{"id":3532,"date":"2020-05-14T11:07:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T11:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trecollege.com\/?p=3532"},"modified":"2020-05-14T13:15:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T13:15:46","slug":"shake-it-off-is-trembling-therapy-the-new-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trecollege.com\/shake-it-off-is-trembling-therapy-the-new-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"Shake it Off | Is \u2018Trembling Therapy\u2019 the New Yoga?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TRE in Amuse-ID \u2013 22nd Oct 2018<\/h1>\n

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<\/p>\n

For full article click here\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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 \u2013 essentially a kind of moving meditation \u2013 is the next big trend in therapy.<\/p>\n

Have you ever seen a dog or cat shake something off \u2013 rainwater, a build up of emotions after a fight, or some invasive poking and prodding at the vet? They shake from the tip of their nose to the end of their tail and almost immediately recover from something physically or emotionally uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

According to Haines, we too, like all animals, have the ability to do this. We shake involuntarily after intense experiences like being in an accident, giving birth, or after public speaking. \u201cMost people are encouraged to stop shaking \u2013 but shaking it off is actually a valid thing to do for your nervous system,\u201d Haines explains. \u201cWe don\u2019t shake because we are traumatized, we shake as a response. It\u2019s a very primitive mechanism to reset muscle tension from a stuck state, release stress and enhance the mind-body connection.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based between London<\/span> and Geneva,<\/span> Haines teaches TRE<\/span> (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises) in workshops, small groups and one-on-one sessions. The short series of exercises purposely switches on this shaking mechanism helping you to reboot and release old action patterns which can in turn lead to deeper sleep, being more creative, better digestion, a clearer head and less pain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAn exorcism this is definitely not \u2013 it is in fact quite the opposite\u201d<\/h3>\n

Trauma incidentally is defined as anything that overwhelms our ability to cope. \u201cIt could be a car accident, explicit sexual abuse, sudden death of a loved one or returning from a war zone,\u201d say Haines. \u201cHowever, we also see tension, stress and trauma as a continuum so overwhelming stress at work, your boss shouting at you, arguing with your spouse, falling off your bike \u2013 that accumulation of small things can also lead to chronic tension and stress patterns that overwhelm our experience. It all goes down the same neural pathway.\u201d<\/p>\n

I arrive for my one-hour session without any particular issue in mind expecting to shake dramatically like I\u2019m being possessed by a demon in a horror film, but an exorcism this is definitely not \u2013 it is in fact quite the opposite. Haines takes me through a set of seven simple yoga-like exercises to tire my legs. At the end, lying on my back in a butterfly position with the soles of my feet together and my pelvis lifted, I move my legs together to the point that they shake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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I\u2019m not entirely convinced I\u2019m actually doing anything until I realise that 10 minutes later I\u2019m still there and the shaking is getting more intense. Apparently this is the point. \u201cDon\u2019t think too hard,\u201d advises Haines. \u201cIt\u2019s an act of letting go.\u201d This rings true of any form of meditation.TRE was developed by Dr. David Berceli, a trained psychologist and expert in both trauma work and international conflict resolution. His aim was to provide an easily accessible tool to communities in developing countries to help them to move beyond personal trauma, as well as bringing healing and reconciliation between diverse groups. TRE has been tested, with positive results, in war-torn countries in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as those affected by recent earthquakes in China and Nepal, and soldiers returning to the USA.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe really big thing here is that we are finding you don\u2019t need to understand or even remember trauma it to heal from it,\u201d Haines tells me. The communities in developing countries for example don\u2019t have the resources, time or cultural inclination to deal with trauma in traditional talking therapies. In the same way those who have suffered from a difficult birth or an adverse early childhood might well be carrying these experiences in their body but they won\u2019t be able to remember them in order to talk about them.<\/p>\n

Does this mean we can recover from our traumatic experiences \u2013 big or small \u2013 without spending a small fortune to relive and work through them in therapy? Is this the end of lying on a sofa, tissue to hand, talking endlessly about how things make us feel?<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very passionate about the idea that emotions, thoughts and memories all emerge from physicality. This is the current theme of anyone working sensibly with trauma right now,\u201d explains Haines. \u201cTRE works from the body up. It\u2019s the idea that your mind and thoughts change as your reflexes switch off. It\u2019s very hard to think clearly and have a clear emotional space if your body is not in place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about trying to understand what happened in the past \u2013 it\u2019s about how you can manage the sensations that are happening right now. For some people not talking, just shaking and coming into their body can be life changing.\u201d However, he is quick to add that some do need more support. \u201cFor people with very complex trauma, TRE can fit in to, and be a part of a package of care.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, how did it feel? Attending just one session is a bit like trying yoga for the first time \u2013 you know there\u2019s something to it but you need to commit to regular practice to feel the real benefits. I didn\u2019t shake off the rainwater as dramatically as that dog but I definitely left my session feeling lighter and more alert, like I had unclenched my body a little. It was somewhere between a massage and a really good night\u2019s sleep \u2013 and I\u2019ll take that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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