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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. You might arrive with a relationship pattern that keeps repeating, work stress that does not ease with rest, old family roles that still shape how you behave, a life transition you are still finding your way through or simply a quiet sense that something is wrong, without knowing why.
Sometimes it is enough to stay with the present moment and notice what arises. I will guide you into mindfulness, helping you notice what is present, without analysing or explaining it. Mindfulness is a state of conscious self-inquiry, a practice of presence.
When things are observed through the eyes of a curious explorer, they begin to slow down and open up. Slowly, old beliefs about yourself, others, and the world may surface, beliefs formed early in life that still shape how you see things now. Together, we bring this new understanding into new ways of acting in everyday life.
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 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 small shifts in how you act.
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 addressed 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.