Q: How can TRE™ help athletes?

TRE™ supports athletic performance through faster recovery between sessions, release of chronic tension patterns, reduced injury risk, better sleep for recovery, and processing of performance stress and anxiety. Use it after training sessions, on recovery days, and post-competition.

Question 1

Can I combine TRE™ with other practices?

Accepted Answer

Yes. TRE™ works well alongside many practices including breathwork, yoga, meditation, exercise, massage, journalling, and psychotherapy. The key is finding what supports your unique journey and pacing appropriately: both TRE™ and other modalities can access deep material, so combining them requires care.

Question 2

How does breathwork complement TRE™?

Accepted Answer

Both practices work directly with the autonomic nervous system:

Breathwork uses conscious control of breathing to influence state
TRE™ activates the body’s involuntary tremor mechanism

Together, they offer both voluntary regulation (breath) and involuntary release (tremoring). Calming breath techniques (extended exhale, box breathing) can support TRE™, while activating breathwork should be kept on separate days.

Learn more: Breathwork

Question 3

Should I do breathwork before or after TRE™?

Accepted Answer

Calming breathwork (like extended exhale or box breathing) before TRE™ helps you arrive present and settled. During tremoring, allow spontaneous breathing without imposing patterns. After TRE™, notice how your breath has shifted. Activating breathwork (like Holotropic or Wim Hof) should be done on separate days.

Question 4

Can I do TRE™ before or after exercise?

Accepted Answer

TRE™ after exercise is optimal: muscles are warm and fatigued, tremors come easily, and it supports recovery. TRE™ before exercise is generally not recommended as it may leave you too relaxed for intense effort. On rest days, TRE™ supports recovery and can be a good time for longer sessions.

Question 5

How can TRE™ help athletes?

Accepted Answer

TRE™ supports athletic performance through:

Faster recovery between sessions
Release of chronic tension patterns
Reduced injury risk from accumulated holding
Better sleep for recovery
Processing of performance stress and anxiety

Timing for athletes:

After training sessions (not immediately before competition)
During recovery days
Post-competition (give 24+ hours first)
Before bed if sleep is an issue

Learn more: Exercise

Question 6

What is Focusing and how does it work with TRE™?

Accepted Answer

Focusing is a somatic awareness practice involving attention to the 'felt sense': subtle, pre-verbal bodily knowing. While TRE™ emphasises movement and release, Focusing emphasises stillness and listening. Together, they offer a complete practice: TRE™ releases what the body is holding, Focusing helps you listen to what the body is communicating.

Question 7

How can journalling support TRE™ practice?

Accepted Answer

Journalling creates a bridge between somatic experience and conscious understanding:

Creates verbal witness to non-verbal experience
Helps integrate what the body releases
Reveals patterns across sessions
Tracks gradual progress

What to record: Where tremors occurred, their quality, any emotions or sensations, how you feel compared to before. Brief notes are enough: a few sentences is sufficient.

Learn more: Journalling

Question 8

Can I have massage on the same day as TRE™?

Accepted Answer

Generally not recommended. Both practices release held tension, and combining them can be overwhelming. If you must do both, allow several hours between them and reduce your TRE™ session length. The most effective approach is keeping massage and TRE™ on separate days.

Question 9

What should I tell my massage therapist about TRE™?

Accepted Answer

Tell your massage therapist that you practise TRE™. They can adjust their approach, notice how your tissue is changing, work more effectively with your patterns, and recognise if tremoring starts during their work. Some therapists may already be familiar with TRE™.

Question 10

How do meditation and TRE™ complement each other?

Accepted Answer

Meditation cultivates awareness that allows you to observe what arises; TRE™ provides material to observe. Meditation works through stillness and attention; TRE™ through movement and release. Together, they offer both witnessing and releasing: like two wings of the same bird.

Question 11

Should I use music during TRE™?

Accepted Answer

It is personal preference. Music can create a protective container, mask distractions, and support settling. Choose ambient sounds, nature sounds, or slow instrumental music without lyrics. Keep volume low. Many experienced practitioners prefer silence to develop sensitivity to subtle sensations. Experiment to find what serves you.

Question 12

How can TRE™ support psychedelic integration?

Accepted Answer

TRE™ processes somatic material activated by psychedelic experiences, completes incomplete releases, grounds insights into the body, and provides ongoing nervous system regulation. Wait 1–2 days after a session before resuming TRE™, start with light practice (5–10 minutes), then return to regular practice over weeks.

Question 13

Can I do TRE™ during a psychedelic session?

Accepted Answer

No. Do not practise TRE™ while under the influence of psychedelics. However, if tremoring arises spontaneously during a session, allow it: recognise it as healthy release, let your body move however it wants, and inform your sitter that this is normal for you.

Question 14

How does TRE™ work with psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

TRE™ accesses material held in the body that verbal therapy may not reach, provides somatic completion of what therapy surfaces, supports integration between sessions, and grounds cognitive insights in body experience. Inform your therapist about your TRE™ practice: the combination often accelerates and deepens the work.

Question 15

Which therapy approaches work well with TRE™?

Accepted Answer

Many approaches complement TRE™: person-centred therapy (both trust the organism's healing wisdom), Gestalt (already works with body awareness), IFS (parts often hold tension in the body), CBT (somatic grounding supports cognitive work), ACT (both emphasise acceptance), and attachment-focused therapy (attachment patterns are encoded in the body).

Question 16

Should I do TRE™ before or after therapy sessions?

Accepted Answer

It varies by individual. Some find TRE™ before therapy opens them up; others find TRE™ after helps integrate the work. Experiment to find what works for you. If you have significant trauma history, coordinate timing with your therapist.

Question 17

How do yoga and TRE™ complement each other?

Accepted Answer

Yoga develops body awareness, creates flexibility that allows tremors to move freely, builds breath awareness, and warms the body. TRE™ releases holding patterns at the nervous system level, provides discharge when yoga surfaces material, and makes yoga's effects more lasting. Tremors sometimes arise spontaneously during yoga.

Question 18

Should I do yoga before or after TRE™?

Accepted Answer

TRE™ after yoga is most common: the body is warm, stretched, and open, so tremors come easily. Some prefer TRE™ before gentle yoga, as the release makes the body more open to stretching. Others keep them as separate practices on different days. Experiment to find what serves you.

Question 19

Which yoga styles work best with TRE™?

Accepted Answer

Restorative yoga (long-held, supported poses) combines well for deep relaxation. Yin yoga (long holds in passive poses) can surface held tension that TRE™ helps discharge. Trauma-sensitive yoga aligns well with TRE™ principles. Dynamic styles like vinyasa benefit from TRE™ afterward to discharge activation.

Question 20

What if tremors arise during yoga?

Accepted Answer

Do not suppress them: allow them if it feels safe. Use your self-regulation skills if intensity increases. Consider it a sign that something wants to release. In a class, you might choose to settle the tremors; in private practice, you can allow them fully.

Question 21

How do I build a sustainable integrated practice?

Accepted Answer

Start simple with one or two practices and add gradually. Listen to your body: it will tell you what it needs. Quality over quantity: regular brief practice (15 minutes several times a week) creates more change than sporadic intensive work. Stay flexible as what you need changes over time.

Question 22

How many practices should I combine with TRE™?

Accepted Answer

There is no fixed number. TRE™ alone is enough: additions are optional. Start simple, adding gradually based on genuine curiosity and what your body responds to. Too many practices at once can feel overwhelming. Regular, consistent practice with fewer modalities usually serves better than complex routines.

Approach	How it complements
Person-centred	Both trust the organism’s innate healing wisdom
Gestalt	Already works with body awareness
IFS	Parts often hold tension in the body
CBT	Somatic grounding makes cognitive work more accessible
ACT	Both emphasise acceptance rather than control
Attachment-focused	Attachment patterns are encoded in the body

Style	How it combines
Restorative	Long-held supported poses; combined with TRE™ creates deep relaxation
Yin	Surfaces held tension; TRE™ helps discharge what yin accesses
Trauma-sensitive	Emphasises choice and safety; aligns with TRE™ principles
Vinyasa/flow	Builds heat; TRE™ afterward helps discharge activation
Ashtanga/power	Demanding practice; TRE™ supports recovery