ISCA e.V.
48-Hours International Gathering 16-18 October 2026
Experiential Deep-Dives and Systemic Precision
Sexuality, Gender & Relationships
The Unspoken Field Through a Systemic Lens
Melahat Yapici
Scheduled (CET) Saturday 17 October 22:00 - 23:30 (UTC+02:00)
- Saturday 17 October 20:00 - 21:30 Etc/UTC
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Title From Cultural Conditioning to Conscious Choice / Systemic Constellations for Gender, Sexual Development
Description

From the moment we are born, culture begins shaping our understanding of who we are. Messages about gender, our bodies, emotions, intimacy, and sexuality become deeply embodied through family, culture, religion, and society.

In this experiential workshop, participants will explore how these early cultural and parental messages influence adult relationships, intimacy, and sexual development.
Through embodied systemic constellation exercises, including body-part constellations, and resource-oriented parental messages, participants will experience how unconscious patterns can become visible and transformed into new, life-supporting inner experiences.

  • Participants will: Explore how cultural and parental messages shape gender identity and sexual development.
  • Recognise inherited beliefs, taboos, and relational patterns that influence adult intimacy and relationships.
  • Learn practical, resource-oriented constellation interventions, including positive parental messages, that can be applied in their own professional practice.
Biography

Growing up between two cultures has profoundly shaped both my personal journey and my professional work. Born in Türkiye, I moved to Switzerland at the age of 13 and experienced first-hand what it means to navigate different cultural value systems, family expectations, gender roles, and concepts of belonging.

Migration is more than adapting to a new country. It often requires people to renegotiate their identity, relationships, and inherited beliefs about love, sexuality, partnership, marriage, and family. Values that once created security can become sources of inner conflict in a different cultural context. Many people living between cultures struggle to balance personal autonomy with family loyalty and tradition.

These experiences inspired my work as a systemic constellation facilitator and adult educator. I support individuals, couples, and groups in recognising unconscious family and cultural patterns that influence identity, partner choice, intimacy, and relationships. My approach combines systemic constellation work with experiential learning, enabling participants not only to understand these dynamics intellectually but also to experience meaningful transformation.

A particular focus of my work is how cultural narratives around gender, sexuality, and relationships are transmitted across generations. Rather than rejecting one's cultural heritage, constellation work offers the opportunity to honour one's roots while consciously choosing beliefs and relationship patterns that support a fulfilling adult life.

Having lived between cultures myself, I bring both professional expertise and lived experience to this work. I create safe, culturally sensitive learning spaces where participants can explore complex questions of identity, belonging, and connection. I believe lasting change becomes possible when inherited cultural scripts are transformed into conscious choices, allowing people to integrate the strengths of different cultures and build authentic, healthy relationships.