Created in the mid-1970 by Ron Kurzt, Hakomi is an in depth, mindfulness-based somatic modality. The Hakomi method consists of an elegant integration of several body-centered therapies such as Gestalt, Reichian work, the Feldenkrais Method, Bioenergetics, Focusing, NLP(Neuro linguistic Programming) as well as Buddhism and Taoism traditions.
Hakomi utilizes the present moment as a rapid and experiential access route to unconscious material. Guided by the principles of Mindfulness and Non-violence, the Hakomi Method is a gentle, respectful, compassionate and thus powerful form of personal exploration that uses the wisdom of the body to pursue core evolution and deepen awareness beyond insight.
The basis of the work is threefold:
- to create a bonded relationship that allows enough safety for the client to turn inward and explore present experiences (cognitive, somatic, emotional, energetic, spiritual, etc.)
- to follow those experiences towards the core material that generates them
- to pursue ways to heal and evolve the core material
Hakomi allows for deep and lasting change, as core material is met, and core beliefs are renegotiated.
“A good therapist, shares control with everything present, sometimes moving deeply into the unfolding action, sometimes waiting quietly as the other does inner work, surfing gracefully the changing amplitudes of intimacy.” (Ron Kurtz)
