Playtime! I've had some fun with AI and here's the result:
It was a quiet morning in the Hundred Acre Wood, with soft light filtering through the trees and a gentle breeze ruffling the leaves.
Pooh Bear was on his way to look for honey when he spotted his friend Piglet sitting very still beneath a tree, looking rather small and lost.
“Hullo, Piglet!” called Pooh, shuffling over. “What’s going on?”
“Oh, hello, Pooh,” Piglet replied in a small voice. “I’m not quite sure, you see. I’ve got this … feeling.
It’s a bit heavy, like I’m carrying something big inside, but I don’t know what it is.”
Pooh nodded thoughtfully.
“Hmm. A sneaky feeling, is it? I once had one of those after eating the last of my honey and forgetting I had done so. Most unsettling.”
Just then, they heard a scuffling noise and looked up to see Otter, an occasional visitor to the Wood, hopping up the path with a smooth, playful bounce. She was always dipping and diving, full of lively energy that she never seemed to run out of.
“Hullo, Otter!” called Pooh.
“Piglet here has got a Feeling. A heavy one.”
“A heavy Feeling?” Otter said, tilting her head. She swam through the air, almost as if she were gliding in water, and settled down next to Piglet with a kind smile.
“I know what to do with those.”
“Oh!” said Piglet, a glimmer of hope sparking in his heart. “You do?”
“Oh, yes,” Otter nodded. “Sometimes, when I get a heavy feeling, I do something very simple.
I just start to move a little, and I let my body shake it off. It's innate, it's natural, and I always wonder why isn't everybody doing it?”
“Shake it off?” said Piglet, looking confused.
“Yes, in a gentle way,” said Otter, demonstrating with a little wiggle of her whole body, from her nose to the tip of her tail.
“See? It’s not about thinking or figuring anything out. Just a little movement to let the heaviness find its way out.”
Piglet watched closely, as Otter wiggled and gently shook herself all over, her eyes bright with joy, her face looking visibly relaxed. “Would you like to try it?” she asked Piglet, gently.
“Well …” Piglet hesitated.
But with Otter’s warm smile encouraging him, he agreed.
Otter showed him some warm-up exercises, guided him through a grounding meditation and held the space for Piglet to be curious about his own body and its reactions.
He started at his paws, then his knees and soon found himself shaking his whole small self, feeling a tiny bit silly and a little bit lighter.
“That’s it!” Otter cheered.
“Now I show you how to stop this involuntary shake as we don't want to overwhelm your little body.
It's 'just' a wee shake, but it goes deep and it's very powerful.
As you now know the principle, you can tremor at any time, just to let that heaviness slip away.”
Piglet found himself smiling, his heart feeling less heavy. As he tremored, he began to feel as though he was loosening something deep inside—a bit of worry he hadn’t even known was there.
“Oh, Piglet,” said Pooh, giving a nod of approval.
“Look at you! I do believe you’re lighter already – I can see the relaxation on your face and your smile's come back, too!”
Piglet took a deep breath and noticed he did feel lighter, as if he were a balloon released from its string.
“Thank you, Otter,” Piglet said, a big smile spreading across his face. “I think I’ll remember this tremor trick the next time a heavy feeling shows up.”
Otter nodded with a twinkle in her eye. “Anytime you like, Piglet.
Heavy feelings can always find their way out.
Sometimes, they just need a gentle shake to get them going.”
And with that, they all set off, each feeling a bit lighter. As they wandered back into the Hundred Acre Wood, Piglet felt a little braver, as though his heart had a bit more room for the day ahead.
The end.
If you are inspired by this little tale, check out my 'real-life' story, where I share how I myself and also a client of mine, were able to shake off our worries.
And if you are sitting here wondering how can a somatic movement influence emotions, you might want to listen to David Berceli, PhD, the creator of TRE, as he explains TRE in a much more scientific way:
And then let's have a chat to explore how learning TRE can help you.
Are you ready?
Let's do this!
Because your body is TREmendously amazing.
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