Sydney Training, was a tutoron the previous training, is the Sydney organiser, anHAA committee member and a rather large slab of thefoundation of Hakomi in Australia. Neil Rodgers, equallyprolific, is a tutor-come-apprentice teacher on the currentSydney Training, the continuity teacher on the Perth training,has taught on various segments in New Zealand overthe past two years and is an HAA committee member. Onbehalf of the team, Id like to send them both our bestwishes and gratitude for their hard work and dedication toHakomi and the development of its students.Pictured L-R: John Perrin,Halko Weiss, Maya Shaw Gale,Neil Rodgers, Suhari Bohm,Moshe Perl, Jules Morgaine,Manuela Mischke-Reeds,Lorella Ricci and Marilyn Morgan.( Julie Murphy and Halka Besedawere unable to attend).Hakomi is taught throughout the world under theauspices of the Hakomi Institute, a non-profiteducational organization, founded in 1980.The Faculty is divided into a number of regionalteams. The Hakomi Pacifica Team comprises theteaching staff and organisers who work inAustralia and New Zealand. The current team are:TRAINERS:Halko Weiss, Marilyn Morgan, ManuelaMischke-Reeds, Maya Shaw-Gale and Julie Murphy.TEACHERS:Suhari Bohm, Jules Morgaine, John Perrinand Neil RodgersORGANISERS:John Perrin (Sydney), Halka Beseda (Perth) andMoshe Perl (Melbourne)ADMINISTRATOR: Lorella Ricci9Another decision was around the certification process for studentsin Australia. Whilst the details will be finalised withinthe next couple of months, the development of a CertificationProgram is finally underway. The program will be offered toqualified graduates, as a way of developing skills and havingtheir work overseen by teachers and trainers. As entry to theprogram will require a certain criteria and a level of experience,the traditional system of getting tapes approved by twotrainers will still be in place.So that you have a sense of what the Hakomi Pacifica Teamare working on at the moment, here is an outline of the otheragenda items covered at the meeting: formalising proceduresfor staff development; centralising teaching materials; presentingat Australian conferences; curriculum development;administration; redesigning the Hakomi logo / branding;teacher feedback; business development; strategic planningand long-term development; and yearly scheduling. A hugeagenda, especially when youre hoping to achieve this with aspaciousness to allow a natural unfolding and also attend to,and honour, all the individual aspects of this group.Its hard to summarise two days of meetings without gettingpedantic and detailed so Ill convey two main strands thatreally stood out for me. Firstly, there was a focus on attendingto the relationships, such as the relationship between theteaching team and the organisers and the relationship withinthe teaching team itself, and how to make this as clear, supportiveand mutually beneficial as possible. The other mainaspect of the meeting was working on a business developmentfor Hakomi, including the development of a viable businessmodel for this region, through to the establishment oflong-term plans for trainings, workshops, introductory workshops,supervision programs and post-graduate programs.It took a lot of concentration and energy to stay focused,especially considering that the majority of the team had justfinished teaching a 9-day segment.As a treat, Moshe Perl (Melbourne organiser) gave us a compellingpresentation on Neuro Feedback, which received avibrant and enthusiastic response from everyone. It was greatto get a bit of professional development in the middle of it all.Even though the team are spread out around the world, weare in