Jon Eisman is a founding member of the Hakomi Institute and Director of Hakomi of Oregon. He teaches throughout North America, Europe and New Zealand, and is creator of the Re-Creation of the Self model, a powerful and innovative tool for working with psychological parts in therapy, group work, and spiritual practice. You can reach Jon by phone at 541-482-2840 or by email at joneisman@sfhakomi.org.

Manuela Mischke Reeds, M.A., certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer, is the co-leader for the San Francisco Comprehensive Training, and teaching member of the South Pacific Hakomi training team. Manuela specializes in integrating somatic psychotherapy, movement therapy and somatic trauma work. She co-developed “Waking up from the Family Trance”, a somatic approach to exploring and transforming internalized Family Systems. She has taught “Engaging the Creative Self “ workshops in Japan and Australia, a somatic movement process she developed that explores the creative and cellular organization of the self. Manuela is an authorized Continuum Movement Teacher leading regular Continuum classes in SF and abroad. She is teaching faculty at Body Therapy Center in Palo Alto, training bodyworkers in Hakomi therapy and somatic counseling. She holds a MA in Somatic Psychology from California Institute of Integral studies, and a BA in Dance Therapy from the Naropa Institute. In addition she has trained in various methods of working with trauma, counseled survivors of political oppression and torture and victims of trauma. Manuela has extensive training in the field of arts, movement/dance, Buddhist meditation. Her passion is to explore the complex interweaving of sensation and emotions into the experience we call the body. She maintains a private practice in San Francisco working with individuals, couples and groups. You can reach Manuela by phone at 415-647-1077 or by email at manuela@sfhakomi.org.