Neurogenic Yoga™ is a revolutionary technique in trauma healing and stress reduction.
Neurogenic Yoga™ is a groundbreaking somatic practice designed to support trauma healing and stress reduction by integrating yoga asana, pranayama, and the body’s natural shaking response. This involuntary tremoring process, much like the instinctual shaking seen in animals after a stressful event, is the nervous system’s way of discharging stored tension, resetting itself, and restoring a state of balance.
In moments of perceived threat or prolonged stress, the nervous system activates protective mechanisms, often leading to chronic muscle contraction and dysregulation if they aren’t completed at the time of the stressful event. While the body is naturally wired to release this tension through shaking, societal conditioning often suppresses this instinct from an early age, preventing us from fully processing and integrating our experiences. Neurogenic Yoga™ provides a safe and supportive way to reawaken this innate release mechanism, allowing the body to organically unwind layers of held stress, promoting resilience, regulation, and overall well-being.
By combining intentional movement, breathwork, and neurogenic tremors, this practice offers a profound opportunity for nervous system healing and self-discovery. Whether you're navigating the effects of chronic stress, trauma, or simply seeking a deeper connection to your body’s wisdom, Neurogenic Yoga™ empowers you to access your natural capacity for healing, restoration, and optimal health.
Psoas Release
Neurogenic Yoga is a simple, gentle and profound practice that facilities the lengthening and relaxation of the psoas muscle and the release of physical and emotional stress and tension. During a Neurogenic Yoga™ practice, we safely self induce neurogenic tremoring using yoga postures, breath and body-driven movement. Often vibration begins in the legs and may spread throughout the entire body, releasing long held tension. This method is based on Dr. David Berceli’s technique of Trauma Releasing Exercises® (TRE®).
Who can benefit from Neurogenic Yoga™?
If you’ve ever felt your knees shake before speaking in public, trembled after a stressful event like a car accident, or noticed your body quiver when feeling intense emotions like anger or fear, you’ve already experienced your body’s natural vibration response. This shaking mechanism is an innate part of being human, designed to release tension and regulate the nervous system. Because of this, everyone can benefit from Neurogenic Yoga™.
By safely activating these neurogenic tremors, the body naturally unwinds deep-seated stress, reduces muscle tension, and promotes a responsive nervous system. This process helps release patterns ranging from everyday stress and worry to more intense anxiety and trauma-related responses. Many practitioners also report improvements in pain relief, increased mobility, and faster healing from both recent and past injuries.
Whether you’re a parent or partner looking to cultivate more patience, a trauma survivor seeking relief, a veteran coping with PTSD, or simply someone who wants to build resilience and enhance overall well-being, Neurogenic Yoga™ offers a powerful tool for self-healing and nervous system balance.
Reported benefits include:
- Release of chronic tension
- Increase of energy & stamina
- Discharge of buried emotional & physical trauma
- Freedom from pain of sciatica & fibromyalgia
- Decrease of aches & pains
- Improved sleep
- Improved circulation & flexibility
- Improved mood
- Improved sense of feeling grounded & focused
- Increased sense of wellness & relaxation
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