E4 - The Origins of TRE® with David Berceli, Ph.D.

Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. David Berceli to record a podcast episode on his background story and the early days of TRE® (Trauma Releasing Exercises).

In this conversation, we will dive deep into Dr. Berceli's life and work before developing Trauma and Tension Releasing Exercises (TRE®), his background, and the early influences that led him to discover the neurogenic tremor mechanism.

Here are some of the topics we cover:

-David's diverse background and his life before discovering the neurogenic tremor mechanism.
Fascinating stories from David's life, including his time in a Catholic missionary community, living in Japan and different Muslim communities, and meeting Mother Teresa.

-How David's experiences living in war zones led to his PTSD and what he did to heal himself

-The discovery of Bioenergetics and Massage Therapy that helped lead him to develop TRE (Trauma and Tension Releasing Exercises)

-How he used TRE to work with traumatized communities worldwide

-How the wisdom of the body can be used to transcend cultural and religious boundaries.

We hope you enjoyed our podcast episode and gained valuable insights from Dr. David Berceli's fascinating journey!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:32 Introduction David Berceli
02:31 How Alex discovered TRE
06:00 Japan & being part of a catholic religious community
09:09 South Bronx
10:14 Mother Teresa
12:38 Living in the Middle-East
14:20 Yemen & mosque life
22:42 Studying Arabic in Lebanon
23:46 David's experience of war
28:52 Struggles with PTSD
32:18 talk-therapy & bodywork
32:58 Bioenergetic Psychotherapy
34:49 Becoming a fisherman in Western-Samoa
37:01 Finding healing in a hermitage
39:11 Moving back to New York & traveling the world
39:45 Studying Bioenergetics in New Zealand
41:16 Separating Bioenergetics & the tremor mechanism
46:20 Getting Certified in Massage Therapy
49:01 TRE & working with traumatized populations in Sudan
57:04 Transcending cultural boundaries with TRE
59:34 Outro


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