The method of“ presence

the examination of the concept“ loving presence” in Hakomi

Abstract

This study explores the issue of presence in psychotherapy which Carl Rogers called mystical and spiritual dimension or altered states of consciousness, through examining the concept of loving presence in Hakomi. First, by explicating the characteristics and structures of the Hakomi, the therapist and client relationship which Ron Kurtz called as healing relationship is examined, and thereby the Hakomi is clarified as a psychotherapy of second-person approach. Then, the function of loving presence is clarified through analyzing it both as a psychotherapeutic technique and as a development of psychotherapists’ personhood. Finally, two main principles of Hakomi, organicity and unity, as a foundation of loving presence, and two techniques of tracking and contact are examined to elucidate the whole picture of loving presence.　 It was shown clearly that presence needs to be understood from the viewpoint of the second-person approach and can be told as a method in the dimension of relationship.