About the Hakomi Method
The Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy is an elegant, comprehensive and highly effective approach to human change and development. Hakomi is an in-depth, mindfulness-based psychotherapeutic modality. Its techniques are effective throughout a wide range of therapeutic applications such as individual, couples and family therapy, and group work. It is backed by thousands of hours of clinical applications and volumes of evidence research into the neurological underpinnings of mindfulness and core psychological belief systems.
 
For over 30 years Hakomi has pioneered and integrated the use of mindfulness in the psychodynamic process.  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 psychotherapy that uses the wisdom of the body to pursue core evolution and deepen therapy beyond insight and words. Hakomi follows Frieda Fromm Reichman’s advice “The patient needs an experience, not an explanation.”  Typical therapeutic outcomes include lasting change in deeply held emotional attitudes, beliefs and behavior.

Goals & Objectives
This training presents the skills and principles of Hakomi Experiential Psychology, and the unique intervention and treatment strategies which follow from them.  Participants will be trained in the precise moment-to-moment elegance of working with mindfulness in psychodynamic psychotherapy.

In addition, because Hakomi is dedicated to the aliveness of both client and therapist, great emphasis is placed both on the attachment based nature of the therapeutic relationship, and on the ground of being from which the therapist works.

“Come sit with me and let us remember
the beauty of your soul” 

In this training you will learn:

• To provide brief, in-depth psychotherapy using the present moment and live experience
• How to design and utilize interventions to access and transform core models of the self, others and the world
• To apply the art of tracking non-verbal communication from the unconscious
• To apply Mindfulness and experiential methodologies to address safety, self regulation and relationship skills
• To use the body to access unconscious material
• Approaches to working with content, movement, gesture,  voice and pace
• Non-invasive techniques to work directly with resistance and psycho-emotional defenses without opposing them
• Techniques to deepen towards core psychological material
• To work with transference/countertransference systems in respectful and experiential ways  that enhance curiosity and aliveness in the relationship
• To utilize the attachment relationship within the therapeutic container
• Contemporary neuroscience models for Mindfulness based interventions
• To distinguish developmental vs. traumatic injuries
• Mindful tools to renegotiate trauma states. And proven techniques for somatic resourcing
• To help the client embody and process regressed states towards resolution of long term issues and behaviors
• To design interventions to access and transform core models of the self, others and the world
• Sophisticated maps for understanding client psychological organization

Included in the above are Six Competancies:

Competency #1: The Therapeutic Relationship
How to join deeply, inspire clients to unfold, and use moment to moment interventions to address and heal attachment wounds.

Competency #2: Listening to the Unconscious
How to notice the unconscious in direct experience and non verbal signals. How to use the present moment and the body as rich sources of psychological information.

Competency #3: Deepening Therapy
How to achieve the depth and exploration that makes therapy come alive. Practical methods for deeply exploring the psyche safely working with all categories of experience: thoughts, beliefs, memories, sensations, impulses and emotions.

Competency #4: Using Mindfulness Psychodynamically
How to use mindfulness directly in the psychodynamic psychotherapy process, rather than as an adjunct treatment.

Competency #5: Working with Defenses, and Transformation of Core Material
How to elegantly work with resistance and defenses by supporting them. Transforming core models of the world.

Competency #6: Master Strokes - Working Practically with Transference and Countertransference Systems
How to work experientially.

Structure
The complete Hakomi Training is taught in a series of four independent modules.

• Module One covers the theory and techniques of the Hakomi Method (the above training)
• Module Two teaches state of the art approaches to the treatment of trauma.
• Module Three addresses maps of the psyche including assessment and intervention strategies based on a non-pathologizing character theory.
• Module Four covers applications such as couples therapy, addictions, attachment issues, and the Recreation of the Self model of positive psychology.
  

Style of Teaching
All modules are geared towards clinical professionals and include short didactic presentations, live and video demonstrations, skill-based experiential exercises, and supervised practice. Trainers and teaching assistants provide direct and immediate guidance and feedback during supervised practice with an emphasis on specific clinical applications and skills development.

For Whom
This training is for licensed professionals who have limited time and a desire to integrate portions of the Hakomi Method into their practices.

Prerequisites
As this is an accelerated course, previous clinical training (two or more years of clinical experience) or permission from a member of the training staff is required.

September 10-12, 2010           January 21-23, 2011
October 15-17, 2010                February 18-20, 2011
November 12-14, 2010            March 4-6, 2011
December 3-5, 2010              

Times
Friday: 12:30 - 5:30
Saturday: 9:00 - 5:00
Sunday: 9:00 - 3:00

Location
San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, CA   map

Early Enrollment: $3,395 for Module One for those who send in their application and a $75 application fee by August 1, 2010.

Normal Registration: $3,795

Visa and MasterCard accepted.

Repeating students may enroll for one half the cost of tuition. Limited student scholarships available.

Any student may withdraw from the Training within one week (7 days) after the end of the first training weekend and receive an eighty (80) percent refund of the tuition minus a $400 deposit. After that, no refunds will be granted. Students will be held to this agreement, regardless of future attendance and/or completion of the training.

Please download an application form and return it along with a $75 non refundable fee to:

Hakomi Institute of California
5758 Geary Blvd. #160
San Francisco, CA 94121

For more information, please contact:
Hakomi Institute of California · 415 839-6788 contact@hakomicalifornia.org.

Download: Application Form | Brochure

MFTs and LCSWs: This course meets the qualifications for 115 hours of Continuing Education Units for MFTs and LCSW’s for module one and module two respectively.  Nurses: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # 14707 (a co-sponsor of this training), for 115 hours. Psychologists: We are now approved to offer MCEP to Psychologists (#HAK003) and are applying for approval for this specific training. Please contact us for current status of the application at (415) 839-6788 or contact@hakomicalifornia.org.

"Hakomi Experiential Psychology specializes in training therapists to touch people's hearts."

"Using the present moment as a gentle route to deeply held models of the world, Hakomi feels like going on a sweet journey deep into the psyche."

"Hakomi Experiential Psychology teaches psychotherapists how to become friends of the soul"

— Rob Fisher, MF

"Psychotherapy is the gentle unfolding of the soul"
— Jon Lonsbury

"A visionary contribution in bringing mindfulness to our therapeutic community."
— Daniel Siegel, M.D., author of The Developing Mind and The Mindful Brain

"Hakomi presents some astounding methods for getting to core material. It is well grounded in theory and revolutionary in its results."
— Association of Humanistic Psychology Newsletter

"Hakomi is an excellent system for learning key emotional intelligence skills"
- Daniel Goleman, author of the bestseller Emotional Intelligence

"Hakomi practically invented mindfulness in psychotherapy"
— Babette Rothschild, LCSW, author of The Body Remembers

"Hakomi is the absolute cutting edge of modern therapeutic technique."
— John Bradshaw, author of Bradshaw on The Family

"This training was extremely useful in increasing my effectiveness as a psychotherapist,but also in making me more aware as a person. I strongly recommend the training to anyone doing psychotherapy."
— H.C. , Ph.D., psychologist, Stanford University

"The Hakomi training deepened my therapy practice immediately. All of a sudden, my clients were discovering whole new levels of very rich awareness. My expectationsfor thetraining were high and they were met and exceeded."
— D.W., MFT

"In an environment which was safe and challenging, heartfelt and well-organized, I was able to enhance my skills as a psychotherapist and expand my personal wisdomand awareness. I highly recommend this training to anyone in the helping professions."
— J.H., Ph.D., family therapist, associate professor graduate psychology

Scott Eaton, MFT, a Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer, has been facilitating groups and trainings in the U.S. and Europe for over 30 years. A licensed psychotherapist for 18 years, Scott specializes in gay and lesbian issues, spirituality, shame reduction, PTSD, work with anger and relationship dynamics. An avid world traveler, Scott has also been a long-standing teacher of meditation.

Jon Eisman, CHT, is one of the Founding Members of the Hakomi Institute, and Director of Hakomi Institute of     Oregon. Jon teaches throughout North America  and Europe and is the creator of R-CS, Re-Creation of the Self, a powerful and innovative tool for working with psychological parts in therapy, in group work, and in spiritual practice. An Oregonian, Jon teaches frequently in the Bay Area.

Rob Fisher, MFT, is a psychotherapist, consultant and supervisor in private practice in Mill Valley. A Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer, Rob is also an adjunct professor at both CIIS and JFK University, where he teaches marriage and family therapy, and Hakomi, Body-centered psychotherapy. Rob is a nationally recognized expert in couples   therapy.  He is the author of Experiential Couples Therapy: A Guide for the Creative Pragmatist, published by Zieg/Tucker. Rob has been a Master Presenter at the Annual California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists Conference and a presenter at the USABP Annual, and Psychotherapy Networker Conferences.

Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA,  MFT, Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer, Somatic psychotherapist and Continuum™ Movement Teacher. Manuela leads professional trainings & workshops in the U.S., Australia and Germany. An adjunct professor at JFK University, and the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology she teaches mental health professionals Somatic approaches to Trauma and Attachment, and infant mental health. Manuela has specialized in her Hakomi approach to working with trauma clients and has counseled victims of trauma and survivors of political oppression and torture. A longtime student of Tibetan Buddhism, Manuela incorporates Buddhist psychology into her work. She maintains a private practice with individuals, couples, families and young children and groups and consults to professionals.

Julie Murphy, R.A.S., Certified Hakomi Trainer and Practioner, has 23 years of experience consulting, teaching and working in the Healing Arts. Director of Hakomi Santa Cruz, she designs curriculum and trains mental health professionals in the Hakomi Method in Santa Cruz, San Francisco and Australia. With a strong background in the fields of anthropology, contemplative psychology, attachment theory, massage therapy, Tibetan Buddhism, and poetry, Julie has presented at numerous conferences including the Hakomi Institute International, the AMTA, and the USABP Annual Conferences. Julie developed Embodied Writing™, a contemplative and somatic approach to creative writing and self-expression.

 

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