Who we are
Community Founders
Nitzan Keren
Entrepreneur
and Production Manager
Owner of a production company specializing in organizing events for international companies and organizations. Specializes in creating spaces and retreats related to spirituality and consciousness, one of the producers of ZOE retreats from the top in the country.
Shira Brukner
Entrepreneur,
Clinical and Content Manager
Clinical psychologist. An expert in treating extreme conditions with a rich background in therapy and management of therapeutic teams in crisis situations in various settings: military, intelligence community, halfway houses, and more. Accompanied by extensive therapeutic experience in somatic work, nature journeys, and training in therapy using consciousness-altering substances. Alongside individual therapy, she initiates and believes in healing spaces. Among other things, she took part in the establishment of 'Gaga', 'Between the Shadows', and 'Dancing Shiv’ah,' addressing coping with death and loss.
Who we are
Management partners
Lior Goldberg
Community Manager
A woman of nature, education, creation and therapy. Community manager and accompanies healing processes through a deep connection to nature and self.
Believes in creating multidisciplinary community spaces that combine culture, art and discourse.
Omri Russo
Operations Manager
Studying, practicing and teaching the Buddhist path, the non-dual approach and additional spiritual perceptions for a little over a decade. Treats with Chinese medicine: acupuncture, tuina and herbs, spiritual psychology and with the help of horses. Accompanies personal and group processes through aspects of body-mind-spirit and mindfulness-based inquiry. From personal processes he went through in his life, he has a special connection in delving into processes of mourning and bereavement and accompanying people in extreme situations and trauma.
In addition to being a therapist, he is also an entrepreneur at heart and an officer in the Maglan unit. Founded the company "Unitel Social Solutions", which specializes in working with people with special needs, new immigrants and foreign workers.
Human care network
The production and behind the scenes
Giselle Safir
The house chef
Avi Mizrachi
on-site production & hosting
Liron Nevo
on-site production & hosting
David Amir
on-site production & hosting
Yoni Hadani
on-site production & hosting
Gali Shapira
Graphic and web design
Dana Laor
design, hosting, and experience
Eran Zamir
Soundman
Adi Fodoller
Office manager
Nufar Yanklevitz
Telephone staff
Ofir Haglili
Research manager
Senior therapists
Clinical partners and workshop facilitators
The retreat is accompanied by senior therapists in the field of trauma
Dr. Tuly Flint
One of the leading EMDR therapists in the country.
Dr. Orit Nachmias Haimovitz
Clinical psychologist specialist, senior therapist, and instructor in EMDR therapy. EMDR is a proven therapeutic method that helps individuals recover from trauma.
Dr. Ido Semyon
Head of the Hakomi Institute, specializing in Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy and Bodywork. Integrating a deep exploration of unconscious materials, body awareness, and experiential work in the present moment. A leading researcher in the use of psychedelic substances for trauma and depression therapy.
Dr. Shachar Lev Ari, Ph.D
Former faculty member and head of the Department of Health Promotion at Tel Aviv University. Founder and former director of the Research Laboratory and Center for Integrative and Complementary Medicine in the Oncology Division at Tel Aviv Medical Center. Recipient of the Israeli Outstanding Researcher Award in the field of Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Visiting scholar in Professor Michael Snyder's lab, a global leader in personalized medicine at Stanford University
ELana Ben Amir
Clinical psychologist specialist. Co-founder of SmartTherapy Center, specializing in the integration of virtual reality (VR) as a unique therapeutic tool. Conducts training for therapists and creates workshops to strengthen coping skills through VR
Ronit Sedger
Psychologist, therapist, and supervisor in family therapy. Founded and managed the multidisciplinary center for the treatment of sexual assault survivors at Bnei Zion Hospital, Haifa. Provides therapy and supervision for psychotherapists on sexual abuse and harassment, as well as management training
Human Care
Attentive Eyes
Each participant in the retreat is accompanied by a therapist who acts as a "attentive eyes" throughout the workshop, from the welcome to the conclusion of the retreat. During the retreat, the guide meets with participants in small groups and supports them through the process. Additionally, their role is to identify complex situations, provide assistance, or refer to a more senior therapist. Towards the end of the retreat, the guide helps with the transition back to the outside world and the continuation of therapy using one of the tools the participant experienced during the workshop.
Adir Cohen
Clinical social worker and psychotherapist
Liraz Avraham
Specialized rehabilitation psychologist
Saray Ela Levin
Psychologist,
facilitator, and creator
MIchal Fisher
Instructor at Beit Me'a'zan and water therapist
DevaJi Kidan
Water therapist, SE trauma therapy specialist
Pinchas Cohen
Clinical social worker, therapist, and group facilitator
Workshops
Workshops from Different Fields
During the retreat, participants are exposed to emotional work and discharge through tools of voice, movement, touch, music, art, writing, ancient crafts, nature and more.
The intention is to give each person expression and work in their own language and to be exposed to a variety of new tools.
Rebecca Rose
Yoga workshop
Karen Dror
Therapeutic work with horses
Yuval Ben Eli
Psychodrama
Tshishay Shachar
Icebreaker
Refael Imanuel Ran
Voice and yoga
Guy Felixbordt
Lectures and workshops on growth from trauma
Idan Mor (Gadi Wilchersky)
lecturer on post-trauma growth
Tal Niv
Storytelling and ancient crafts
Hillel Gardy
Cooking and nutrition
Tamar Bari
Earth-based creation
Mira Pobitzer
Clay sculpture
The container
Body Therapists
Itai Poter
Anma and Ampuko, Japanese touch techniques
Karina Rosenbaum
Thai massage
Sharona Shaviv
Ayurveda, Traditional Indian Medicine
Tuti Sahar Ben-Tov
Shiatsu, Yoga
Esther Pinchas
Tui Na, Acupuncture, and Herbal Medicine
Association members
Snir Machlof, Elana Ben Amir, Gal Pesach, Yoel Vibra, David Rosenberg, Gilad Talmi, Yonatan Solz, Efrat Goldberg, Rinat Lapidot.
Board of Directors
Gay Malal and Aviad Pinto
Audit Committee
Gal Pesach and RInat Lapidot