Now is the time.

Shake off what you're holding. Step into your strength.

This 5-week somatic series features Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE®) to help your body release stored stress and tension, gently and naturally.

Whether you’re a high-achiever, caretaker, or impact-driven creative, this practice offers a way back to calm, clarity, and connection—without needing to talk it out or add more to your mental load.

  • Maybe you feel like you can’t get off the couch and have no energy.

  • Maybe you’re not sleeping well and you feel consumed with worry.

  • Maybe you keep doing things that feel good in the moment like drinking or scrolling, but they just leave you feeling worse in the end.

All of these are signals from your nervous system that you’re in a stress response, and you need nervous-system level support. This simply means you need to work with your body, not against it. TRE® helps you do exactly that.

"Wow, that was profound."

"I think this is life-changing."

"That was amazing."

"TRE helps me sleep SOO deeply."

"Everyone needs to know about TRE!"

"You feel relaxed like you do at the end of yoga, but by many times more."

"That was the deepest experience I've ever had."

"I'm obsessed! Doing it with Carolyn is so much better than doing it on my own."

"Wow, that was profound." "I think this is life-changing." "That was amazing." "TRE helps me sleep SOO deeply." "Everyone needs to know about TRE!" "You feel relaxed like you do at the end of yoga, but by many times more." "That was the deepest experience I've ever had." "I'm obsessed! Doing it with Carolyn is so much better than doing it on my own."

The truth is…

Most people feel stressed and then try to do something mental, like meditation or talking to someone about it, thinking that will make them feel better.

It can help, but it’s not getting to the root.

Since stress & emotions are stored in the body, you can't just talk and think your way out of your issues.

If you physically address your experience of stress, then the mind follows.

So what’s the key to becoming a resilient person who believes in yourself and your ability to bounce back no matter how hard things get?

Allowing your body to do what it was designed to do.

I can show you exactly how to do this so you can get back to a place of feeling lighter, where your stress level isn’t wrecking havoc on your well-being, and you’re able to think more clearly and make good decisions.

So are you ready to … 

  • Let go of stress and tension in your body without having to talk about anything

  • Have tools in your toolkit that you can use any time, any where

  • Feel like you can separate yourself from the collective suffering and drama and be in your own energy

… all without becoming reliant on an app or gadget, or even me as your teacher.

Then join me to learn the empowering self-help tool, TRE®, or Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises.

VIRTUAL TRE®, LIVE

5 Weeks to Develop Your Resilience Toolkit

Your reality is determined by the health and resilience of your nervous system. Every experience we have runs through the nervous system. If you aren’t paying attention your physiology you are missing out on a huge opportunity to make things easier for yourself.

If you want to achieve your goals this year, start by asking yourself, how stressed do I feel right now?

If your answer is that you're currently super stressed, you'll need a way to reduce that stress every single day and a process for building resilience to stress.

Now obviously your personal stress management can't undo structural causes of stress like political instability or discrimination. But you can train your tolerance so you’re able to show up fully for what you believe in.

I believe it is everyones’ birthright to understand how to work with their body’s innate wisdom. While I can help you learn about the long list of helpful tools and practices, I want to save you the time and energy and teach you the top three breath patterns and three somatic practices that go beyond mindfulness or meditation and build your capacity, with a special focus on Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises, or TRE®.

What participants are saying:

“I have felt for a long time like I’ve been looking for something like this - something that will actually release the stuck, stagnant energy in my body that has accumulated through trauma. Yoga, reiki, regular therapy, group therapy, and physical movement has worked wonders. But I always felt like something was missing… until now. Amazing!”
— Nic
“I had no idea what to expect. I never knew my body was capable of that. It was so relieving and comfortable. I feel lighter than I have in years. I think this is life-changing.”
— Luci
“I never imagined that something so simple could shift my energy in such a powerful way! What happened was truly astonishing: I felt and released grief I didn’t even know I’d been feeling and was literally snapped back instantly to being fully present and able to do healing work again. I’ve been singing Carolyn’s praises and everyone I know who has learned TRE with her feels as deeply moved and transformed as I do.”
— Trish
“TRE has to be one of the most effective (if not the most effective) methods I’ve used to cope with severe anxiety... Now, whenever I experience tremors... I welcome them. They tackle the activated parts of my body with greater reach than any official mode of therapy, and I am able to relax, qualitatively and quantitatively, to a far greater extent than before. ”
— Kyle

Meet your guide

Hi, I’m Carolyn. I’m a stress resilience trainer, leadership coach, wife, mother, creative producer and TRE® Provider. A huge reason I’ve been able to enjoy such a dynamic life is that I discovered mind/body stress resilience practices nearly twenty years ago.

It all comes down to having awareness of your nervous system. I believe tending to the nervous system is one of the most empowering and important things we can do as human beings, because it is key to how we experience life and make decisions.

As someone who dealt with anxiety and control issues since I was a young child, the thing I wish everyone could learn is TRE®. I've had a personal TRE® practice for 19 years, which I used to relieve post-traumatic stress and anxiety from working on my first documentary project and making it through a natural disaster. I continued to use TRE® to support myself while traveling globally and producing humanitarian and conservation documentaries for National Geographic and other mission-driven organizations.

When the pandemic upheaval began in 2020, I used TRE often during lockdown and it worked so well, friends kept asking me what I was doing to be noticeably thriving. I knew it was time to “come out of the closet” from using this privately for so long, and to become a certified provider to help others learn this life-enhancing practice. Since then, I’ve guided 400 people and witnessed my clients completely change their relationship to stress and anxiety.

Is This Right for You?

This program is for you if:

  • You’re carrying chronic tension or stress

  • You feel like your stress response is stuck in “on”

  • You’ve done therapy or mindset work and want a more body-based approach

  • You’re ready to feel at home in your body again with deeper self-trust and self-love

  • You want some individualized attention but aren’t ready to invest in 1:1

TRE® is safe, natural, and no experience is necessary—just a willingness to show up and tune in.

Join us and give your body the reset it’s been asking for.

Here’s how it’ll work:

I'll guide you through just enough science and context to understand WHY we are doing what we’re doing, but otherwise our virtual sessions will be experiential. You can think of this like gentle, body-based stress support to help you change your physiological state (as opposed to a therapy group where participants are talking about and intellectualizing their experience).

These groups are small (10 people) to create a predictable space, allow for individualized attention. The experiential sessions are 60 min., and there’s optional 30-min. Q&A time after the first and last sessions.

TRE is simple yet powerful and it’s NOT recommended that you try it on your own without a certified Provider to guide you. For most people, doing 4-6 guided sessions creates the familiarity and safety they need to be able to run with it and use the method on their own, forever.

Join us! RESILIENCE enrolling now through May 1st:

Repetition strengthens the neural pathways that support safety, regulation, and ease. (This is why I offer a series and not a single workshop). I want you to actually experience a tangible shift and feel empowered by it, and not just try these techniques once.

Here’s what participants had to say:

FAQs

  • TRE® is considered to be as safe and effective as any other exercise-based, stress-release practice (such as yoga and tai chi), for most people. However, it is not advisable to use it as a substitute for trauma recovery procedures of a medical or psychological nature.

    TRE® should not be used with those who have any of the following diagnoses:

    • bipolar conditions

    • borderline personality disorder

    • epilepsy

    • manic/depressive

    • psychosis

    • schizophrenia

    • severe depression

    TRE is also not recommended for pregnant people.

  • TRE® can be used to relieve stress, lower anxiety, build resilience and reduce feelings of overwhelm. It restores and supports physical, mental and emotional health.

    The wide range of reported benefits include:

    • less worry and anxiety

    • reduced symptoms of PTSD

    • more energy and stamina/endurance

    • less relationship conflict/improved relationships

    • improved sleep and natural states of rest

    • reduced muscle aches and pains, including relief from migraines, headache, back pain

    • better circulation

    • increased flexibility

    • more balanced mood, including reduced feelings of anger, fear, doubt, rage and anxiety increased feelings of love, generosity, openness and caring

    • greater emotional resilience

    • improved autoimmune conditions, such as Crohn’s disease, arthritis and fibromyalgia

    • relief from many inflammatory illnesses, including Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

    • release of deeply buried emotional/physical trauma

    • a healthier body and mind awareness

    • improved sense of feeling focused, confident and grounded.

    As well as helping the body to naturally balance the nervous system, TRE® also has the potential to help with digestive issues, blood pressure irregularities, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and much more.

    Additionally, TRE® has been shown to achieve positive results in a short period of time. In just 10-15 minutes, a few times a week, it is possible to completely release dysfunctional patterns, behaviours and ways of being that have become deeply entrenched over time.

  • TRE® helps you activate the somatic shaking response, or neurogenic tremoring. It's a natural, innate tension release mechanism found in every mammal's body.

    The tremoring isn't a part of the stress itself, but rather a part of the body's drive to release and discharge the stored stress, to reset the nervous system and return the body to a state of balance. As a result, it reduces many issues linked to a stressed nervous system, including anxiety, sleep problems, depression, ADHD, and poor emotional regulation.

  • Worldwide, people tend to report reduced feelings of overwhelm, anger, fear and rage, and increased feelings of love, openness and caring.

    The most common things Carolyn hears from her clients are that they feel more relaxed, lighter, calmer, and blissed out. And that they sleep better!

  • Due to the virtual nature and digital delivery of this experience, there are no refunds. If you aren’t able to make a session live, a replay will be provided.

  • Yes, I offer packages for private sessions starting at $495. https://practice.shakeawaystress.com/offers/UA8c2rB9