Welcome to EASE - European Association for Somatic Experiencing®
The European Association for Somatic Experiencing (SE)® (EASE) supports the SE™ approach on the European level by uniting the Trainers of SE™ (T), the National Associations (A) representing the SE™ Practitioners (SEPs™) and the Organizers (O) offering SE™ Trainings.
Somatic Experiencing (SE)®
Founded by Dr. Peter A. Levine, Somatic Experiencing (SE)® is a science-based approach to physical and psychological symptoms of stress, shock and trauma.
EASE
EASE was founded in February 2011. At present EASE has 70 members, where members are Trainers, National Associations and Organizers of Somatic Experiencing (SE)® in Europe.
SEI
Somatic Experiencing® International (SEI) is the educational and humanitarian home for Somatic Experiencing®. SEI aims to offer education and training.
“The very structure of trauma, including hyper arousal, dissociation, constriction and helplessness, is based on the evolution of predator/prey survival behaviors. The symptoms of trauma are the result of a highly activated incomplete biological response to threat, frozen in time. By enabling this frozen response to thaw, move ahead in time and then complete, trauma can be healed.”
Peter A Levine, PhD
Founder
Somatic Experiencing (SE)® attracts experienced professionals from a variety of healing and helping professions.
Our Stand for Human Rights
We deeply reject all forms of human rights violations and the harm they cause. Such violations leave behind fear, injustice, and lasting trauma—impacting individuals, families, and entire generations. As trauma practitioners, we witness the profound wounds these experiences leave on the body, mind, and spirit.
We are a non-political organization. While we take no sides in political conflicts, we take a clear stand for the fundamental rights and shared humanity of every person—regardless of background, nationality, or belief.
We believe that every human being has the right to live in peace, justice, and freedom. It is our hope and commitment to support healing and to stand for a world where compassion replaces violence and safety replaces fear.
Our members
Members of EASE are the Trainers of SE™ living and working in Europe; the National Associations of SEPs™ in Europe, (and thus indirectly the individual practitioners practicing SE™ who are members of their National SE™ Association), and the National Organizers of SE™ Trainings in Europe.
Trainers
All SE™ Trainings are taught by international faculty. You may find the faculty teaching in Europe here.
More InformationAssociations
The National SE™ Associations can provide you with a list of Somatic Experiencing(SE)® Practitioners (SEP™).
More InformationOrganizers
Training Organizers throughout Europe maintain the quality of SE™ Trainings and offer new cohorts on a regular basis.
More InformationSE™ Humanitarian committee
We welcome your support,
we are very grateful for your engagement.
In the face of the escalating crisis associated with the war in Ukraine, we all find ourselves in a situation of great insecurity and vulnerability. This applies not only directly to our physical and emotional integrity, but also to many aspects of social, economic and political life.
We offer this materials to all SEPs™, who are dealing with the humanitarian crisis associated with the war in Ukraine. The materials were created on the basis of cooperation between SEI and EASE and are freely available to you.
TOGETHER WE WILL