Bob Milone is a Hakomi Therapist, and Senior Trainer with The Hakomi Educational Network. He has been privledged to work with, and learn from Ron Kurtz and Donna Martin for many years now.

Fueled by the challenges of a broken marriage, Bob first met Hakomi as a client. A life long interest in consciousness, philosophy, and what it is to be a human being led him to train in the method.

Degrees in theatre and education, and a variety of work/life experience including social work, teaching, development work in Haiti, and house building, have all contributed to who he is today.

Bob began working as a therapist, and offering workshops in The Practice Of Loving Presence in 1998. He is currently leading trainings in Canada, the U.S., Mexico, England, and Ireland. He also works with individuals and couples in his private practice. Bob lives on Salt Spring Island with his wife, Marcia. He is a grandfather, a woodworker, and the father of two grown sons.

Jeff Chernove is a Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer living with his life partner, Georgia Marvin, in a floating home on the Fraser River in Ladner (Delta), BC.  Jeff’s love of wild places and his love of Hakomi are shared with friends and clients aboard Seabear, their 37 foot Nordic Tug, which takes them to beautiful islands and inlets along the BC and Alaska coastline.  (www.amindfulway.ca)

Georgia is a trainer in the Hakomi tradition, having studied with Ron Kurtz and Donna Martin for the past nine years. She loves the Hakomi method because it blends subtle and masterful tools of psychotherapy with Buddhist principles of mindfulness and compassion to provide its students with a life long practice of self study.

Georgia received her undergraduate degree from UBC and her postgraduate teaching diplomas from UBC and U of Calgary.  From 1993 to 2007, she has served as director and Chairman of boards in both the private and the public sectors, including the Board of Governors of Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design.

Georgia has a private client Hakomi practice, contributes to the development of Hakomi trainings in Canada, Mexico and England, and is creating opportunities for Hakomi to be integrated into the heart of Canadian business as a thought leader at The Next Institute

Lorraine Reaveley is a Certified Hakomi Therapist with a thriving private practice in Vancouver.  She is a Hakomi Teacher team member with the Vancouver Hakomi Training.   Lorraine studied for 10 years with Ron Kurtz, creator of the Hakomi Method, and Donna Martin, Senior Trainer and Therapist.

Bodywork Therapy is another modality of Lorraine's private practice, which includes deep tissue massage, rocking, joint release, rebalancing, postural evaluation, working with the child, chakra and energy work, and Hakomi.  She is also happily involved with yoga and meditation groups.

Angela has been studying Hakomi since 2004 with the Vancouver Hakomi Education Network. She has also trained with Ron Kurtz and Donna Martin and was certified as a Hakomi Therapist in June of 2007.

In her life and her work, she has been cultivating compassion, serving others and herself with a deeper understanding of loving presence. Supporting the Vancouver training as an assistant and supporting the growth of Hakomi continues to be a joy and main endeavor for Angela. She has opened a private Hakomi practice in Vancouver and welcomes new clients. Email: angelajoydavis@yahoo.com

Marcia Burton is a Certified Hakomi Therapist and Teacher.  She has been fortunate to have the opportunity to train and study with Ron Kurtz, Donna Martin and Bob Milone since 2004.  In 1999, Marcia completed the Hakomi Integrative Somatics Trauma Training with Pat Ogden and Kekuni Minton.  She has assisted and taught Hakomi in England, Ireland, Mexico, Canada and the US.  In her work as a therapist and teacher, Marcia holds a deep respect and appreciation for Hakomi, and how it seems to gently change people’s lives.  It is also part of her practice to integrate and embody the Hakomi method more deeply in her personal life.

Marcia recently moved to British Columbia from England, where she had a private practice, using Hakomi to assist people with mental health issues, work-related stress, and families affected by cancer. She has an M.A. in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Bath Spa University in England, and is an Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.   

Marcia lives on Salt Spring Island with her husband.  As well as practicing Hakomi, she enjoys being a mother, walking, gardening, kayaking and bird watching.