Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques (MAT) Workshops 

MAT Sequences for Better Client Outcomes

Amsterdam The Netherlands    |  October 23–24 2027  |   with Clinton Merrifield

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 Clinton Merrifield

Clinton Merrifield is a Certified Strength Coach, Personal Trainer, and a Master Myoskeletal Therapist® since 2020. Clinton has studied extensively with Erik Dalton to become a Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques (MAT) educator since 2020. An LMT for eight years, Clinton teaches MAT internationally and maintains a thriving private practice using MAT and fitness training to support clients in Germany.

Location

Esoterra, Wingerdweg 32, 1031 CA Amsterdam, Netherlands. This bodywork training facility in Amsterdam-Noord has a shared kitchen and refrigerator. From Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), take the train to Amsterdam Centraal, then Metro 52 toward Noord one stop to Noorderpark. Esoterra is a 6-minute walk from the station. Allow 40–50 minutes by public transit or 30–45 minutes by car.

Continuing Education 

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

Schedule October 23–24, 2027

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

Day 2: Class runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 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 Esoterra include Bunk Hotel Amsterdam, Hagedoornplein 2 (about a 6-minute walk); NH Amsterdam Noord, Distelkade 21 (about a 13-minute walk); and YOTEL Amsterdam, Asterweg 33 (about a 20-minute walk). Bunk offers both private rooms and shared sleeping pods; choose a private room if you want your own bathroom. Rates vary by date, so book directly with the hotel and reserve early.

Food and Dining   

Nearby options within walking distance include Bunk Restaurant (breakfast, lunch, and dinner, about 0.5 km), Café Keppler (breakfast, coffee, and lunch, about 1.0 km), and Café de Ceuvel (plant-based lunch and dinner, about 1.1 km). Participants may also bring lunch and use the venue’s shared kitchen/canteen and refrigerator. Distances are approximate walking estimates; check opening hours before the workshop.

Parking  

Paid street parking is available in the surrounding neighborhood and is relatively affordable by Amsterdam standards. Check posted signs for hours and charges. Dedicated workshop parking is not guaranteed, so public transit is the most convenient way to arrive.

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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