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What is the Hakomi method and Hakomi-informed coaching? What happens during a session? Who these approaches suit?
What is Hakomi method?
The word Hakomi comes from the Hopi language and means 'Where do I stand in relation to these many realms?' In more modern language, this translates to 'Who am I?' Relationship is central to this question: who am I in relation to my social partners, my family, my living environment, and the wider world. Hakomi approaches this question through curiosity and compassion.
Hakomi is mindfulness-based and body-centered psychotherapy grounded in five core principles: mindfulness, nonviolence, organicity, unity, and mind–body holism. It rests on the understanding that meaningful change grows from awareness, not from external pressure or urgency. This means slowing down to notice present-moment experiences, respecting protective patterns instead of pushing through them, and trusting each person’s natural capacity for growth. Hakomi is also grounded in the principle of unity: the understanding that mind, body, relationships, and even wider structures form one interconnected system. It also works directly with embodied experience to access core beliefs shaped by earlier life experiences. Read more about Hakomi here
This may sound theoretical. Read on for what happens practically in Hakomi session.
What happens in the Hakomi session?
In Hakomi sessions, we explore what is present for you right now. Sometimes it is enough to stay with the present moment and notice what arises. I will guide you into mindfulness, helping you to notice sensations, images, feelings, and impulses as they come, without analyzing or explaining them. Mindfulness is a state of conscious self-inquiry, a practice of presence. The work is also grounded in a shared and bi-directional mindfulness between two people: the therapist and the client.
When life is observed through the eyes of a curious explorer, it begins to slow down. It unfolds with more richness, diversity, and complexity. Slowly, core beliefs may surface, unconscious assumptions about yourself, others, and the world, often formed early in life and still shaping how you experience things now. Each session ends with time to integrate what came up, and to return to your everyday state before we finish.
Sessions last 60 minutes. Book a free 20-minute consultation and we can see together if we are a good fit.
What is Hakomi-informed coaching?
My coaching approach integrates Hakomi principles with a coaching framework. Hakomi centers on present-moment awareness through mindfulness, noticing what is happening in the body and mind as it unfolds, rather than only talking about it. Coaching, meanwhile, is a collaborative dialogue: through our conversations, you find your own answers, whether the focus is your life, your career, or your personal growth.
Though these two approaches draw on different traditions, they share a common aim: lasting, meaningful change. By combining mindful, embodied awareness with the clarity that comes from guided dialogue, we work toward change.
Is this for me? Do I need a specific problem to start, or is this for general growth?
The best way to find out is a short conversation with me. A free consultation call lets you get a feel for how I work and ask anything that is not covered here.
There are many starting points. Some people arrive with a situation: an internal conflict, a transition in life, or a relationship concern. Others come simply wanting more clarity, or space to be mindfully present with themselves. Each session follows your needs.