Unwinding the Body: Hakomi and the Somatic Art of Allowing | Ep. 87

Michael brings his first experience of Hakomi, a gentle, mindfulness-based somatic therapy, and the two of them unpack what actually happens when the body starts to unwind on its own. They get into following impulses instead of forcing them, why a guided container helps, the discipline of allowing rather than controlling, and how exaggerating a tension can be the thing that finally releases it. Along the way: repression and chronic pain, fascia and non-directive movement, and where Hakomi sits next to TRE.00:00 Intro00:45 Michael's first Hakomi session06:45 Remote vs. in-person somatic work09:48 The body unwinding on its own: following the impulse12:30 Why a guided container helps16:00 Allowing vs. controlling19:00 Expectations, impatience, and resistance22:15 Bringing what is below awareness back online26:45 Exaggerating a tension to release it30:45 Repression, chronic pain, and compartmentalization35:15 Fascia, unwinding, and not needing to know why40:15 Aftereffects and worse before better42:45 When it is too much: TRE and overdoing it46:05 Hakomi vs. TRE: a tool or a whole path48:55 Wrap-up