Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises (or TRE®) is a simple yet innovative series of exercises that assist the body in releasing deep muscular patterns of stress, tension and trauma.
TRE® safely activates a natural reflex mechanism of shaking or vibrating that releases muscular tension, calming down the nervous system.
When this muscular shaking/vibrating mechanism is activated in a safe and controlled environment, the body is encouraged to return back to a state of balance.
Benefits reported by those who *regularly practice TRE® include:
- Less Worry & Anxiety
- Reduces Symptoms of PTSD
- More Energy & Endurance
- Better Sleep
- Reduced Muscle & Back Pain
- Increased Flexibility
- Greater Emotional
- Non-verbal method so no talking required
*Regular practice would be 2 to 3 times a week on an ongoing basis
TRE® is designed to be a self-help tool that, once learned, can be used regularly or as needed, throughout one’s life, thereby continuously supporting and promoting personal health and wholeness. Stress, tension & trauma release through stretching and shaking exercises is suitable for children, teenagers, adults & retirees.
What happens in a TRE® session?
The facilitator will demonstrate and then guide you through simple, low impact exercises to fatigue your lower body muscles - adjustments can be made for injuries. Once these muscles are fatigued — usually when the legs begin to tremble — you will lay on your back on a yoga mat with the soles of your feet touching one another and legs in a diamond shape. The facilitator will then guide you through leg positions to support the tremor activation in your body.
These self-induced neurogenic therapeutic tremors will ebb and flow during the session and the facilitator will interact with you if required to keep you present in the space and focused on the tremors. The tremors can be stopped at any point by straightening the legs.
Once you have rested for a while the session concludes when you are comfortably moving about and feeling relaxed.