Trager â Transformations
Judy-Rose Seibert
Silver Spring,
Certified
as a Trager
Practitioner, Tutor & Movement Workshop Leader
Nationally
Certified in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
MD State Certification # M00743, Fairfax Co. License # M05-167
What my clients
say about their Trager sessions:
Abby
Bardi, writer/college professor
Abbi Bardi,
writer/college professor, July 7, 2004:
I am floating in a purple ocean. Waves lap against me, rocking me gently. As every muscle in my body releases all its tension, I am melting, suspended in time and space, utterly calm and peaceful.
I am in Judy Rose Seibert’s studio, having a Tragerâ session.
I have been having Trager sessions with Judy Rose Seibert for eight years now. The first one took me by surprise; I had had massages before, from Swedish to shiatsu, but I had never experienced anything so deeply relaxing as Trager’s rhythmic movements. When Judy Rose gently and expertly elongates one of my muscles and begins a rocking, pulsing motion, my muscle knows that it has no need to fight the feeling—it lets go.
I have taken stock of all my middle-aged aches and pains—the nagging crick in my neck (another side-effect of computer use), the trigger-point in my upper back (a remnant of a car accident)—and have told Judy Rose where it hurts. Now she runs her skilled and careful hands over my sore neck muscle and lifts my head, stretching that muscle and rocking my head until the muscle no longer throbs. What did she do to ease the pain in my upper back? I’m not even sure. Trager bodywork is like magic; it’s easy to go with the flow so that the experience moves beyond the intellect, beyond language itself, into inner tranquility.
As I lie there, music swirling around me, Judy Rose lifts my forearm—the part of my body that gets the most tired from my incessant computing—and gently twists so that the muscles go in two different directions. "Huh?" my muscles say before they give up on all plans to resist and totally relax. Calm spreads through my entire body as these small areas, triggers of stress, not only release, but seem to question the very point of tension—it is as if all my muscles have held a meeting and decided that protest is futile.
Now, three days later, my formerly sore places are still pain-free. When I try—as Judy Rose has taught me—to recall the experience of the session, I take a deep breath and find that I can still call all these muscles into cooperation as they recall the kindness with which they were treated. "Thank you," say my muscles, who, while they are prone to carrying a grudge, will never forget a good turn.
Relaxation does not come naturally to my muscles and me; it is something that we have to learn, and once we’ve learned it, we can recall the feeling of relaxation when we need it. Trager bodywork teaches us how to explore our daily lives to find what causes our sore muscles, and helps us learn movements that allow us to let go of our muscle tension. It’s more than just massage—it’s a total body experience that changes the way we move and live. Trager relaxes the entire body by engaging it, interesting it, treating it with respect; and when we relax, we can access the core of peace and well-being that waits inside us all.
As I sit at my computer, thanks to Judy Rose Seibert, Trager virtuoso, I can still call up the feeling of oceanic serenity that my muscles have gleaned from her and carry it into my day.
Dick
Johnson, October 31, 2002
I moved to Silver Spring, MD over a year ago. I was undergoing chemotherapy for multiple myeloma, or bone marrow cancer, which was discovered during a major back operation from which I was still recovering. Seven months ago I had a successful through arduous stem cell transplant, one with major side- and after-effects and a long recovery period.
Throughout all this I have been receiving Trager bodywork form Judy Rose Seibert, as well as her advice and encouragement, which altogether have had major impact on my recovery and spirits.
Judy Rose's hands seem to know which of my muscles need to be touched, relaxed, strengthened-all of which is done gently but effectively. Her directions for my ongoing home stretching and breathing exercises keep me going through the periods between my appointments, and, all in all, she has played a crucial role in complementing my more standard medical treatments.
G.
S., 82 years young, August 3, 2004
Arthritis struck me with a vengeance at the ripe old age of 79. As the pain in my hands increased, I found myself becoming increasingly limited and began to consider what drastic changes I would need to make to remain independent. I own a two story house and could no longer hold onto the handrail when using the stairs. Some times I crawled up the stairs and on "good" days I hunched over a laundry basket, using it as a "walker". I considered moving to a one-story house, or installing a stair elevator.
When I had a severe muscle pain in my neck, I got a referral for Trager bodywork with Judy Rose. In addition to relief from the neck pain, I was amazed to find that relaxation of my hand muscles eased my arthritis pain. I now know that when the muscles are tight, they pull the bones too close together, causing them to rub and causing the arthritis pain. After twelve Trager sessions, I no longer had any pain my hands, just a little morning stiffness. I continue to get regular Trager sessions to keep my hands relaxed.
I am constantly amazed at Judy Rose's skill, which has given me an unbelievably rapid recovery from almost constant pain. My hands look like hands again, feel like hands again, and work like hands again!