As of October 7th, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, policemen and members of the security and rescue forces are in continuous combat in the various sectors, in an emergency mode with extreme experiences of threat, loss, trauma, burnout, changes and uncertainty.

Trauma affects not only those who are directly exposed to it but also those around them. People who return home from duty, experience sharp transitions that increase feelings of disconnection, loneliness, emotional absence, emptiness, various struggles and expressions of distress.

Returning home brings difficult challenges of loss of meaning, lack of adequate response to trauma, difficulty returning to function in “normal” life when the war is still ongoing and there is an uncertainty about returning to normalcy.

In the current war, due to its unique characteristics, it is understood by all that the terms “the end of the war” or “the day after” are abstract and unclear, and therefore an integrated and adapted response must be given to the entire population on the front lines.

Workshops focus on personal and professional enrichment, using tools such as sculpture, sound therapy, yoga, writing, and others, to help reconnect to activities and events that ground a person in their civilian lives. Experts lead them through experiential dialogue circles to help process and share their experiences and acquire tools to aid their continued performance of their duties.

Objectives

Normalizing difficulties in the transition from combat to a civilian mindset.

Providing tools to reduce post-traumatic symptoms.

Fortifying mental resilience to process trauma and promote post-traumatic growth.

Restoring physical and emotional resilience.

Screening for PTSD and referral to further treatment as necessary.

Program components include

Transition Workshops

led by therapists with expertise in trauma and focusing on the transition from duty to civilian life, addressing temporary symptoms and their normalization, as well as the challenges of returning to parental and marital roles.

Resilience Workshops

to provide tools to strengthen employees' resilience at the somatic, emotional, and cognitive levels. Participants will engage in mindfulness, body scanning, muscle relaxation, and guided imagery to adopt coping mechanisms suitable to them.

Physical Workshops

which aim to release physical tension accumulated, through both active (yoga) and passive (touch therapy) methods, and to induce relaxation through vagus nerve stimulation (sound healing).

Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE)

TRE is a simple technique that uses exercises to assist the body in releasing accumulated stress, tension and trauma.

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