Hakomi is a therapy for those seeking inner clarity and a sense of wholeness, who wish to savour life more fully, and especially for those committed to moving beyond current limits. It is a gentle method for recognizing and healing childhood wounds and traumas, a valuable tool to teach you about your emotional sources of stress, and an effective tool for working with emotions that may underlie chronic physical symptoms.

It was developed in the 1970’s by therapist and author Ron Kurtz, and is now practiced around the world. Hakomi integrates traditional psychotherapy, modern body-centered psychotherapies, and Eastern spiritual philosophies. Some origins of Hakomi stem from Buddhism and Taoism, including the guiding principles: Mindfulness, Unity, Mind/Body/Spirit Holism, Non-violence, and Organicity.

Hakomi is about discovering who you are and studying your deepest emotional attitudes - about safety, belonging, support, power, freedom, responsibility, appreciation, sexuality, and spirituality. It's not something you can know with the intellect. It's about who you are in the very heart of yourself.

"Martha and The Hakomi Method form a brilliant combination. The two played an imperative role in my long-awaited break-throughs. Revealing, liberating, entertaining, comforting - a must for anyone searching for a clearer path". - Kirsten Froese, Canmore, Alberta

By focusing inward with gentleness, acceptance, and heightened awareness, you witness present experiences including sensations, emotions, memories, images, energy, and spirit. Notice conflicts in which one part of you wants something and another is against it. Feel how certain limiting beliefs show up in daily thoughts, actions and postures. In this place where you feel your experiences you can choose to let go and shift towards greater freedom, confidence, joy and a sense of wholeness.