June Fukushima, M.Sc. SEP RTC

I have been dedicated to a spiritual and healing path integrating mind, body and spirit for over 30 years. As a lifelong student of Buddhist mindfulness and meditation practices, I have engaged in numerous residential meditation retreats, often several times a year, and now serve as a director and meditation facilitator for the Victoria Insight Meditation Society. My life is infused with mindfulness and meditation practices that include Tai Chi and Chi Kung. I also maintain relationships with both lay and monastic Buddhist teachers who offer their wisdom and guidance to me.

Several years ago I was introduced to Somatic Experiencing ®. It was here that I found my calling: to bring Buddhist mindfulness and meditation practices together with the scientific, research-based approach of regulating the nervous system using the body’s own signals. I am a trained Somatic Experiencing practitioner, having completed a three-year program designed by SE developer Dr. Peter H. Levine.

I have completed Somatic Touch training for Trauma Therapists, with Ms. Kathy Kain. This training complements Somatic Experiencing theories and practices. I am supported by the Somatic Experiencing community of faculty, senior trainers and colleagues. Somatic Experiencing theory and techniques inform how I orient myself to being in the present and to working skillfully with overwhelming events.

I am a member in good standing with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada.
I am a member of the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.

I am an approved Assistant and Session Provider for all levels of the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute training programs and approved to offer Individual Case Consults for Beginner level SE students.

I have been asked to be an Assistant at trainings offered by Dr. Peter Levine through his organization, Ergos Institute.

I hold a Master of Science in Organizational Psychology. Before I turned my energies to serving through healing, I held senior positions in the human resources field. For three and a half years, I was the Human Resources Director for the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Mass. I continue to investigate the mind-body-spirit dimensions we call our “self”, and look forward to learning more through working with others. I would be delighted for us to evolve together on a path of awakening and joy.