Somatic Experiencing® has a new and hopeful perspective on trauma. It sees humans as exceptional beings, endowed with an innate ability to heal, while also being intellectual beings capable of utilizing this ability. It asks and answers the puzzling question of how it is possible that wild animals - despite frequently facing life-threatening situations - rarely become traumatized. The mystery of human trauma can be uncovered by understanding the inner workings of wild animals, which essentially makes them immune to traumatic symptoms.

Somatic Experiencing® is a natural approach to processing post-traumatic stress. It is based on the observation of how wild animals are able to regulate and neutralize the high levels of stress they often experience, without suffering from the long-term debilitating effects that humans endure in similar threatening situations.

The workshop will be led by Ursula Funke-Kaiser, who has collaborated with Peter Levine in leading several trainings in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Israel. In Germany, she is also a trainer for the 3-year Professional Training program.​

The workshop is a combination of theory, lectures, and experiential exercises, covering the following topics:

1. The definition of trauma from an SE perspective

2. What is SE, and how does it differ from other methods?

3.  Key concepts and SE principles

4. Psychological aspects of the autonomic nervous system and the body’s physiology

5. Resilience and self-regulation

6. Core skills and group practice

7. Demonstrations and videos

8. Experiential exercises

We will allow ample time for questions. The workshop will be held in English, with simultaneous interpretation into Hungarian.

For the translation we will use the Zoom's "Interpretation" channel, so Ursula doesn't have to stop all the time and the non-Hungarian speakers can enjoy this Intro as well.