Don't you just love it when you turn on the radio and your favorite song begins to play? Have you ever thought about how amazing it is that you can instantly identify your favorite singer's voice even when they are singing a new song you've...
Traumas and complex stories create connections. Typically, we wish to connect over the good times we share. However, the bonds formed through the difficult moments can actually leave us feeling very much united. So, where were you on 9/11? This is a question that I find...
My work as a Pantarei practitioner is grounded in the communication that I have with my clients. The deeper and more trustful the communicating is between us, the more effective the session will be. The communication is as much about our bodies and experiences, as it...
Let’s say it bluntly; sometimes we don’t understand how we ended up being with someone. I’m sure we’ve all experienced it once or twice - with a friend or a partner, of any gender. We have carried on, in the belief for some time that...
My father comes from a privileged Jewish Iraqi family. He immigrated to Israel when he was 17. My grandmother was an educated lady that was used to having servants around while leaving her husband to make all the important decisions. I remember myself as a...
We chose the name Pantarei for a specific reason. Pantarei or ‘Panta Rhei’ is ancient Greek and means ‘everything flows’. We indeed see the flow of life, like a river - as a great flow - and we believe that when we as people, feel connected...
Listening to ourselves and learning to be more in tune with our heart and instincts is not always an easy process, but it is often very rewarding. Being ourselves - finding out who we really are - may reveal some unexpected truths that can be...
A few years ago, I received a session from a very talented therapist who practiced a somatic method. It was one of the most difficult periods of my life, dealing with many challenging dilemmas on almost every level and my body screamed out for help....
She was an ugly child - at least that is what she told me. There was no symmetry in her face and her legs turned inside, she said. While her hand touched the curls many women would die to have, she told me that as a...
At the beginning of sessions, I usually say a few words about my point of view. I talk about our individualities, about the beauty of people being who they are and that each of us carries our own wisdom about ourselves. My job as a...