Who is the most authoritative source on TRE? I’ve always kinda glossed over it until I had some interesting experiences recently.
I was a hardcore martial artist for like 15 years. Trained almost every day for hours, but I didn’t take care of myself in the process, neglecting to stretch and the such. Later, I started developing muscle pain in the upper back specifically.
So, I bought this upper back massage device and started using it every day. That’s when something strange began to occur. If I focused on a particular knotty and tender spot and managed to release it, I would feel a surge of energy flow through that area and my state would shift as if I had done my Qigong routine.
But the next day, I would find myself in the worst mood, with reaaaaalllly old memories re-emerging, things I had totally forgotten about and I found myself shocked that these events are still bouncing around my psyche, subtly affecting things.
There must be a correlation between the tension in the body and the tension in the mind. I personally believe that the outer form and properties of the body mirrors the inner state of an individual. I’m starting to wonder if the tension in my body is actually the result of holding on to traumas in the mind, reflected in the body as a state of constant tension.
Make no mistake, the Qigong helps ALOT. Never experienced anything like it. But, if we can try TRE and can officially recommend it as another modality that goes well with your stack, that’s something I’m interested in. In fact, I think I’ll make a thread asking everyone’s experiences with it in a bit.