Trager®, a Growing Process

Trager®, a Growing Process

Written by: Lia Goldberg

When I zoom back and look at my discovery of the Trager® approach, I feel very grateful to the person who mentioned Trager® to me and showed a quick move on a leg. This was ten years ago and I remember very precisely saying to myself that this seemed really interesting and that I would have to look into it some day.

The Trager® approach crossed my path years later, and I immediately felt as if this approach was a fantastic combination of everything that I am interested in: touch, movement, energy, deep exploration and transformation. It felt like this was the necessary step forward.

During the over-a-year Trager® learning process sprouted early on the idea of structuring my essay like a “Dictionnaire amoureux”. There is no proper English translation. The closest would perhaps be a “Loving glossary”. This literary form is not a dictionary per se but a subjective approach based on a selection of words and concepts related to a chosen and loved theme, in alphabetical order.

I began to list words and concepts that were particularly significant to me in the Trager® learning process, and that necessitated much integration and time to be understood and felt within. I decided to choose eight, and set myself a framework: freely write approximately one page for each one of them. I have tried to write in a state of Hook-Up, based on my intimate and inspired feeling of what Trager® is about. I believe this suits the playful free flow of the Trager® approach.

The eight words/concepts I adopted are: Exploration, Hook-up, Integration, Lightness, Mentastics®, Nothingness, Pause, Recall.

I wish you an enjoyable reading.

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