What is Hakomi?

In the early days of Hakomi, Ron Kurtz and his peers came up with the name Hakomi which means in Native American Hopi,  “Who are you and how do you stand in relation to these many realms?”  It is a term of relationship and Beingness.  It is a doorway to self-discovery and a more open awareness. Hakomi is a session of exploration and holding in a sacred and confidential space.

Hakomi is described as a “mindfulness-based, body-centered” psychotherapy.  A practitioner of Hakomi understands that the body plays a significant role in teaching us about our vitality, our sensations and emotions.  It actually goes further than this by allowing us to delve deeper into our own inner light and melding our human experience with the Divine.

The foundation of Hakomi is based on four principles:  Unity, Non-violence, Organicity and Body-Mind Wholism.  This allows us to remember that we are all internconnected, that we can feel safe, and allow the natural intelligence of life within to be expressed and known in its true state of Oneness.

During a Hakomi session, Sharon guides you through a quiet mindful session of bringing attention to the body and listening to the organic process that arises and comes forth.  It is her intention to follow and support that wave of consciousness whether it be physical, emotional, or thoughts that want to be expressed.  What you will learn through your own trek within your inner landscape is that the body can reveal its own inner core issues such as trust, safety, belonging, conflict, autonomy and rigidity if you take the time to listen.  When these issues show up,  questions and creative experiments will allow your own inner intelligence to guide you to knowing fullness and healing.  You will find answers here that may not be available at the ordinary conscious level.  Then with the expansion of new awareness inside, you will change the way you inter-relate with that which is outside of you as well.  When you leave the session, you will be more open to seeing the world differently given time and space.  This is because as your internal world shifts, so does your experience outside of the office.  As a bodyworker, it is necessary to say that this is an exercise of mindfulness, and not psychotherapy.  In this practice,  mindful awareness as it is connected with bodywork is not offering advice, but  explored through trusting your own inner wisdom.