Body-Centered Psychotherapy: The Hakomi Method : The Integrated Use of Mindfulness, Nonviolence and the Body

An extraordinary book that skillfully looks into the therapy process. -- Swami Alaya, Ph.D.author of Creative Use of Emotion.

I find it a beautiful expression of the partnership model... -- Riane Eisler, author of The Chalice and the Blade.

Kurtz belongs to the masters; Perls, Berne, Lowen, Bandler and Grinder would certainly call him brother. -- John Bradshaw, author of Bradshaw on the Family. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Hakomi is a Hopi Indian word which means "How do you stand in relation to these many realms?" A more modern translation is, "Who are you"., Hakomi was developed by Ron Kurtz, co-author of The Body Reveals. Some of the origins of Hakomi stem from Buddhism and Taoism, especially concepts like gentleness, compassion, mindfulness and going with the grain. Other influences come from general systems theory, which incorporates the idea of respect for the wisdom of each individual as a living organic system that spontaneously organizes matter and energy and selects from the environment what it needs in a way that maintains its goals, programs and identity. Hakomi also draws from modern body-centered psychotherapies such as Reichian work, bioenergetics, Gestalt, Psychomotor, Feldenkrais, Structural Bodywork, Ericksonian Hypnosis, Focusing and Neurolinguistic Programming. Hakomi is really a synthesis of philosophies, techniques and approaches that has its own unique artistry, form and organic process. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.