ABOUT HAKOMI
Hakomi Experiential Therapy combines mindfulness and principles of Eastern spiritual traditions with a unique, highly effective Western methodology.
Hakomi is a body-centered, somatic psychotherapy. The body is experienced as a door that can be opened to reveal the character and belief system of the individual. The body's structures and habitual patterns become a powerful access route to unconscious ways of organizing, and to internal resources.
The Hakomi Method allows the hidden beliefs which shape our lives and relationships to emerge safely into consciousness. Once conscious, they can be directly experienced and re-evaluated, and new dimensions of awareness can be integrated.
Loving presence and the healing relationship are central to Hakomi. People learn to develop an exquisite sensitivity and attunement to others, and to convey this understanding. This empathy and responsiveness helps to create a deep sense of safety and connection, and facilitates the effectiveness of therapy.
The Hakomi Institute was founded in Boulder, Colorado in 1981 by Ron Kurtz and the Hakomi trainers. Since then, the Institute has expanded to offer Hakomi Trainings across the U.S. and internationally. Workshops and trainings are currently held in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
To learn more about Hakomi, go to www.hakomiinstitute.com
ABOUT KAMALA AND HAKOMI
Kamala has been inspired by Hakomi since 1985 when she began training in the method. In 1988 she became a certified practitioner and in 1989 a member of the Hakomi teaching staff. Since that time Kamala has developed a synthesis of Hakomi techniques and principles with acupuncture and acupressure.
Kamala teaches this HeartMind Method to health care practitioners. Please refer to the "Professional Training" section of the website for current offerings.
Kamala has written articles on bodymind wellness, and authored the chapter, “Enhancing Bodymind Awareness” in A Complete Guide to Acupressure. This book was written by Iona Teeguarden and senior teachers of Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure™.
HEARTMIND ACUPUNCTURE
Inner knowing and loving acceptance are gifts of the spiritual heart. When these heartfelt gifts are combined with the energy balancing effects of acupuncture, mind and body are freed up. External problems seem less important, and new solutions arise.
During a HeartMind acupuncture session, needles, touch and awareness are used to reveal stress patterns and coping methods that are no longer working. Places of relaxation and openness are explored to discover new options for being in the body.
The insights you have are deeply satisfying and life changing. They help heal the effects of stress, trauma and illness. You release pent up feelings and relax your body and mind. Deep relaxation leads to physical healing, emotional well being and a feeling of connection to self and spirit.
See bodymind acupuncture for more information.
© Kamala Quale 2009