Hakomi

Hakomi is a depth oriented somatic mindfulness approach which I have been studying over the past 4 years. I am a Hakomi Certified Practitioner, and hold this lens of client centered, present moment, relational therapy as a framework for all of the work that I do with clients. Hakomi is a gently powerful; the way in which water can cut through stone. This combined with an IFS informed approach is a potent bottom up duo that can deeply shift held patterns and bring revelatory insights.

Natalie Buchwald has been certified as a Hakomi practitioner after completing a post-graduate training.

Find out more via my speciality webpage on Hakomi and Mindfulness Therapy: https://windingriverpsychotherapyservices.com/mindfulness-and-somatic-therapy

I have been practicing Hakomi mindfulness-based somatic experiential therapy with clients since 2016. I have worked with clients in-person but also virtually to help them re-organize their relationship with themselves and their experiences and helped to provide missing experiences to create more wholeness.

Hakomi is a mindfulness and somatic-based therapy which I find helpful to increase awareness, self compassion and the ability to access the wisdom that we all have inside. Hakomi trusts and respects the individual, and at the same time it takes into account that all of us have a past context we came from which informs who we are now. I support my clients to find more freedom and satisfaction in their lives through experiencing new possibilities in the present.

I am trained in Hakomi, a mindfulness-based somatic (body-centered) approach to therapy.

I assisted in the most recent Pro Skills 2 training and am currently pursuing certification.

Hakomi is an integrative method that combines Western psychology and body-centered techniques with mindfulness principles from Eastern psychology. Hakomi takes into account that we carry our memories and traumas and feelings in our physical bodies. The way mindfulness is utilized here maintains its integrity as a profound experience that reconnects the client and therapist to their true and common humanity. It is when an individual feels truly joined by another on their healing journey.

Hakomi is a modality that greatly informs my work and how we will explore your healing journey together. Hakomi utilizes mindfulness as the route into the memories and beliefs storied in your body, helping us study together how you both consciously and unconsciously orient around your present moment and past life experience, giving us the opportunity to, together, collaboratively experiment to create new experiences in those core memories.

Embedded in my graduate somatic program was a wealth of Hakomi training and influence. The foundation of my practice is heavily informed by the Hakomi core principles of unity, mind-body holism, organicity, mindfulness, and nonviolence.

We may use mindfulness and somatic exploration to tap into the body’s sensations and memories. The body can help bring unconscious material, emotions and visualizations into session and show us a strength-based path toward healing.

I love somatic exploration for tending to subconscious anxiety, depression and trauma held in the body- as well as building up positive feelings and resources! As a Hakomi-trained practitioner, I guide clients in tracking somatic responses (such as gestures, posture, facial expressions, emotion) that the body uses to communicate. This is a gentle, intuitive exploration that follows the client's lead, which increases sense of safety for those who may otherwise be wary of somatic work.

I am trained in Hakomi, a mindfulness-based, experiential approach to therapy. Often, patterns and beliefs that we are not even aware of are getting in the way of living the life we want. By slowing down in our therapy sessions, and paying attention to your experiences as they occur in the moment, I can help you become aware of these patterns and beliefs. Together, we can explore and transform these patterns, to allow you to live a fuller, more satisfying life.

The Hakomi Method is a body-centered, mindfulness-based approach to therapy, and life. Hakomi practitioners often say that it's "a philosophy" rather than a "modality." Hakomi is a gentle, non-violent approach to coming back into relationship with our body, which is where our emotions, memories, and experiences are held. Hakomi, when combined with EMDR, is a powerful tool for integrating trauma.

The training I have with the Hakomi method has allowed me to feel confident in creating a relaxed space in which a client feels safe enough enter into a non-ordinary state of consciousness. This space allows for sensory imagery and experiences to arise within a client's consciousness. I have found that this approach is especially effective for those feeling stuck or wanting to explore a particular feeling or experience.

I use a body centered psychotherapy technique called Hakomi that is aimed at healing core wounding often result from childhood issues. Hakomi is a type of somatic/body-centered therapy that uses a combination of mindful awareness and interpersonal authenticity as a pathway for inner healing. As a client, you will feel safe, seen, and met and learn new depth in inner awareness and acquire tools for more authentic and effective management of your inner world.

I have completed both comprehensive trainings offered by the Hakomi Institute of California. I maintain relationships with Hakomi mentors & colleagues for continued professional development.

I am trained in Hakomi Psychology, an experiential, mindfulness-based therapy that allows you to explore your Self and psyche using the wisdom and dream language of the body. Hakomi is a powerful modality that offers an efficient path to accessing our innermost feelings, unmet needs, fears and wishes. Read more about the approach here: https://meta-trainings.com/hakomi-mindful-somatic-psychotherapy/

As a graduate of the Hakomi comprehensive training program, I rely on mindfulness-oriented techniques which support slowing down to study your experience together, with a spirit of non-judgment and compassion. This approach allows us to move at a pace which is aligned to your unique system, and to deepen into and toward deeper experiences and memories, while keeping your goals and priorities for therapy at the center.