All workshops take place from 10:00am to 4:30pm and include a delicious lunch. At the end of the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to make a donation to the facilitator.
A podcast with Marcia speaking about Hakomi and her approach to healing:
Sunday, the 30th of August 2026: Appreciation and Gratitude
Saturday, the 14th of November 2026: Connecting with Wonder
Appreciation and Gratitude
Sunday, the 30th of August, 2026: Mindful Self-Discovery
This highly experiential workshop offers the opportunity to draw our attention inwards, with the support of a group, in the beautiful setting of the Bethlehem Centre. We will take time out from our usual activities of daily life to ground into the state of mind of appreciation and gratitude. In every moment there is something to appreciate, yet we often don’t notice this because we are focused on fixing, judging or comparing our experience, ourselves or others. This is a very common 21st Century habit that we share, and we don’t have to be caught in it! Using mindfulness and other techniques from the Hakomi method and other somatic practices, we can create opportunities to shift our attention from what’s wrong to what is beautiful.
You can expect to be received in the warm and welcoming group atmosphere, to spend some time in quiet self-reflection and to explore your experience in pairs or small groups, throughout the day, with the intention of practicing ways to develop and deepen a more appreciative and grateful outlook on life and relationships.
Each of the above Mindful Self-Discovery days can be attended as a complete event, or you can attend more than one to deepen your experience. Each day will be a small group with a maximum of 10 participants. For students of Hakomi, each day can be counted toward the 42 days required to complete a Hakomi Training. You can attend one or all of the days. Each workshop explores a particular theme of Mindful Self-Discovery through the lens of Hakomi, Mindful Self-Compassion, and other somatically-based experiential practices. There will be more information about each theme on the Bethlehem Centre’s website.
The Bethlehem Centre has been a healing sanctuary for decades. Give yourself a day to retreat and restore. Registration includes a delicious vegetarian lunch, made on the premises.
Hakomi is a way of being that supports emotional healing. In the ancient Hopi language, Hakomi means, “How do I stand in relation to these many realms?” or more simply, “Who am I?”
Hakomi is, at its heart, a way to be with ourselves and with others to support our own and each other’s emotional healing. When we are truly in touch with kindness, we can try out new ways of seeing the world (and our relationship to it) that open the door to have more of what we need in our lives and our relationships. The method is based on the principles of Loving Presence, Non-Violence, Mind-Body Holism, Mindfulness, Unity and Organicity. It is gentle and profound, all in the same breath.
Although sometimes used as a psychotherapy method, Hakomi was designed by Ron Kurtz to be practiced in a group setting. In this workshop, together, we will create an atmosphere of kindness and warmth, to foster a sense of connection with ourselves and each other, and to create the conditions for emotional healing to occur. This workshop is for anyone who is interested in relationships, emotional healing, and/or learning more about new ways of looking at our lives that can help to unstick us from the past and open to fresh and more life-giving perspectives and choices.
You will get a taste of Hakomi through experiential practices done in pairs or small groups. There may be the chance to witness or receive a Hakomi session in the large group, where everyone will have the opportunity to participate in and benefit from the healing that becomes available as part of the group.
You are welcome to attend one or both of the Hakomi days. The cost for each day is roughly $85, which includes the Bethlehem Centre’s fees plus a delicious vegetarian lunch. At the end of the event, participants will be invited to make a donation to the facilitator, based on their personal sense of generosity. Your support is sincerely appreciated.
TO REGISTER: Contact the Bethlehem Centre directly, by copying and pasting this URL:
Islands Hakomi Educational Network 