Hakomi 1157907 220669946 2008-06-21T00:10:40Z Adamfeuer 528464 removing unreferenced tag, as the article does cite its sources for most of the content '''Hakomi therapy''' is a form of body-centered, [[Somatic Psychology|somatic psychotherapy]] <ref name="HakomiInst">{{cite web | url=http://www.hakomiinstitute.com/ | title=The Hakomi Institute Homepage | work=Hakomi Institute website | accessdate=2007-05-13}}</ref> developed by [[Ron Kurtz]] in the 1970s and furthered by a group led by Kurtz in the 80s<ref>''Body Psychotherapy'' Page 133 - 141, Tree Staunton, 2002, ISBN 1583911162 [http://books.google.com/books?id=GR38kJodIwYC&pg=PA133&vq=Hakomi&dq=Hakomi&sig=pw1RV-O1AV-jBqcChnqlp9GRPo4 Google Books]</ref>. == Approach and method== According to the creator, the Hakomi method combines Western [[psychology]], [[systems theory]], and body-centered techniques with the mindfulness and non-violence of [[Eastern philosophy]].<ref name="HakomiInst"/> Hakomi is grounded in five principles: [[mindfulness]], [[nonviolence]], organicity, unity and [[body-mind]] [[holism]]. Practitioners of Hakomi look at people as self-organizing systems, organized psychologically around core memories, beliefs, and images; this core material expresses itself through habits and attitudes that make people individuals. Hakomi is a method for helping people transform their way of being in the world through working with core material and changing core beliefs. <ref name="HakomiMethodIntro">{{cite book | last = Kurtz | first = Ron | authorlink = Ron Kurtz | title = Body-Centered Psychotherapy | publisher = [[LifeRhythm]] | year = 1990 | isbn = 0940795035 | pages 2-4 }}</ref> Hakomi relies on mindfulness of body sensations, emotions, and memories, and follows this general outline:<ref name="HakomiMethodIntro"/><ref name="HakomiMethodDiagram">{{cite book | last = Kurtz | first = Ron | authorlink = Ron Kurtz | title = Body-Centered Psychotherapy | publisher = [[LifeRhythm]] | year = 1990 | isbn = 0940795035 | pages 72-74 }}</ref> #'''Create healing relationship''': Client and therapist work to build a relationship that maximizes safety and the cooperation of the unconscious. #'''Establish mindfulness''': Therapist helps client focus on and study how she or he organizes experience. Hakomi's viewpoint is that most behavior is habit automatically organized by core material; therefore studying the organization of experience is studying the influence of this core material. #'''Evoke experience''': Client and therapist make direct contact with core feelings, beliefs, and memories. #'''State specific processing''': If the client is ready, the therapist helps the client transition to state-specific processing. Hakomi recognizes three such states: #* mindfulness #* strong emotions #* child-like consciousness # '''Transformation''': Client realizes that new healing experiences are possible and begins to have these experiences. # '''Integration''': Client and therapist work to make connections between the new healing experiences and the rest of the client's experiences. ==Other Therapies Based On Hakomi== Kurtz left the Hakomi Institute in the late 80s and, along with a new group, has developed the method in new directions. This new version is now thought of as '''Mindfulness Based, Assisted Self-Discovery'''. (See the '''2008 Training Handbook''' listed below.) ==Books on Hakomi== * {{cite book | last = Kurtz | first = Ron | authorlink = Ron Kurtz | title = Body-Centered Psychotherapy | publisher = [[LifeRhythm]] | year = 1990 | isbn = 0940795035 }} * {{cite book | last = Johanson | first = Greg | coauthors = Ron Kurtz | authorlink = Ron Kurtz | title = Grace Unfolding: Psychotherapy in the Spirit of the Tao-te Ching | publisher = [[Bell Tower]] | year = 1991 | isbn = 0517881306 }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== * [[The Herald (Plymouth Evening Herald)|The Herald]] (September 22, 2004) ''Hakomi is the topic.'' Page 15. * Johanson, Gregory. (June 22, 2006) Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association. ''[http://www.gregjohanson.net/page.asp?ID=103 A survey of the use of mindfulness in psychotherapy.]'' Volume 9; Issue 2; Page 15. * Kurtz, Ron (December 28, 2007) 2008 Training Handbook. Available through Ron Kurtz Trainings, Inc. * Lauerman, Connie. (November 1, 1994) [[Chicago Tribune]] ''Automatic teller psychotherapy with the Hakomi method, clients trigger their own healing responses.'' Section: Tempo; Page 1. * Marshall, Lisa. (October 15, 2001) [[Daily Camera]] ''The power of touch. Body psychotherapy sees massage, movement as adjunct to counseling.'' Section: Fit; Page C1 * Sowers, Leslie. (September 20, 1987) [[Houston Chronicle]] ''Body work terms defined.'' Section: Lifestyle; Page 1. * Sutter, Cindy. (June 21, 2004) [[Daily Camera]] ''Healing the body and the mind Hakomi helps clients heal with mindfulness.'' Section: Fit; Page D1. ==External links== {{Wiktionarypar|Hakomi|hakomi}} * [http://www.hakomi.org International Website for the Hakomi Institute] * [http://www.hakomi.com Information about Hakomi Therapy] * [http://www.ronkurtz.com Ron Kurtz's personal website] [[Category:Psychotherapy]] [[Category:Body Psychotherapy]] [[de:Hakomi]]