https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27VgK0LrR3Q
The above is a link to a u-tube series on trauma/tension releasing exercises. I'm going to try them because I feel a lot of trauma is locked in my body and it would be useful to find ways to release and relax.
While I was away, I was in a shopping centre feeling very stressed and with the back pain that often goes with that. I walked passed a demonstration for a body-shaking machine that was being touted as helpful for pain, so I tried it. The shaking sensation felt great. It relaxed my muscles and left me feeling invigorated. When I got home I signed up for the free one month trial and I find using it helps me shake out so much tension. It loosens me up, and where I get tight and experience pain, I experience the most relief. I like the sensation of feeling a sense of body relaxation without the hypo-arousal that I usually experience when tension is released (ie via massage).
I'm in a rush right now, but on an online bullying support group someone had attended a TRE workshop to help with her PTSD. I looked it up and it is a non-profit organisation that releases information and videos for free.
Anyway, I haven't tried this yet, but I thought some people might be interested.
Have a great day/evening/ night (depending on the timezone) everyone.
That's interesting Radical. I did try it. It's interesting. I didn't shake very much, but maybe because i'm a newbie at it? I did notice a resistance to the tremors...I wanted to stop them as soon as I felt them. So I actually had to willfully accentuate the tremors.
I think this shows the posture better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTPFbd-5xmE
Its a long video with a lot of information. They show a demonstration in the latter half of the video.
Thanks for the feedback and the link, Laurelleaves,
Did you feel a sense of release?
I haven't tried the method yet, but intend to later in the week.
I didn't feel a sense of release. But I feel like I just exercised a bit.
I'll have to try it again, to see if get more out of it.