Somatic Experiencing (SE) was developed by Peter Levine, Ph.D. The official website of SE is that of the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute: www.traumahealing.org
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A BRIEF WRITTEN INTRO TO SOMATIC EXPERIENCING
INTRODUCTORY VIDEO TUTORIALS
INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED VIDEO TUTORIALS
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING DEMONSTRATION SESSIONS
UPCOMING LIVE TRAININGS IN SOMATIC EXPERIENCING
THE SOMATIC EXPERIENCING DISCUSSION FORUM
Brief Introduction:
The following brief description of Somatic Experiencing is a synthesis of quotes from www.traumahealing.org:
The Somatic Experiencing® method is a body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other stress disorders.
The SE approach releases traumatic shock, which is key to transforming PTSD and the wounds of emotional and early developmental attachment trauma.
SE offers a framework to assess where a person is “stuck” in the fight, flight or freeze responses and provides clinical tools to resolve these fixated physiological states.
It provides effective skills appropriate to a variety of healing professions including mental health, medicine, physical and occupational therapies, bodywork, addiction treatment, first response, education, and others.
The SE approach facilitates the completion of self-protective motor responses and the release of thwarted survival energy bound in the body, thus addressing the root cause of trauma symptoms. This is approached by gently guiding clients to develop increasing tolerance for difficult bodily sensations and suppressed emotions.
Introductory Video Tutorials:
Nature's Lessons in Healing Trauma: An Introduction to Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) (permission for use granted by Peter Levine, Ph.D.)
Dr. Peter Levine on working through a personal traumatic experience (permission for use granted by Peter Levine, Ph.D. and PsychAlive.com)
Peter Levine on the Treatment of Trauma: 2 Ways to Help Clients Feel Safe (permission for use granted by Peter Levine, Ph.D. and NICABM)
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Intermediate/Advanced Tutorials:
Overcoupling and Somatic Experiencing® (permission granted by Peter Levine, Ph.D. and the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute)
What is Felt Sense? (permission for use granted by Peter Levine, Ph.D. and the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute)
What is Pendulation in Somatic Experiencing® (permission for use granted by Peter Levine, Ph.D. and the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute)
Somatic Experiencing Demonstration Sessions:
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Upcoming Live Training Events for Somatic Experiencing:
The online tutorials on this site do not qualify you for Somatic Experiencing certification and are not a substitute for the comprehensive in-person training offered by the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute. See their schedule of upcoming trainings here: