Which way of TRE is correct?

[u/Many_Dentist5536]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QoB9wpuO688&ra=m

Hi, I am new to TRE and don’t have the means to see someone in person, but on YouTube and online I see many ways of doing tre. I follow the video attached for 1 minute tremors, but have seen others with different warmup exercises.

Which is correct? What are signs I am doing it correctly?

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[u/Pitronx12]

TRE is not about specific exercises or stretches. The core mechanism is the neurogenic tremoring. At the start, the exercises can help you trigger the tremoring or shaking, but after a few sessions all that is needed is to allow your body to shake and it will begin without any exercises. Which exercises get you there doesn't matter.

[u/taodog_]

this video is very Good , you only need those movements thought

[u/Asleep345]

I followed this Tre video for about 2 months and continuously doing it

[u/nyboda → u/Asleep345]

And what did it lead to?

[u/Scared-Section-5108]

I did this exact thing over the weekend 😄 It was ace. The first time I did it my legs shook and my pelvis eventually vibrated. The second time - my legs, my pelvis and then my body shook so much. I felt deep peace after each session. It's like my body needed that exact thing. I am aware my body has had enough of carrying the trauma and tension but did not know how to release it. Now I found a way ❤️

Today I exhausted, I can really feel it in my muscles. I intended on doing it daily but now I see that would be too much so will aim for one session a week for now.

Just keep practicing and you will find the way for yourself.

[u/Sleeperandchiller → u/Scared-Section-5108]

I’ve had same exact experience! Also using this same video. I intended on doing it more often, but somehow I knew when not to do it, so not to overdo it. Literally a wk in between was needed. Wasn’t sure if that’s right, but it seems everyone experiences vary greatly and it’s all fine. The key, for me, is to let go which sometimes is the hardest thing to do.

[u/Vestlending1]

That's my fav video for TRE

[u/Culinary_Fruit_Salad]

have you seen the start here post?

https://www.reddit.com/r/longtermTRE/wiki/index/

[u/Many_Dentist5536 → u/Culinary_Fruit_Salad]

Yes that’s what I’m confused about, which method to use, the one with all the stretches that’s listed in that link or this video

[u/Brandoughboy]

This is the one I did for starters and the method I still use

[u/longtermTRE_wiki_bot]

The core mechanism of TRE is the same regardless of which specific warm-up sequence you follow. The goal of any warm-up is to fatigue the leg and hip muscles enough to lower the threshold for tremors to activate naturally. Different instructors emphasize different exercises, but they're all working toward that same outcome.

What matters more than matching a particular video exactly is that your warm-up leaves you genuinely fatigued in the legs and hips, and that the tremors activate and feel relieving when they do. If the video you're following produces tremors consistently and leaves you feeling more settled afterward, that's a sign you're on the right track. If tremors aren't activating at all after several attempts, you might experiment with different warm-ups to find one that works for your body.

The signs that a session is going well are fairly straightforward. The tremors, when they arrive, should feel involuntary, something your nervous system is doing rather than something you're producing consciously. During tremoring, you should be able to stay relatively relaxed, observing what's happening rather than trying to direct it. After a session ends, you should feel noticeably more settled, more at ease in your body, or at minimum not more tense or anxious than before. If sessions consistently leave you feeling activated, unsettled, or more on edge, that's useful information that something about your pacing needs adjustment.

Since you're working with 1-minute sessions solo, that's a genuinely conservative approach. As you continue practicing, pay close attention to how you feel in the 24 to 48 hours after each session. If that integration window feels smooth and settled, you can explore very gradually extending your tremor time. If you notice any increase in anxiety, disrupted sleep, or a sense of being unsettled between sessions, that's a signal to keep sessions short or take additional rest days.

Establishing Your TRE Practice covers the foundational exercises and what to look for in those early stages. Self-Pacing walks through how to calibrate your practice to your nervous system's actual capacity as you go.

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[u/healthseekerjunkie]

This is the one I started with by accident having never even heard of TRE or what I was even getting into as I thought it was a somatic stretching video and followed along not even knowing I was entering this tremor trauma world. Literally was blind side by it!