Celebration Relaxation

02/16/2026

I totally enjoyed meeting Michael Lear after all this time and assisting the training!

Having just returned from a large Level 3 class in Florida, my enthusiasm for Dr. Trager’s approach continues to grow.

What continues to stand out to me is how relevant this work feels in the current moment—not only clinically, but culturally.
Many of us are witnessing a subtle yet pervasive pattern across our client populations: increasing disconnection from internal sensory awareness and from the body’s innate capacity to regulate, orient, and respond.

In a world moving faster, becoming more technological, and increasingly cognitive, this loss of contact with biological intelligence may well be one of the defining challenges of the decade ahead.

The Trager® Approach offers more than technique. It cultivates a way of listening—through ease, rhythm, curiosity, and non-force—that restores access to these foundational human capacities.
When we can sense and settle from within, interventions land differently. Healing becomes more efficient, more durable, and more humane.

Seen this way, the April Level 1 training the 10th-12th and 24th-26th in Easton, PA is not simply continuing education. It’s a way of positioning yourself ahead of the curve—aligned with a growing shift toward trauma-informed, nervous-system-literate, and deeply human care that clients are increasingly seeking, whether they have language for it yet or not.

As a reminder, save $150 by registering in full by February 22, 2026, using the code MNDFL10 at checkout.

Registration Link: https://michaellear.com/trager-level-1-professional.../

I’ll also be hosting a 1-hour informational Q&A at 7:30 on Wednesday February 18th to speak more about the April training, the work itself, and how it fits into the broader landscape of trauma-informed and human-centered practice.

The Zoom Link is below:
Topic: Michael Lear's Zoom Meeting - Level 1 Q & A
Time: Feb 18, 2026 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3890053591...
Meeting ID: 389 005 3591
Passcode: genshai

09/20/2025

Brain is not fixed, it constantly changes through a process called neuroplasticity. Every thought, every emotion, and every experience can reshape its pathways. But research reveals something powerful: neuroplasticity thrives in the presence of love, kindness, and positive emotions, while hate and negativity can limit growth and even cause lasting harm.

Love, whether expressed through connection, empathy, or compassion, floods the brain with chemicals like oxytocin and dopamine. These chemicals strengthen neural pathways linked to learning, memory, and creativity. Over time, this builds resilience, sharper focus, and greater emotional balance. Acts of love don’t just feel good, they literally help the brain grow stronger and healthier.

On the other hand, hate, anger, and resentment activate stress pathways. Cortisol, the body’s stress hormone, overwhelms the brain, shrinking regions like the hippocampus that are vital for memory and learning. Instead of building new connections, chronic negativity locks the brain into rigid, destructive patterns, making growth harder.

This is why environments filled with love and support produce more adaptable, creative, and emotionally intelligent minds. Whether it’s nurturing relationships, practicing gratitude, or simply showing kindness, love creates the conditions for the brain to thrive.

The lesson is clear: if you want a flexible, youthful, and powerful brain, choose love over hate. What you feed your brain, through emotions and thoughts directly shapes who you become. Love builds, hate breaks.

09/05/2025

🌊What happens in a Trager® Session?

🌊The session begins with a dialogue- what are your interests, questions, and expectations?

🌊The Trager approach uses light and rhythmic movements which spread deeply throughout your body, enhancing pleasant feelings of integration, increasing your sense of awareness and personal safety.

🌊Each session builds on your experience, allowing increased relaxation and trust in your process. You are invited to actively participate in self-care explorations referred to as “Mentastics”.

🌊To learn more or find a practitioner, visit us: www.tragerapproach.us

08/15/2025

06/29/2025

06/15/2025

For those of us who have experienced the Trager® Approach- we carry an embodied knowing of the potency and effectiveness of the body's recalls into the field of freer pattern of movement:

“Recalling the feeling experienced during a Trager session will bring the person back into the field of what they have experienced there and into the freer pattern of movement associated with it. Sometimes the mere act of asking will be enough to recall the experience. At other times, a simple movement of an arm or a leg will make the person recall the movement quality experienced during a Trager session together with the positive feeling state. The more often the experience is recalled, the easier it becomes to return to the more desirable state.”
-Trager: A Question of Ease

Want to experience that field of freer-? Connect with a Certified Trager Practitioner in your area at: tragerapproach.us under the "Find a Practitioner" tab!

06/14/2025

How is Trager different from other bodywork?…

06/12/2025

🧑‍⚕️For over 20years, Dr. Andrew Weil has recommended the Trager® Approach as a tool for "rehabilitation, especially after sports injuries or neurological events. He has also seen it work for people with back and leg problems such as sciatica as well as for people with breathing issues like asthma and emphysema."

🧑‍⚕️"Trager work is one of the least invasive forms, using gentle rocking and bouncing motions to induce states of deep, pleasant relaxation. It helps the nervous system’s communication with the muscles, so that it can be used as a method of rehabilitation especially, for people suffering from traumatic injuries, post-polio syndrome, and other chronic neuromuscular problems.”
Author, Director of Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona,
Tucson AZ

🧑‍⚕️The USTA is grateful for the ongoing support that Dr. Weil has shown the Trager Approach throughout the years, and we invite everyone to experience it for themselves! Visit us at: tragerapproach.us!

05/27/2025

Common Room PH

05/23/2025

🫧As we are making our way through mid-week, we figured it was a good time to ask, "Can this be lighter? Can this be freer? Can this be softer and more beautiful?"

🫧Or as Dr. Trager would say,
“The process begins by asking questions such as:
What is lighter? What is freer? What is softer? What is more beautiful?...By asking, you are developing the power and potential of your unconscious mind”
-Trager Mentastics: Movement as a Way to Agelessness

🫧Wishing you moments of delight today and the rest of the week~
The USTA Team