The Self Massage & TRE® Workshop
ACTIVATE your Recovery!
Maybe you are feeling sore, from over training, stress, or repetitive postures like sitting or standing for long hours and you could use regular massage.
Perhaps hiring a massage therapist and going to appointments doesn’t fit your budget, lifestyle, or comfort level.
Maybe you are working with some pain patterns, joint stiffness, or overall icky feeling in your body and mind.
You are curious about the healing power of self massage from the outside in (with foam rollers and small balls) and the inside out with TRE®, tension & trauma release exercise.
Understanding how your body works, moving lymph, hydrating your tissues, building new maps of your body in your brain for increased movement options, better stability, and feeling good in your skin lights up your curiosity!
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Learning TRE® and Self Massage can help
In this therapeutic workshop experience you will learn breathing techniques that support good oxygenation of your tissues and support calming your nervous system, activating your repair and recovery mode.
We’ll use soft foam rollers and small soft balls to build body awareness, move internal fluids, and soften into yourself. Beginning with feet and legs we’ll ground the body through the bigger muscles. When you massage your feet your brain receives safety signals that turn down the pain dial. Moving into the hips and back we’ll iron out stiff spots to support your “internal massage” through the TRE® practice. We’ll finish with a few techniques for your head, neck and hands.
This self message practice will prepare you for your TRE® experience. Clients often describe TRE® as a “massage from the inside.” Take, for example, your psoas muscle. This deep hip flexor muscle attaches to the joints of your low back and lies deep in your pelvis connecting you both top to bottom and front to back. If you’ve ever had someone try to massage your psoas, you understand that is a deep and tricky endeavor! With TRE® your body accesses its own natural shaking mechanism to release tension starting with your adductors (inner thighs) and your psoas muscle. Over time with practice the tremoring, shaking, pulsating of your body’s own natural neurogenic tremor response begins to expand throughout your body where a total tremoring is born. Soothing your nervous system; releasing body tension from the deepest internal structures all the way to your periphery, leaving you feeling whole, centered, present, and at ease.
I will interweave the benefits of this practice throughout our experience and offer you some anatomy visuals and physiological understandings to support you in these practices.
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Ready to Sign Up?
Take me to Registration Details.The Self Massage & TRE® Workshop is for you if you:
- would like to feel empowered to take good care of your body and learn new ways to recover from your lifestyle pursuits.
- are suffering from the common aches and pains of daily living and/or active lifestyle.
- have body stiffness or tension, especially in hard to access areas.
- are interested in understanding how working with your fascia, skin, and muscles can change your nervous system state, your body awareness, and how your body moves and feels.
- want to reduce the chances of injury by keeping your tissues supple and your brain maps rich for movement options.
- desire to reduce fatigue, delayed onset muscle soreness, and body tension.
- need increased flexibility (body, heart, and mind).
- are open to learning in a group environment.
- would like to improve sleep, reduce stress and anxiety, and activate the parasympathetic (think rest and digest) system of your body to feel better.
The Self Massage & TRE® Workshop is not for you if you:
- have an untreated major medical issue or recent surgery still under physician’s care.
- Have cuts, open wounds, broken bones, burns (including sunburn), varicose veins (you can often work around these), bruising.
- are having difficulty with extreme emotional overwhelm or struggle with bipolar disorder; schizophrenia; manic/depressive; psychosis; severe depression; borderline personality disorder; or untreated PTSD. Private sessions are recommended for integrating TRE® with these conditions, oftentimes with a provider specialized in your area of concern.
- Fever, blood clots, pregnancy, kidney or liver condition, cancer (current), uncontrolled hypertension, undiagnosed pain, or severe osteoporosis.
- if the idea of having your body moved for you feels overwhelming.
- are pregnant (due to lack of research at this time).
- Note: many offerings will be on the floor AND I will offer multiple modifications at the wall or in a chair as needed.
- if you prefer private sessions see HERE.
The Self Massage & TRE® Workshop can help you:
- Increase blood flow enough to allow muscle tissue and soft tissues to heal promoting faster and more effective recovery from your exertions.
- Experience rejuvenating physiological adaptations.
- Reduce lactic acid build up.
- Remove metabolic waste from your system.
- Reduce the chances of injury by keeping your tissues supple and your brain maps rich for movement options.
- Reduce fatigue, delayed onset muscle soreness, body tension.
- Improve sleep, reduce stress and anxiety, and activate the parasympathetic (think rest and digest) system of your body.
- Feel refreshed and energized without creating more fatigue.
- Connect to the healing power of shared experience in the group.
As Your TREⓇ provider
My intention is to offer learning and healing experiences that demonstrate equity and inclusion for all human bodies, hearts, and minds. To guide experiences of learning that are co-created and heart centered. To invite individuals to use their own discernment and knowing to make choices that best meet their needs.
Certified TREⓇ Provider
I’m a certified TREⓇ provider (Tension & Trauma Release Exercise). I studied TREⓇ with Jay Gleason MS, LCMHC, LADC of Burlington, VT, and have assisted at his TRE® provider Level 1 & 2 certification training programs. I continue my trauma studies with the works of Stephen Porges, Peter Levine, Deb Dana, Bessel Van Der Kolk, Resmaa Menakem, David Berceli et. al.
Seven years ago I joined my first TRE® group class as a participant to bring more ease into my life experiences living with complex PTSD. TRE® has helped bring more balance and healing to my body. And, since tremoring regularly, my incidences of chronic pain (back & neck), irritable bowel, sleep disturbances, and anxiety, all of which interfered with my ability to work and thrive, have been significantly reduced. Because it has been such a positive experience for me personally, I remain committed to offering TRE® to people as an affordable and accessible strategy for recovery, reducing pain, stress, and the symptoms of stress and trauma.
Experienced Yoga Instructor & Personal Trainer
I have been teaching Hatha Yoga and Yin yoga since 2017. I’m a 500 E-RYT Certified Hatha Yoga teacher, and I also bring 20 years of Personal Training experience, specializing in pre & post rehabilitative work, to my yoga instruction. I hold a Personal Training certification through the American Council on Exercise and am a Balanced Body pilates instructor. I Graduated University of Vermont, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude with a double major in Psychology and Sociology.
Working with people suffering from pain and injury calls me to continually increase my knowledge of the body and its makeup. I’ve completed additional studies in anatomy with the Mount Sinai Hospitals FAMI program. In addition, I’ve taken advanced anatomy studies with Ellen Saltonstall, and have concluded many Cross Country Education modules including rotator cuff therapeutics, spine & back care, osteoporosis, and osteopenia.
I continue my studies in Anatomy Trains fascia programs; Trauma Informed Weightlifting with the Center for Embodiment and Trauma at JRI (Justice Reinvestment Initiative) and am currently undertaking Essentials of Elite Performance with Z-health’s neurocentric (brain based) education for movement professionals. I am CPR certified with the American Heart Association and a Certified Mental Health First Aider. My teachers and influencers include Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan; Todd Norian; Tom Meyers; Gil Hedley; Jill Miller and many more.
What’s Included
- One three (3) hour in person group session at your location or other agreed upon venue.
- Handouts and access to a Google Drive with resources to support your practice.
- The opportunity to access your TRE® response to calm your nervous system and release tension deep in your body.
- Teachings that may include the Stress Response; Polyvagal Theory; and TREⓇ Anatomy as desired.
- Body based techniques for bringing more ease to your nervous system.
- Use of a soft foam roller and balls. Two (2) balls are included for you to take home.
- Books, essential oils, posters, and other learning tools to support understanding.
- $60 per person with scaling options for communities in need.
How we work together
In Your Space:
- At your school, work place, or studio space.
- The workshop is three (3) hours.
- Workshop time can be structured to meet your needs.
- I see private clients in my home studio outside of Burlington, VT.
- Here I offer you a dedicated practice space with a wide variety of props, toys, and tools.
- COVID info: I have invested in a high quality air filter for the studio space. Masks, face shields, and hand sanitizer are provided. All unvaccinated folks are asked to mask. Thank you for your consideration!
- These are for small groups up to 8 people.
Other venues:
- I have access to some local studio spaces in the Burlington, Williston, and Essex areas.
Are you ready to Activate your Recovery with Self Massage & TRE®?
If you are ready to commit to empowering yourself to heal and grow from your stress, here is HOW:
First, determine if you are going to participate in this workshop. I am delighted to welcome you. If you have ANY questions, you can contact me here.
Second, if you would like to host or organize a workshop for your group email me here.
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Third, sign up below to reserve your spot!
FAQs:
These are powerful practices for dialing down your pain experience. If you have any concerns reach out and let’s chat!
I’m happy to speak with you more to determine if this is a good fit for you. Private sessions and online options are available. You can learn about alternate ways to access this work here.
You engage with the practices to the degree that they feel good and interesting to you. You won’t be missing out by resting and integrating during the TRE® experience if that is your preference.
You don’t need trauma or to identify with it to benefit from TRE®. TRE® was founded by a traumatologist during war time, but it’s been applied in many contexts all over the world. Athletes use this practice to prepare for events, get into flow states, and recover from their competitions. You just need to be human with a body. TRE® also simply means “tension release exercise.”
It is important to me that all humans have access to this work. I am happy to offer tiered pricing and scholarships as well as donation based options for those communities that don’t have access to resources.
Still Not sure?
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.I am not here to put a hard sell on you, I’m here to help you find ease and calm!
All questions are welcome. Happy to coordinate a 20-minute meet and greet with you!
