{"id":3510,"date":"2020-05-14T09:59:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T09:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trecollege.com\/?p=3510"},"modified":"2020-05-14T12:52:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T12:52:52","slug":"stressed-just-shake-it-off-angela-neustatter-puts-2019s-weirdest-wellness-trend-to-the-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trecollege.com\/stressed-just-shake-it-off-angela-neustatter-puts-2019s-weirdest-wellness-trend-to-the-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Stressed? Just shake it off!: Angela Neustatter puts 2019\u2019s weirdest wellness trend to the test"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lying on the floor one morning, I watch as my legs begin to tremble. Then my tummy wobbles like a half-set jelly.<\/p>\n
A few minutes in, and my body is positively shuddering, even though I am doing nothing to make this happen. It\u2019s as though my limbs have developed a mind of their own.<\/p>\n
Welcome to the eyebrow-raising world of Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE) \u2014 a way to literally shake off your worries that\u2019s set to be one of the biggest wellness trends of 2019.<\/p>\n
According to fans of TRE, the body stores memories of trauma \u2014 bereavement, financial worries, a stressful job or even just a bad experience at the dentist.<\/p>\n
Steve Haines, the therapist leading my session at Triyoga in North London, explains how responses to trauma become buried as we battle to keep going. \u2018We crunch ourselves up to avoid feeling pain. We resist letting go, preferring the stiff upper lip,\u2019 he says.\u2019<\/p>\n