Learn from one of the field's most respected voices in somatic trauma therapy — whose approach has shaped how thousands of clinicians work with the body in session.
During my 25 years in clinical practice and teaching, I've guided thousands of therapists across the world through the Hakomi Method and somatic trauma work.
But I've never offered a program that walks you through this approach as completely, and as accessibly, as this one.
Join me, and I'll show you how to work with trauma through mindfulness, body-based tracking, parts-work, and Polyvagal-informed intervention...
...so you can help clients access their own innate healing capacity, work through internalized trauma parts, and integrate lasting change — often starting from the very first session.
Why This Program Is Truly One-of-a-Kind
You'll get complete, self-paced access to the Hakomi Method's core skills — how to track your client's experience on every level (words, emotions, nervous system cues, and more), construct contact statements that guide clients into direct experience, and use somatic resourcing to help clients re-remember safety.
Plus, you'll join me for 3 live group calls, where I'll walk through real case material submitted by you and your colleagues — helping you apply Hakomi with precision to the clients actually in front of you. (It's rare to get this kind of direct access to work through cases with an expert live.)
If you've ever wanted to learn closely with a Hakomi expert and build a foundation you can use with clients right away...
Now is the time to get started.
Sincerely,
Manuela Mischke-Reeds
Hakomi-Informed 4-Month Intensive with Manuela Mischke-Reeds
Trauma Healing, Mind-Body Integration, and Emotional Resilience$889.96 Value — Just $299.99 Today!
Credit details | Course objectives and outline
This unique course is grounded in the teachings of one of the world's most recognized authorities on somatic trauma treatment...
...and will equip you to work with clients using the same Hakomi approach that has made her one of the most respected names in the field.
When you register, you'll join Manuela Mischke-Reeds for a 4-month, multifaceted learning experience, incorporating both on-demand video content and live consultation calls that will help you feel ready to work with trauma at every level — from surface presentation to deeply held internalized parts.
Designed for both new therapists and seasoned clinicians, this in-depth program includes:
- 13 modules covering the core principles, therapeutic model, and hands-on skills of Hakomi — including tracking, contacting, mindful explorations, Polyvagal-informed trauma treatment, somatic resourcing, working with internalized parts, and a protocol for triggers
- 3 live consultation calls with Manuela, working through real trauma cases submitted by you and your colleagues
- Convenient schedule with only 1-2 hours of on-demand content each week
- Step-by-step guidance for working with internalized trauma parts, triggers, and touch-based interventions, with appropriate care and consent
- Downloadable resources, including handouts, slides, and full session video demonstrations for ongoing clinical reference
- Free Bonus: 2 additional courses — Treating Collective Trauma with Hakomi and Polyvagal-Informed Practice
- Exclusive community of fellow practitioners through interactive message boards, for support, connection, and shared learning through the program and beyond
- Full one-year access to videos, slides, handouts, and more
Week 1: Hakomi Principles (Available January 11)
- Honoring the indigenous origins of the name Hakomi
- The 5 principles of Hakomi method and how they are used to guide psychotherapeutic treatment
Week 2: The Therapeutic Model and Flow of the Hakomi Method (Available January 18)
- The key elements and therapeutic model of the Hakomi approach
- How unconscious material is accessed in Hakomi
- Identifying core material, determining the focus of the session, and integrating new discoveries, beliefs, and behaviors
- How to facilitate expanded states of awareness in the arc of healing
Week 3: The Embodied Hakomi Therapist (Available January 25)
- Principles of Being in the Therapist Seat
- The types of Therapist Seats, when to use them, and how to embody each role
- Therapist somatic self-resourcing with the Back-Body Practice
- A step-by-step guide to the Back-Body Practice
Week 4: Live Q&A Call with Manuela Mischke-Reeds (January 26, 1–2:30pm ET)
Week 5: Contacting and Speaking the Language of Hakomi (Available February 1)
- What is Contacting and how these elegant statements make a big impact internally
- How to construct an effective contact statement that takes your client deeper
- Using Contacting skills with different categories of experience
- A comprehensive guide to using contact statements
Week 6: Tracking Client Experience (Available February 8)
- How tracking skills guide clients to where they need to go
- What to track, how to track it, and what to do next
- Demonstration: Tracking in trauma processing
- Using tracking to discover core material
- Demonstration: Deconstructing the tracking experience
Week 7: Conducting Mindful Explorations (Available February 15)
- Defining mindful explorations
- The experiential mindset of the therapist
- How to set up a mindful exploration
- Types of mindful explorations and when to use them
- The therapist's role during explorations
- How to use prompts in explorations
- How explorations benefit the treatment process
Week 8: Trauma Healing with Hakomi Method and Integrating Polyvagal Theory (Available February 22)
- Hakomi's understanding of trauma and its treatment
- The individual, relational, and collective impact of trauma and how to facilitate healing
- How Polyvagal Theory can enhance Somatic Healing
- Foundations of Polyvagal Theory
- Integrating Polyvagal principles in Hakomi methods
Week 9: Live Q&A Call with Manuela Mischke-Reeds (February 23, 1–2:30pm ET)
Week 10: Somatic Resourcing: Helping our Clients Re-Remember Safety (Available March 1)
- Defining somatic resourcing and utilizing embodied safety
- Using Somatic Resourcing to facilitate self-regulation and empowerment
- Types of resources and how to use them
- How to use Somatic Resourcing to facilitate Trauma Processing
- Co-regulation: The therapist's role in Somatic Resourcing
Week 11: Working with Internalized Trauma Parts (Available March 8)
- What are internalized trauma parts and how do they develop?
- How parts manifest and the role of developmental milestones
- Techniques for working with parts, step-by-step
- Befriending the trauma parts
- Exercise: All parts are welcome
Week 12: Using Touch in Hakomi (Available March 15)
- The importance of consent
- Parameters for using touch and when it can be a helpful part of trauma healing
- Guidance on language, tracking, and responding during a touch intervention
- Risks and limitations to using touch
- Demonstration: Deconstructing the use of touch in session
Week 13: A Protocol for Working with Triggers (Available March 22)
- Understanding the function of triggers and how to track them in the body
- Cultivating dual awareness to move through triggers
- The ROAMING protocol, step-by-step
Week 14: Video Demonstration 1 (Available March 29)
- Join Manuela in the therapy room as she helps “Emmy” work through a painful childhood memory that has resulted in deep internalized belief systems
- Watch as she creates an immersive experience for healing using parts work, contacting, tracking, and more
- Listen in as Manuela reflects on the moment-to-moment decisions she makes throughout the session to create powerful healing moments
Week 15: Video Demonstration 2 (Available April 5)
- In this session, Manuela is joined by “Melissa,” a war-time survivor from former Yugoslavia, who is about to travel back to her home country after 20 years
- Watch as Manuela helps Melissa safely explore individual, cultural, and contextual traumas in preparation for her trip
- Listen as Manuela shares key insights and decision points made throughout the session
Week 16: Live Q&A Call with Manuela Mischke-Reeds (April 6, 1–2:30pm ET)
Hakomi-Informed 4-Month Intensive with Manuela Mischke-Reeds
Trauma Healing, Mind-Body Integration, and Emotional Resilience$889.96 Value — Just $299.99 Today!
Credit details | Course objectives and outline
Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, LMFT, CHT | Information about Manuela Mischke-Reeds
This workshop demonstrates how Hakomi's powerful healing approach can be used to address collective trauma. You'll discover how to untangle the complex area where individual and collective trauma meet as you guide them toward healing.
Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT | Information about Arielle Schwartz
In this course, Arielle Schwartz will show you how to use polyvagal-informed interventions to help clients recognize their own dysregulation, take steps to cultivate a regulated ventral vagal state, and begin moving toward greater physiological balance and psychological wellness.
Manuela is the founder of ISITTA trauma training. Her trauma teachings are grounded in an inside-out approach that utilizes the depth of the body's innate healing capacity.
Manuela is the author of several books, including 125 Somatic Psychotherapy tools for Trauma and Stress (PESI 2018), 8 Keys to Practicing Mindfulness: Practical Strategies for Emotional Health and Well Being (W.W. Norton 2015). Visit Manuela's website to find out more about her work: www.embodywise.com
Information about Manuela Mischke-Reeds
Trauma Healing, Mind-Body Integration, and Emotional Resilience
$889.96 Value — Just $299.99 Today!
Credit details | Course objectives and outline
When can I access the course and how long do I have access to the materials?
This course comes with Unlimited Access. You can pause, replay, and review the material whenever it works best for your schedule. During your access period, you can revisit the content as often as you like! As soon as you register, you’ll receive immediate access to all course materials—including videos, printable handouts, downloadable slides, and more.
Is this program affiliated with the Hakomi Institute?
This course is taught by certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer for the Hakomi Institute.
However, this course is not part of the official Hakomi Institute training curriculum, and it does
not qualify as training toward the Hakomi certification path.
How do I get more training in Hakomi?
If this work resonates with you, additional training opportunities are available through the Hakomi Institute.
We’re that confident you'll find this learning experience to be all that's promised and more than you expected.