Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy

by Halko Weiss

  Final Word

  With all that has been said here (and the more that could be said) about Hakomi engaging the ambiguity of the promises and perils of psychotherapy research, it must be noted that the governmental and corporate entities who control third-party payments still look with tunnel vision at hard experimental research yielding quantitative results. It has been hard for psychotherapy in general, let alone somatic psychotherapy (Barratt, 2015; May, 2005; Young, 2010) to meet such requirements in a manner similar to double-blind psychotropic drug research. Given the myriad issues suggested above, more philosophical perspectives that could be brought to bear, political-economic interests, and the overwhelming monetary requirements involved, Hakomi will not likely be producing the requisite research soon, though the institute remains open to finding university, government, or corporate partners who can facilitate such substantial research programs. Though Hakomi can point to over 2,500 research studies on the efficacy of mindfulness in therapy alone, plus so much other research we draw on from interpersonal neurobiology and developmental studies, people in power will still ask, “Where are the studies on Hakomi per se?” This means that prospective Hakomi students will have to make considered choices about training in a method that is subjectively meaningful and effective for clients and therapists, but carries objective costs in terms of finances and official standing beyond private practice settings—another source of ambiguity.

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