
David Berceli and Military personnel after a TRE® session
TRE® for Veterans and Defence Personnel
Originally developed to empower large populations in their recovery from mass-scale trauma, TRE® provides a neurobiological model of resilience and performance training that focuses on self-regulation of the sub-threshold neuromuscular tension underlying most physical and mental health conditions.
By deliberately invoking the nervous system’s innate capacity to regulate itself through spontaneous involuntary movements known as ‘neurogenic tremors,’ TRE® provides a body-based self-care technique to help prevent injury, switch off hypervigilance, improve sleep quality and maximise the body’s own adaptive resources to help prevent PTSD & burnout.
Why TRE®
TRE® is body-based and doesn’t require personnel to talk about or recall past events. As TRE® takes almost no mental focus or physical effort it is easy and efficient and can be used simply lying in bed to switch-off hypervigilance and assist with getting to sleep. TRE can be used alone or in groups in as little as 5-10 minutes with immediate calming effects. TRE® is easily integrated into exercise and recovery routines supporting sustainable high performance and peak performance mind states. TRE® is a preventative self-care tool as well as helping those with PTSD.
Click here for a presentation on TRE® at the 2020 Australisian Military Medicine Association’s Conference
Already learnt by an estimated 5 million people around the world, the evidence for TRE is emerging. The technique was identified by the US Military as one of the 5 most promising techniques to regulate the autonomic nervous system due to its ease of use and immediate effect of reducing hyper-arousal and muscular tension.
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