Community Training in TRE®
In January 2021, in the midst of world shutdown and lockdown, we decided to embark on a sponsored community training in Cape Town, South Africa. The aim of this gift was to empower impoverished communities to take care of their mental health, manage their stress and anxiety and deal easier with the tremendous impact of trauma. Our aim was to enable people to self regulate their stress and anxiety levels and have a free tool to assist this process.
Trauma in South Africa has been endemic for decades, and over several generations. Trauma is still a theme in South Africa and being a 3rd world country it is underfunded in terms of advanced and affordable mental health care. Most significantly is stress related to unemployment, lack of educational opportunities, plus infrastructure issues affecting homelessness, electricity, water and transport. No jobs equal no money equals high levels of crime, addiction, domestic violence and familial abuse. Trauma ravages communities – Trauma dissolves families – Trauma disposes of peace and freedom.
This community training led to another in 2022 and we have now certified TRE® Facilitators in several areas of Cape Town to offer TRE® or Trauma Release Exercises to others in need , in their communities. This programme proved to be beautifully empowering for all who stepped in fully to meet themselves and their bodies; it boosted some into a career change, and for others it has offered new helpful and healthy skills to add to their toolbox.
For those of us involved in the trainings – Frances Ward, Meryl Berelowitz, Chris Van Royn and Mallorie Lee, our hearts have grown bigger. Our tolerance and humility have expanded, and we are better human beings for the opportunity of the learning and teaching experience.
We continue to support as many people as possible who arrive from underprivileged backgrounds or are in the midst of difficult times; and hope that many more communities worldwide will benefit from the wonders of TRE® (trauma releasing exercises) and the tremor mechanism.
If you are interested in a TRE® training for your NGO/NPO, organisation, business or community – please contact info@fionasoma.com for further details. If you are experiencing stress, fear, anxiety or traumatic symptoms, please consider booking a session.
Thanking @davidberceli for bringing TRE® to the world – to impoverished communities where people don’t have choice in terms of their mental and physical health. Bringing TRE® into community is a true gift for 3rd world countries ????
We are blessed that our sponsor loved TRE® so much, he wanted to help others to promote it in the world – thank you Peter ???? Big shout out to Lara @contentlounge8283 for the love and time you put into making this short film – thank you.