Tragerology
"There's a growing body of science that helps explain why the work you do matters. At the same time, your hands, your attention, and your experience already know a great deal. This class is a place where those two can meet."
What We'll Explore
Three days. Three lenses. One integrated experience.
Day One
Presence
"Presence isn't just a mindset. It's physiological."
How attention changes nervous system tone
How your own weight distribution affects your client
Gravity, ground reaction force, and biotensegrity
Practical ways to deepen embodied presence in real time
You'll practice shifting attention and notice how it changes your state and focus.
Day Two
Touch
"Why do we touch? And who is really touching whom?"
Preparing your hands to conform and listen
Sensory receptors and mechanotransduction
How touch travels from skin to somatosensory cortex
Gnostic vs. pathic touch
Unique qualities of soft matter in bodywork
You'll leave with hands that are more adaptable, responsive, and precise.
Day Three
Movement
"Movement science is evolving — and it matters for how you work."
The science behind "half the effort"
Proprioceptors and motor unit recruitment
Central pattern generators
Why novelty matters
How mechanotransduction influences movement adaptation
You'll expand your movement vocabulary and see familiar techniques through a new lens.
Ready to explore all three days?
What Makes This Different
Most continuing education focuses on techniques. This class focuses on the science that makes those techniques work, and invites you to feel the difference.
You won't just understand concepts intellectually, you'll experience them!
Is This for You?
This class works best when the people in the room are genuinely curious. Here's how to know if that's you.
Massage therapist
Physical therapist
Somatic movement educator
Feldenkrais practitioner
Bodyworker who wants to understand the science behind what you feel
You love learning and want to go deeper
You want more confidence explaining your work to clients
You're curious about nervous system science, fascia, or mechanotransduction
You prefer depth and nuance over trends and scripts
Wanting something to add to your business card
Uninterested in self-exploration or hands-on partner work
Put off by science
Prefer purely technique-based instruction
Wanting a specific protocol rather than exploring for yourself
"There's no one right way to learn. This just happens to be one particular kind of room."
What You'll Leave With
Concrete, practical, and felt, not just understood.
Eileen Dickinson
PT · Founder and Lead Learner Tragerolgoy.com
About the Instructor
Eileen Dickinson, PT
Eileen brings decades of clinical physical therapy practice together with deep immersion in somatic education and current science. As founder of the Tragerology learning community, she brings relevant science to practitioners. She has devoted her career to understanding not just what works, but why.
Her teaching draws from the science of mechanotransduction, biotensegrity, epigenetics, mirror neurons, etc. — all translated into language and experience that practitioners can actually use. She has a particular gift for making complex science feel accessible, even inviting!
"Learning should recharge your battery — not drain it. The best science education leaves you more curious than when you arrived."
Details & Tuition
Everything you need to know before you register.
A deposit can hold your space while you make travel arrangements.
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Questions
A few things people often ask before registering.
If this feels worth exploring, you're welcome to join us.
Because the group is small, spaces are limited. A deposit will hold your place while you make arrangements.
"I'm happy to talk it through before you commit."
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