Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques (MAT) Workshops 

MAT Sequences for Better Client Outcomes

Asheville, NC.   |  February 6–7 2027  |   with Nate Fay

Learn practical MAT sequences designed to produce results your clients will notice! In this 16-hour workshop, explore the theory behind the common kinetic chain patterns your clients present every week and practice technique sequences you’ll be ready to integrate into the bodywork you already do to improve client outcomes immediately.

Leave inspired, with new tools that elevate your session outcomes without tearing down the bodywork approach you’ve already built.

A sequence is a series of techniques applied to a region or joint. Erik selected and ordered methods to give you the best shot at correcting the biomechanical issues that drive restricted movement, protective guarding, and pain.

What Will I Learn?

  • Discover the biomechanics behind the design of each regional sequence and practice sequences with support from MAT Educators and Teaching Assistants.
  • Practice MAT techniques organized into effective regional sequences and put them to work right away in your session room.
  • Improve foot mechanics, ankle mobility, patella tracking, and femoral position to enhance lower extremity function.
  • Address pelvic imbalances through sequences that work with SI motion, the deep rotators, and underrecruited gluteal muscles.
  • Relieve low-back pain by freeing hip extension and easing sacral-lumbar compression.
  • Address thoracic restrictions that influence ribcage movement.
  • Master Erik’s signature neck techniques, built to restore comfortable cervical motion.
  • Address forearm rotation and restrictions around the wrist and hand.
  • Identify where selected sequences fit into the bodywork you already provide.

New to MAT? These sequences are your road map. You’ll see for yourself, in real time, how combining these techniques changes the way clients move and feel by the end of the session.

Already Practicing MAT? This is where your skills get strategic. You’ll learn how technique order and regional relationships sharpen your clinical reasoning, help you track compensatory patterns through the kinetic chain, and make every session more responsive to what’s actually in front of you.

Meet Licensed MAT Educator Nate Fay

Nathan Fay holds a Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Therapy, and a Master Myoskeletal Therapist® certification from Dalton Myoskeletal. Nate has studied extensively with Erik Dalton to become a Licensed MAT Educator in 2020. An LMT for 20 years, Nate teaches MAT internationally and maintains a thriving private practice using MAT to support bodywork clients in Connecticut.

Location

Still Point Wellness Center, 946 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805. Enter the classroom through the main entrance. The venue is a 27-minute drive from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) and a 2-hour drive from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). Several restaurants are close by, including Copper Crown (0.4 miles) and East Village Grille (0.8 miles).

Continuing Education

This workshop is approved for 16 CE hours by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB).

Schedule February 6–7, 2027

Day 1: Registration and setup begin at 8:30 a.m., and class runs from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with regular breaks and lunch.

Day 2: Class runs from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with regular breaks and lunch.

Supplies

Massage tables will be provided. Bring sheets, face cradle cover, massage lubricant, small bottle of hand sanitizer, and snacks. Wear comfortable sports clothing in layers as classrooms are typically too hot or too cold.

Accomodations 

Moderately priced hotels near Still Point Wellness Center include Glo Hotel Asheville (0.8 miles), Best Western Asheville (0.9 miles), and Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Asheville (1.5 miles). Nearby Airbnb properties are another good option. No room block has been reserved for this workshop, so please book directly with the hotel or host of your choice.

Food  

Several great restaurants are located very close to Still Point Wellness Center including, Copper Crown (0.4 miles away), East Village Grille (0.8 miles aways), and Post 70 Indulgence Bar (0.7 miles away).

Parking  

Parking is available on site.

Completion Policy 

To receive a certificate of completion and continuing education (CE) hours, participants must attend the workshop in its entirety and submit a completed workshop evaluation form. No partial CE credit or credit towards MMT certification will be awarded for incomplete attendance.

Cancellation Policy 

Dalton Myoskeletal offers a refund for cancellations made up to 30 days prior to the workshop start date, minus a $100 administrative fee. Cancellations made within 30 days of the workshop start date are non-refundable. 

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