I recently facilitated some spontaneous shaking with a client, using the TRE exercises.
This was a Zoom session, so I asked how things were from my sunny conservatory, and he answered a few hundred miles away in his flat.
He’d had a tough week, and he reported pain in several places. I could see the grimace on his face and his wariness about shaking painful areas.
We’d shaken before, but this time things developed differently. The shaking moved from his legs, to the hips and abdomen, where a lot of the pain was felt. I’m always amazed how the shakes will spontaneously chart a course to where they’re needed most.
I sat against the wall feeling overwhelmed.
”Is there a part of your body that feels ok right now?” asked Susan, holding gentle eye contact.
I struggled through the fear and sadness in my chest to find somewhere safe.
“My hips”, I said.
“Ok, let your awareness sink into your hips”, she replied.
“I feel better, but it’s still painful up here,” I said, gesturing to my chest.
“Just hold the awareness down there a little longer”, she said.