different because every group is different. Together we create an experience that cannot be replicated online or in a book.
Who is this for?
The immersion welcomes people from all stages of the journey.
Whether you are:
completely new to Family and Systemic Constellations
exploring the work for your own personal growth
a counsellor, therapist, coach or helping professional
an experienced practitioner wanting to deepen your practice
a facilitator seeking inspiration and collegial connection
You are warmly welcomed and our VIP.
No previous experience is required.
Only curiosity, openness and a willingness to learn.
MEET OUR FACILITATORS
Our faculty brings together respected practitioners from New Zealand and around the world, each offering their own unique perspective and experience of systemic work.
Together they create a rich and diverse learning environment that honors both the depth and evolving nature of Family and Systemic Constellations.
Nir Esterman
Israel
Nir Esterman (M.Sc.) is an international teacher, facilitator and trainer specialising in Family and Systemic Constellations, Embodied Shadow Work and body based approaches.
Nir is the founder and developer of Shadow Constellations, a multidimensional, trauma informed approach that weaves together Jungian Shadow Work with Family Constellations. His work explores the unconscious and often unseen dynamics that shape our relationships, our family systems and the way we move through the world.
At the ANZCI Immersion, Nir will bring his unique lens of Shadow Constellations, inviting us to explore what has been hidden, excluded or disowned within ourselves and our systems.
Through this work, we can begin to recognise the deeper patterns influencing our relationships and reconnect with parts of ourselves that have been pushed into the shadow.
His approach brings together systemic awareness, embodiment and trauma informed practice, creating opportunities for both personal exploration and deeper learning for facilitators.
Edwina Van Der Westhuizen
Australia
Edwina Van Der Westhuizen is a Family and Systemic Constellations facilitator, trainer, clinical counsellor and trauma informed practitioner based in Melbourne, Australia.
Edwina first discovered Family Constellations in 2003, beginning a relationship with the work that has continued to deepen for more than two decades. She began her formal training in 2009 and has continued to learn, explore and develop her practice through ongoing training, mentorship and connection with the wider Constellations community.
Edwina holds a Master of Counselling and is a Certified Brainspotting Practitioner, with further training in somatic, attachment based and trauma informed approaches. Her work brings together a deep respect for the intelligence of the system with an awareness of the body, nervous system and the importance of moving at a pace that supports the individual.
She has a particular interest in one-to-one Constellations and the possibilities they offer beyond the traditional group setting.
At the ANZCI Immersion, Edwina will explore the meeting place between systemic constellation work and trauma informed practice.
She will invite us to slow down, stay curious and remain present with what emerges, while paying attention to the nervous system, capacity and pace of the individual.
Edwina will also share her experience of one-to-one Constellations, offering facilitators different ways of working systemically and inviting us to move beyond what we think we know and truly listen to what is emerging.
Michael Quinn
New Zealand
Michael Quinn is an Aotearoa New Zealand based Family Constellations facilitator whose journey with the work began in 2009. After completing his training, Michael’s own exploration of his relationships with his father and his son became an important influence on the direction of his work.
Today, Michael has a particular interest in father work, exploring the place of the father within the family system and the ways our relationships with our fathers can shape how we experience ourselves, our relationships and future generations.
For Michael, this work is deeply personal. He is interested in the patterns that can quietly travel through families: what fathers learned from their fathers, what mothers learned from their mothers, and how these inherited ways of relating can continue until they are seen differently.
At the ANZCI Immersion, Michael will bring this focus into his work, inviting participants to explore the place of the father and what may become possible when we turn towards this relationship with greater awareness.
Michael approaches Constellations with warmth, curiosity and a grounded belief that life continues to invite us forward, one step and one moment at a time.
Michael’s Karakia / Breath Practice
Hā ki roto – Breathe in
Hā ki waho – Breathe out
Kia tau te mauri – Settle the life force
E kōkiri nei – That stirs inside of me
I ngā piki, me ngā heke – Through the ups and downs
Ko te rangimārie taku e rapu nei – It is peace that I seek
Tihei mauri ora
Hone Taimona & Faith Murray
Tū te pō, tū te ao, tū ka maranga ki te whei ao, ki te ao mārama.
Introducing Hone Taimana and Faith Murray, who live in South Hokianga, a place deeply connected with the landing of the legendary ancestor Kupe, who traversed the oceans in fulfilment of the prophecy of Te Ika-a-Māui.
Hone holds a deep understanding of tikanga Māori, while Faith carries knowledge and practice in the traditional healing realms of rongoā Māori. Together they have contributed to the return and development of traditional healing practices within Hauora Hokianga Hospital, serving a community whose whakapapa traces back to Kupe and the ancestral waka of the Pacific.
Within Aotearoa New Zealand Constellations, Family Constellations is understood as Whakapapa te Oranga — acknowledging and restoring wellbeing across past, present, and future generations.
Through their presence and knowledge, the foundations of tikanga and ancestral understanding will be held within the space where the Immersion takes place.
OUR GUEST FACILITATORS
Tracy Cartwright
Tracy is a creative intuitive, a drum maker a Family Constellation trainer and has been facilitating for over a decade.
With her colorful background, and melting pot of different ancestors are a melting pot of cultures from Scottish Irish, Scandinavian Sami, Maori, Hawaiian to English, she brings a colorful collaboration of resources and strength.
Tracy has a diverse range of skills that support her immense ability to guide and support others on their journeys.
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Tracy Cartwright is the initiator of the Family Constellation Immersion, a founding member of ANZCI.
She started facilitating in Family Constellation in 2012 and is a facilitator trainer to spread the work further. She also has a podcast called 'Constellations and all that...'
You find more info about her here: www.tracycartwright.co.nz
Fiona Kerr
"I see a similarity between creating my artwork and facilitating; the clearer I become in myself, the more freely the energy flows. In both cases, it feels almost to have little to do with me, I am merely a conduit for Creative Energy and the Knowing Field to work through.
I attribute Family Constellations to being instrumental in the betterment of my life, and therefore my children's lives. In fact, this work ripples out to benefit everyone around me. That's one of the beauties of this mahi".
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Fiona has been involved in Constellating for close to 15 years and her belief in its therapeutic benefits make her passionate about sharing this profound mahi (work).
Fiona is committed to gaining practical knowledge in this work, attending many Intensives in Australia, here in Aotearoa and recently in Lisbon, Portugal.
She also attends other local Facilitators workshops whenever possible and continually uses this practice to work through her own layers as they arise, helping to live a more joyous and fulfilling life.
Fiona is also an internationally recognised artist working with feathers.
Karena Coller
Karena Coller lives in the countryside of West Gippsland and rests, walks and swims beside the sea, the name and spirit behind Beside The Sea, her practice weaving 35+ years in health, education and family wellbeing with more than two decades immersed in Family Systemic Constellations
Karena is also the co-author of the book 'A Guide to family Systemic Constellations - A Day in the Life of a Workshop'.
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You find more information about Karena and her work here: https://www.besidethesea.au/
Denise Warner
Denise Warner is a seasoned therapist and Family & Systemic Constellations facilitator with more than two decades of clinical experience.
Originally from Aotearoa New Zealand and now based in Australia, she brings a deep, heart-centred approach to her work, specialising in Family and Systemic Constellations and ancestral trauma clearing.
As Training Lead for Relationships Australia NSW, she shares the work widely
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Read more about Denise here: https://www.denisewarner.com.au/
Jo Amrein-Palairet & John Palairet
What happens when a couple walks the healing path together? Partners for over 28 years, Jo and John hold space with lived experience, deep trust and a calm, steady presence that feels safe, real and deeply held.
Jo describes this work as "profoundly freeing —often magical in its ability to reveal and heal what lies beneath."
John's grounded heart brings balance and practical wisdom.
Come as strangers to the work, leave knowing your struggles make sense, and new possibilities are emerging.
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Read more about their work here: https://www.familybalancenz.com/
Frida Kabo
Frida is passionate about supporting practitioners and intuitive business owners in creating a life and business that works for them.
She helps them tune into what they really want and set up strategies, processes, and tech that deeply support them.
She met family constellation shortly after she came to New Zealand from Sweden in 2017 and knew she wanted to know more about this powerful healing modality. And trained to become a facilitator with Tracy Cartwright in 2024.
Frida is homeschooling her kids and working from home in the beautiful bush in the far north of New Zealand. Creating a life and business that works for her and helps others do the same.
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Read more about Frida and her work here: https://www.fridakabo.com/
More Guest facilitators will be presented here soon...
* Programme may be subject to change
ENRICHING ACTIVITIES
More info coming soon
Returning to Presence
Christo Norden-Powers
Begin the day in Stillness. Christo Norden-Powers has explored, practiced and taught meditation and consciousness for more than 40 years — from Shaktipat initiation with Siddha master Baba Muktananda to a parallel career as a criminal trial lawyer and organizational change facilitator.
His passion is practical: how Stillness, awareness and presence support us in the moment, settling internal activity and returning to presence when circumstances challenge us. Whether you're a seasoned meditator, a complete beginner, or someone who has found meditation difficult before, these simple techniques work with processes natural to all of us, in facilitation, in work, and in life.
* Program may be subject to change
OUR VENUE
Rotorua provides a beautiful setting for our time together.
Known for its geothermal landscapes, lakes and forests, it offers the perfect environment to slow down, reconnect and immerse yourself in learning.
For the third year in a row the immersion will take place at Arawa Park Hotel Rotorua.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“I arrived knowing very few people and left feeling part of a genuine community.”
“The learning continued long after I returned home.”
“One of the most meaningful professional and personal development experiences I’ve ever attended.”
ABOUT ANZCI
Aotearoa New Zealand Constellations Incorporated (ANZCI) exists to foster connection, education and professional development within the Family and Systemic Constellations community throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
The annual immersion is a cornerstone of that vision, a place where learning, relationship and community come together.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU IN ROTORUA THE 16TH –21ST April 2027
Whether you come to deepen your practice, expand your understanding, reconnect with colleagues or simply explore what this work has to offer, we look forward to sharing the journey with you.
We hope you’ll join us in Rotorua for the Fourth Annual ANZCI Immersion in 2027.
INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
6 Days of Constellation Immersion
5 Lunches
5 Dinner
Morning and afternoon tea each day
Renowned Leading facilitators
Guest facilitators
Enrichment activities
Goodie bag
Full Price NZ$2025
EARLY BIRD PRICE
Only 15 tickets to this price. Payment plan available. The sooner you register the lower the cost per month.
For members
- Be a member of ANZCI
NZ$1775 (approx. $1010 USD)
*payment plan available in the next step, the sooner you register the lower the monthly payment sum.
Non members
- Non members (become a member for $75 here)
NZ$1875 (approx. $1067 USD)
*payment plan available in the next step, the sooner you register the lower the monthly payment sum.
Questions and Answers:
What is family constellations?
Constellation work is often referred to as 'a movement of the soul'. This is a method of looking at an issue in your life and seeing what sits behind it.
Working in the unseen multi-dimensional field that surrounds us all often referred to as the morphogenic field or field of consciousness containing the organizing principle and collective information of all life including the historical memory of past generations. Read more here
What is ANZCI?
(Aotearoa New Zealand Constellations Incorporated =)ANZCI's Mission is to expand our foundation, increase accessibility, and enhance the impact of family constellation through connection and community. Read more here
What if I have more questions?
Got questions? You might find the answers here. Otherwise email us at info@anzci.nz
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All photos by Marijke de Jong