Somatic & Expressive Arts International
A nonprofit dedicated to bringing Somatic Experiencing® training and trauma-informed education to Southeast Europe — and the world.
01 Our Philosophy
We begin with possibility.
Until we find peace within ourselves we can not achieve peace and collaboration with others. I enthusiastically support SEAI's initiative of bringing Somatic Experiencing education into the culturally diverse region of Southeast Europe — a place where peace could make a significant positive impact on a global scale.
In support of SEAI's mission
Peter A. Levine, PhD
Founder and originator of Somatic Experiencing®
Healing restores capacity. Capacity creates possibility. From that possibility, people and communities can reconnect with creativity, contribution, relationship, and leadership.
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Perspective · Freedom
The body remembers how to move toward possibility.
Like the living world around us, the nervous system carries an innate capacity to orient, adapt, and find a way forward.
02 The SE Pathway
A three-level journey
into the body's wisdom.
Our comprehensive Somatic Experiencing® training unfolds across three levels — building from foundational nervous system literacy to advanced work with complex trauma.
03 Why SEAI
A different kind of training organization.
Since 2015, SEAI has brought internationally recognized Somatic Experiencing faculty to Southeast Europe, developing long-term professional training communities in Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Mission, not margin.
Every contribution and tuition supports bringing trauma-informed education to regions that need it most.
International
Rooted in Southeast Europe.
We serve a culturally diverse region where peace and healing can make a significant global impact.
Body-Based
The intelligence of the body.
Our work follows the SE biophysiological model — gentle, titrated, and grounded in the nervous system.
04 · Across cultures
Rooted locally.
Connected internationally.
Headquartered in California, SEAI’s professional training programs are currently rooted in Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina, connecting international faculty with local communities across Southeast Europe.
California
SEAI’s organisational headquarters
Croatia
Professional SE training in Zagreb
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Professional SE training in Sarajevo
“Learning builds bridges. Education can become an act of peace.”