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Somatic Experiencing

Healing Through the Body

"The body remembers what the mind forgets"
-Unknown

Somatic Experiencing®  is a gentle, body-focused approach to healing trauma and stress. 

Somatic Experiencing® method is built on the fundamental belief that the effects of trauma are not solely confined to the mind but are deeply embedded in the body’s physiological response.

This approach endeavours to release and resolve these trapped sensations, enabling individuals to regain a profound sense of safety, connection, and self-empowerment.

Somatic Experiencing® can help you move towards a state of optimal balance and well-being, and harness your body’s inherent capacity for healing and resilience. Through SE, you can:

  • Feel more grounded and present.
  • Reduce anxiety and overwhelm.
  • Improve sleep and physical well-being.
  • Enhance your ability to cope with stress.

 

Developed by Peter Levine, Ph.D., Somatic Experiencing® method resulted from the multidisciplinary study of stress physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, indigenous healing practices, and medical biophysics, with more than 45 years of successful application. 

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Sōma Maṇdala

Sōma Maṇdala is a healing community space where we explore healing practices rooted in the Somatic Experiencing and Yogic wisdom traditions. This is an initiative by Zensei & Yogaśāla and anchored by Hariprasad Varma, in collaboration with other SE™ practitioners globally.

Each month, we offer a 1-hour webinar and a 2-hours online Somatic Experiencing workshop on a specific theme or topic relating to trauma and healing.

With trust and gratitude, we offer these learning and practice spaces without any financial price tag. They are not “free”, they are being offered “freely” so that money doesn’t become a barrier for anyone to participate.

A donation offered from your heart supports us in continuing to offer these sessions freely to all, but there is no obligation.

This is an experiment of giving and receiving unconditionally in the spirit of mutual care and keeping the knowledge accessible to those willing to bring in their time, energy, and presence to these spaces.

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By being a part of the Sōma Maṇdala community, you will get an opportunity to:

  • Be part of a global community that is invested in healing.
  • Discover personal insights into your own health and relational patterns.
  • Learn simple yet powerful practices to self-regulate your nervous system.
  • Become a trauma-informed person.
  • Practice unconditional giving and receiving.
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Sōma Maṇdala Team

Hariprasad Varma

Federica Lazza

Sylwia Savitā

Çağla Babacan

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Hariprasad Varma

Hari is an internationally certified Life & Leadership Coach, LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® & Flow Game Facilitator, and Yoga Therapist. He has close to a decade’s experience working at the intersection of well-being and leadership in both corporate and social sector.

Hari is a student and practitioner of Yoga, Process Work (Applied Behavioural Science) and Somatic Experiencing. He is passionate about bringing in wisdom and practices from Yoga and other Indian Knowledge Traditions in an experiential and embodied manner.

He has coached leaders from over 25 countries across a diverse set of themes ranging from trauma healing and therapy to professional excellence and team synergy. Previously has worked for close to a decade with Google, Accenture, and Amazon.

He divides his time between India and Europe enabling clients and organisations to be the best they can be. He is the founder of Zensei and Yogaśāla, and co-founder of Tṛtīya, and a member of Ritambhara Ashram.

Federica Lazza

Federica is an ICF-certified somatic coach (ACC) with a focus on emotional intelligence, healthy boundaries, and supporting individuals in building a more conscious, compassionate relationship with their emotions. Currently in her second year of Somatic Experiencing training, her work is deeply informed by the teachings of Peter Levine and Gabor Maté.

With a strong foundation in trauma-informed approaches—without using clinical jargon—she helps clients move beyond limiting beliefs and patterns, fostering more authentic communication and grounded self-awareness. Her practice blends curiosity, embodiment, and ethical care at its core.

She divides her time between Europe and Sri Lanka, and is passionate about making mental health support more accessible, relatable, and rooted in integrity.

Sylwia Savitā

Sylwia Savitā is a Somatic Therapist and Intimacy Coach, and the creator of Sensual Somatic—a therapeutic approach that bridges body-based trauma healing with soulful embodiment. She supports clients in trauma resolution, nervous system regulation, and reclaiming their vitality, sensuality, and truth.

She is completing her second year of Somatic Experiencing®️ training and graduating from the VITA™️ Sex, Love & Relationship Coaching Method with Layla Martin. Her work is also deeply informed by Internal Family Systems, Family Constellations, and Inner Child Healing.
For over eight years, Sylwia has immersed herself in the Vedic tradition, studying Vedānta, Sanskrit, Vedic chanting, and ritual with teachers in the lineage of Pujya Swami Dayānanda Sarasvatī.

Her work blends modern therapeutic practices with timeless wisdom, creating spaces of depth, compassion, and transformation for healing and embodied empowerment.
 

Çağla [Cha-la] Babacan

Çağla is a somatic psychologist, nomadic soul guide, and creative mirror for people walking courageous, unconventional paths. She holds space for the ones who’ve stepped off the mainstream path, only to find themselves disoriented, lonely, or quietly lost in the middle of their own becoming. Through nervous system healing, IFS-informed somatic therapy, and slow, embodied clarity work, she help her clients re-root into your truth towards the one who is messy, wild, alive, and whole.

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