Jeff Chernove
Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer
Jeff is a certified Hakomi therapist and trainer in private practice in Ladner and Vancouver, BC. Having trained with Ron Kurtz and Donna Martin for eight years, he co-leads Hakomi workshops in Vancouver and assists with international trainings.
Inspired by Hakomi principles, Jeff’s work is deepened by his life experiences which include supporting adolescents in crisis, developing programs for training women in trades, assisting marginalized indigenous peoples in North America and Southeast Asia, and thirty years practicing meditation and healing arts. He has twenty five years experience in the development of men’s groups. As a cancer survivor, he has gained insights into the emotional impact of dealing with long term life threatening illness. As a husband, father and friend, he appreciates the complexity and beauty of intimate relationships.
A human being is part of the whole, called by us 'universe,' a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Albert Einstein
