The Hakomi approach is a mindfulness based somatic psychotherapy that views the body as a window to unconscious core material.
Awareness is brought to the present moment experience. We are then invited to study the organisation of this experience through our thoughts, emotions, reactions, images and the sensations and tensions within our felt sense.
This information informs us about the beliefs we have constructed about ourselves, others, the world we live in and how we show up. This exploration is deeply rooted within the 5 core principles that guide Hakomi:
Mindfulness: a particular type of curious and non judgemental attention inward of the present moment experience.
Organicity: self-organization, an innate capacity and intelligence toward healing.
Non-violence: viewing defences that come up not as obstacles to be push past but rather opportunities to observe and gain understanding.
Mind-body integration: is the recognition of mind, body, and spirit as entities that continuously interact and influence each other.
Unity: the view that everything is interconnected.
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Hakomi Institute USA