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TRE is a stress and trauma-releasing modality that works by means of activating a shaking or vibrating mechanism that releases muscular tension, calming down the nervous system … (Article by Vanessa Rogers) According to Trauma Release Exercises (TRE) founder,  Dr David Berceli , most other modalities used to treat and release trauma fall down in that they are employed by guiding you to do something consciously. With TRE, however, an autonomic response is evoked in the body i.e. the nervous system takes over in order to generate the mechanism by which you will tremor. Also, adds Dr Berceli, “When the body is shaking, it is inducing pleasure thereby making pleasure hormones available.” The difference between shaking the body on purpose and allowing the autonomic nervous system to take over, is that in the latter case the shaking happens from deep within the core. But when we  make  ourselves shake, it is usually the muscles in the limbs that are controlling the movement, wh...

  2015-10-06 Paternity leave for dads serves societal interests South Korea and Japan provide the most paid paternity leave for new dads — 52.6 weeks at 31% of pay, and 52 weeks at 58.4% of pay respectively — but in countries like this where childcare is considered the work of mothers, few men take advantage of it to bond with their children, according to an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) survey. By: Vanessa Rogers | BDLive The State of the World’s Fathers report explains that if men were encouraged and able to play a more significant role in the lives of their children, true gender equality could be achieved. Wessel van den Berg of Sonke Gender Justice says: "Fathers are as biologically hard wired to provide care as mothers.… Fathers with close connections to their children live longer, have fewer health problems, are more productive and generally happier." The involvement of fathers before, during and after the birth of a child has been shown ...