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2. COPYRIGHTS: All books, DVDs, printed and electronic TRE materials are protected by copyrights. They are
not allowed to be reproduced without written permission in writing from TRE LLC.
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process is considered intellectual property. When you use this information it must be quoted and referenced
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words or ideas from TRE you are required to acknowledge and reference TRE as the source. This means any
public displays, teachings, workshops or TRE trainings (including materials), can never be taught,
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you obtained this information or idea.
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public display of the Trauma Releasing Exercises and/or Trauma Recovery Workshop you must use
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ownership of the TRE name and methodology to their organization or another individual or organization
without permission from TRE, LLC.
Dr. David Berceli
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INTRODUCTION
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5. HELP THE INDIVIDUAL TO DEVELOP A SAFE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR OWN BODY
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HOLD FEET
Hold the feet as a way of either grounding the person or helping to encourage the
tremors to move up the body. (Note: 26 bones in the foot. of the bones in the human body are
in the feet. There are 33 joints in the human foot.)
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Apply pressure on the outside of the knees to restrict the vibration in the legs. Negotiate
with the resistance of the knees and the vibration. Contain the movement in the knees
as a way of trying to encourage the tremors to go up the body.
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SCIATIC NOTCH
Locate the sciatic notch by observing where the leg bends at the front of the hip. The
sciatic notch is located in the mid point of the gluteus. You can feel a slight indentation in
this are which is the sciatic notch.
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OCCIPITAL RIDGE
Hold the occipital ridge with the fingers and slightly pull the skull towards you.
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Hold occipital ridge with one hand and push down onto the shoulder at the point of
tension. Hold the point for about 7 seconds or until the body begins to react to the
pressure through some kind of movement, vibration of pulsation.
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cervical
BACK COMPRESSION
Cervical
Thoracic
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CHEST COMPRESSION
Instruct the person to take your hand and place
the palm of your hand on their sternum where
they feel they need some pressure.
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CONTAINMENT INTERVENTIONS
1. In child position, forehead to the floor or roll into semi-fetal position.
2. Sit with your back against the clients back to provide containment, grounding and support.
3. Stand on feet and stomp on the ground..
4. Tell client to grab your hand and squeeze it. If they cant squeeze your hand, inform them that
you will squeeze their hand.
5. Name 3 things see in room, hear, smell in the room.
6. Eye contact with direction to breathe and reassurance that they will be fine
If in a group, have another person from the group sit back to back to help contain.
7. Hold breath for a few seconds to allow breath to even out (if breathing in a panicy manner)
8. Use a watch and follow the amount of time prior to dissociating experiences. This creates
structured and regular times for the exercises.
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ACTIVATING INTERVENTIONS
1. Lay on back, raise legs and push heals towards the ceiling.
2. Put blanket roll under the individual s back to stretch chest cavity and
diaphragm.
3. Push lower back into the floor and then arch lower back in rhythmic movement.
4. Twist towel for hands and arms energetic flow.
5. Push ups on the wall (on floor).
6. Bite on towel (cork) to open jaw.
7. Place occipital ridge on back of chair and roll head back and forth to relieve
pressure.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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Thank.you!to!all!of!the!models!who!were!willing!to!be!photographed!for!the!purpose!of!designing!the!
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