TRE or Tension Releasing Exercises - in French Exercices de Libération des Tensions - is a practice invented by the American David Berceli. This technique involves reducing stress. It includes a series of exercises to release tension. How is the TRE method practiced and what are its benefits?

Discovering the TRE method for managing stress

The TRE method is intended to reduce contractions of the body that are due to to stress Or to trauma. Typically, these achieve persistent shock and can result in psychic discomfort. In the extreme, these situations can affect significant shocks in life.

What the TRE method offers you is to unload these different traces left by shocks and stress. David Berceli had developed this technique from several observations of people experiencing trauma at the hospital where he works.

In his observations, David Berceli had discovered that the human body naturally reacts in the same way following a shock. Immediately, there is a sag, and then there is a tremor. The latter involves releasing tension to the flexor muscles. Indeed, it is a reflex coming from the nervous system that would seek to restore the normal situation after the shock.

Based on these various reactions, David Berceli had devised a series of exercises consisting of stretching muscles to expressively trigger tremors. The release of trauma would allow the release of chronic tension in the muscles.

Description of the TRE method

It is believed that the TRE method is well suited to today's world. Of course, everyone is concerned by little tensions which, persistent, become more and more disabling. The work environment and daily time pressure are also responsible for developing stress.

The TRE method was developed from tremors to allow the muscles to release tension. This generates shock which in turn generates neurochemicals that will promote a release phase.

Thus, the TRE method seeks to artificially reproduce these tremors. Exercises have been designed to to allow this relaxation. These are uncomplicated, easy and painless.

The tremor is induced in the center of gravity and then spreads throughout the body. Its effects will break the chronic tension in the muscles.  

The purpose of the TRE exercises

The TRE Method includes 6 simple exercises that anyone could do easily. This starts with preparing the body with simple stretching and physical warm-ups. Each movement will activate a muscle tremor in a controlled manner.

The exercises will introduce the stress phenomenon into the muscles, then get rid of it with stretching. These will be applied almost everywhere in the body. A ccontraction-relaxation cycle will be performed alternately. Later, once you are used to the exercises, it is possible to speed it up and assimilate it into other physical practices.  

Initially, it is recommended to practice the exercises every other day. After a month, when the body begins to get used to the tremors, it is possible to reduce the frequency to once every three or four days. Still, it is important to maintain some regularity and never brush out the change in frequency.

TRE method: chain exercises

Here is an excerpt of the exercises to be performed in the TRE method.

This first exerciseis to work the thigh muscle. The patient will stand with his back to a wall. He will bend his knees into a sitting position. Very quickly, sensations of pain will appear with contractions and trembling. After a few minutes, it will be less and less painful. Thereupon, the patient will regain a height of 5 cm by sliding, and so on each time the pain decreases.

After maximum 5 minutes of shaking, we move to the next position. The patient will detach from the wall and lean forward. Knees bent, hands on the ground, the tremor will persist. It will remain in this position for 1 minute.

The TRE method and its benefits

The TRE method aims at relaxation and release.After provoked tremors, then relaxation, it allows for the release of tensions.

Experimented with in the midst of war, the TRE method has had success in healing trauma brought on by natural causes. It successfully reduces anxiety in youth. She had also managed to eradicate stress. Patients embraced a quietude after attending RET method sessions. They had regular sleep with less worry or anxiety. This could even have a positive impact relational point of view by eradicating impulsive feelings and the frequent tantrums.  

The TRE method also allows for rooting. On that note, by practicing the exercises in this process, you will become more and more aware of your sensations, emotions and thoughts. So it becomes a meditation to bring the body and mind together to then connect to the outside world.

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