Shame often feels like a barrier to self-acceptance, but what if it could be a doorway to healing? In this transformative half-day workshop, we will explore how shame—rooted in early life experiences and trauma—can be reframed as an opportunity for self-compassion, growth, and integration.

Drawing on the wisdom of Gabor Maté and Hakomi principles, we will guide you through a series of body-centered practices and mindful exercises designed to connect with the physical sensations of shame, understand its roots, and shift the narrative toward self-acceptance. You’ll have the chance to explore your shame stories with curiosity and compassion, recognizing how these experiences have shaped your relationship with yourself and your body.

Through trauma-informed inquiry, mindfulness, and breathwork, we’ll work together to release the grip of shame, transform it into a source of empowerment, and reconnect with your authentic self. This workshop is designed to help you not only understand the origins of shame but to find a path toward healing and authenticity, allowing you to move into the new year with a deeper sense of self-compassion and freedom.

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.

March 22nd, 10:00AM-4:00PM CT: Course Content and Experiential Exercises

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

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