Join us in Austin, TX, for an in-person Hakomi training designed to rejuvenate your body and restore a sense of wholeness.

Hakomi is a body-centered psychotherapy that blends mindfulness, somatic awareness, and experiential techniques to promote self-discovery and healing. Participants will explore key aspects:

• Mindfulness: Cultivating non-judgmental awareness of thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations.

• Experiential Techniques: Uncovering unconscious beliefs through guided exploration of inner experiences.

• Body Awareness: Using sensations to access deeper emotional and psychological patterns.

• Non-Violence: Creating a safe, compassionate space for exploration.

• Self-Discovery: Integrating mind and body to foster personal insights and healing.

This workshop offers a holistic approach to growth, emphasizing the natural connection between body, heart, and mind. Through mindfulness, body awareness, and experiential learning, participants will engage in practices that nourish and support personal transformation.

Schedule

• Feb 28: Friday 5:00p-8:00p: Welcome Dinner with facilitated small group conversation.

• Mar 1: Saturday 10:00a-5:00p: Full day of Hakomi practice.

• Mar 2: Sunday 11:30a-3:00p: Experiential learning (optional morning meditation 9:00a-11:00a).

Participants will learn the principles of Hakomi through theory, mindfulness practices, somatic techniques, partner exercises, and group discussions. The workshop provides a foundational understanding of Hakomi, applicable in both therapeutic settings and personal growth practices.

We begin by studying our habits and conditioning around communication to aid and support ourselves in giving and receiving nourishing communication. Once we can see underlying patterns and long held beliefs, we are able to change the ways we communicate with ourselves and others. This course will aid and support you in your ability to feel more loved and nourished and to help others feel more loved and nourished.

This module consists of a full-day workshop and 2 evening practice periods to help students deepen their understanding of the content.

Jan 11, 10:00AM-4:00PM CT: Course Content and Experiential Exercises

Jan 15, 7:00PM-8:30PM CT: Practice Group

Jan 29, 7:00PM-8:30PM CT: Practice Group

Most of what we communicate with one another is done without speaking. By bringing attention to the subtle and constant flow of nonverbal information between us, we can enhance our ability to understand one another more authentically.

This workshop is an opportunity to practice noticing how we send and receive messages, impressions, stories, and ideas about each other from the ways we present and hold ourselves, our facial expressions, and more. We will also notice how we make guesses or assumptions about each other, sometimes unconsciously, based on things like posture, facial expression, tension patterns, and energy.

This module consists of a full-day workshop and 2 evening practice periods to help students deepen their understanding of the content.

Feb 8, 10:00AM-4:00PM CT: Course Content and Experiential Exercises

Feb 12, 7:00PM-8:30PM CT: Practice Group

Feb 26, 7:00PM-8:30PM CT: Practice Group

One of the first steps to making the shift into a fulfilling life is to become relaxed and calm, to quiet the mind and body. If we are calm, if we lower the internal noise, we become more sensitive to the emotional experience of another, more aware of what someone needs from us or what we need from ourselves. This course offers experiential and embodied learning, and plenty of practice opportunities to invite a state of relaxed attentiveness.

This module consists of a full-day workshop and 2 evening practice periods to help students deepen their understanding of the content.

Sept 14, 10:00AM-4:00PM CT: Course Content & Experiential Exercises

Sept 18, 7:00PM-8:30PM CT: Practice Group

Sept 25, 7:00PM-8:30PM CT: Practice Group

The essence of vitality in any system – psychological or spiritual (even medical) – is some aspect of meeting in love. Childhood development, relational intimacy, healing and therapeutic relationships are all best when grounded in a state of loving presence. This course offers practical ways to enter in to a state of mindful curiosity and wisdom in order to bring more attention to the present moment and deepen one’s capacity to offer a loving and healing presence.

This module consists of a full-day workshop and 2 evening practice periods to help students deepen their understanding of the content.

Sept 28, 10:00AM-4:00PM CT: Course Content and Experiential Exercises

Oct 2, 7:00PM-8:30PM CT: Practice Group

Oct 16, 7:00PM-8:30PM CT: Practice Group

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