London 2024 SE Training – Beginning 1 with Ariel Giarretto
The beginning year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Ariel Giarretto, MS, LMFT, SEP, CMT, CSB is an internationally known body-oriented psychotherapist, SE trainer, and Somatic Sex Educator.
After completing her post-graduate education in psychology, and licensed as a marriage and family therapist, she studied a wide variety of somatic therapies, and is primarily informed by Somatic Experiencing (SE),
She was introduced to SE in 1999 had has been active in assisting Peter and other early teachers for many years. She became full-time teaching faculty in 2005. and trains and mentors practitioners all over the globe.
Throughout the 90’s she was on staff at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA as an active member of the community, a workshop and group leader, a private therapist and part of the bodywork and massage crew.
In 2015, to integrate sexuality and the pelvis into the SE material, she certified as a Somatic Sex Educator, and now specializes in sexual and gender-based violence, as well as all sexual challenges.
She is the co-developer of “The Full Embodiment Model” which offers gentle, transformative workshops for people wanting to heal from the effects of sexuality/gender trauma, sexual abuse and disembodiment.
She has extensive training in prenatal and birth therapy with Ray Castellino, as well as attachment and early developmental trauma, and has been a home birth “doula”, a dancer, a drummer, an athlete, a professional cook and baker, a world traveler and adventurer, a juggler and street performer, and is particularly fond of her doodle Freya, her Green Cheek Conures, Tulip and Oscar, and of course her partner Jeffrey.
Originally from the US, they are all currently based in Delft, Netherlands
.For more info: www.fullembodiment.org
Find out more: Pre-requisites : Curriculum : Certification : Fees & Payments : Teaching Team
The Breath & Trauma Healing
A Four Day Workshop with Lael Katharine Keen
Free, fluid breathing is one of the ways that life and the life force expresses itself within each one of us. Free fluid breathing is also a mark of vitality and well-being.
Each time that we are traumatized, our breathing undergoes an alteration, and often this changed pattern of breath will continue to be active for many years, reactivating the trauma and limiting our self expression, movement and vitality.
In this four day workshop, we will explore how trauma affects breathing, and how we, as therapists who work with trauma, can help our clients to restore and reconnect with a way of breathing that is freer, more fluid and spontaneous.
Students will learn more about
Anatomy and Physiology of the breath and how it is affected by trauma.
Hyper-ventilation Syndrome - what it is, how to recognize it, and how to work with it.
How to recognize and work with different breathing patterns.
How to work with specific breathing traumas – asthma, suffocation, drowning, etc.
Each day of the workshop will have a lecture, a demonstration and a practicum. In the demonstrations and practice, we will learn techniques for working with specific altered breathing patterns. We will use touch work to track the breath and to offer new options to the client for a freer way of breathing. We will use tracking to work with the stored trauma energies that may emerge when the client's system makes the switch to a fuller, more alive breathing pattern.
Lael Keen Talks with Giselle Genillard about Laels work with Trauma and Beathing
To read an article that Lael wrote about working with Breathing in the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute Journal of Structural Integration go to this link: Dancing with the Breath
Pre-requisites for participation: The student needs to have completed a 2-day Introduction to SE workshop.
Lael Katharine Keen is an Advanced level Instructor of Somatic Experiencing® for the Somatic Experiencing® International Institute and a founding member of the A.B.T. (Associacao Brasileira do Trauma—the Brazilian Somatic Experiencing® Association).
She has been a Rolfer since 1984 and is an instructor of Rolfing® at all levels, Beginning through Advanced and Rolf Movement® for the Rolf Institute.
Lael holds a 5th degree black belt in Ki-Aikido and is a teacher of both Ki-Aikido and Shin Shin Toitsu Do - Mind and Body Coordination, certified by the Ki Society International in Tokyo Japan.
She teaches in the US, Brazil and internationally, for both the Rolf Institute and the SE Trauma Institute.
She is an Anthroposophic Art Therapist and a Bates Method of Vision Educator.
Cost & Booking
The cost of the four-day workshop is £790. (£710 if booked and paid before 29th February) . To book click on the button below. Places are limited and if the workshop is full you will be able to be added to the waiting list.
Edinburgh 2022 SE Training – Advanced 1 with Lael Keen
Lael is an Advanced level Instructor of Somatic Experiencing® for the S.E.® Trauma Institute and a founding member of the A.B.T. (Associação Brasileira do Trauma—the Brazilian SE Association).
She has been a Rolfer since 1984 and teaches Rolfing and Rolf Movement for the Rolf Institute. Lael holds a 5th degree black belt in Ki-Aikido and is a teacher of both Ki-Aikido and Shin Shin Toitsu Do—Mind and Body Coordination, certified by the Ki Society International in Tokyo Japan.
She teaches in the US and Brazil and around the world, for both the Rolf Institute and the SE Trauma Institute. She is currently completing her internship in Art Therapy and lives in the Brazilian rainforest with her husband (also an SE teacher) and her daughter.
July Introduction To SE (Online)
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
NeuroAffective Touch® Foundation Training Module 1
SOSI is delighted to be bringing the foundation training in NeuroAffective Touch® to the UK with Dr Aline LaPierre
NeuroAffective Touch® is a professional somatic training that introduces psychotherapists and bodyworkers to the use of touch as a vital bridge to body-mind integration. By highlighting the primary role of the body and emphasizing its equal importance to the mind, NeuroAffective Touch® (NATouch™) addresses emotional, relational, and developmental deficits that cannot be reached by verbal means alone.
A polyvagal-informed psychobiological approach, NeuroAffective Touch® integrates the key elements of somatic psychotherapy, attachment and developmental theory, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and affective and interpersonal neurobiology.
The training is designed to progressively build psychotherapists’ skill and confidence in integrating body-centered interventions into their psychological clinical practice. It also supports bodyworkers in developing the verbal and psychological skills necessary to assist their clients in connecting their neurobiological states to a conscious narrative.
The Foundation Training in the UK is offered as two 6-day modules that will open up new possibilities for your clients and your career as you learn to…
Offer your clients the missing pieces in their early development
Provide tools that create real embodied hope for those who are anxious, depressed, or collapsed due to a history of misattunement, neglect, or abuse
Resolve emotional and relational trauma
And nurture post-trauma growth and resilience as you guide your clients to deepen their relationship with their body’s intelligence
Dr. Aline LaPierre
Dr. Aline LaPierre, the creator of NeuroAffective Touch®, is a clinician, author, artist, consultant, speaker, and teacher, and was past faculty in the somatic doctoral program at Santa Barbara Graduate Institute (2000-2010). She is currently President of the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy and Editor-in-Chief of the International Body Psychotherapy Journal.
Dr. LaPierre co-authored the bestselling book Healing Developmental Trauma: How Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship, available in 14 languages.
In the field of psychotherapy, she is a graduate of Pacifica Graduate Institute and The New Center for Psychoanalysis.
In the field of somatics, she has studied Somatic Experiencing®, Postural Integration, Cranio-Sacral Therapy, Reichian Therapies, Bodynamics Analysis, Continuum, BodyMind Centering, and EMDR.
London September Introduction To SE
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
London 2023 SE Training – Intermediate 2 with Kavi Gemin
The beginning year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Kavi Gemin, an SE faculty member from Italy..
Kavi is a teacher and co-director of the International Institute for Craniosacral Balancing® and a member of the Somatic Experiencing® faculty. Kavi practices and teaches Craniosacral Biodynamics since 1995.
Graduated through the Canadian College of Osteopathy, he has extensive training in various psychosomatic disciplines, including traditional massage, deep tissues work and Ayurvedic massage.
His further studies include NLP, work with the inner child, co-dependency and developmental psychology. He completed the training on prenatal and birth work with Ray Castellino and is educated in the principles of System Centered Teachings®, developed by Yvonne Agazarian, for working with Group dynamics and human systems.
Kavi has a certificate in andragogy, as a teacher and educator for adults certified SVEB in Switzerland and teaches full-time.
Fascinated by Somatic Experiencing®, he studied with Peter Levine and is SEP certified since 2001. Since then he has assisted and supervised students in many Somatic Experiencing® trainings, deepening and integrating his understanding of the method.
As approved trainer and faculty member of Somatic Experiencing®, Kavi brings his passion and his love for anatomy, physiology and neurobiology in his lessons with clarity and creativity.
Find out more: Pre-requisites : Curriculum : Certification : Fees & Payments : Teaching Team
NeuroAffective Touch® Foundation Training Module 2
NeuroAffective Touch® is a professional somatic training that introduces psychotherapists and bodyworkers to the use of touch as a vital bridge to body-mind integration. By highlighting the primary role of the body and emphasizing its equal importance to the mind, NeuroAffective Touch® (NATouch™) addresses emotional, relational, and developmental deficits that cannot be reached by verbal means alone.
A polyvagal-informed psychobiological approach, NeuroAffective Touch® integrates the key elements of somatic psychotherapy, attachment and developmental theory, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and affective and interpersonal neurobiology.
The training is designed to progressively build psychotherapists’ skill and confidence in integrating body-centered interventions into their psychological clinical practice. It also supports bodyworkers in developing the verbal and psychological skills necessary to assist their clients in connecting their neurobiological states to a conscious narrative.
To find out more about the second module of this training click here
Dr. Aline LaPierre
Dr. Aline LaPierre, the creator of NeuroAffective Touch®, is a clinician, author, artist, consultant, speaker, and teacher, and was past faculty in the somatic doctoral program at Santa Barbara Graduate Institute (2000-2010). She is currently President of the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy and Editor-in-Chief of the International Body Psychotherapy Journal.
Dr. LaPierre co-authored the bestselling book Healing Developmental Trauma: How Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship, available in 14 languages.
In the field of psychotherapy, she is a graduate of Pacifica Graduate Institute and The New Center for Psychoanalysis.
In the field of somatics, she has studied Somatic Experiencing®, Postural Integration, Cranio-Sacral Therapy, Reichian Therapies, Bodynamics Analysis, Continuum, BodyMind Centering, and EMDR.
Edinburgh 2022 SE Training - Advanced 2 with Lael Keen
The Advanced Year of the 3 year Edinburgh SE™ training will be taught by Lael Keen, a senior SE trainer and faculty member from Brazil.
Lael is an Advanced Level Teacher for the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute, a direct student of Dr. Peter Levine and is a founding member of the Brazilian Trauma Association (ABT). She has been teaching Somatic Experiencing® in Brazil, the USA and all around the world, since 1998.
In addition to teaching for the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute, Lael has been a teacher of Rolfing® Structural Integration since 1995. She teaches Rolfing® at the basic and Advanced levels and is also an instructor of the Rolf Movement Program. She has studied since 2001 with Hubert Godard, French Movement Educator and Researcher, Founder of the Department of Dance Movement Analysis at the University of Paris and Professor Emeritus of Rolfing® and Rolf Movement. She is a founding member of the Brazilian Rolfing® Association (ABR)
Lael holds a 5th degree black belt in Ki-Aikido and has studied many different disciplines that focus on the body-mind connection. She is a Trainer of Matrixworks Living Systems, an approach to working with groups. She uses both her Ki-Aikido training and the study of Matrixworks in all the groups that she leads.
She lives in the south of Brazil where she and her husband (also a Somatic Experiencing® teacher) own and operate a training center in the Atlantic Rain Forest on the Island of Santa Catarina.
She continues to study and learn about what it is to be a human being and how we can heal at all levels, body, mind, soul and spirit. She holds certification as an Anthroposophic Art Therapist and an Educator in the Bates Method of Vision.
London November Introduction To SE (2024)
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
London 2024 SE Training – Beginning 2 with Ariel Giarretto
The beginning year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Ariel Giarretto, LMFT, SEP, CMT, CSB is an internationally known body-oriented psychotherapist, trauma specialist, and Somatic Sex Educator. Her passion is to support people of all cultures and ages in how to find ease and pleasure in their bodies, increase intimacy, and find freedom from the grip of trauma.
She is the co-developer of “The Full Embodiment Model” which offers gentle, transformative workshops for people wanting to heal from the effects of sexuality/gender trauma, sexual abuse and disembodiment. Trained in a wide variety of somatic therapies, she is primarily informed by Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing (SE), the beautiful, heart-centered work that treats the physiological effects of the trauma, as well as connects people to their deepest, core self.
For 17 years she has been full-time SE teaching faculty, training and mentoring practitioners all over the globe. Throughout the 90’s she was on staff at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, as an active member of the community, a workshop and group leader, a private therapist and part of the bodywork and massage crew.
She has extensive training in prenatal and birth therapy with Ray Castellino, as well as attachment and early developmental trauma, and has been a home birth “doula”, a dancer, a drummer, an athlete, a cook, a world traveler and adventurer, a juggler and performer at the Renaissance Faires and is particularly fond of her doodle puppy Freya, her Green Cheek Conures, Tulip and Oscar, and of course her partner Jeffrey. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more info: www.fullembodiment.org
Find out more: Pre-requisites : Curriculum : Certification : Fees & Payments : Teaching Team
London 2023 SE Training – Advanced 1 with Abi Blakeslee
The Advanced Year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, Ph.D, an SE trainer and faculty member of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute and Foundation for Human Enrichment.
Abi integrates Somatic Experiencing with clinical research, the psychobiological principals of attachment, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic bodywork in her practice and teaching. She has conducted original research on the role of implicit memory in Somatic Experiencing with a committee that included Dr. Daniel Siegel.
Dr. Blakeslee holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling and Depth Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical and Somatic Psychology. She is interested in the intersection between neuroscience, current trauma research, and the psychobiological principals of Somatic Experiencing.
She works with individuals, couples, children, and families and treats a broad base of issues.
Dr. Blakeslee currently resides in Bozeman, MT with her husband, two young boys and young daughter. She focuses on providing faculty-level individual and group consultations to all levels of Somatic Experiencing students, teaching SE trainings and somatic workshops, and presenting at professional conferences.
Edinburgh March 2025 Introduction To SE
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
London 2024 SE Training – Intermediate 1 with Kavi Gemin
The Intermediate year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Kavi Gemin, an SE faculty member from Italy..
Kavi is a teacher and co-director of the International Institute for Craniosacral Balancing® and a member of the Somatic Experiencing® faculty. Kavi practices and teaches Craniosacral Biodynamics since 1995.
Graduated through the Canadian College of Osteopathy, he has extensive training in various psychosomatic disciplines, including traditional massage, deep tissues work and Ayurvedic massage.
His further studies include NLP, work with the inner child, co-dependency and developmental psychology. He completed the training on prenatal and birth work with Ray Castellino and is educated in the principles of System Centered Teachings®, developed by Yvonne Agazarian, for working with Group dynamics and human systems.
Kavi has a certificate in andragogy, as a teacher and educator for adults certified SVEB in Switzerland and teaches full-time.
Fascinated by Somatic Experiencing®, he studied with Peter Levine and is SEP certified since 2001. Since then he has assisted and supervised students in many Somatic Experiencing® trainings, deepening and integrating his understanding of the method.
As approved trainer and faculty member of Somatic Experiencing®, Kavi brings his passion and his love for anatomy, physiology and neurobiology in his lessons with clarity and creativity.
Find out more: Pre-requisites : Curriculum : Certification : Fees & Payments : Teaching Team
London 2023 SE Training – Advanced 2 with Abi Blakeslee
The Advanced Year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, Ph.D, an SE trainer and faculty member of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute and Foundation for Human Enrichment.
Abi integrates Somatic Experiencing with clinical research, the psychobiological principals of attachment, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic bodywork in her practice and teaching. She has conducted original research on the role of implicit memory in Somatic Experiencing with a committee that included Dr. Daniel Siegel.
Dr. Blakeslee holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling and Depth Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical and Somatic Psychology. She is interested in the intersection between neuroscience, current trauma research, and the psychobiological principals of Somatic Experiencing.
She works with individuals, couples, children, and families and treats a broad base of issues.
Dr. Blakeslee currently resides in Bozeman, MT with her husband, two young boys and young daughter. She focuses on providing faculty-level individual and group consultations to all levels of Somatic Experiencing students, teaching SE trainings and somatic workshops, and presenting at professional conferences.
London 2024 SE Training – Intermediate 2 with Kavi Gemin
The Intermediate year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Kavi Gemin, an SE faculty member from Italy..
Kavi is a teacher and co-director of the International Institute for Craniosacral Balancing® and a member of the Somatic Experiencing® faculty. Kavi practices and teaches Craniosacral Biodynamics since 1995.
Graduated through the Canadian College of Osteopathy, he has extensive training in various psychosomatic disciplines, including traditional massage, deep tissues work and Ayurvedic massage.
His further studies include NLP, work with the inner child, co-dependency and developmental psychology. He completed the training on prenatal and birth work with Ray Castellino and is educated in the principles of System Centered Teachings®, developed by Yvonne Agazarian, for working with Group dynamics and human systems.
Kavi has a certificate in andragogy, as a teacher and educator for adults certified SVEB in Switzerland and teaches full-time.
Fascinated by Somatic Experiencing®, he studied with Peter Levine and is SEP certified since 2001. Since then he has assisted and supervised students in many Somatic Experiencing® trainings, deepening and integrating his understanding of the method.
As approved trainer and faculty member of Somatic Experiencing®, Kavi brings his passion and his love for anatomy, physiology and neurobiology in his lessons with clarity and creativity.
Find out more: Pre-requisites : Curriculum : Certification : Fees & Payments : Teaching Team
London 2024 SE Training – Advanced 1 with Abi Blakeslee
The Advanced Year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, Ph.D, an SE trainer and faculty member of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute and Foundation for Human Enrichment.
Abi integrates Somatic Experiencing with clinical research, the psychobiological principals of attachment, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic bodywork in her practice and teaching. She has conducted original research on the role of implicit memory in Somatic Experiencing with a committee that included Dr. Daniel Siegel.
Dr. Blakeslee holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling and Depth Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical and Somatic Psychology. She is interested in the intersection between neuroscience, current trauma research, and the psychobiological principals of Somatic Experiencing.
She works with individuals, couples, children, and families and treats a broad base of issues.
Dr. Blakeslee currently resides in Bozeman, MT with her husband, two young boys and young daughter. She focuses on providing faculty-level individual and group consultations to all levels of Somatic Experiencing students, teaching SE trainings and somatic workshops, and presenting at professional conferences.
London 2024 SE Training – Advanced 2 with Abi Blakeslee
The Advanced Year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, Ph.D, an SE trainer and faculty member of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute and Foundation for Human Enrichment.
Abi integrates Somatic Experiencing with clinical research, the psychobiological principals of attachment, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic bodywork in her practice and teaching. She has conducted original research on the role of implicit memory in Somatic Experiencing with a committee that included Dr. Daniel Siegel.
Dr. Blakeslee holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling and Depth Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical and Somatic Psychology. She is interested in the intersection between neuroscience, current trauma research, and the psychobiological principals of Somatic Experiencing.
She works with individuals, couples, children, and families and treats a broad base of issues.
Dr. Blakeslee currently resides in Bozeman, MT with her husband, two young boys and young daughter. She focuses on providing faculty-level individual and group consultations to all levels of Somatic Experiencing students, teaching SE trainings and somatic workshops, and presenting at professional conferences.
London 2023 SE Training – Intermediate 1 with Kavi Gemin
The Intermediate year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Kavi Gemin, an SE faculty member from Italy..
Kavi is a teacher and co-director of the International Institute for Craniosacral Balancing® and a member of the Somatic Experiencing® faculty. Kavi practices and teaches Craniosacral Biodynamics since 1995.
Graduated through the Canadian College of Osteopathy, he has extensive training in various psychosomatic disciplines, including traditional massage, deep tissues work and Ayurvedic massage.
His further studies include NLP, work with the inner child, co-dependency and developmental psychology. He completed the training on prenatal and birth work with Ray Castellino and is educated in the principles of System Centered Teachings®, developed by Yvonne Agazarian, for working with Group dynamics and human systems.
Kavi has a certificate in andragogy, as a teacher and educator for adults certified SVEB in Switzerland and teaches full-time.
Fascinated by Somatic Experiencing®, he studied with Peter Levine and is SEP certified since 2001. Since then he has assisted and supervised students in many Somatic Experiencing® trainings, deepening and integrating his understanding of the method.
As approved trainer and faculty member of Somatic Experiencing®, Kavi brings his passion and his love for anatomy, physiology and neurobiology in his lessons with clarity and creativity.
Find out more: Pre-requisites : Curriculum : Certification : Fees & Payments : Teaching Team
April Introduction To SE (Online)
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
London 2021 SE Training – Advanced 2 with Abi Blakeslee
The Advanced Year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, Ph.D, an SE trainer and faculty member of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute and Foundation for Human Enrichment.
Abi integrates Somatic Experiencing with clinical research, the psychobiological principals of attachment, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic bodywork in her practice and teaching. She has conducted original research on the role of implicit memory in Somatic Experiencing with a committee that included Dr. Daniel Siegel.
Dr. Blakeslee holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling and Depth Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical and Somatic Psychology. She is interested in the intersection between neuroscience, current trauma research, and the psychobiological principals of Somatic Experiencing.
She works with individuals, couples, children, and families and treats a broad base of issues.
Dr. Blakeslee currently resides in Bozeman, MT with her husband, two young boys and young daughter. She focuses on providing faculty-level individual and group consultations to all levels of Somatic Experiencing students, teaching SE trainings and somatic workshops, and presenting at professional conferences.
December Introduction To SE (Online)
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
Edinburgh 2022 SE Training – Intermediate 2 with Lael Keen
Lael is an Advanced level Instructor of Somatic Experiencing® for the S.E.® Trauma Institute and a founding member of the A.B.T. (Associação Brasileira do Trauma—the Brazilian SE Association).
She has been a Rolfer since 1984 and teaches Rolfing and Rolf Movement for the Rolf Institute. Lael holds a 5th degree black belt in Ki-Aikido and is a teacher of both Ki-Aikido and Shin Shin Toitsu Do—Mind and Body Coordination, certified by the Ki Society International in Tokyo Japan.
She teaches in the US and Brazil and around the world, for both the Rolf Institute and the SE Trauma Institute. She is currently completing her internship in Art Therapy and lives in the Brazilian rainforest with her husband (also an SE teacher) and her daughter.
Working with Children, Young People & Families
An integrative model to support people who work with children and young people, where work with parents is also considered helpful. It is a coherent, easy to use framework for assessment, stand-alone treatment, and/or integration into multidisciplinary treatment packages. The model focuses on parental capacity and the parent-child relationship through the lens of parenting ‘tasks,’ and uses methods such as letter-writing, home visits and observation along with creative, reflexive work and cross-modal attunement.
Somatic work with children takes the principles of Somatic Experiencing, Neuroaffective touch, playfulness, attunement, creativity and empathy to support self and co-regulation. The integration of the two approaches (The Somatic VPT Approach) leads to a trauma-informed, attachment based, model for the treatment of developmental trauma.
London 2023 SE Training – Beginning 2 with Kavi Gemin
The beginning year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Kavi Gemin, an SE faculty member from Italy..
Kavi is a teacher and co-director of the International Institute for Craniosacral Balancing® and a member of the Somatic Experiencing® faculty. Kavi practices and teaches Craniosacral Biodynamics since 1995.
Graduated through the Canadian College of Osteopathy, he has extensive training in various psychosomatic disciplines, including traditional massage, deep tissues work and Ayurvedic massage.
His further studies include NLP, work with the inner child, co-dependency and developmental psychology. He completed the training on prenatal and birth work with Ray Castellino and is educated in the principles of System Centered Teachings®, developed by Yvonne Agazarian, for working with Group dynamics and human systems.
Kavi has a certificate in andragogy, as a teacher and educator for adults certified SVEB in Switzerland and teaches full-time.
Fascinated by Somatic Experiencing®, he studied with Peter Levine and is SEP certified since 2001. Since then he has assisted and supervised students in many Somatic Experiencing® trainings, deepening and integrating his understanding of the method.
As approved trainer and faculty member of Somatic Experiencing®, Kavi brings his passion and his love for anatomy, physiology and neurobiology in his lessons with clarity and creativity.
Find out more: Pre-requisites : Curriculum : Certification : Fees & Payments : Teaching Team
London 2021 SE Training – Advanced 1 with Abi Blakeslee
The Advanced Year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, Ph.D, an SE trainer and faculty member of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute and Foundation for Human Enrichment.
Abi integrates Somatic Experiencing with clinical research, the psychobiological principals of attachment, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic bodywork in her practice and teaching. She has conducted original research on the role of implicit memory in Somatic Experiencing with a committee that included Dr. Daniel Siegel.
Dr. Blakeslee holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling and Depth Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical and Somatic Psychology. She is interested in the intersection between neuroscience, current trauma research, and the psychobiological principals of Somatic Experiencing.
She works with individuals, couples, children, and families and treats a broad base of issues.
Dr. Blakeslee currently resides in Bozeman, MT with her husband, two young boys and young daughter. She focuses on providing faculty-level individual and group consultations to all levels of Somatic Experiencing students, teaching SE trainings and somatic workshops, and presenting at professional conferences.
London September Introduction To SE
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
Therapeutic Presence, Rhythm, and Connection with Peter Levine
SOSI is delighted to present this 2-day masterclass with Dr. Peter A Levine, the developer of Somatic Experiencing.
Therapeutic Presence, Rhythm, and Connection explores the vital practice of holding space for your clients.
In each session, one guides a client through multiple phases of activation, pendulation, titration, release, orientation, and settling.
July Introduction To SE (Online)
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
Edinburgh 2022 SE Training - Intermediate 1 with Lael Keen
The Intermediate Year of the 3 year Edinburgh SE™ training will be taught by Lael Keen, a senior SE trainer and faculty member from Brazil.
Lael is an Advanced Level Teacher for the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute, a direct student of Dr. Peter Levine and is a founding member of the Brazilian Trauma Association (ABT). She has been teaching Somatic Experiencing® in Brazil, the USA and all around the world, since 1998.
In addition to teaching for the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute, Lael has been a teacher of Rolfing® Structural Integration since 1995. She teaches Rolfing® at the basic and Advanced levels and is also an instructor of the Rolf Movement Program. She has studied since 2001 with Hubert Godard, French Movement Educator and Researcher, Founder of the Department of Dance Movement Analysis at the University of Paris and Professor Emeritus of Rolfing® and Rolf Movement. She is a founding member of the Brazilian Rolfing® Association (ABR)
Lael holds a 5th degree black belt in Ki-Aikido and has studied many different disciplines that focus on the body-mind connection. She is a Trainer of Matrixworks Living Systems, an approach to working with groups. She uses both her Ki-Aikido training and the study of Matrixworks in all the groups that she leads.
She lives in the south of Brazil where she and her husband (also a Somatic Experiencing® teacher) own and operate a training center in the Atlantic Rain Forest on the Island of Santa Catarina.
She continues to study and learn about what it is to be a human being and how we can heal at all levels, body, mind, soul and spirit. She holds certification as an Anthroposophic Art Therapist and an Educator in the Bates Method of Vision.
Edinburgh 2020 SE Training – Advanced 2 with Pedro Prado
Pedro Prado, 66, born in Brazil, graduated in clinical psychology in 1971 and worked and taught body oriented psychotherapy, in a neo-reichian somatic approach. In 1981 he got trained as a Rolfer and added the Structural Integration perspective into his practice. He was the first Rolfer in Brazil and dedicated himself to making Rolfing available in his country. Founded the Brazilian Association of Rolfers, and became an Advanced Rolfing and Rolf Movement Instructor for the Rolf Institute, in Boulder Colorado, where he has been teaching since 1991.
In 2000 the Brazilian Association of Rolfers brought Peter Levine in and he followed his inquires into the somatic dimension of the psyche and incorporated SE® into his practice and eventually became an Instructor for The Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute, where he has taught all levels of SE Training since 2005. He developed a methodology named "Structural Stretches" that integrates the Structural work and the S E®. approach. Currently, besides carrying his private practice and teaching for both Institutions, In 2006 he got a PhD in Psychosomatics.
Pedro’s special contributions to teaching have centred on awareness of the psychobiological perspectives of therapy, and the movement and behavioural dimensions of the work. He is actually the coordinator of the post-graduation program in Somatic Studies at Uniitalo, Sao Paulo, SP.
London 2023 SE Training – Beginning 1 with Kavi Gemin
The beginning year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Kavi Gemin, an SE faculty member from Italy..
Kavi is a teacher and co-director of the International Institute for Craniosacral Balancing® and a member of the Somatic Experiencing® faculty. Kavi practices and teaches Craniosacral Biodynamics since 1995.
Graduated through the Canadian College of Osteopathy, he has extensive training in various psychosomatic disciplines, including traditional massage, deep tissues work and Ayurvedic massage.
His further studies include NLP, work with the inner child, co-dependency and developmental psychology. He completed the training on prenatal and birth work with Ray Castellino and is educated in the principles of System Centered Teachings®, developed by Yvonne Agazarian, for working with Group dynamics and human systems.
Kavi has a certificate in andragogy, as a teacher and educator for adults certified SVEB in Switzerland and teaches full-time.
Fascinated by Somatic Experiencing®, he studied with Peter Levine and is SEP certified since 2001. Since then he has assisted and supervised students in many Somatic Experiencing® trainings, deepening and integrating his understanding of the method.
As approved trainer and faculty member of Somatic Experiencing®, Kavi brings his passion and his love for anatomy, physiology and neurobiology in his lessons with clarity and creativity.
Meet Kavi
An introduction from Kavi Gemin the trainer for the first two years.
Find out more: Pre-requisites : Curriculum : Certification : Fees & Payments : Teaching Team
London 2021 SE Training – Intermediate 2 with Abi Blakeslee
The Intermediate Year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, Ph.D, an SE trainer and faculty member of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute and Foundation for Human Enrichment.
Abi integrates Somatic Experiencing with clinical research, the psychobiological principals of attachment, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic bodywork in her practice and teaching. She has conducted original research on the role of implicit memory in Somatic Experiencing with a committee that included Dr. Daniel Siegel.
Dr. Blakeslee holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling and Depth Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical and Somatic Psychology. She is interested in the intersection between neuroscience, current trauma research, and the psychobiological principals of Somatic Experiencing.
She works with individuals, couples, children, and families and treats a broad base of issues.
Dr. Blakeslee currently resides in Bozeman, MT with her husband, two young boys and young daughter. She focuses on providing faculty-level individual and group consultations to all levels of Somatic Experiencing students, teaching SE trainings and somatic workshops, and presenting at professional conferences.
February Introduction To SE (Online)
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
London December Introduction To SE
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
Edinburgh 2022 SE Training Beginning 2 with Lael Keen
The Beginning Year of the 3 year Edinburgh SE™ training will be taught by Lael Keen, a senior SE trainer and faculty member from Brazil.
Lael is an Advanced Level Teacher for the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute, a direct student of Dr. Peter Levine and is a founding member of the Brazilian Trauma Association (ABT). She has been teaching Somatic Experiencing® in Brazil, the USA and all around the world, since 1998.
In addition to teaching for the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute, Lael has been a teacher of Rolfing® Structural Integration since 1995. She teaches Rolfing® at the basic and Advanced levels and is also an instructor of the Rolf Movement Program. She has studied since 2001 with Hubert Godard, French Movement Educator and Researcher, Founder of the Department of Dance Movement Analysis at the University of Paris and Professor Emeritus of Rolfing® and Rolf Movement. She is a founding member of the Brazilian Rolfing® Association (ABR)
Lael holds a 5th degree black belt in Ki-Aikido and has studied many different disciplines that focus on the body-mind connection. She is a Trainer of Matrixworks Living Systems, an approach to working with groups. She uses both her Ki-Aikido training and the study of Matrixworks in all the groups that she leads.
She lives in the south of Brazil where she and her husband (also a Somatic Experiencing® teacher) own and operate a training center in the Atlantic Rain Forest on the Island of Santa Catarina.
She continues to study and learn about what it is to be a human being and how we can heal at all levels, body, mind, soul and spirit. She holds certification as an Anthroposophic Art Therapist and an Educator in the Bates Method of Vision.
Edinburgh 2020 SE Training – Advanced 1 with Pedro Prado
Pedro Prado, 66, born in Brazil, graduated in clinical psychology in 1971 and worked and taught body oriented psychotherapy, in a neo-reichian somatic approach. In 1981 he got trained as a Rolfer and added the Structural Integration perspective into his practice. He was the first Rolfer in Brazil and dedicated himself to making Rolfing available in his country. Founded the Brazilian Association of Rolfers, and became an Advanced Rolfing and Rolf Movement Instructor for the Rolf Institute, in Boulder Colorado, where he has been teaching since 1991.
In 2000 the Brazilian Association of Rolfers brought Peter Levine in and he followed his inquires into the somatic dimension of the psyche and incorporated SE® into his practice and eventually became an Instructor for The Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute, where he has taught all levels of SE Training since 2005. He developed a methodology named "Structural Stretches" that integrates the Structural work and the S E®. approach. Currently, besides carrying his private practice and teaching for both Institutions, In 2006 he got a PhD in Psychosomatics.
Pedro’s special contributions to teaching have centred on awareness of the psychobiological perspectives of therapy, and the movement and behavioural dimensions of the work. He is actually the coordinator of the post-graduation program in Somatic Studies at Uniitalo, Sao Paulo, SP.
London November Introduction To SE
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
London 2021 SE Training – Intermediate 1 with Abi Blakeslee
The Intermediate Year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, Ph.D, an SE trainer and faculty member of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute and Foundation for Human Enrichment.
Abi integrates Somatic Experiencing with clinical research, the psychobiological principals of attachment, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic bodywork in her practice and teaching. She has conducted original research on the role of implicit memory in Somatic Experiencing with a committee that included Dr. Daniel Siegel.
Dr. Blakeslee holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling and Depth Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical and Somatic Psychology. She is interested in the intersection between neuroscience, current trauma research, and the psychobiological principals of Somatic Experiencing.
She works with individuals, couples, children, and families and treats a broad base of issues.
Dr. Blakeslee currently resides in Bozeman, MT with her husband, two young boys and young daughter. She focuses on providing faculty-level individual and group consultations to all levels of Somatic Experiencing students, teaching SE trainings and somatic workshops, and presenting at professional conferences.
London September Introduction To SE
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
Edinburgh 2022 SE Training – Beginning 1 with Lael Keen
Lael is an Advanced level Instructor of Somatic Experiencing® for the S.E.® Trauma Institute and a founding member of the A.B.T. (Associação Brasileira do Trauma—the Brazilian SE Association).
She has been a Rolfer since 1984 and teaches Rolfing and Rolf Movement for the Rolf Institute. Lael holds a 5th degree black belt in Ki-Aikido and is a teacher of both Ki-Aikido and Shin Shin Toitsu Do—Mind and Body Coordination, certified by the Ki Society International in Tokyo Japan.
She teaches in the US and Brazil and around the world, for both the Rolf Institute and the SE Trauma Institute. She is currently completing her internship in Art Therapy and lives in the Brazilian rainforest with her husband (also an SE teacher) and her daughter.
The Breath & Trauma Healing
A Four Day Workshop with Lael Katharine Keen
Advanced teaching of Somatic Experiencing®
Free, fluid breathing is one of the ways that life and the life force expresses itself within each one of us. Free fluid breathing is also a mark of vitality and well-being.
Each time that we are traumatized, our breathing undergoes an alteration, and often this changed pattern of breath will continue to be active for many years, reactivating the trauma and limiting our self expression, movement and vitality.
In this four day workshop, we will explore how trauma affects breathing, and how we, as therapists who work with trauma, can help our clients to restore and reconnect with a way of breathing that is freer, more fluid and spontaneous.
Students will learn more about
Anatomy and Physiology of the breath and how it is affected by trauma.
Hyper-ventilation Syndrome--what it is, how to recognize it, and how to work with it.
How to recognize and work with different breathing patterns.
How to work with specific breathing traumas – asthma, suffocation, drowning, etc.
Each day of the workshop will have a lecture, a demonstration and a practicum. In the demonstrations and practice, we will learn techniques for working with specific altered breathing patterns. We will use touch work to track the breath and to offer new options to the client for a freer way of breathing. We will use Somatic Experiencing® tracking to work with the stored trauma energies that may emerge when the client's system makes the switch to a fuller, more alive breathing pattern.
Pre-requisites for participation: The student needs to have completed a 2-day Introduction to SE workshop.
Lael Katharine Keen is an Advanced level Instructor of Somatic Experiencing® for the Somatic Experiencing® International Institute and a founding member of the A.B.T. (Associacao Brasileira do Trauma—the Brazilian Somatic Experiencing® Association).
She has been a Rolfer since 1984 and is an instructor of Rolfing® at all levels, Beginning through Advanced and Rolf Movement® for the Rolf Institute.
Lael holds a 5th degree black belt in Ki-Aikido and is a teacher of both Ki-Aikido and Shin Shin Toitsu Do - Mind and Body Coordination, certified by the Ki Society International in Tokyo Japan.
She teaches in the US, Brazil and internationally, for both the Rolf Institute and the SE Trauma Institute.
She is an Anthroposophic Art Therapist and a Bates Method of Vision Educator.
Cost & Booking
The cost of the four-day workshop is £550. To book click on the button below. Places are limited and if the workshop is full you will be able to be added to the waiting list.
Edinburgh 2020 SE Training – Intermediate 2 with Abi Blakeslee
The Intermediate Year of the 3 year Edinburgh SE training will be taught by Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, Ph.D, an SE trainer and faculty member of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute and Foundation for Human Enrichment.
Abi integrates Somatic Experiencing with clinical research, the psychobiological principals of attachment, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic bodywork in her practice and teaching. She has conducted original research on the role of implicit memory in Somatic Experiencing with a committee that included Dr. Daniel Siegel.
Dr. Blakeslee holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling and Depth Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical and Somatic Psychology. She is interested in the intersection between neuroscience, current trauma research, and the psychobiological principals of Somatic Experiencing.
She works with individuals, couples, children, and families and treats a broad base of issues.
Dr. Blakeslee currently resides in Bozeman, MT with her husband, two young boys and young daughter. She focuses on providing faculty-level individual and group consultations to all levels of Somatic Experiencing students, teaching SE trainings and somatic workshops, and presenting at professional conferences.
London April Introduction To SE
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
London 2021 SE Training – Beginning 2 with Kavi Gemin
The beginning year of the 3 year London SE training will be taught by Kavi Gemin, an SE faculty member from Italy..
Kavi is a teacher and co-director of the International Institute for Craniosacral Balancing® and a member of the Somatic Experiencing® faculty. Kavi practices and teaches Craniosacral Biodynamics since 1995.
Graduated through the Canadian College of Osteopathy, he has extensive training in various psychosomatic disciplines, including traditional massage, deep tissues work and Ayurvedic massage.
His further studies include NLP, work with the inner child, co-dependency and developmental psychology. He completed the training on prenatal and birth work with Ray Castellino and is educated in the principles of System Centered Teachings®, developed by Yvonne Agazarian, for working with Group dynamics and human systems.
Kavi has a certificate in andragogy, as a teacher and educator for adults certified SVEB in Switzerland and teaches full-time.
Fascinated by Somatic Experiencing®, he studied with Peter Levine and is SEP certified since 2001. Since then he has assisted and supervised students in many Somatic Experiencing® trainings, deepening and integrating his understanding of the method.
As approved trainer and faculty member of Somatic Experiencing®, Kavi brings his passion and his love for anatomy, physiology and neurobiology in his lessons with clarity and creativity.
Find out more: Pre-requisites : Curriculum : Certification : Fees & Payments : Teaching Team
March Introduction To SE (Online)
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
February Introduction To SE (Online)
Giselle Genillard, founder and director of “SOS INTERNATIONALE”, is a Licensed Midwife, a member of the European Association of Body Psychotherapy (EABP), a Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner, a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), a Touch-in-Parenting Instructor and founding Secretary of the Board of EASE, the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
Giselle combines her training as a somatic therapist with the art of midwifery, the core principles of SE, and her widespread cross-cultural experiences. She works internationally, is multilingual, and was a member of trauma outreach teams in South-East India post-tsunami, New Orleans post-Katrina and post-colonial South Africa post-independence.
Giselle brought Peter Levine’s (“Waking the Tiger”) SE trainings to England and France where she teaches workshops related to traumatic stress. Giselle specializes in working with PTSD in early childhood disorders, adolescents, combat and high-stress situations, and international disasters.
In the early 80’s, Giselle became deeply involved with the politics of childbirth and the work of Michel Odent, who became her midwife and mentor. Giselle sought to extend her intimate knowledge of physical healing to a comprehensive and holistic approach to psychological healing. Giselle’s life path has given her direct experience of the physical, emotional, social and political devastations of trauma, and an affirmed commitment to prevent its further proliferation. Her work is focused on bringing forth the transformation that can emerge when trauma is resolved, and the myriad associated benefits to self, society, and the world at large.
Edinburgh 2020 SE Training – Intermediate 1 with Abi Blakeslee
The Intermediate Year of the 3 year Edinburgh SE training will be taught by Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, Ph.D, an SE trainer and faculty member of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute and Foundation for Human Enrichment.
Abi integrates Somatic Experiencing with clinical research, the psychobiological principals of attachment, psychodynamic therapy, and somatic bodywork in her practice and teaching. She has conducted original research on the role of implicit memory in Somatic Experiencing with a committee that included Dr. Daniel Siegel.
Dr. Blakeslee holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling and Depth Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical and Somatic Psychology. She is interested in the intersection between neuroscience, current trauma research, and the psychobiological principals of Somatic Experiencing.
She works with individuals, couples, children, and families and treats a broad base of issues.
Dr. Blakeslee currently resides in Bozeman, MT with her husband, two young boys and young daughter. She focuses on providing faculty-level individual and group consultations to all levels of Somatic Experiencing students, teaching SE trainings and somatic workshops, and presenting at professional conferences.