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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?

TRE in Grazia – 7th Jan 2019  

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: ‘Knows a bit about stress, trauma and the body and is really excited to teach people a simple stress reduction technique.’

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 has had a millennial makeover: it’s no longer hippy-dippy, but Instagram-friendly. Glance through your newsfeed and you’ll see winsome influencers recommending apps and rhapsodising about the merits of sitting very, very still. But hold onto your yoga mats, for there’s a new, more active theory of calm that is captivating the capital’s most zen set — tension and trauma releasing exercises, or TRE for short, and sometimes nicknamed...Read More

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, anxiety, or chronic pain, but according to author, body-worker, and trauma expert Steve Haines, controlled shaking – essentially a kind of moving meditation – is the next big trend in therapy. Have you ever seen a dog or cat shake something off – rainwater, a build up of emotions after a fight, or some invasive poking and prodding...Read More

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 fascinated by are claims that a specific shaking therapy called TRE (Trauma Release Exercises) can radically transform the way we deal with stress, particularly old and accumulated baggage. We can all feel how stress creates patterns of muscular tension in the body – it might go to your stomach, your jaw or your shoulders, for example. It can lead to pain...Read More

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 your stress levels. It might seem a little odd to purposely shake on the floor but through the process you get to understand your feelings better and reset your thinking patterns. Try it, especially if you hate the silence you feel with meditation.’ All the ways we will be improving our physical and mental wellbeing going forwards If you’re feeling stressed and at the point of burnout at the moment...Read More

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 though my limbs have developed a mind of their own. Welcome to the eyebrow-raising world of Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE) — a way to literally shake off your worries that’s set to be one of the biggest wellness trends of 2019. According to fans of TRE, the body stores memories of trauma — bereavement, financial...Read More

TRE in The Sunday Times – 1st Oct 2017 ‘The new wellbeing craze of shaking your body promises instant relief from tension and fatigue’ For the full article click here The premise of shaking is that it releases tension and energises the body — neither of which actually requires any faith in woo-woo wisdom (though there’s plenty, if you’re asking). It’s simple: if, like me, your body defaults to a tight clench, or if your days are spent mostly deskbound, it makes sense that waggling your limbs opposes both of those forces. In fact, it’s so eminently sensible — while also being utterly ludicrous — that it’s cropping up everywhere. Gabby...Read More