A Short Story About
The Embodied Resilience Mastery Program
The Embodied Resilience Mastery Program is the culmination of over 20 years of work by Pierre-Etienne Vannier, designed to create courageous and vulnerable spaces for deep healing. Building on his teachers’ methods & traditions, led to the realization that he couldn't do it alone. He envisioned a world where qualified professionals could help people (and themselves) build resilience on a large scale, which is how this program was born.
This program is unique in its approach—it taps into the ancient wisdom and resilience stored within the body, a healing practice universal across cultures. It stands apart from the Western one-on-one model, emphasizing collective healing and reconnection with our nervous systems’ innate intelligence.
Originally designed for practitioners, the program now has participants from all over the world, including people from war zones, who build their capacity to support their own communities. Over time, it expanded into a Self-Mastery track for individuals seeking self-healing, without the intention to become a practitioner. Today, the program is also being implemented by organizations focused on mental health & community resilience, amplifying its impact even further.
“You’re given all the things that work towards creating a healthier person.”
"I feel more connected to my body and humanity. This program was totally magical."
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About
Pierre-Etienne Vannier MSc.
Pierre-Etienne Vannier is an international expert in somatic trauma healing, specializing in mind-body therapies and nervous system regulation.
Over the past 20+ years, he has dedicated his life to studying and teaching traditional and modern methods of stress and trauma management. Rooted in his spiritual path as a student of Sufi Islam, he guides individuals and practitioners to reconnect with the truth and humanity of their bodies, restore inner safety, and find natural balance in their nervous system, relationships, and connection to the Divine.
Pierre-Etienne is the founder of the Embodied Resilience Mastery Program. This program is designed to empower practitioners to master somatic trauma healing and create transformational results for their clients, and to support individuals seeking to heal trauma and deepen self-awareness.
Since 2014, he has designed and facilitated mind-body programs for Huntington Health Cedars Sinai Cancer Center in Pasadena, CA. His qualifications include being a Community Resilience Model Trainer and Trauma Resilience Model Facilitator with the Trauma Resource Institute, a Resilience Toolkit Facilitator for Lumos Transforms, and a certified Tension and Trauma Release Exercises (TRE®) Practitioner.
Pierre-Etienne's community work spans multiple continents and languages. He has volunteered with organizations supporting refugees, low-income populations, cancer patients, torture victims, individuals living with HIV/AIDS, etc. During the Egyptian Revolution, he trained health practitioners in Cairo’s field hospitals, and supported volunteers during the genocide in Gaza. He also worked for eight years with the United Nations Development Program to assist people living with HIV/AIDS across the Arab world
Pierre-Etienne lives between Egypt, France, and the USA with his wife and two children, offering trauma healing sessions & trainings globally, in-person and online.
“Wonderful experience for me. I learned to connect with myself in a way I was looking for for a long time.”
“These classes have drastically improved the quality of my life, probably one of the most important self care activities I engage in.”
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