Articles
Some of the following articles originally appeared in “The Hakomi Forum”, the professional journal of the Hakomi Institute. For more articles, visit the Resources & Professional Journal sections of the Hakomi Institute site.
The Emergence of the Other: A Hakomi approach to the interpersonal
Using a general relationship model (GRM), this article explores the aspect of relationship within a Hakomi framework: from one-on-one therapy, to group situations and a general outlook on relationship.
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The Almost Impossible Task of Paying Attention
There are two levels to a psychotherapy training: the “mechanics” of learning theory, skills and methodology, and a more foundational piece Hakomi refer to as the personhood of a therapist.
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The Use of Mindfuness in Psychodynamic and Body Oriented Psychotherapy
This article looks at how mindfulness is used in Western psychotherapy with a particular focus on how body oriented psychotherapy is predisposed to embrace mindfulness as a core concept.
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Mindfulness and Renowned Research
A presentation given by Halko Weiss in Munich in June 2002, San Francisco in August 2002 and at Ischia in October 2002.
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Describing the Method: Science, Spirit and Psychotherapy
Hakomi founder Ron Kurtz’s goal here is to place the Hakomi method within three different disciplines: scientific, spiritual and psychotherapeutic.
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Foundations of the Hakomi Method
This article describes some of the foundations on which Hakomi is based. As the piece indicates, Hakomi is alive, fresh and developing as new material is integrated and experimented with.
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The Hakomi Principles
Hakomi is based on five principles: Mindfulness, Non-Violence, Mind-Body Holism, Organicity and Unity. Ron Kurtz explains.
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Introduction to the Process
This transcription of a talk by Ron Kurtz maps Hakomi into General Systems Theory, information processing, learning curves of chaos and certainty, models of health and disease, living systems and dissipative structures.
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Loving Presence: How To Create a Healing Relationship
Halko Weiss
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