What is Gestalt?
Find Gestalt, from a German word first used in 1920s “Gestalten” is a verb: to create or form
“Gestalt” as a noun: meaning "the essence or shape of an entity's complete form" and refers to a whole or a completion that is greater than the sum of its parts. An integrated and healthy person is mostly aware of all the elements that unite to make them whole: their body, soul, intellect, spirit, and social context; and a healthy person is able to have good "contact" with others as well as themselves. Gestalt Theory focuses on the individual's experience in the present moment, the Guide-Worker relationship, the environmental and social contexts of a person's life, and the self-regulating adjustments people make as a result of their overall situation. An open Gestalt is a situation that has not yet been completed or resolved. A closed Gestalt is a situation that has been completed.
Gestalt Pastoral care is a scientifically validated amalgam of Gestalt modalities, Spiritual companioning, and Contemplative Prayer; rooted in the healing stories of Jesus, and trusting that God’s ongoing desire for us is wholeness and healing. Find out more at the Gestalt Pastoral Care website.
“Gestalt” as a noun: meaning "the essence or shape of an entity's complete form" and refers to a whole or a completion that is greater than the sum of its parts. An integrated and healthy person is mostly aware of all the elements that unite to make them whole: their body, soul, intellect, spirit, and social context; and a healthy person is able to have good "contact" with others as well as themselves. Gestalt Theory focuses on the individual's experience in the present moment, the Guide-Worker relationship, the environmental and social contexts of a person's life, and the self-regulating adjustments people make as a result of their overall situation. An open Gestalt is a situation that has not yet been completed or resolved. A closed Gestalt is a situation that has been completed.
Gestalt Pastoral care is a scientifically validated amalgam of Gestalt modalities, Spiritual companioning, and Contemplative Prayer; rooted in the healing stories of Jesus, and trusting that God’s ongoing desire for us is wholeness and healing. Find out more at the Gestalt Pastoral Care website.