TRE® & Yoga Practice Group Pop Up Classes
Shake Off Your Stress!
You’ve learned TRE® (tension and trauma releasing exercises) with me, another provider, or on your own and would like to practice with others, guided with the expertise of a certified TRE® provider.
Perhaps you’re not feeling confident enough yet to practice solo and would benefit from an experienced guide within the healing container of a group.
Maybe you are struggling to integrate TRE® into your daily life and would like to make this practice more accessible for yourself.
Maybe you feel you’ve hit a plateau; your tremors seem “stuck;” or you’re not sure where to go next.
You know you need the accountability and structure a practice group can offer to stay the course.
You want to play with your tremor through self interventions using props such as self-massage balls, yoga blocks & belts, blankets, chairs, a wall, and your own hands.
Ready to Sign Up?
Take me to Registration Details.The TRE® & Yoga Pop Up Practice Group can help
The TRE® & Yoga Pop Up practice group is a small group of TRE® & Yoga practitioners that come together to share their practice and learn more about how TRE® & Yoga can support their nervous system regulation by bringing more balance to your body, mind, and life.
In this group, you will explore a variety of ways to relate to your TRE® response including: yoga mindfulness and breath practices; yoga postures to include yin yoga, hatha yoga, restorative yoga, yoga nidra (yogic sleep), and yoga wellness applications. We’ll use yoga props and household items to support, move, or slow your TRE® experience. Integration and time to share with the community concludes each session.
This class is for you if you:
This class is also for you if you:
- have a hard time settling your body and/or your mind.
- could use support with improving your sleep quality.
- would like to reduce tension-related pain in your body.
- need increased flexibility.
- would like to find ways to integrate TRE® into your regular routines.
- desire to expand your emotional resilience.
- suffer from stress, anxiety, or symptoms of PTSD or vicarious trauma.
- are open to experiencing how connection to others in community heals.
This is not for you if you:
- have never learned TRE® before.
- have an untreated major medical issue.
- are pregnant (due to lack of research at this time).
- are having difficulty with extreme emotional overwhelm (private sessions recommended).
- are not curious about how practicing with a group can enhance your TRE® experience.
Holistic and In-depth Approach
This class is holistic and designed to go deep. It combines yoga philosophy, current science, and guided practices of yoga. Sessions may include breathwork (pranayama), mantra (chanting/toning/vocalizing), asana (postures), practices for reading your nervous system state, as well as a variety of ways to “play” with your tremors (slow, pause, and redirect them). Each session closes with a community check-in for sharing our experiences.
Because I want to create a safe, intimate experience, the group will be limited to 6 participants. Having a smaller group ensures that I can offer more guidance to each of you. Having a smaller group also helps foster deeper connections between you and the other members.
These classes can help you:
- cultivate a healing relationship with your TRE® movement patterns (be they tremors, shakes, stretches, vibrations, et.al.).
- identify and honor your own unique TRE® experience in the supportive environment of the group.
- calm anxiety, move depression, soothe symptoms of PTSD and improve your emotional resilience.
- release chronic tension or holding patterns in your body, leaving you feeling more integrated and balanced, often alleviating contracted chronic pain patterns.
- play with your TRE® experience by inviting TRE® into different positions, exploring the use of props, and a variety of yoga practices to influence your embodied experience.
- connect to the healing power of our shared experience in the community.
As Your Facilitator
I know stress and trauma, and I know it well. Diagnosed with PTSD at age 19 and cPTSD at age 42, in the past few decades I’ve learned a lot about the impact and the recovery of stress and trauma on the body.
The past nine years of my life have been dedicated to my recovery for the benefit of myself, my family, my community, and all beings.
My yoga studies and trauma training have equipped me with a groundedness and freedom I thought I’d never experience. I am grateful to be in a position to share the knowledge and practices I’ve learned to heal myself with you.
I am honored to guide you in your healing and recovery journey.
Certified TRE® Provider
I am a certified TRE® provider (Tension & Trauma Release Exercise) and I assist at TRE® provider Level 1&2 certification training program. 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.
Certified Yoga Educator
I have been teaching Hatha Yoga and Yin yoga since 2017. I’m a 500 E-RYT Certified Yoga teacher, and I also bring 18 years of Personal training experience, specializing in pre & post rehabilitative work, to my yoga instruction. I Graduated UVM Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude with a double major in Psychology and Sociology.
What’s Included
- One (1) group session - 60-75 minutes each (depending on group size).
- The class meets in Essex, VT.
- Saturday, April 27th at 12:30pm
- Thursday, May 9th at 10:30am
- Saturday, May 18th at 10:30am
- Thursday, June 6th at 10:30am
- Wednesday, June 19th at 6:30pm
- Wisdom and coaching around obstacles that arise in your practice.
- Pay What you Can: suggested donation for these classes is $18-$25. You are free to pay less if your financial situation warrants. You decide what’s good for you!
How we work together
My Home studio:
- I see private clients in my home studio outside of Burlington, VT.
- Here I offer you a dedicated yoga space with a wide variety of props, toys, and tools.
- Be sure to come to class at least 2 hours after eating.
- Wear comfortable clothing you can move easily in.
- Please refrain from wearing heavy scents, perfumes, colognes into the studio.
- You will be asked to remove your shoes, slippers are provided.
- There is a flight of stairs to navigate into the studio space.
- 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!
How It Works
First, determine if you are going to participate in this program. I am delighted to welcome you. If you have questions, you can contact me at maitrisomatics@gmail.com.
Second, I invite you to decide how much you can pay. Please take time to think about the reality of your financial situation and check in with your heart and see what number feels right.
Third, reserve your spot HERE.
I will send you payment options to finalize payment before the start of the program.
Finally, sign up NO LATER than 3 hours before class start time the day of the class to reserve your spot!
FAQs:
As long as you don’t have any broken bones or an injury whereby your medical professional has recommended that you avoid physical activity, you are welcome to join us! With the small group size I can make accommodations for folks who can’t get up and down from the floor or have other aches and pains that need modifications. Keep in mind the studio is accessed by a flight of stairs. Inquire for information about home visits.
No problem, I can support you in reinitiating your TRE® response in these practice groups.
Not for these sessions. I do offer TRE® opportunities online and in person, but not at the same time. These classes are in person in my home studio. For online sessions add your name to my waitlist.
I do not discriminate based on vaccination status. If you are unvaccinated, I ask that you mask to protect others that may have compromised immune systems. If you are vaccinated, you are welcome to participate without a mask, or masked as desired. I provide masks, face shields, hand sanitizer, and a Molekule brand air filter that claims to kill 99.9% of airborne viruses and bacteria within an hour. This filter runs at all times in the studio space.
No! I have all the props you need here, and of course, you are welcome to bring your own if you prefer.
⇨How you can pay:
Pay What you Can Pricing: suggested donation for this class is $18-$25. You are free to pay less if your financial situation warrants. You decide what’s good for you!
You can pay through my paypal link: https://www.paypal.me/MaitriSomaticsVT.
-or- Send a check made out to Maitri Somatics, LLC, PO Box 8137, Essex, VT 05452
-or- bring cash
-or- I know some folks aren’t keen on PayPal, here are Stripe payment options,
(remember, if you don’t have dollars available and could use this support you are welcome to join us without payment)!
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!