June 30, 2016
TRE Journal - Heather Morrison
Overview
I learned about TRE from my voice teacher in August 2015. I got Dr. Bercelli's book:
The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process: Transcend Your Toughest Times and learned the exercises to trigger self induced tremoring.
I started doing the exercises and tremoring on my own 2-3 or more times a week (sometimes every day) for 20-40 minutes. I attended a workshop in September with Brooke Deputy. Attending the class was very reassuring. There were some modifications to exercises that I learned I could do as well. It was so helpful to watch others learn the exercises and practice TRE.
Shortly after the class, I discovered I didn't need to do the exercises to trigger the tremors. I could lay down fold out my knees and tremor. Also soon after the class my upper body, my shoulders spontaneously began to tremor (quite jerkily) one time while I was reading, laying down.
I explored and found different positions I could tremor in, which was fun.
TRE has made a huge and subtle impact in my life. I feel like my emotions, my reactivity, has smoothed out. I handle pressure better. I don't startle as often or as easily. I feel like I got a kind of traction on personal development that seemed to just slip away every day after I had learned something. (Very frustrating experience).
Before TRE, I couldn't meditate. It's still difficult, but more possible which I do several times a week. My self perception has shifted subtlely and I don't feel as locked into my life, my previous choices, or even the ones I make now.
I find it difficult to explain and describe the effects on my body and life as they are subtle and seem to live in a non-verbal part of me. I reach for words - and I have a lot of them - but it is much more a "felt" experience than one with words.
I have done a lot of therapy and one of the great things about TRE is that it is NOT talk-therapy. It bypasses my brain and goes right into my body to do the work. I have not had any abreactions. I feel deeply rested afterwards (especially longer sessions). I sleep better (in general).
This feels crucial: I feel like some kind of flooding, leaking or trickle of something that I cannot name has finally stopped. It's like realizing you live with some kind of constant noise that just, finally has stopped. The flooding feels like a yawing, an anxious flow, running like a river out of me.
There is some kind of quiet reassurance that something is over; I can rest.
I am so grateful to have found TRE. As many words as I use, they are few to the measure of what TRE gives me.
I am looking forward to the TRE 1 weekend course to deepen my healing and get prepared, starting the journey to share, teach TRE to others.
Thank you!
best,
Heather
