Hakomi Process Archives - Ron Kurtz Hakomi Educational Materials

Why Is Psychotherapy So Slow 2001

This video clip is from the training in Australia in 2001.

The Hakomi Process

This video clip is from an interview with Ron and Patrice in 2009.

Le Processus de Guérison en Hakomi

This is a short clip from Ron Kurtz Hakomi training 2010 in Montreal.

Hakomi est un Processus Spontané

This is a short clip from Ron Kurtz Hakomi training 2010 in Montreal.

Working With Indicators

In Ron’s final decade of life, he was teaching his students how to observe indicators as sources of experiments.

Loving presence is a foundational practice in Hakomi. Ron referred to it as “non-egocentric nourishment.” As a way of teaching loving presence, Ron sometimes encourages his students to drop their self concern.

What I Do in a Session

We refer you to the videos in the library of Ron doing full sessions.

Contact in Hakomi

Contact is a skill in Hakomi that Ron Kurtz borrowed from Carl Rogers. Ron says, “His idea was to take what client said that was emotionally charged and do two things: he would name the person’s experience in a sympathetic voice and possibly restate what had been said in simpler, less charged language.” Ron extended […]

Assisted Self Study Clip

In his later years of teaching, Ron referred to his “Refined Hakomi Method” as assisted self-study. He was attempting to move Hakomi outside of the sole realm of psychotherapy.

Self Study Phase of the Process

A Hakomi session could be viewed as having three phases: the relationship phase, the self study phase and the healing phase. Ron is talk about the second phase which features precise experiments in mindfulness.

What To Do With the Results of Experiments

The Hakomi Process as Three Phases

One way of understanding the Hakomi Process in a full session is using a model of three phases. This idea was first articulated in Ron’s training notes and then expanded in this essay written by Georgia Marvin. It is included in the book The Hakomi Way: Consciousness & Healing that was compiled after his death […]

The Hakomi Process as Six Skill Sets

This document explains Ron’s model of the Hakomi Process from the perspective of skills required. It was included in Ron’s book that was published after his death, The Hakomi Way: Consciousness and Healing.

Working with Signal to Noise Ratio

“From a systems point of view, the use of mindfulness can be seen as a method of making the system more sensitive.” RK Please note: a full transcript of The Readings is available in the SHOP.

The Dance

In a reference to Moshe Feldenkrais and his book The Illusive Obvious, Ron writes about dancing with the nervous system of a client. Please note: a full transcript of The Readings is available in the SHOP.

The Healing Process 2008

“The impulse to heal is real and powerful and lies within the client. Our job is to evoke that healing power, to meet its tests and needs, and to support it in its expression and development. We are not the healers. We are the context in which healing is inspired.” Please note: a full transcript […]