“The Compass” is Somatica’s flagship project, developed as a practical tool for self-regulation and emotional containment during high-intensity traumatic events over extended periods.
The unique Compass model helps in understanding the reactions of the nervous system and emotions, providing practical tools for transitioning between routine and emergency situations, while maintaining mental, emotional, physical, and energetic integrity.
Somatic resilience refers to a person’s ability to cope with strong emotions, stresses, and traumas through awareness and inclusion of body sensations and physiological reactions. When an individual possesses somatic resilience, they can experience and contain difficult emotional situations without becoming overwhelmed or dissociating, and they can return to normal functioning more quickly and effectively. Therefore, the Compass serves as a personal orientation map—applicable to both adults and children—and provides tools for navigation.
The qualities of somatic resilience include the ability to identify, process, and recover from challenging or stressful emotional situations by utilizing internal resources, understanding the body’s reactions to trauma and stress, and employing self-regulatory actions adapted to the context. These qualities manifest in the ability to regulate the nervous system, bring it back into balance, release trapped nervous energy, and allow the physiological system to return to a state of calm and security.
In our vision, the nervous system of every individual—whether man, woman, boy, or girl—operates in coherence and balance. It can release trapped nervous energy and restore the body and mind to a state of readiness, calmness, and self-containment, both in complex war situations and in everyday functioning—from routine to emergency and back again.
The Compass is lead by a team of 15 experienced lecturers. As part of building a personalized program, we match the goals and needs of the group/individual to the appropriate lecturer.
Populations We Work With
Educational Teams
Kindergartens, schools, colleges, yeshivas, community centers: kindergarten teachers, assistants, educators, counselors, administrators.
Therapeutic Teams
Clinical therapists, mind-body therapists, physical therapists, coaches, educational counselors, community representatives, medical teams, emergency response teams (for communities).
Military Personnel
Active duty soldiers, officers, snipers, reservists, medical teams, mental health officers. Mental health officers receive in-depth training for integration into ongoing operations.
This unique model helps in understanding the reactions of the nervous system and emotions, providing practical tools for transitioning between routine and emergency situations, while maintaining mental, emotional, physical, and energetic balance.
Project Goals
Somatic Awareness
Encouraging somatic awareness of neural processes and defensive responses to stress. Understanding “what is happening in my nervous system and why I sometimes react uncontrollably.
Connecting to Resources and Deepening Coherence
The experiential workshop allows participants to directly experience what’s going on in their bodies. Active participation fosters a deeper connection to bodily sensations and connecting to resources.
Ability to Self-Regulate
Learning to use somatic tools to move and release blocked energy in the body. This practice is part of developing a toolkit for self-regulation.
Leading Facilitators
Somatica is committed to excellence, thus carefully choosing gifted, knowledgeable and experienced facilitators.
Yuval Levy
Therapist and group facilitator. Trained in trauma therapy using Somatic Experiencing (SE) method. Certified group facilitator from the International Center for Psychodrama. Graduate of a two-year training program for therapists in FOBT – Focused Breathing Therapy at ‘Pashtoot’ School. Graduate of a one-year program in differential couples therapy with Amitai Meged.
Prof. Ofer Yifrach
Researcher and lecturer in neuroscience at Ben-Gurion University, mind-body therapist. Trained in trauma therapy using Somatic Experiencing (SE) method. Certified in Focused-Based Therapy (NBT), Trauma-Based Psychotherapy (NBT), Family-Systemic Constellation. Experienced group facilitator.
Yigal Zaslavsky
Master’s degree in Social Work and Group Therapy. Former paratrooper in both in-duty and reserve forces, and former commander of the Paratrooper Brigade. Emotional therapist and group facilitator specializing in combat-related trauma. Focuses on transitions from deprivation to routine and the challenges that follow. Trained in trauma therapy using Somatic Experiencing (SE) method.
Nur Weinberg
Social worker, currently pursuing a clinical master’s degree. Mental health officer in the IDF, and facilitator of groups and warrior journeys at the Momentum Non-profit Organization. Trained in trauma therapy using Somatic Experiencing (SE) method.
Omri Ness
Nature therapist, breathing therapy facilitator, and group facilitator specializing in trauma work through Somatic Experiencing (SE); Currently in the last study stage.
Want to Join Our
Team of Facilitators?
We are recruiting experienced and skilled facilitators in the fields of somatic therapy and emotional resilience to join our team for the Somatic Compass project.
Somatic Compass Course for Group Facilitation and Private Clinics
Facilitator course coming soon: April 2025
Join a professional training program that provides practical, innovative knowledge that can be applied immediately. This training is designed to enrich your therapeutic practice and help you become a leading facilitator in the somatic field.
Additionally, the training offers an opportunity to be considered for inclusion in the selection process for the Somatic Compass team of facilitators.
We operate with a vision of supporting and strengthening all segments of the population in Israel. If you aspire to contribute to meaningful, professional guidance, this is your opportunity to join a warm, family-like team that is making a difference in the field of care in Israel, based on values of community, professionalism, and empowerment.
If you share our passion for providing tools for resilience and adaptability, and for leading positive, meaningful change, we would love to hear from you!
Eligibility for Facilitating
- Practice in the treatment professions, such as psychology, social work, art therapists, movement therapy, physical therapy, breathing therapy, psychodrama.
- Graduates with at least 3 years of cumulative therapeutic training.
- Graduates and students of trauma treatment using somatic approaches, at least at the beginner level.
- At least one year of experience in trauma treatment (200 hours of therapy).
- Group facilitators and/or certification in group therapy, with at least two years of experience in facilitating groups and group processes.
- For the Compass for Military Personnel only: Previous background and/or experience working with combat units in the IDF, including in-duty and/or reserve soldiers, commanders, and/or civilians with proven experience working with combat units.
To begin the process, please fill out the form:
Thank you for your interest in joining our Somatic Compass facilitator team.
Due to the high volume of applications we’re currently receiving, we have temporarily closed the application form. We want to ensure we can properly review and respond to all applicants with the attention they deserve.
The application form will be available again once we’ve processed the current round of applications.
We appreciate your understanding and look forward to potentially welcoming you to our community of practitioners.