UPDATE 1/12: We have reached capacity and have activated a wait list. If you registered and for any reason are not able to attend, please send an email to info @ livingubuntu.org. Thank you!

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"You share what you have. It is to say, 'My humanity is caught up, is inextricably bound up, in what is yours.'... We say, 'A person is a person through other persons.'"

-- Desmond Tutu on 'Ubuntu'

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What is challenging for one affects the whole and we recognize that the times we live in are extremely challenging for many people. In the spirit of Ubuntu we want to 'share what we have' and invite you to join us for an Intro to Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE). In addition to learning this method that helps calm the nervous system after stress or trauma, we want you to join us for a time to connect, re-connect and re-affirm living life compassionately.

FREE ADMISSION | VEGAN REFRESHMENTS

• The room has limited space. Please make sure to register.
• If you register and then need to cancel, please notify us so someone else can take your spot. Thank you :)

Contact email: info @ livingubuntu.org

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Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE) is an easy to learn body-centered method created by Dr. David Berceli. Successfully used in many different countries and conflict zones, it is a simple technique that helps release stress or tension from the body that accumulates from every day circumstances of life, difficult situations, immediate or prolonged stressful situations, or traumatic life experiences (e.g., natural disasters, social or domestic violence, PTSD). Symptoms of unresolved trauma or chronic stress may include difficulties such as anxiety, depression, insomnia, body pain or trouble concentrating.

TRE consists of seven simple exercises that help individuals release tension from the muscles, which in turn relaxes the anxiety of our minds, by evoking a muscular shaking process in the body. The exercises elicit this shaking in a controlled and sustained manner. When evoked in this way, this shaking, also called “neurogenic tremors”, begins to release deep chronic muscular tension held within the body.

See also:

• What is TRE?
• David Berceli interview in South Africa about TRE
• What are Neurogenic Tremors?
• Dr. Robert Scaer thoughts on Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises

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• Please wear soft, flexible clothing that does not restrict breathing or movement.

• Optional: Some of the exercises are done lying on the floor. While the workshop room is carpeted, please feel free to bring a mat or blanket to lie on to increase your comfort.

• Workshop content and participation in somatic exercises, while safe and effective, could lead to physical or emotional upset. Each participant needs to stay within their own physical and emotional ability.

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Presenter:

Barbara English is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, Certified Bioenergetic Therapist, Certified TRE Provider, and TRE Certification Trainer with over 25 years of experience in psychotherapy. Her training included a strong focus on Early Development and Infant Mental Health. Working from a mind-body perspective, she utilizes relational somatic methods as part of the healing process for those seeking recovery after abuse or trauma. Recognizing that current Western models of recovery are grossly inadequate for addressing the pervasiveness of traumatized societies, locally and globally, she founded Living Ubuntu in 2005 and serves as its volunteer Executive Director. She is a 2009 Carl Wilkens Fellow.

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