Meet Dr Hillel:
A Therapist with both
Heart and Mind

Take hold of the present moment to reveal your inner essence and radiant well-being

Introduction

Hi, I am Dr Hillel.

I am a medical doctor, philosopher and neuroethicist living with my wife and three children in the North of Israel.

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My Mission

My personal mission is in bringing together theoretical understanding with experiential practices for developing inner resilience and optimal well-being.

Over many years I have developed special expertise integrating somatic movement educational practices with neurotechnologies.

I am passionate about sharing my knowledge to help you break free from your physical and mental ailments in order to achieve your optimal well-being and find your true self.

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My Background

I first trained as a medical doctor in South Africa, the country of my birth. This medical education has provided an invaluable basis for my present work. Yet, I knew early on in my training that the traditional medical model has its limitations in terms of meaningful self-transformation and deep healing. After training as a medical doctor, I completed a doctorate in philosophy, focusing on the use of medical intuition in clinical reasoning. This study of intuition has provided me with the intellectual tools to understand the nuances of clinical reasoning. Intuition is still an invaluable clinical skill that I utilize and help develop with my clients.

Through many years of intellectual study and personal somatic exploration I became a real therapist – developing my own ability for self-healing and transformation in order to help others.

I am passionate about both the latest scientific studies of the brain and mind as well as ancient somatic movement practices.

While I have progressed much since my early medical education in South Africa, there is one element of the African cultural heritage I still retain – an appreciation of ubuntu – the sense that we are all inter-connected. In my therapeutic work I bring compassionate personal care together with cutting edge, evidence-based somatic and neurobiological therapies.

Working for five years as the director of research at the Mifne Center for early therapeutic intervention for autism has provided me with the opportunity to develop my expertise in early autism therapeutic intervention. I am proud to have developed the Genesis Protocol integrating evolutionary movement patterns together with the Feldenkrais Method® and play.

Somatic Expertise

The Feldenkrais Method provides the foundational backbone of Dr. Hillel Braude’s hands-on somatic practice.

Hillel received accreditation as a Guild Certified Practitioner in 2013.

Further accreditation and training with infants and children:

Child'Space with Chava Shelhav - Jeremy Krauss Approach (JKA)
Feldenkrais and Play with Uli Komay (based on the pioneering work of Yael Ophir).
Hillel is presently studying Dynamic Embodiment and collaborating with Martha Eddy.

Philosophical Studies & Biomedical Ethics

Dr. Hillel completed his doctoral studies in philosophy of medicine and bioethics with the University

of Chicago’s Committee for the History of Culture, obtaining his PhD cum laude (1998-2006).

He has additionally trained as a Clinical Ethicist with the MacLean Center’s Center for Clinical Ethics,

the University of Chicago ( 2002-2003 ), and completed Post - Doctorate Fellowships in Neuroethics with McGill University’s Biomedical Ethics Unit and Religious Studies Faculty ( 2008-2011).

Dr. Hillel has published extensively in the field of Neuroethics, Somatics and Philosophy of Medicine.

He sits on the board of the International Feldenkrais Federation (IFF) Journal and Research Committee. Hillel continues to research Somatic Practices, and specific processes and outcomes associatedwith hands-on therapeutic work.

Published Articles & Chapters