T.R.E. for Young people Aged 13-19,
3 week course starts Sat 23rd March
3:30-5pm
Other dates: 30th March, 13th April
@ Healing Space Studio, Radstock
Learn this vital life skill to:
Relax your body and mind deeply
Reset your nervous system from fight/flight or freeze reactions
Renew your energy and resilience
T.R.E. is a powerful and yet simple way to access the body's ability to shake off tension and stress. It's a physical practice, in which we trigger tremoring through simple stretches and muscle stress exercises, then lie on a mat and allow the body to release, in a sustained, yet controlled and gentle way. Many clients describe is as feeling like a massage from the inside out. Every exercise can be modified to suit individual clients, and you are completely in control of your own process and participation at all times; so you learn how to initiate tremors and also how to stop the process.
As a "no-talking" practice, there is no need to talk about any of your reasons for attending, although you are welcome to share any information and ask questions if you wish. Simply come, learn the practice and leave with all you need to start safe and effective home practice.
Dr Peter Levine discovered the stress and tension busting secret of tremoring whilst working as stress consultant to NASA. He realised that autonomic shaking (in the way animals do) allows the nervous system to "stand down" and restore homeostasis (balance) (You can read his words below).
As our innate physiological release capability it's the "fast-track" to releasing tension from the body and mind; it's easier than we think to let go and feel better on a physical , emotional and mental level, we just need to re-learn how.
Courses provide a safe, effective way to learn the T.R.E. practice and to enable safe use at home when needed. At my Studio courses have a maximum of 5 participants and include:
• Three, hour and a half long sessions
• Breath work and grounding exercises
•Introductory education presentation to watch at home before the workshop
•Course materials, including home practice guide
•Support (if required) before and after session/s
•Guided T.R.E. audio recording
•Closed client Q&A page
•Confidentiality/Privacy fully respected
On this course you will:
•Learn first hand how T.R.E. reignites the body’s innate stress/tension release mechanism and experience your body/mind decompressing and growing in resilience.
•Learn how to control the T.R.E. and importantly how to stop the tremoring when you need to.
•Understand the science behind T.R.E. and how T.R.E. works.
•Learn how to confidently and safely manage your home practice.
•Receive guidance about adapting T.R.E. practice to your specific needs
• Learn additional Breathwork, grounding and "containment" techniques, which can be used to calm the nervous system and support emotional regulation. This are vital tools for for everyone, tools that you can use any time, any place to calm and ground yourself (at school, on the bus, during examinations ... )
In addition to learning vital well being skills, the actual sessions will be an opportunity to let go, relax your body and mind , reset your nervous system, and renew your energy and resilience. The setting is a calm one, with soft lighting, comfortable blankets and pillows, and relaxing music. T.R.E. can be fun too; it's not all serious and the more we let go the happier we can feel - read my June blog here.
Who is the T.R.E. for?
T.R.E. has helped people of all ages and from all walks of life by teaching them how to safely, comfortably and confidently release the symptoms of stress and tension, as well as deep anxiety. It is for ANYONE who wants to heal themselves from day to day pressures, and the associated, often debilitating symptoms of stress.
Dr Peter Levine - why animals don't develop stress symptoms ...
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I was really curious why animals in the wild don't develop the same symptoms - because the parts of the brain that respond to stress are quite similar in all mammals, including humans... So I realized there must be some powerful innate mechanism that helps people rebound; that sort of resets our nervous system ... And I discovered that these reactions that reset the nervous system are identical with animals and with people. The difference is that we learn to override it because of our fear of powerful sensations. ... the basic idea is to guide people to help them recapture this natural resilience...
Dr Peter Levine, PHD Medical Biophysics, PHD Psychology,
Stress Consultant to NASA during Space Shuttle era
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Why might you attend?
T.R.E. is something that everyone would benefit from learning; however you might particularly want to:
•Improve your ability to concentrate and focus on studying
• Learn how to decompress when studying or life gets you down
• Learn to release and calm your nervous system any time you need to
•Improve flexibility and feel more free in your body
•Increase the effectiveness and accessibility of other practices (sports/martial arts, yoga, Pilates, massage, meditation, mindfulness...) and reduce risk of injury
•Let go of irritability/tension and feel more calm/relaxed
•Release stress related issues (e.g. work/study stress, IBS, symptoms of overwhelm, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, loss, abuse, trauma and PTSD)
•Release aches, pains and stiffness (including chronic pain and fibromyalgia)
•Feel lighter, happier, more energised and resilient in the face of life's ups and downs
•Feel less "in your head" and more "in your body", this helps clear your mind, so you can concentrate on what you want to focus on.
•Learn a powerful cutting-edge practice to use at home to release stress and tension as part of your weekly well-being routine when needed
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When I started the TRE program, I was stressed and I judged myself whenever I went wrong. Its a mentality that a lot of teenagers have. On my first TRE session I thought it sounded crazy but I was willing to give it a go. Over the following weeks I practiced TRE and begin to do it at home.
After 6 weeks of doing it once or twice a week, I noticed that I was feeling relaxed, peaceful and less tired/stressed. TRE is brilliant and I am really glad I tried it. If you are feeling run down or stressed, I would 100% recommend it.
George
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Thankyou so much for all your help! I am continuing doing my breathing and TRE at home and it is really helping me, I’m starting to feel better in myself ! I use the breathing app to help me get to sleep at night which is improving my sleeping pattern and if I cannot get to sleep I will get up and do some TRE, I did this the other night And then managed to get to sleep! I will keep you updated on how I am getting on with it!
Thankyou so much, I really enjoyed these TRE sessions !
Thankyou!
M.C. Age 17
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T.R.E. is very relaxing, calming and worthwhile. It helped me get over stress that I had built up for years. The course was fun, and I now do T.R.E. at home when I need it. They should teach this at schools so everyone can learn it.
J.B. Age 13
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