Hakomi Somatic Mindful Therapy

What does Hakomi helps you with?

Hakomi helps you transforming patterns that are strongly held in the body and unconscious, for example it may help

• Being more able to stay in your body in relationship with others

• Feeling safer asking for what you need and want

• Learning to set boundaries

• Learning to assert yourself and take up space

• Feeling more empowered to explore the world and your purpose

• Feeling less shame and more belonging

• Being more vulnerable and connected

What is it?

Hakomi is one of the main Somatic Therapy modality.

In Hakomi, we create a safe container for you to study your experience, and how you organize yourself around issues in your life.

By studying how the situation manifests in your thoughts, emotions, sensations, body and movements, we access deeply held beliefs and strategies that you have adopted in order to survive and that no longer serve you.

Some of the principles of Hakomi are non-violence and organicity, which means that we follow your experience, meeting every part of you with acceptance and curiosity. From that place we can transform beliefs and create new possibilities for your nervous system.

This work is informed by attachment theory and trauma therapy.

Who is it for?

Hakomi is best for you if

• You have developed your capacity for mindfulness and being present with your experience

• You can step aside of the content and stories to get into contact with the felt sense associated with your situations

• You recognise the value of going deeper and work with parts of yourself that may have been left behind

That said, Hakomi is suited for a large range of people and I help you be more mindful. Curiosity and a will to explore and change is all it takes!

Who is it not for?

Hakomi might not be recomended in case of severe developmental trauma and dissociation. If observing your experience mindfully is challenging, some work might be needed beforehand to build more capacity.

How does a session look like?

Where a Hakomi session goes is always a surprise, but there is a way of working that we follow.

Contact and Attunement

We slow down and get into contact with your experience, creating a sense of safety and attunement that allows curiosity.

Themes

You might bring a theme to work on, or something might emerge from your system and the relationship between us.

Experiments

We might set up experiments in mindfulness to learn more about a pattern. For example how you reach out for contact, or set a boundary.

Deepening and Exploration

We will learn about your thoughts, emotions, impulses, memories, etc.. and by studying those we may access deeper material.

Transformation

This leads to insights about what kind of nourishment your system needs and we can create missing experiences, leading to transformation of patterns.

Integration

Finally we look at the meaning of this experience in a larger context and how to integrate it in your life.

About Olivier

I've been curious about transformation for a decade, studying Vipassana, insight meditation and non-duality. Mindfulness and a curiosity for experience serves as a foundation for my work.

My path led me to learn about experience, trauma and how they get in the way of relationships. I trained first in Hypnotherapy and Transpersonal Psychology, then in Attachment Therapy and Somatic Work.

I learned Focusing, one of the first body based therapy systems with Embody Lab. I started training in Hakomi with some of the world leading teachers at The Hakomi Institute of California in 2023.

I am on my path for certification in the Hakomi method and I have been practicing since 2021 integrating Focusing, Parts Work and other modalities.