TRE® (Tension & trauma Releasing Exercises)
Helping Your Body Release
Deep Tension & Trauma Naturally
Your Body Holds What Your Mind Has Moved Past
You may understand what you have lived through—stressful seasons, betrayal, loss, trauma, or long periods of intensity—yet your body still feels like it is holding something.
Tension in the jaw, shoulders, hips, or back. Sleep that doesn’t fully restore you. A nervous system that struggles to settle even when life is safe.
Your body is not the problem. It learned how to protect you.
Sometimes those protective patterns continue even after the original stress has passed.
How TRE® Supports You
TRE® (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises) supports your body’s natural ability to release stored tension and stress.
It works through gentle movements that activate a natural tremor response in the body. This process allows the nervous system to discharge held activation at a pace that feels safe and regulated.
You remain fully in control throughout the process. The body leads and we simply create the conditions for release.
TRE® as Part of a Larger Support System
TRE® can be used on its own or alongside other forms of therapeutic and body-based care. Many people incorporate it while also working with a therapist, bodyworker, or other providers.
It supports the body in releasing stored tension and can complement insight gained through talk therapy or other healing approaches.
Do Any of These Sound Familiar?
Chronic tension in the jaw, shoulders, back, hips, or legs that doesn’t fully release
A nervous system that feels “on” even when life is safe
Sleep that feels light, interrupted, or unrefreshing
Emotional overwhelm or shutdown that insight alone hasn’t shifted
A sense that something is still held in the body
Curiosity about working directly with the body
How a TRE® Session Moves
We begin with conversation so you feel oriented, supported, and clear about what to expect.
We then move into the TRE® exercises together, adapting them to your body and nervous system in real time.
As tremoring begins, you remain fully in control. The experience may be subtle or more active, and we can slow down, pause, or adjust at any point. I stay present with you to support safety, pacing, and awareness.
We close by integrating the experience and noticing what your system is communicating, along with next steps if you choose to continue or practice independently.
What Becomes Possible
With a consistent TRE® practice, your nervous system begins to release what it has been holding. You begin to deeply shift long-held patterns. You may notice:
Chronic tension in your shoulders, jaw, chest, and back begins to ease without having to retell your story
Your nervous system settles more readily, reflected in improved heart rate variability and greater heart-brain coherence
Sleep deepens and you wake more rested
Greater presence in your body and less reactivity when stress arises
Decision-making becomes clearer and rest becomes more accessible
Chronic patterns of tension, thought, and emotion that kept you stuck begin to shift
Relationships feel easier and daily activities require less effort
Your fascia softens, creating more flexibility and ease in your body