The Trager Approach

The Trager Approach®, developed Milton Trager, M.D., is an innovative approach to somatic movement education.

You can experience this somatic practice in two ways: one in which you are passive (tablework) and the other in which you are active (Mentastics).

During the tablework session, you lie on a comfortably padded table while the Practitioner moves you in ways that you naturally move. The Practitioner uses a quality of touch and movement such that you experience the feeling of moving effortlessly and freely.

These gentle, non-intrusive, natural movements help release deep-seated physical and mental patterns and bring about deep relaxation, increased physical mobility, and mental clarity. The movements are never forced so that you do not experience pain or discomfort.

A Trager Approach session usually lasts from 60 to 90 minutes. No oils or lotions are used and you are dressed comfortably.

To maintain and reinforce this quality of effortless movement, you can do Mentastics. These are simple, active movements that you do during your daily activities. They have the same intent as the tablework in terms of releasing deep-seated patterns.

This simple movement helps you learn to move effortlessly and freely, thus relieving pain and creating a feeling of deep relaxation.

Practitioners

Certified Practitioners have successfully completed the certification program provided by The Trager Institute, and have maintained continuing education, and other requirements of the institute. More benefits of The Trager Approach.

Recommended Reading

Moving Medicine: The Life and Work of Milton Trager, M.D. by Jack Liskin.

Movement As a Way to Agelessness: A Guide to Trager Mentastics by Milton Trager.