TRE Blog
TRE Demo, Steve Haines for Somatic Movement Summit 2021
This interview from the Somatic Movement Summit, April 2021, covers some key principles on safely doing TRE® (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises). It includes a demo of 2 people shaking live, one for the first time and lots of tips for self practice. To learn more...
TRE® and Steve featured in London Evening Standard, Sept 2018
TRE in London Evening Standard: 24th Sept 2018 ‘Shaking meditation: the new mindfulness craze set to take London by storm.‘There’s more to finding zen than sitting still. A new technique releases tension by moving your muscles.’ For Full Article click here Meditation...
Top Santé: Shake It Off
TRE in Top Sante – 7th Jan 2019 Shake it off – Could making your muscles quiver and shake help release tension and anxiety from your life? Do a quick scan of your body now – are you clenching your jaw? Are your shoulders tensed up around your ears? If you carry stress...
Grazia: Shake It Off
TRE in Grazia – 7th Jan 2019 Shake It Off Giving totally new meaning to the term ‘loosen up’ comes Trauma Release Exercise (TRE), a set of simple movements that are used to trigger the natural tremor mechanism or ‘shakes’ in the body. ‘Using a simple set of seven...
Elle: Shake It Off
TRE in Elle – 1st Oct 2018 Triyoga has launched shaking meditation session, or TRE (tension and trauma releasing exercises), led by guru Steve Haines, who believes shaking releases tension and can help us feel more connected to ur bodies’ NB: New definition of guru:...
Shake it Off | Is ‘Trembling Therapy’ the New Yoga?
TRE in Amuse-ID – 22nd Oct 2018 Can we shake away our problems as carelessly as an animal? One trauma expert seems to think so, and we put his theories to the test For full article click here Shaking it off may sound a little dismissive as a way to deal with trauma,...
Get The Gloss: Shaking is the stress-busting trend that everyone can benefit from
TRE in Get The Gloss – 21st Oct 2018 Does your body automatically clench when you’re under stress and you just can’t seem to let things go? Put down the pinot and shake it off. It could even trauma-proof your life. For the full article click here But what I’m...
Harper’s Bazaar: Shaking Meditation – The biggest wellness trends for 2019
TRE featured as one of the biggest wellness trends in Harpers Bazaar – 10th Dec 2018 Shaking Meditation ‘TRE (Tension & Trauma Exercise), dubbed ‘shaking meditation’, involves a series of controlled shaking exercises that aim to release muscular tension and reduce...
Stressed? Just shake it off!: Angela Neustatter puts 2019’s weirdest wellness trend to the test
TRE in The Daily Mail – 21 Jan 2019 Lying on the floor one morning, I watch as my legs begin to tremble. Then my tummy wobbles like a half-set jelly. A few minutes in, and my body is positively shuddering, even though I am doing nothing to make this happen. It’s as...
Too fidgety to meditate? Try TRE – TRE® article in The Times
The new tension-release technique The latest relaxation technique is perfect for people who can’t sit still ‘If you have no patience for mindfulness and you’re too fidgety to meditate, a new approach to tackling stress has just reached the UK’s most fashionable yoga...
TRE College Goes Online
We are pleased to announce the start of TRE classes and trainings hosted on Zoom. Covid-19 has produced some creative responses in the Yoga, TRE and Exercise worlds. We have quickly learnt we can hold a safe space for you to learn TRE online from the comfort of your...
Shake It All About – TRE in Metro, London 2019-11-28
TRE, the new exercise craze born out of a war zone I’m lying on my back with my knees bent and slightly apart, and my legs are twitching uncontrollably. For some reason, rather than making me anxious this strikes me as utterly hilarious — I just have a mental picture...
What does TRE feel like?
We asked some of our London module 1 students about TRE; why they came on the course, what TRE feels like, and how it can help - the answers were varied and fascinating. If you'd like to study TRE, either for yourself or as a practitioner, we invite you to join us for...
What are the limits of TRE?
Exploring the limits of TRE and trauma therapy TRE is simple and powerful. For some people not talking, just shaking, coming into their body and working on their own is a life changing. These limits can also be hard for some people; they may benefit from finding a...
Successful TRE Module 1 in London
‘I really liked learning about grounding and self regulation tools that helped me to connect and feel and be in my body’ -Marika Mason, Community Worker ‘The main thing for me was the sense of safety’ -Sophie Johnson, Yoga Teacher ‘Great teaching! I really appreciated...
How to Create Safety in Trauma Healing?
The very nature of trauma is that it is overwhelming - it’s more than the organism can cope with. Trauma shatters our worldview and rules of fairness and justice no longer seem to apply. Trauma often leads to a spiritual crisis and a profound re-evaluation of meaning....
TRE Intro Days are a great way to learn TRE
TRE Intro Days are a fun and safe way to learn about your body. No need to talk about difficult things. No need to confront painful experiences. No need to get lost in overwhelming emotions. Learn the simple power of shaking to help you release tension and feel more...
Another great TRE Module 1 in London
‘Great teachers - I felt in very safe hands. I enjoyed the whole course but primarily the knowledge and information on the science of shaking.’ Sophie Hurley - Holistic Practitioner ‘I enjoyed delving deeper into the neurology of trauma and I feel Steve has a great...
Can we trauma-proof our brains?
In our modern day world, you don’t have to look too far to find a source of stress. A noisy neighbour, a traffic jam or an argument with your partner can take you down the same fear pathway as being chased by a tiger. It’s no wonder many of us feel chronically tense....
TRE® in 100 words
'TRE®, Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises, are a simple set of exercises that trigger a natural tremor reflex in the body. Shaking can release long-held tension patterns and promote new feelings of connection and ease. Shaking is a novel stimulus to the central...
NEW: TRE Module 2 with Steve Haines – 4-6 Jul 2019 in London
We are pleased to announce an extra Module 2 in 2019. Click here for full details Click here for all TRE College London Events in 2019 TRE Module 2: London Jul 2019 Date: 4-6 Jul 2019, 9.30-5.30pm Tutor: Steve Haines Venue: Columbia Hotel, 95-99 Lancaster Gate, London...
Constructed Emotions – A history of emotion research
Here is great article on the history of research into emotion by Lisa Feldman-Barrett: ‘Construction theories of emotion are an ambassador for an entirely different view of human nature. Your mind cannot be a battleground between animalistic emotions and rational...
What is it like attending a TRE Intro Day? Review from a Yoga Teacher.
'I found the process to be very accessible and immediately effective – I was shaking well before I finished the exercises, and enjoyed the sensation of release.' Here is great review of a 'TRE Intro Day' from Susie Gerke, yoga teacher and blogger...
To heal trauma we do not need to remember
Memory is a complex perception How does memory work? Why does it get confused in trauma? When trying to recover from overwhelming experiences it can be helpful to understand how memory works, particularly how memories are related to feelings in the body. There are...
Anxiety Is Really Strange wins an award!
Anxiety Is Really Strange Highly Commended in 'Popular Medicine' in the 2018 BMA Medical Book Awards. https://www.bma.org.uk/library/medical-book-awards/winners
TRE® is you healing you
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You are already shaking
Try this; with your feet hip width apart, try and stand perfectly still. ‘Perfectly still’ is the kicker - it’s not possible. Let’s increase the stress on your body by making your brain work harder; bring your feet together. Notice the natural oscillations in your...
Succesful TRE Module 1 in London
‘The atmosphere of safety and an allowing attitude was superb.’ -Lotta Kupiainen, Yoga Instructor ‘Steve is quite calming and I felt safe and supported in the tremoring. No questions felt silly to ask. The science given was interesting without being confusing.’ -Laura...
‘The new wellbeing craze of shaking’ TRE in The Sunday Times
TRE in The Sunday Times Style Magazine 'There’s some physiological logic behind shaking. “A noisy neighbour or an argument with your husband takes you down the same fear pathway as fleeing a tiger,” says Steve Haines, who runs TRE workshops at Triyoga in London. It’s...
Another Successful TRE Module 1 in London
‘I liked everything about the course. Steve was an amazing font of knowledge, a phenomenal representation of TRE. All the tutors were great at grounding and supporting the students’ Jamie McIvor - Renewable Energy Entrepreneur ‘I had no idea about TRE at the...