"How light can it be?"
That sentence still often resonates in me. Light! It is just about my mission to bring lightnes to people, but I often hide that light. Due to circumstances I used to hide myself, to make myself small and invisible. The result was a crooked attitude. When I looked in the mirror, I wish I could stand upright, but HOW? I thought I couldn't learn this anymore. I heard good things about Mentastics and when I saw that there was an open lesson I decided to join in. What happened? After the first lesson I knew HOW I could stand up. I learned that if one building block is in its place again, then the rest will follow automatically!
To come into your uprightness is to come into your strength.
When I stand in my natural posture I experience my sense of dignity.
Especially this, regaining my dignity, that is exactly what supports me now so well.
I also felt included in the group and always received a warm welcome from you. I really needed that. Thank you for the great lessons!
H. de Meijer
After being on heavy medication for 2 years due to chronic neuropathic pain, I finally dropped medication altogether. Mentastics and the personal Trager Treatments were a support to regain my health. You learn in a playful way to become aware of your body and to feel it again. You, therefore, live more consciously and with more attention and you experience peace, relaxation, and connection.
My body feels less painful, smoother and no longer as heavy as if I have to drag it along! You learn to stand, walk and sit properly and consciously, in your natural posture without stress. I no longer have the urge to fight or have to “do”!
I experience ease, lightness, softness and I feel happier and freer!
I am grateful that I have been able to experience all this and experience it every day by integrating it into my daily life.
You will be guided through this process in a pleasant, playful and honest way by Satsavya.
I can recommend it to everyone and I will certainly continue with Mentastics myself.
Carla O.
Trager® behandelingen en Mentasticslessen bij Satsavya. Een eye opener!!!
Ik ben geboren met een gedeeltelijke open rug (Spina bifida occulta/thetered cord sydroom) en kreeg daarnaast klachten door Fibromyalgie (weke delen reuma) en scoliose. Een leven met pijn was normaal voor mij. Een fikse valpartij op mijn stuit op jonge leeftijd maakte dit er niet beter op. Door de pijn raakte mijn lichaam steeds verder in de stress en kreeg ik steeds meer klachten.
Na langdurig op zoek te zijn geweest naar een manier om van mijn pijnklachten af komen, of in elk geval deze tot het minimale te reduceren kwam ik in aanraking met Satsavya Mertens/ Trager®Practitioner.
Andere behandelingen hielpen niet of maar tijdelijk. De Trager Behandelingen en de Mentastics echter wel en op een heel gemakkelijke en eenvoudige manier met blijvend goed resultaat. Hoe bijzonder was het om dit te ervaren.
Door in de Mentastics-lessen weer op een natuurlijke manier te leren lopen, zitten en staan, is mijn kwaliteit van leven aanmerkelijk verbeterd. Als ik dit vertel aan anderen dan kijkt men soms bedenkelijk……. maar hoe eenvoudig kan het zijn!!!! Het werkt echt en je kan zelf de oefeningen doen.
Ik ben dolgelukkig dat Satsavya op mijn pad kwam en wil daarom haar Trager behandelingen en Mentastics-lessen van harte aanbevelen aan mensen met pijnklachten.
Jeannette Wolf - Wilhelminadorp
My Trager session with Satsavya was a very relaxing and nourishing experience. It also brought me more easily in connection with myself. She has a natural talent.
S. Peloquin - Co-Founder Rebalancing
I experienced immediately this pleasant feeling of gentle and effortless movement producing impressive changes in my body. The most remarkable thing was the enhanced awareness I felt all over my body.
Lara B. - Voice Dialogue Counselor
The Mentastics exercises were very simple - shaking legs with little kicks, yet the effect was astonishingly profound. After the table session I felt more at ease, lighter and the world looked quite different. Thank you!
Jordis J. - BodyMindCentering Teacher
In the beginning it was quite confronting to discover how difficult it was to feel myself ! I learned to slow down so that I feel more. Mentastics brings me so much more (body) awareness and as a result it brings me back home - I respect more my limits and I experience more peace and energy.
I had a habit of surpassing myself which made me sick. After practicing Trager I can now say with certainty - I found my medicine ! I am so happy that I am finding myself back! !
Mildred G.
Mentastics made me physically stronger. I almost never experienced any back problems again. I now recognize my limits easier by feeling my body again! I integrate Mentastics in my work on a daily basis so I have a lot less physical discomfort. I feel stronger, have more confidence in myself and I feel more open. It also affects your psyche.
I would recommend it to anyone.
V. Ricky - Nurse
The self-motivation gets provoked by recalling the memory in the brain of the cells. Tapping into wisdom already present in the body. Nice, especially with gentle manipulation, the effect was great!
G. Stein - Social Assistant
The sensation was fantastic and I felt at peace with myself. Satsavya's gentle touch brought me more awareness of my body and the feeling of peace and happiness. The body movements were very gracious and natural. A reminder to be more aware of my body in my busy life!
P. Alvito - Biologist
I am very surprised and struck by the simplicity and the outcome of the "play" with our body weight in Mentastics. The deep relaxation and lightness I experienced was sublime. It feels as if coming home to myself. In this way the entire daily life becomes a play. I feel more and more connected with myself and the life energy around me. Fun!
K. Kooiman - Physiotherapist
The Trager sessions and Mentastics gave me greater awareness of my body. From "must" and "want" I moved to more playfulness, enjoying myself and just being. I will integrate this renewed quality in my work so that it becomes more enjoyable and less tiring.
H. Devree - Social Worker
Mentastics with Satsavya has helped me in my golf practice. Standing back in my natural position, now weight-conscious, I perform much better. It is so simple that it is almost unbelievable. Less is more.
A. Rothing - Rebalancer
The sessions taught me to be more lovable towards my body, to be more soft in body and spirit. After a Mentastics class, you feel lighter, more grounded and happier!
E. Vanklinken - Housewife
The Mentastics and sessions with Satsavya have taught me that I have the tools to relax in my own hands. I learned to find the way to relax during my performances - (piano and violin). Great! Thank you.
H. Van Ieerzen - Piano Teacher
Mentastics brought me again in connection with my body and my natural way of moving. Old traumas which cause lifetime conditionings such as anxiety and negative coping strategies are now making place for openness, lightness and space. I have started just recently with Mentastics but my experiences of it are clearly very positive. My quality of life has improved.
R. Vonk - Social Workster
I noticed that I rarely experience back pain now!! That certainly comes from my attention to standing my shoulders wide apart. Furthermore I feel more and more relaxed in my jaws, because my head found its natural position on the atlas again! Feeling clarity, softness and yet firmness after I move every time is such a surprise and very nice!
Marian - Yoga Teacher
Mentastics with Satsavya has given me flexibility and relaxation. Earlier, I had strained back muscles after working in the garden. Now that I learned to work in a Mentastic way, I have no more trouble! Since I started to play with Mentastics I feel my body wider, softer and more balanced. I am more aware about the way I move. Satsavya teaches in a nice relaxing and playful way. "To perform is not in our dictionary," she says. Merci!
R. Lauwers - Nurse
We move freely with Trager-Mentastics again!
The warmth, playfulness and simplicity experienced during the Mentastics lessons had such a deep impact on me.
The pleasure to feel free again, to become more aware of my body posture, the flexibility… Every day I experience relaxation! Our first lesson was a trial lesson, since then we never stopped. Thank you Satsavya!
J & C Wagemakers - Retired
Merci merci... No mind fut vraiment une benediction pour moi Big Gift!
Je me sens tellleeeeeemmmmeeeennnnt bien! Feel good!
Et le Mentastics… Je suis plus consciente de me tenir avec 50 pour cent moins d efforts et ....Ca marche, je deviens plus fluide, ma demarche en tout. cas!
Au plaisir de te revoir bientôt!
Love light energy!
M. Punita - Montreal