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TRE®: A flexible body-based practice.

Recently, I've been pondering the benefits of facilitating TRE® for everyone as I've had the privilege to teach TRE® to people of all ages and backgrounds. One thing I love about TRE® is how it can be personalised to any body - every element can be

The joy of community singing

In February, I shared some thoughts about the Pool Community Chorus, an all-age, informal singing group that meets every Wednesday night during term time. We are now coming up to what has been a wonderful year of regular Wednesday night singing. It has been such a joy! It has been

September: Starting afresh and appreciating Autumn's adventures

September has always marked the opportunity to start afresh for me. Perhaps it is the newness of the school year that I always felt keenly as a child, child of a teacher, parent, teacher (new pencil cases anyone?) or perhaps it is the change of season. Gone are the lazy

How will TRE® help me?

So, you are curious about TRE® and have begun to think it might be helpful for you. Taking that step to booking a session can feel daunting, especially if you feel like you are stuck or in a difficult place. If you feel like TRE® is an option you, I

Walking - One of the best things you can do for you!

I love walking! It is something I do every single day - rain or shine; Winter, Spring, Summer or Autumn (every season has some walking joy to offer). On the very rare days I don't walk anywhere, I just don't feel quite right, just a bit

Book club: January to June Reads

It's almost halfway through the year so I thought it might be a good time to share books I've read this year. All are worth exploring but I've starred my favourites (*). There is quite an eclectic mix of fiction, non-fiction, recent and older books.

Frequently asked question: How do I do the exercises when I'm doing TRE®?

This mini post signposts you to David Berceli's excellent Youtube video which gives the official series of exercises to elicit the tremoring response. Please ensure that you have listened to/read the disclaimers. I really recommend that the video is used as a reminder following work with a

Monthly meanderings #5: Osmotherley

It has been a wet, old Winter. We've been soaked to the skin on many of our walks and the waterproofs have really earnt their keep. So, with the promise of dry weather, we were really looking forward to a walk with wonderful views on a clear day.

TRE® Frequently Asked Question: When is it best to shake?

One of the questions that I am asked as a TRE® practitioner is: 'when is it best to shake?' The short answer is any time that works for you - the flexibility of TRE® is part of its beauty. That said, there are some considerations that you might

TRE® frequently asked question: Should I have an individual session or join a group?

If you are curious about TRE®, there are a range of options for learning the practice. Learning through watching David Berceli's excellent YouTube videos or reading his publications is an option but this article covers in person learning (whether that is face-to-face or online). Working with a practitioner

Navigating the rollercoaster: How does TRE® support self-regulation?

“Self-regulation does not refer to “good behaviour” but to the capacity of an individual to maintain a reasonably even internal emotional environment. A person with good self-regulation will not experience rapidly shifting extremes of emotional highs and lows in the face of life’s challenges, difficulties, disappointments, and satisfactions.” ― Gabor

'The trick is to just keep breathing' - What I've learnt from 8 years living with one lung.

We went to see Miles Jupp at the City Varieties this week. He is on tour with his show 'On I Bang'. For those with children of a certain age (or who are ridiculously young), Miles was Archie the Inventor in Balamory - he lived in the pink

Monthly meanderings #4: Great Ayton to Roseberry Topping and Captain Cook's Monument

I was chatting this week about walks I would recommend and it got me thinking about memorable walks - those walks that I love and are in my top ten. Some are amazing adventures abroad like the Tongariro Crossing in New Zealand. However, others seem much more modest but still

All join in: Pool Community Chorus

* This is a copy of an article submitted to Village News (February/March 2024) If you wander past Pool Methodist Hall on a Wednesday evening, you might just hear joyful singing, happy chatting and a fair bit of laughter. This is when the new Pool Community Chorus meets. Set up

Monthly meanderings #3: Leeds Liverpool Canal - Horsforth to Apperley Bridge

It's been a tricky start to the year as a walker: storms, rain, ice and illness. It is in those times, when it is hard to get out into the hills and dales of gorgeous Yorkshire (or further afield), it is so satisfying to return to local favourites

TRE®: A new path for 2024

Are you thinking of making 2024 the year that you tackle some 'stuff'? It's so easy to continue doing the same things, year in year out, to maintain balance in your life. These things might have served you really well but sometimes we need to look

Mini description of TRE®

Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (or TRE® for short), are a set of simple exercises that encourage a natural tremor, vibrating or shaking reflex in the body. This response can release long-standing patterns of tension held in the body and support connection, ease and relieve stress. Shaking works with the

Merry Christmas, Everyone!: Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2024

It seems only right that this week's (very brief) blog post sends good wishes and says an enormous thank you. This has been a year of massive change for me. Especially since September when I embarked on my new way of working, and, consequently, life. Those changes would

Portfolio career - My new way of working.

Things changed for me in 2023...well, more specifically, in September, 2023. For the first time in many years, I wasn't starting the year with a permanent teaching position in a school. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed teaching, my school (which I loved), the

Dealing with D-Day: Diagnosis day, eight years on.

* TRIGGER WARNING - CANCER It's the 8th December today. Not really a memorable date unless it is your birthday (or that of a loved one); you are a fan of Clifton Suspension bridge that opened today in 1864 or you want to remember the UK beginning its vaccination

Book Club: 2023 Reads

One of the most wonderful things that I have done this year has been to facilitate a book club in a local café. Not only have I met some lovely people but it has created a fantastic space to talk about books (our group reads and others). Here, I'

Shake it off: TRE® for teens and children

I've been pondering TRE® with children and teens this week. Specifically, I've been thinking about how to encourage and support more children to use this body-based therapy, especially in a world where personal and organisational budgets are challenging, and in many cases, limited. Earlier this year,

Monthly meanderings #2: Marske-by-the-Sea to Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Whilst walking the other day (in the November rain, at dusk), I had a sudden and strong yearning for what I call 'my happy place' walk. It's a walk I've done countless times. There are photos of me doing parts of it as an

All join in: beginning a community singing group

It all started with a tiny pondering, and a few brief chats with some very enthusiastic people, about setting up a family singing club in a community where I worked as a teacher. My connections to the place, its families and community organisations pulled strongly as I moved on from

Navigating a difficult week with TRE®

It has been an extremely difficult, often distressing, week. Not completely, there have been moments of pure joy - leading a new all-age community choir; talking about a fascinating book at book group at a gorgeous local café; autumnal walks; chatting with a good friend over coffee and visiting lovely