Using Yoga & TRE to Bring Wholeness to the Mind & Recover the Nervous System
Life has a way of getting the better of us at times. Whether it is constant stress that piles up, feeling left behind from rapid change, or it’s a shock to the system that never quite leaves us the same afterwards, the very act of living life can be like moving ahead with a part of ourselves missing. Yoga is one tool for living more whole. Yoga is great at releasing stress and calming the nervous system. TRE (Trauma Release Exercises) are great at releasing the deeper holding in the nervous system that tends to surface at inopportune moments.
This series will explore and deepen your use of both of these tools to bring you new horizons, clarity of mind, and freedom of being. Unprocessed events hold themselves in the body and thus we will guide you on your journey through the body to clear out where you’ve felt stuck. This will take place in four sessions, all taking place on Saturday from Noon to 2pm. You can sign up here.
Session 1 : “Letting Go of the Story” SAT April 29th
Easier said than done, we know. If yoga teaches us anything, it’s that rather than command your mind to do something (like “let it go”), it will often be more proficient to work it through the body. This is exactly what we will do in this week. Modern Research suggests what yogis and embodiment workers have known for a long time…. that dwelling on the past and old stories often not only doesn’t help, but it can reinforce unhealthy patterns. In this session, we will learn to do exactly this with the body… by going into extraordinary states of the nervous system that move it towards regulation and learn to let the old stuff go.
(NOTE: Do not consider these sessions a substitute for therapy. These sessions may complement clinical sessions, but as always, if you have concerns or have been in or recommended medical mental health care, consult your medical professional).
Session 2 : “Open to the Organic” SAT May 6th
Once we establish homeostasis in the nervous system, we are ready to explore the disconnect between our self sense and the human organism. This disconnect is often the cause of our holding onto past wounds and lack of processing. When we clear the nervous system, and come into attune-ment with the inner organism, we can begin to integrate the parts of us that have been cut off. The more alienated parts we can bring back into the fold, we become more than the sum of our parts. We become more whole.
Session 3 : “Befriending the Other” SAT May 20th
Only once we open to Spanda, the organic rhythms that permeate us, can it be accessible to bring the blind spots and alienated parts of ourselves back online. Now that we have set up these processes in our past two sessions, we will now dive into the felt sense of what is incomplete. Incompleteness cannot integrate incompleteness. This is why Sessions 1 & 2 are essential. From our wholeness and attunement to the inner organism, we can reach out and include more.
Session 4 : “Reconnect to Self, Re-Enchant Reality” SAT June 10th
The more deeply we get into rhythm with ourselves, and make ourselves whole, the bigger, brighter, better we can be in the world. We can Re-Enchant Reality. Whether you call this Wonder, Mystery, Divine, Love, or anything else, it is the entire purpose of the journey. The journey begets enchantment with reality itself.
Series Led By: Alex Pfeiffer, a eRYT500 Certified Yoga Teacher & Certified TRE Provider.
Bonuses for Anyone Signed Up Before April 20th:
Free Entrance to classes for “Tune Up” in between sessions:
May 11th 6:30pm, May 25th 6:30pm, June 1st 6:30pm, June 8th 6:30pm, June 22 6:30pm
Three Gift Passes to give your friends to attend Summer Nuerogenic Yoga Sessions
Price: $195 for the series (if before early bird, April 24th)
$108 for members (discount sent in member email)
$249 after early bird (April 24th)
In order to provide the deepest possible experience for
everyone, this series is limited to eight students.