Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques (MAT) Workshops 

MAT Sequences for Better Client Outcomes

Naples, FL.   |  April 11–13, 2027  |   with Tammy McCue

Learn practical MAT sequences designed to produce results your clients will notice by the end of the session. In this 24-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.

  • Discover the biomechanics behind the design of each regional sequence and practice sequences with support from MAT Educators and Teaching Assistants.
  • Use kinetic-chain thinking to identify restrictions that feed common pain patterns.
  • Learn why Erik designed MAT techniques to apply complex, layered loads to create the proprioceptive input needed to change the brain’s pain response.
  • 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.
  • Achieve better thoracic spine and rib motion which improves neck and shoulder mechanics.
  • Master Erik’s signature neck techniques, built to restore comfortable cervical motion.
  • Improve elbow, wrist, and hand mechanics with an upper extremity sequence clients love.

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 Tammy McCue

Tammy McCue holds formal education in athletic training, physical therapy, massage therapy, and a Master Myoskeletal Therapist® certification from Dalton Myoskeletal. Tammy has studied extensively with Erik Dalton to become a Licensed MAT Educator. An MT for more than 20 years, Tammy teaches MAT internationally and was recently inducted into the Massage Therapy Hall of Fame.

Location

Courtyard by Marriott Naples, 3250 Tamiami Trail North, Naples, FL 34103. Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers is 34 miles away, about 35–40 minutes by car. Park Shore Beach is a 4-minute drive, and Naples Pier is 10 minutes away. This small, intimate venue with the “best sunsets in the world” sells out early.

Continuing Education

This workshop is approved for 24 CE hours by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB).

Schedule April 11–13, 2027

Day 1: Registration and setup begin at 7:30 a.m., and class runs from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with regular breaks and lunch.

Day 2: Class runs from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with regular breaks and lunch.

Day 3: Class runs from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with regular breaks and lunch. 

Supplies

Bring a massage table, sheets, face cradle, face cradle cover, massage lubricant, and snacks. If you are traveling by air, let us know and we will arrange a massage table for you. Wear comfortable sports clothing in layers as hotel and classrooms are typically too hot or too cold. 

Accomodations 

We recommend staying at the Courtyard Naples, the workshop venue. Call 239-434-8700 for the special booking rate of $189 per night, or click here to book online. The booking deadline is March 11, 2027. The hotel offers a fitness center, outdoor pool, whirlpool, and on-site restaurant.

Food 

The Bistro (at the hotel) offers breakfast, dinner, and cocktails. Nearby restaurants include Peppi’s Pizzeria (pizza, 1 mile), Hogfish Harry’s (seafood and bar, 1.1 miles), Jimmy P’s Charred (steaks, seafood, 1.2 miles), and Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii (coffee, 1.7 miles).

Parking  

Go to the front desk, explain that you are with the Dalton Myoskeletal workshop, and the receptionist will tell you where to park.

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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