Iris Bar Lev is currently the only certified Clinical Somatic Educator in Israel working in the tradition of Thomas Hanna. She is the founder of ESIM© (Educational Somatic Movement Center) in Ramat Yishai, Israel, where she offers clinical hands-on sessions, private Zoom sessions, group classes, and in-depth courses based on the teachings of Thomas Hanna.
Her path into this work grew out of lived experience. After years of chronic pain, including disc injuries, sports injuries, and ongoing pain in her back, neck, shoulders, and pelvis, she experienced a profound shift through Martha Peterson’s book, Move Without Pain. That experience changed the course of her life and led her to bring this work to others in Israel.
Over the years, especially through working with people in Israel living under ongoing stress and trauma, Iris came to a clear clinical understanding: chronic pain patterns do not always resolve through movement education alone. In many cases, the pain that remains is tied to unresolved trauma still held in the body. This led her to expand her work and integrate Somatic Experiencing (SE) into her private sessions whenever needed.
This integration is central to her approach today. Iris works at the intersection of chronic pain, muscular holding, trauma, and nervous system dysregulation. Her work focuses on changing long-held patterns of pain, restricted movement, and protective tension shaped by years of stress, injury, and trauma.
Her work is informed by both professional training and personal experience with prolonged trauma and recovery.
Phone: +972-523-484-047
Email: iris@i-somatic.com
Website: www.i-somatic.com