TRE® & Embodied Healing Workshop
Embodied Healing & Recovery through TRE® and Vagal Toning
Even though we tend to feel stuck in our head when feeling stressed or overwhelmed, it is our body that is creating our experience of stress. Stress and trauma can be seen as a physical experience as it is the nervous system that interprets the situation we are in, which can be ‘normal daily life’ as dangerous. This triggers a cascade of uncomfortable sensations in the body.
Current day life offers us endless options to distract ourselves from these sensations like social media, Netflix, (over) working, and not in the least over-thinking! Unfortunately, none of these distractions offer an actual solution. Instead, they disconnect us from our body and the solutions it holds. For the long-term solution, we need to revisit the body so we can listen to, and release what it is holding for us. That might sound easier said than done, but with the right tools, we can all (re)connect to our body and access the healing potential and resilience that is naturally part of us.
This workshop aims to facilitate this connection for you, give you practical tools, and help you remember how to create your health and healing through your body.
In this 3-hour workshop, Suze will offer you a combination of theory and practices that will offer you a new understanding and practical tools that you can apply in your daily life.
To start the day you will be guided through a grounding vagal toning practice (accessible for all levels of practitioners) that focuses on the breath and the felt sense of your body. Once fully settled, Suze shares the theory behind stress and trauma, how it affects the nervous system and the body, and how you can apply this knowledge.
Then we will bring this into practice in a complete TRE® session (Tension/Trauma Release Exercises).
The day will leave you feeling grounded and safe in your own body and allow you to leave some old baggage behind!
What is TRE®?
TRE® is a body-oriented practice developed by Dr. David Bercelli. The body's tremor mechanism, which we share with all mammals, is activated through a set series of exercises. Through these tremors, the body releases tension and tension patterns stored in the nervous system as a result of stressful or traumatizing experiences in the past.
Vagal Toning
Vagal toning is a gentle set of practices that help activate and balance the vagus nerve—the body’s main pathway for calming the nervous system. Through simple movements, breathwork, sound, and mindful awareness, vagal toning encourages a shift from stress or overwhelm into a state of ease, grounding, and connection. In this workshop, you’ll explore accessible techniques that support relaxation, emotional regulation, and a deeper sense of presence in both body and mind.
Workshop Schedule:
10:00 Welcome & Intro
10:15 - 10:45 Vagal toning
10:45 - 11:30 Psycho-education
11:30 - 11:45 Tea break
11:45 - 12:45 TRE® practice
12:45 - 13:00 Questions, sharing & wrap-up
Suze Retera is a psychologist, IFS- and somatic therapist, TRE® provider, orthomolecular therapist, and yoga and yoga nidra teacher. In her practice in Amsterdam, she combines these modalities into a holistic approach with the body as the focus point of healing. By releasing experiences through the body, insights, and sustainable healing can occur.
Details:
Max 10 participants
Date: 20 December
Time : 10:00 - 13:00 hrs
Location: Studio Iokai, Amsterdam (Oud West)
Price: €89 incl. VAT