What is TRE®?
A spontaneous movement practise and self-care process connecting you to internal resources for health, well-being and development. It helps when you’re feeling stressed, it softens chronic physical tension and supports healthier movement patterns.
It’s a simple and intelligent method for accessing the body’s natural recovery reflex. Each session includes theory and practice. You’ll learn TRE® foundations, a series of gentle exercises and self regulation. There is a mild level of exertion and sessions are adaptive with options and adjustments to meet your individuality. Wearing loose, stretchy clothing is ideal. Approaching TRE with care, a sense of ease and curiousity is encouraged :)
Origins
Dr David Berceli, PhD is the founder of TRE® with a background in psychotherapy, trauma intervention and conflict resolution. TRE® represents Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises. Dr Berceli combined his academic and hands-on approach within communities effected by war. Whilst he developed this specific technique by applying his therapy skills, intuition and observations creating set frameworks for application for this wonderful tool of self empowerment, if we look across cultures similar practises also exist where accessing a spontaneous movement continues to be a part of daily life like Kalihari Bushmen shaking medicine or Swahili midwife traditional birth practises and possibly many others not yet documented. This spontaneous movement is inherent in every human regardless of your language, religion, gender or belief system.
Protective & Recovery Reflexes
When the nervous system perceives a threat, it shifts into survival mode. This mechanism is generated automatically in our protective reflexes. These gestures are speeding up to survive (fight/flight) or collapsing/shutting down to survive (freeze/fawn/fold/flop). If these responses cannot resolve naturally the body will remain in a constant state of stress. Being stuck in these protective reflexes can impact energy levels, emotional regulation, sleep, digestion, immunity, cognition and overall health.
There are many different paths to healing. One way is through ‘meeting the body’ and TRE® focuses on physiology more than remembering events or rationalising experiences. TRE® is a body-based method, using senses to orient to the safety within us. It is a way of rebooting the body, to emerge out of stuck reflexes.TRE® can be complimentary to prescribed psychological or medical care but is not intended to replace them.
A minimum of three sessions works well. This provides enough time to fine tune technique, build confidence, allowing space in between sessions to integrate. Bookings are in-person however should you require an online option please contact me directly by phone or email. If you have any questions please contact me to arrange a complimentary 10 minute telephone consultation to see if TRE® is suitable for you.
If you’d like to incorporate TRE® with massage in a 90 minute session then select Category: Remedial Massage
Relax & Recalibrate (Massage & TRE®) 90min $190
For pure TRE® consultations, single or packages can be found under Category: TRE