WHAT
IS TRAGER®?
"A type
of movement re-education that invites the body to soften and "let go"
through the use of touch and movement. The peaceful gentle suggestions
given by the practitioner speak to the inside core essence of the
client, allowing the messages and changes to come from the inside out,
being facilitated by the deep connection between the practitioner and
client. A domino affect, like cascading waves emerging, building trust,
creating relaxation, decreased muscle tension and ease of being
throughout."
*my favorite response from Instructor Adrienne
Stone, PT and Trager practitioner, since 1982
How is
Trager® different?
Educate rather than “treat” The Trager Practitioner is taught to hold the space, and
"feel" the tissue. We
are not there to "fix" you, but to support your process. When we meet resistance or hardness we
get softer. We question “How could this be?”
Practitioner self-care Greater self -improvement, self-care,
self-awareness, self-development, self-acceptance are the results. We are partners in this experience.
The Practitioner receives a session as it is being given. In the path toward helping you to be
more aware of your self, I must be more aware of myself. If I am tense, you feel the tenseness.
If I am soft and free flowing in my movements, you feel that. The Practitioner
moves constantly in the session, except when pausing to feel the effects of
what just happened. In a session, pauses heighten the awareness of the change
in tissue. If there is no pause,
over stimulation interferes with the learning process.
Body/mind patterns change Our tissue holds the unconscious memory of every
thing that has happened to us. On
and off the table we are interested in “moving” the client in a new way. As the
client relaxes and takes in the new information that comes with increased
circulation and energy flow, the unconscious mind reveals forgotten memories
allowing them to be integrated into the new you. Mentastics® are taught during each session, and become woven
throughout your day. Soon, you will maintain this new feeling of freedom and
peace in-between sessions.
Hook-up You will relax more deeply that you
normally do, thanks to being gently rocked about 5000 times during a session!
In this peaceful state, learning something new is easy and pleasurable. This work is contagious. Once you feel it, you will want to
continue. You can hook up to this
feeling anytime you choose to recall how you felt.
Profound and life-changing Once the pattern is
interrupted, everything about you changes, and this in turn effects the way you
feel about yourself, and how you interact in all your relationships. A Trager practitioner encourages a
client to communicate with the practitioner during the session. I have found
many clients have a very limited vocabulary of how they are feeling. Teaching the "expression of
feelings" or "finding our voice" is second nature to a Trager
Practitioner. Communication improves over time with a series of sessions. Speaking authentically becomes easier
because in session, this is practiced.
Integration and Wholeness sum up the experience of a
session. Subtle, deep and profound
changes take place in such a way, that you are energized afterwards for days.
You will sleep more deeply. Trager
is a way of life, a way of being, of being the same person in every role.
Taking off the masks we wear to please everyone other than ourselves. Trager helps us to recall the pleasure
in our bodies and in our lives.
It is remembering the way it used to be, learning to
manifest your own reality, live simply and follow a spiritual path of
principles learned by asking the question
"How could it be?"
*borrowed with consent from Judy Fasone, RN, CPT
www.JudyFasone.com