Testimonials

• H.H. \ Designer

  I came to you feeling confused and helpless. I couldn’t handle myself, I didn’t have the means to help myself, I didn’t know what to do – it was all too much for me. I was trying to understand the problems of my relationships with myself and with those around me. I started a process […]

  I came to you feeling confused and helpless. I couldn’t handle myself, I didn’t have the means to help myself, I didn’t know what to do – it was all too much for me. I was trying to understand the problems of my relationships with myself and with those around me.

  I started a process of which I knew nothing and was fascinated. It drew me in like a magical forest in a fairy-tale. I still continue to delve deep into it and I can’t see its end. I am amazed by what I discover. I started realizing that things in life work differently than I had previously thought. I am learning… I’m changing before my eyes… and I’m not finished yet…

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• M. \ Coach and councellor for change and growth

  come to this process following a severe anxiety attack, the climax of a difficult period that had been going on for two years and caused memory lose, a feeling of emotional numbness, of feeling like an automat, of great weariness, and an increasing sense of alarm that I am being managed by something, that I […]

  come to this process following a severe anxiety attack, the climax of a difficult period that had been going on for two years and caused memory lose, a feeling of emotional numbness, of feeling like an automat, of great weariness, and an increasing sense of alarm that I am being managed by something, that I am getting carried away. Despite working for many years on my self-awareness, taking part in a methodical spiritual practice and maturation, the general feeling is of a great deal of toxicity welling up inside me.

  Two or three weeks after the beginning of the process I received flashes of good energy, of youth and freshness I hadn’t felt for a long time, a feeling of vitality, vigour, and an initial relief could be sensed almost immediately.

  It is not the (scarce!) interpretation of what arises in the guided journeys – the space where the therapy takes place – that causes the healing effect, but rather the release of the physical and cellular memory. It is a non-verbal energetic process, in which the physical system responds to the inner encounter by healing itself, thanks to the unconditional, sympathetic, empathic framework provided by Yudit, which wholly and fully honours the client and provides structure and protection.

  The body reacts quite strongly to the guided journey. When facing a visual image, a physical sensation arises, and quickly I understand the body stores cellular memory of past experiences, and even if the experience itself was forgotten, the physical memory retains its sensation. This memory is released through the guided imagery and re-triggers intense body sensations – but I can help myself cope with these sensations and the healing occurs simultaneously.

  Throughout several months of the process I came to know myself in such a powerful and new way that even painful sessions became a fascinating experience. The possibility of letting go off familiar, worn-out verbal-mental methods created a new, almost virgin space where I encountered an inner world I did not know existed in me before.

  The inner integration that has occurred through this process is as dear to me as an invaluable treasure, a precious diamond. I am forever grateful.

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• Nina Menkes \ Filmmaker

  I came upon Yudit in a magical way, that felt like higher powers were leading me straight to her. I am a filmmaker and was having problems getting my latest film financed. Many obstacles kept appearing. We came close to going into production at least three times over quite a few years, but something always […]

  I came upon Yudit in a magical way, that felt like higher powers were leading me straight to her. I am a filmmaker and was having problems getting my latest film financed. Many obstacles kept appearing. We came close to going into production at least three times over quite a few years, but something always happened and the project crashed repeatedly. As a rest and escape, I flew to Israel to visit my mother, intending to eat some humus, lie on the beach and relax–and to stay about a month. By “chance” once, discussing these “obstacles” with a stranger in a cafe in Jerusalem… I was given a phone number……I called……my life was never the same.

  I came to Yudit hoping to resolve the block that was stopping me from getting my film made.

  From the first meeting, I realized that the process was going to be deep, involved my most basic family relations, and had no obvious or clear connection to anything to do with filmmaking or obstacles of financing and production.It is difficult to describe the process. It was extremely deep. As someone who had completed 4 years of Jungian Analysis with an advanced and highly experienced analyst in Los Angeles, I can say that Yudit made Analysis look like BABY FOOD.

  My visit to Israel which was planned for one month extended to 7 months. At the end of seven months, when we felt we had accomplished what I came to Israel to do… I returned to the USA.

  Within a month I had found a producer for my film. Within 2 months the film was financed. Within 6 months I shot the film, and less than 1 year later I premiered this new film–PHANTOM LOVE (2005) at The Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews.

  Rave reviews are also due to Yudit Baruch who is a genius healer and remains a dear friend.

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• B. \ Psychiatrist

  I am 55, married with two sons, an only child to a very domineering father and a holocaust-survivor mother. I work as a psychiatrist. In the last 15 years, I’ve been working as a manager in the medical field. I reached you at the last stage of a long process of seeking help for the […]

  I am 55, married with two sons, an only child to a very domineering father and a holocaust-survivor mother. I work as a psychiatrist. In the last 15 years, I’ve been working as a manager in the medical field. I reached you at the last stage of a long process of seeking help for the difficulties that have been troubling me since my teens. Since adolescence, I have suffered from intense anxiety, which at times, as I realize through the years, was independent of any external circumstance, but rather stemmed from a fear that was related to my own insecurity. I found myself having a constant conflict between my knowledge and being sure of my own opinions on one hand, and the constant need for approval of those around me, on the other. When I met with disagreement, I often felt it was disrespect or lack of love. This need for the approval from others caused an increased feeling of insecurity regarding both my sense of what was good for me and the correct assessment of what goes on around me. I tended to rely on others and to accept their interpretation. I felt weak.

  Throughout the years following my army service, I tried conjure confidence through intentions and plans of action. Unfortunately, it seemed like I understood my difficulties better, but was unable to resolve them.

  When I was through with my army service, I planned to join a teacher of mine and travel to India with him. My father passed away unexpectedly due to a heart failure after a fierce argument between us, when refusing to approve of my flight. After his death, I gave up my travelling plans and took the studies of medicine in the US. On my return I decided to specialize in psychiatry, hoping to find the validation for my own therapy. From 1986 to 2008 I’ve undergone over ten years of different types of therapy, including psychoanalysis. During that time my understanding of the reasons to my situation grew deeper. I processed many conflicts and understood that many of the difficulties stemmed from my relationship with my father. In many ways I tried to cut loose from him and live my life independently. My situation improved greatly. Nevertheless, I felt I did not complete my therapeutic work. I felt the need to try other therapeutic methods.

  This is how I’ve heard about you and your practice..

  When your presented your approach in our first meeting, I felt I didn’t really understand what it was about. But your personality and personal and professional knowledge (Buddhism) inspired me to try working with you. I felt your concerns about treating a psychiatrist, but I also felt there were always two therapists – you and me – so together it could work. The process brought me to start believing in myself through my willingness to trust my ability to follow the arising imagery and allow it to lead me on the journey. At times the imagery was very powerful. The dreams I started remembering became very important to me for the first time in my life, and I brought dreams to the sessions. The process was relatively short-term. It was like a final chord for the process that began many years ago.

  But what a dramatic cocnlusion!

  Eventually, I accepted my father and even felt proud of being his son or perhaps accepted that somehow he continued in me. Working with imagery using relatively few psychological interpretations, opened a new perspective in my work with myself and mainly with my patients.

  Yudit, I’d like to thank you for all the help you’ve given me.

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• A. \ A prominent economist

  I came to you through a recommendation from a friend, to whom I complained that the mental psychological therapy could only affect me to a point. I felt that many times I reacted emotionally to my mother and children in a way that was inappropriate, out of guilt. Through this recommendation I sought your help […]

  I came to you through a recommendation from a friend, to whom I complained that the mental psychological therapy could only affect me to a point. I felt that many times I reacted emotionally to my mother and children in a way that was inappropriate, out of guilt. Through this recommendation I sought your help with the process of ‘Cutting the Ties That Bind’.

  Mostly I’m a very rational person so I did not give this type of therapy much of a chance. But inside I felt I had enough of the conventional psychological therapy which addresses the mind. I sought a more experiential-emotional therapy which could have better results.

  The therapy with you was an interesting and touching experience, and it had a very meaningful effect. The result was a dramatic drop in guilt feelings and the need to please others. Together we succeeded in the untangling the complicated relationships I had with many of my close family members. Today my relationship with them is much cleaner and practical. I easily recognize manipulations but they no longer have power over me.

  I am very happy for the mutual experience we’ve had and in my opinion you could help many people who are willing to open up to this kind of therapy.

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• S. Y. \ Accountant

  Things didn’t go well for me. I did not know how to handle the situation I got into. I couldn’t sleep. I was isolated at work due to molestation of my direct superior. People were gossiping about me in the hallways. I was afraid of what might happen to me. My family was also worried […]

  Things didn’t go well for me. I did not know how to handle the situation I got into. I couldn’t sleep. I was isolated at work due to molestation of my direct superior. People were gossiping about me in the hallways. I was afraid of what might happen to me. My family was also worried about me. I felt I had to do something about myself. My doctor recommended a psychologist but I felt it wasn’t right for me. A coach at work recommended you.

  The process gave me great strength. I felt there was something in me, that I was acting as I should act and that I was right, that I did not go into a dead-end situation for no good reason. I saw the difficult situation as a challenge that empowered me more and more.

  I found strength in me I never believed was there. I turned ‘turbo’. Suddenly people who once gossiped about me started fearing me. They saw I wasn’t going to be pushed around, because I didn’t just act senslessly, because my actions were right. I wasn’t someone one could just walk all over. I am worth something in this world. Not only did I improve my position at work, but I also resolved the problems in relationships in my family, with my brother and sister.

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