Come “shake it off” naturally at our upcoming 

Four Week TRE Workshop & Process Group!

Four Week
Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises  Workshop & Process Group

at hōm
Beginning Thursday, October 22nd – Thursday November 12th 2020

TRE is a revolutionary technique in trauma healing and stress reduction. This practice involves a series of 7 simple exercises designed to help the body naturally induce a neurogenetic process called neurogenic tremoring. It is a gentle and profound practice that facilitates the lengthening and relaxation of the psoas muscle and the release of emotional stress and tension.

This four week, experiential workshop & process group, will allow you to experience TRE and give you a foundation for understanding the body’s tremoring response and how it helps to release stress, tension, and trauma patterns that we store in our body. By committing to this four week process group, you are also helping to create a safe and supportive environment for all who choose to attend.

Reported benefits of TRE include:

– Release of chronic stress and tension

– Discharge emotional and physical trauma

– Increase energy

– Improve sleep and mood

– Decrease aches and pains

– Decrease symptoms of fibromyalgia and sciatica

– Increase mobility

This workshop will be led, in-person, by Staisha Grosch, who is a certified Neurogenic Yoga and TRE provider.

This series has been structured to help the practitioner better understand the manifestations of trauma and stress and how they live in the body.

During the first week we will go over the causes of stress and trauma, how the effects of stress and trauma manifest in the body, and we will establish a deeper understanding of the nervous system and the role it plays in how we experience and process traumatic or stressful situations. Participants will also have an opportunity to practice TRE and experience self-induced neurogenic tremoring. On the first Thursday we will meet from 6pm – 8:30pm.

The following three weeks we will meet on Thursdays from 6:30pm – 8pm for TRE practice followed by the opportunity to connect with others in the group around your shared experience with this process during a relaxed, open discussion period. This will be a chance to understand, on an even deeper level, how the tremoring process works.

By committing to four weeks we are giving ourselves a real opportunity to truly experience how this practice can begin to create noticeable changes in the way we feel and move through the world, and when you complete the four weeks you will be much more confident in your ability to practice on your own – in your home – if you choose!

What this Four week workshop and process group includes:
– 7+ hours of in-person, guidance and support from a certified TRE and Neurogenic Yoga provider
– 4 TRE group sessions with plenty of opportunity for Q&A to help better understand this process
– A workbook and practice tracker to take notes of what you experienced during each session
– For attending this workshop and process group, you will also have the opportunity to purchase a one-to-one TRE or Neurogenic Yoga session at 25% off of the usual cost, for either you, a friend, a loved one, or anyone else who you think might benefit! (*great holiday gift idea)
– Anyone who completes the 4 weeks will automatically be eligible to attend 5 follow-up drop-in TRE classes at a special “hōmies” rate of $15 a class. (These classes are limited to 6 participants at a time and require prior TRE experience to attend)
– At the end of the 4 weeks everyone will receive a certificate of completion and a “Keep Calm & Shake It Off” shirt.

The cost to attend this four week workshop & process group is $165 and it will be limited to 8 participants in order to safely practice according to COVID-19 best practices guidelines. Keeping the group small will also ensure that everyone gets the individualized support and attention they need.

Because this is an in-person event we will be engaging in safe practices to ensure the well-being of all in attendance. Temperatures will be taken upon arrival each week and we ask that everyone practice physical distancing and arrive wearing a mask. The facilities are sanitized frequently throughout the day, and there is hand sanitizer available for regular use in several areas throughout the space.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The workshop does not certify anyone in attendance to teach TRE nor does it count towards CEU’s. If you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant we ask that you refrain from practicing until your doctor or healthcare provider says it’s safe for you to do so.

More about the instructor for this workshop:

Staisha Grosch – Licensed PTA, CYT-500, Neurogenic yoga and TRE provider, rehabilitative pilates specialist, craniosacral therapist

Staisha comes from an extensive movement background and years of experience working with people of all ages and physical capabilities in a therapeutic setting. Her empathetic nature, relatable style, sense of humor, and vast knowledge of the body lends itself to safe and effective movement practices in a nurturing environment. Staisha integrates her personal investigation and experiences through movement with her education in mindfulness practices, modern treatment modalities, and various other somatically focused techniques, to help each individual reconnect with their body.

Hey hōmies!

For anyone who’s interested in joining our virtual book group, we will be meeting Tuesday evenings, beginning July 7th, from 5:30-6:30 pm EST.

The book we will be exploring together is Radical Dharma; Talking Race, Love, & Liberation co-authored by Rev angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, & Jasmine Syedulah, PhD.

If you would like more information on the book, including where to purchase it, you can visit radicaldharma.org

More details about this virtual, group offering can be found on our schedule page under the event heading “Radical Dharma; Talking Race, Love, & Liberation.” There you will find updates to what chapters we will be reading for that coming week – so we can all stay “on the same page” – and a link to join our virtual gathering via zoom.

We look forward to seeing you all! Please continue to stay safe and  stay connected!

We will be offering small group classes and one-to-one, in-person sessions …
To our hōmies,

As you may know, we have gotten the green light to re-open. We will begin offering small group classes and one-to-one sessions beginning on June 15thAt first, we will limit the classes we are offering in-person to TRE on Tuesday evenings (7:15 – 8:15 pm) and Neurogenic Yoga on Thursdays (5 – 6:15 pm). These groups will be limited to 6 participants at a time in order to maintain a safe distance and individualized attention. Pre-registration is required and can be done through our website on our schedule page: https://homsouthflorida.com/class-schedule/ 

In addition to these two classes, we will also be available for one-to-one, in-person sessions (as well as over zoom). If you are interested in working with Chaim or Staisha on an individual basis (in-person or online) please contact us at: 954-683-7071 or email [email protected]. You can learn more about the different types of individual support we each offer by visiting the “About” page on our website.

Because we realize that many of you are still hesitant to attend group classes, and we wish for you all to stay connected, we will continue to meet for our other offerings (e)face-to-face, via zoom, until further notice.

How we are reopening:

We will be following the CDC’s recommended guidelines to keep our hōmies safe.

In addition, we are taking the following precautions:

  • Contact free check-in process via registration through the website
  • Everyone who chooses to come to the center will have their temperature taken before entering the building
  • Heightened, deep-cleaning measures throughout the day, evening, and between classes
  • All equipment (whether used or not) will be cleaned and sanitized after each class
  • High touch surfaces will be disinfected before and after people arrive for classes

We encourage anyone who would feel more comfortable doing so to wear a mask or facial covering – although it is not a requirement at this time. We will kindly ask that you wash/sanitize your hands upon entering the center and most importantly, if you are not feeling well, please stay home. Additionally, if you have recently been to a protest or any other large, group gathering we ask that you consider the recommended 14 days of self-quarantine before participating in group classes at the center.

We will continue to carefully monitor the situation and keep you updated. The most important thing as we begin to gradually offer classes in-person is that we do so in a safe environment.

If you have specific questions not addressed here please reach out to us.

We look forward to seeing you all (virtually or in-person),

Staisha, Chaim, & Boris

We Look Forward to Your Presence!

Additional helpful details:

  • There is parking across the street from the center as well as available parking spots directly in front of hōm.
  • At this time, we highly recommend that you bring your own yoga mat to class.
  • Please arrive on time or plan to come at least 10 minutes early to orient to the space and settle in before class begins.

The world is suffering deep loss in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since this all began millions have become infected, hundreds of thousands have passed, we are in the midst of a global economic disaster, and with this, all the suffering that accompanies it. Even if you yourself are not infected with this virus, even if you haven’t lost your business or your job, even if no one in your family is sick or has died, we have all been affected.

For almost everyone, there is anxiety, fear, and moments of experienced helplessness and hopelessness. We are confronted daily, through the news and social media, with documented losses in painful and visible detail. What we don’t often see or consider is that for almost everyone, there are also invisible losses.

It is true that many have already died, while the majority will not. It is true that some have lost everything, while some will only know the greatest suffering second-hand. Many of us are being hurt by what is happening in our world, as well as by what has not yet happened. Indeed, there is pain and loss even in what we escape.

For some, there is guilt about not using the “time off” in lockdown “productively” to learn how to bake bread, speak a new language, exercise more, start a new project, finish an old project, or be a better parent. Professional caregivers who are not working alongside their colleagues on the frontlines might be feeling guilt and even shame about not “doing their part”, not pushing themselves to the brink, or even dying for the cause.

Some of us may even be experiencing an invisible but well-documented emotional response of unconscious survivor guilt – or the perception that we have fallen short of our natural sense of responsibility for the lives of others. Rumination and worry are exaggerations of thoughtful self-reflection, and contribute to feelings of unease, anxiety, and depression we might be experiencing. This can distort the natural sadness and grieving that are inherent in our humanity and can even rob us of moments of joy and delight in our own present moments of precious living.

So what do we do? How do we skillfully address all of these things that may be coming up for us? Though we may have heard this time and time again, it remains true: recognize your feelings are normal (and common); acknowledge, honor, and make space for what you’re experiencing right now; give yourself permission to take a break; let yourself find moments of peace, feelings of safety, connection, and joy; they can be valuable treatments for the wide world of pain and suffering.

Ultimately, be gentle with yourself. Be compassionate to yourself for the losses that anyone might see in your life, for the invisible suffering only you can feel, and for your place in the misery of what the world is experiencing in a million inexplicable ways.

Whether on the frontlines or the sidelines, kindness and taking care of yourself allow you to be compassionate and hold space for others and their suffering. Kindness and self-care, most of all, allow us to see the sacrifices and contributions that we and so many are making and to feel our connection to all humankind.

 

A poem about what we can and cannot do

On March 17, as sheltering-in-place was starting, poet Jane Hirshfield wrote this poem,

“Today, When I Could Do Nothing.”

 

Today, when I could do nothing,

I saved an ant.

It must have come in with the morning paper,

still being delivered

to those who shelter in place.

A morning paper is still an essential service.

I am not an essential service.

I have coffee and books,

time,

a garden,

silence enough to fill cisterns.

It must have first walked

the morning paper, as if loosened ink

taking the shape of an ant.

Then across the laptop computer-warm-

then onto the back of a cushion.

Small black ant, alone,

crossing a navy cushion,

moving steadily because that is what it could do.

Set outside in the sun,

it could not have found again its nest.

What then did I save?

It did not move as if it was frightened,

even while walking my hand,

which moved it through swiftness and air.

Ant, alone, without companions,

whose ant-heart I could not fathom-

how is your life, I wanted to ask.

I lifted it, took it outside.

This first day when I could do nothing,

contribute nothing

beyond staying distant from my own kind,

I did this.

 

 

Blog post adapted from: https://meri.ucsf.edu/blog/invisible-losses-secondary-trauma-survivor-guilt-and-moving-through-covid-19-crisis

Additionally, here is a link to a wonderful resource created by Shine to help us care for our Coronavirus anxiety:

https://www.virusanxiety.com 

 

Most of us can probably recall a time when we nervously stood up to speak in front of an audience, had a minor fender-bender, or even a momentous event in which we were overwhelmed with excitement and anticipation. At times like these, we may have even noticed our body responding in all kinds of interesting and potentially uncomfortable ways. Increased heart rate, physical tension, nausea, sweating, and physical shaking in the hands, belly or knees are some common responses to a potential threat to the body’s safety. Logically, we know that standing up to give a speech is not a life or death situation, but our nervous system and body may actually perceive the experience as a potential threat and respond accordingly to help us survive.

Your Nervous System is in Charge

These involuntary survival mechanisms, which are the work of the reflexive part of the brain and the nervous system, are essential to our evolution as a species and our survival as individuals. They allow us to appropriately respond to potential threat, then work to help us release the charge of the experience in order to bring us back into balance or homeostasis. Yet, most of us have learned to very effectively shut down or hide these responses because they make us feel weak, unprepared, vulnerable or sick. We learn very early in life that being in control—or at least appearing as if we’re in control—is of the utmost importance.

Unfortunately, when we experience prolonged stress and/or a traumatic event and do not allow the body to naturally release the charge as it is designed, we can end up with symptoms like chronic pain, digestive issues, reproductive issues, sleeplessness, anxiety, depression, etc. This is what is meant when we say that stress can make us sick.

The good news is that these release mechanisms are so reflexive that we can readily rediscover and reinitiate them safely, even years after an event or stressful experience. This allows us to release long-held tension patterns in the body and return to a state of optimal health and wellness.

What We Can Do

Neurogenic Yoga is an integrative method that utilizes yoga postures (asanas) and breath (pranayama) to gently and safely initiate the body’s natural tension release mechanism through shaking. This non-volitional shaking or gentle vibration is called a “neurogenic tremor” which releases unconscious contraction patterns in the body in order to safely bring one back to wholeness.

Neurogenic Yoga is a sister method to Dr. David Berceli’s technique of Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE). TRE was initially developed to help large groups of people living in war-torn parts of the world heal from trauma. Now, 30 years later, we recognize that these methods are not just for those who identify with having experienced trauma but everyone who is experiencing stress or simply living in our high paced culture.

Most people describe the Neurogenic Yoga experience as pleasant and relaxing and report improvements in their physical and emotional state. Reported benefits include:

• Release of chronic tension and increase in energy and stamina

• Discharge of buried emotional and physical trauma

• Freedom from symptoms of sciatica and fibromyalgia

• Decrease of aches and pains

• Improved sleep

• Improved circulation

• Improved mood

• Improved sense of feeling grounded and focused

• Improved flexibility

• Increased libido

Staisha Grosch is the co-founder of hōm–center for embodied awareness as well as an instructor. She is a licensed PTA in the states of Florida and California and has been a certified yoga teacher since 2003. Her passion is in helping people rediscover, reinhabit, and feel at home in their body.

Published in the December 2019 issue of Natural Awakenings, Fort Lauderdale/Broward edition https://nabroward.com/stress-reduction-trauma-healing/

hello hōmies

Come “shake it off” naturally at our upcoming 

Four Week TRE Workshop & Process Group!

Four Week
Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises  Workshop & Process Group

at hōm
Beginning Thursday, October 22nd – Thursday November 12th 2020

TRE is a revolutionary technique in trauma healing and stress reduction. This practice involves a series of 7 simple exercises designed to help the body naturally induce a neurogenetic process called neurogenic tremoring. It is a gentle and profound practice that facilitates the lengthening and relaxation of the psoas muscle and the release of emotional stress and tension.

This four week, experiential workshop & process group, will allow you to experience TRE and give you a foundation for understanding the body’s tremoring response and how it helps to release stress, tension, and trauma patterns that we store in our body. By committing to this four week process group, you are also helping to create a safe and supportive environment for all who choose to attend.

Reported benefits of TRE include:

– Release of chronic stress and tension

– Discharge emotional and physical trauma

– Increase energy

– Improve sleep and mood

– Decrease aches and pains

– Decrease symptoms of fibromyalgia and sciatica

– Increase mobility

This workshop will be led, in-person, by Staisha Grosch, who is a certified Neurogenic Yoga and TRE provider.

This series has been structured to help the practitioner better understand the manifestations of trauma and stress and how they live in the body.

During the first week we will go over the causes of stress and trauma, how the effects of stress and trauma manifest in the body, and we will establish a deeper understanding of the nervous system and the role it plays in how we experience and process traumatic or stressful situations. Participants will also have an opportunity to practice TRE and experience self-induced neurogenic tremoring. On the first Thursday we will meet from 6pm – 8:30pm.

The following three weeks we will meet on Thursdays from 6:30pm – 8pm for TRE practice followed by the opportunity to connect with others in the group around your shared experience with this process during a relaxed, open discussion period. This will be a chance to understand, on an even deeper level, how the tremoring process works.

By committing to four weeks we are giving ourselves a real opportunity to truly experience how this practice can begin to create noticeable changes in the way we feel and move through the world, and when you complete the four weeks you will be much more confident in your ability to practice on your own – in your home – if you choose!

What this Four week workshop and process group includes:
– 7+ hours of in-person, guidance and support from a certified TRE and Neurogenic Yoga provider
– 4 TRE group sessions with plenty of opportunity for Q&A to help better understand this process
– A workbook and practice tracker to take notes of what you experienced during each session
– For attending this workshop and process group, you will also have the opportunity to purchase a one-to-one TRE or Neurogenic Yoga session at 25% off of the usual cost, for either you, a friend, a loved one, or anyone else who you think might benefit! (*great holiday gift idea)
– Anyone who completes the 4 weeks will automatically be eligible to attend 5 follow-up drop-in TRE classes at a special “hōmies” rate of $15 a class. (These classes are limited to 6 participants at a time and require prior TRE experience to attend)
– At the end of the 4 weeks everyone will receive a certificate of completion and a “Keep Calm & Shake It Off” shirt.

The cost to attend this four week workshop & process group is $165 and it will be limited to 8 participants in order to safely practice according to COVID-19 best practices guidelines. Keeping the group small will also ensure that everyone gets the individualized support and attention they need.

Because this is an in-person event we will be engaging in safe practices to ensure the well-being of all in attendance. Temperatures will be taken upon arrival each week and we ask that everyone practice physical distancing and arrive wearing a mask. The facilities are sanitized frequently throughout the day, and there is hand sanitizer available for regular use in several areas throughout the space.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The workshop does not certify anyone in attendance to teach TRE nor does it count towards CEU’s. If you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant we ask that you refrain from practicing until your doctor or healthcare provider says it’s safe for you to do so.

More about the instructor for this workshop:

Staisha Grosch – Licensed PTA, CYT-500, Neurogenic yoga and TRE provider, rehabilitative pilates specialist, craniosacral therapist

Staisha comes from an extensive movement background and years of experience working with people of all ages and physical capabilities in a therapeutic setting. Her empathetic nature, relatable style, sense of humor, and vast knowledge of the body lends itself to safe and effective movement practices in a nurturing environment. Staisha integrates her personal investigation and experiences through movement with her education in mindfulness practices, modern treatment modalities, and various other somatically focused techniques, to help each individual reconnect with their body.

Hey hōmies!

For anyone who’s interested in joining our virtual book group, we will be meeting Tuesday evenings, beginning July 7th, from 5:30-6:30 pm EST.

The book we will be exploring together is Radical Dharma; Talking Race, Love, & Liberation co-authored by Rev angel Kyodo williams, Lama Rod Owens, & Jasmine Syedulah, PhD.

If you would like more information on the book, including where to purchase it, you can visit radicaldharma.org

More details about this virtual, group offering can be found on our schedule page under the event heading “Radical Dharma; Talking Race, Love, & Liberation.” There you will find updates to what chapters we will be reading for that coming week – so we can all stay “on the same page” – and a link to join our virtual gathering via zoom.

We look forward to seeing you all! Please continue to stay safe and  stay connected!

We will be offering small group classes and one-to-one, in-person sessions …
To our hōmies,

As you may know, we have gotten the green light to re-open. We will begin offering small group classes and one-to-one sessions beginning on June 15thAt first, we will limit the classes we are offering in-person to TRE on Tuesday evenings (7:15 – 8:15 pm) and Neurogenic Yoga on Thursdays (5 – 6:15 pm). These groups will be limited to 6 participants at a time in order to maintain a safe distance and individualized attention. Pre-registration is required and can be done through our website on our schedule page: https://homsouthflorida.com/class-schedule/ 

In addition to these two classes, we will also be available for one-to-one, in-person sessions (as well as over zoom). If you are interested in working with Chaim or Staisha on an individual basis (in-person or online) please contact us at: 954-683-7071 or email [email protected]. You can learn more about the different types of individual support we each offer by visiting the “About” page on our website.

Because we realize that many of you are still hesitant to attend group classes, and we wish for you all to stay connected, we will continue to meet for our other offerings (e)face-to-face, via zoom, until further notice.

How we are reopening:

We will be following the CDC’s recommended guidelines to keep our hōmies safe.

In addition, we are taking the following precautions:

  • Contact free check-in process via registration through the website
  • Everyone who chooses to come to the center will have their temperature taken before entering the building
  • Heightened, deep-cleaning measures throughout the day, evening, and between classes
  • All equipment (whether used or not) will be cleaned and sanitized after each class
  • High touch surfaces will be disinfected before and after people arrive for classes

We encourage anyone who would feel more comfortable doing so to wear a mask or facial covering – although it is not a requirement at this time. We will kindly ask that you wash/sanitize your hands upon entering the center and most importantly, if you are not feeling well, please stay home. Additionally, if you have recently been to a protest or any other large, group gathering we ask that you consider the recommended 14 days of self-quarantine before participating in group classes at the center.

We will continue to carefully monitor the situation and keep you updated. The most important thing as we begin to gradually offer classes in-person is that we do so in a safe environment.

If you have specific questions not addressed here please reach out to us.

We look forward to seeing you all (virtually or in-person),

Staisha, Chaim, & Boris

We Look Forward to Your Presence!

Additional helpful details:

  • There is parking across the street from the center as well as available parking spots directly in front of hōm.
  • At this time, we highly recommend that you bring your own yoga mat to class.
  • Please arrive on time or plan to come at least 10 minutes early to orient to the space and settle in before class begins.

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