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We are so impressed with your teaching, your passion and the extraordinary work we did with you. Robert is a psychologist and we have both had extensive therapy, but your workshop was the ultimate release of our sciatic pain and we both had very positive results.
Patricia Marshall and Robert Fisher
California, USA
Maria knows how to give appropriate feedback to each participant and she has the ability to support each trainee in his own personal development.
Jo Huylebroek
Stress reduction trainer, TRE Provider, Brussels, Belgium
I’m very glad I learned TRE, for myself and for my work in prisons. Maria is very accessible, shares her knowledge, and remains patient. Sessions are clear, concrete and feel safe. Thank you!
Karin Nolmans
Stress reduction trainer, TRE Provider, Brussels, Belgium
I felt much lighter and a sense of relief after your workshop. You have such a wonderful presence and created a safe environment. The class flowed so nicely and you explained things so clearly. Being able to laugh just added to the release and made it more joyful and fun, even if not everything coming up for me was pleasant. Thank you!
Carla S.
New York, USA
TRE workshops with Maria helped me mitigate the effects of vicarious trauma from working with the seriously mentally ill (causing mental and emotional fatigue). My fairly chronic aches and pains after soccer and running are GONE! It is wonderful. And my running improved significantly—my stride is stronger, I am more mentally into the run, which is tremendous because I have been struggling with this for years.
Kris Campbell
LMFT, California, USA
Maria Alfaro was my first TRE trainer and I have always considered her the best! She walks the talk and knows her stuff! I am amazed by her extensive knowledge and experience and by the depth of her personal TRE practice.
Phil Lynch
Longtime Yoga Teacher and TRE Provider, New York, USA
I want to let you know how much I benefited from and enjoyed your TRE workshop. After a major accident I underwent two intense surgeries on my lumbar spine. The second surgery required them to cut major muscles including my psoas. I have always suffered with a tight psoas and, as a Pilates instructor, have worked very hard to overcome this. During your workshop I could feel pain in my left side. It was very sharp and I kept wondering what this was. I felt great when I left the workshop, the pain was gone and I could feel an immediate release in my psoas. That night I had an amazing dream of my surgery and felt the actual cut of the muscle. For years I have mentally gotten over many obstacles regarding my surgeries. However, this is the first time my body released all the pain and suffering it went through. Truly amazing. In my professional opinion, TRE would be beneficial to anyone that is interested in further developing the mind/body relationship. I look forward to future workshops. With great appreciation and thanks.
Janel Waldschmidt
California, USA
Thank you for teaching this incredibly profound work! You are an excellent teacher. I learned a lot, felt you held the space for the students, taught with great humor and solid presence. I loved what you said about simplicity, and how Dr. Berceli’s work holds to that model. Thank you for your exploration to find this work and bring it to others. I have long been aware of my body shaking as a release, yet you validated my experience so well in your clear nonjudgmental articulation of our physical doing its job that my sensibility has shifted to a more welcoming embrace of my body intuitive wisdom. I feel so much better after class, believe me, it couldn’t have better timing and my dreams were curious, long and clear. I look forward to practicing this. With great appreciation…
Nancy Randall
California, USA
Thanks so much for everything you are a wonderful teacher and a really lovely person.
Carla M.
California, USA
TRE is a route to healing that I’ve not experienced from any other modality. I have been a physician, a psychiatrist, and a Gestalt Specialist for 35 years. I am now teaching TRE to all my clients.
Melanie Salmon
M.D., Psychiatrist, UK and South Africa
I have suffered from sciatica for many years, but since I learned TRE from Maria 5 years ago, I have been pain-free. TRE is miraculous!
Matt Jones
California, USA
Over 54+ years of psoas muscle problems, I never experienced a release system such as TRE. It takes no effort at all–you just let go. The aftermath is peacefulness, lightness, and comfort.
Joy Allbright
California, USA
I was fortunate to take Maria’s workshops in several occasions. After my first class, I awaken that night to vibrations, mild trembling, in various parts of my body including my heart. It was a bit disconcerting at first but I quickly realized that it was trauma releasing from my heart. I used my breath to go deeper into the sensation. It dissipated and I slept deeply. The following night I experienced a dream that was so real it is still with me. I encountered my father and walked up and hugged him feeling his loving hug in return. That encounter has never happened in my real life as Dad’s PTSD acquired in WWII kept him emotionally unavailable and his children traumatized by his violent responses to triggers we never understood. I obtained a great deal of peace from releasing the trauma stored in my body and the dreamt reconciliation with a parent I had loved from afar. After attending another class with Maria, I again had an unusual dream the following night. This time I awoke the next morning realizing that I have been dreaming wonderful music all night long – no visuals, just music. I was left with an amazing sense of harmony and peace in my being. I whole-heartedly recommend Maria’s workshops. If you are ready to let go of experiences locked in your body, I believe you will have amazing results working with her. Wishing you peace in your mind and your body!
Mary Kern
California, USA
The ability to share TRE has been a wonderful addition to my clinical work with both children and their families. TRE is a great way to release tension and stress, easy to learn and easy to practice. Training with Maria to be a certified TRE provider completely exceeded my expectations! I learned so much from her generous informed presence, extensive knowledge, and experience. Really fantastic. Maria, thank you again for your humor, insight, clarity, and support.
Judith Anderson
LPC, ATR, TRE Provider, Oregon Coast, USA
Life is stressful and most of us are aware of the places our stress surfaces: neck and shoulder, stomach, bowels, jaw, etc. What was not known to me, even though I am a medical doctor, is how much stress we carry around our pelvis. TRE shows you that. The first time I did TRE, I was a little surprised at how different it was from the Ashtanga/Iyengar yoga I regularly do. It wasn’t until the next day that I realized TRE had gotten me to a place that yoga had not yet. The difference was amazing and even though the sequence is only about one hour, the benefits of it persist. TRE is not just for people with sciatica (though it does help that too), it is not just for people who have hip and back problems; it is for anyone who has experienced stress in life.
Korina de Bruyne
M.D., California, USA
Thank you for a wonderful session! The workshop was fantastic and TRE did immediate wonders for my sciatica. I have been doing it the last couple of days at home, and my lower back is feeling A LOT better. I plan on “stacking” this with my daily routine of running and yoga.
Tony N.
California, USA
Maria Alfaro is an incredible fountain of information about the body’s ability to heal itself from tension, stress, and trauma. She has certainly found her calling teaching you about it! Anyone wanting to learn how TRE and Neurogenic Yoga can improve their life and those of their clients should not miss the chance to study with Maria. She is funny, compassionate, and deeply caring.
Nikki Jordan
Reflexologist, TRE Provider, California, USA
Your presentation was excellent. I have PTSD myself and I had done years of EMDR and Hanna Somatics and other intuitive somatic work. This was beautiful, so safe, non-triggering and I feel so alive. I am looking forward to learning more from you. Thank you thank you!
Barbara D.
California, USA
