I was certified in 2013 as Remedial Massage Therapist in Cairns, Australia. I am continuously learning innovative ways to support my clients on their healing journey. To be honest, once I implemented Myoskeletal Therapy into my clinic, it revolutionized the way I treated clients and the results were impressive. My experience on the steps to …
Thomas Thatcher is the CEO and head coach at Thatchers’ Training Center. An Overland Park, KS native, Thomas had already earned his first black belt in karate before joining the Marine Corps after high school, where he graduated at the top of his class from Marine Corps Scout Sniper school and discovered a new way …
I first came across Erik’s teachings around 2009, about 25 years after my Swedish massage training. I was so impressed with Erik’s instructional style and the quality of his educational videos that I bought his entire home study bundle and started from there. With a background as a manual therapy historian, I respect Erik’s homage …
After several years in a corporate job that had run its course, I was discussing my unhappiness with a colleague when he casually looked up and said, “why not massage therapy?” Without looking back, in 2008 I graduated from the Ben Benjamin Massage Therapy Institute and entered the massage world as a part-time therapist at …
I first heard of Erik Dalton and his Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques at a Santa Rosa, California workshop conducted by one of Erik’s dear friends James Waslaski. So, in 2018, I decided to attend his big July 4th seminar in Oklahoma City and I was so impressed with the style, content and applicability of the material, …
I’ve been a massage and bodywork therapist for 21 years and my during my first post-graduate workshop in Maryland in 1999, James Waslaski was telling us to check out Erik Dalton’s Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques. So, in 2002 I attended Erik’s Costa Rica “Pain Management in Paradise Retreat” and was immediately taken with his “systems” approach …
Celebration time! My MMT diploma arrived yesterday. I’m so proud to attain the Freedom From Pain Institute’s “Master Myoskeletal Therapist” certification… the first in New Zealand. It’s truly an honor to be awarded this fantastic qualification for an awesome bodywork technique. Combining MAT with my remedial massage skills has dramatically improved my patient’s mobility and …
My work focus is Orthopedic and Sports Massage, and Exercise Therapy. My goal is to help you restore function so you may return to, and maintain, an active, healthy lifestyle. I devote every session to the specific needs of each client to support their journey toward postural alignment and wellness. I specialize in movement dysfunction …
I first started following Erik on YouTube eight years ago from my home in Wakefield, England. As I began successfully incorporating some of his Myoskeletal Techniques into my practice, I realized I needed to delve deeper into this body of work. After completing the first three home study courses, my way of thinking about structure, …
After being in the healthcare field for 18 years, in 2010 I decided I wanted to pursue a career in massage and bodywork. My heart has always been in helping people out of pain, so immediately after graduation, I began seeking training in pain management. Although I enjoyed my medical massage training, I realized I …
I began my educational career over 30 years ago first as a massage therapist and then as a physical therapy assistant. I’m also a certified personal trainer and owner/director of Health Touch School of Massage here in the grand state of Wisconsin. My passion is teaching anatomy, kinesiology, physiology, and pathology. But now that I’ve …
I began my MAT journey twelve and a half years ago at Erik’s “Pain Management in Paradise” Costa Rica Retreat and what a mind-changer. Since that event, I’ve expanded my skill-set to an understanding of how spinal biomechanics affects the nervous system and how the brain controls muscle tone and movement. Learning to balance the …
I am the owner/director of Quantum Touch by Winston and Vickie “B” fitness studio in Barbados and I also work with Sandy Lake Resort Hotel, one of the most prestigious and premiere hotels in the world. In the fitness world, I am an IFBB professional bodybuilding competitor, a licensed sports therapist and my passion is …
I’ve found that when we become aware of and take responsibility for how we carry our bodies, we begin to heal naturally and our pain often melts away. The teachings of Erik Dalton resonate with me because of his focus on postural awareness and the brain-body connection. As I worked my way through a few …
My massage journey here in Yinnar, Australia started some years ago after my MD told me I would be in a wheelchair by age 50 and handed me a script for painkillers. With that news, I decided to take matters in my own hands and try and learn everything I could about the human body. …
I came across Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques at a early stage of my training thanks to a workshop here in Belfast, Ireland conducted by Senior Myoskeletal Instructor Aubrey Gowing. He demonstrated some of Erik’s work on one of my classmates and from there I knew I wanted to learn this bodywork method. Yet, the inspiring incident …
After retiring from a career in Law enforcement, I still wanted to help people and thought that massage would be a nice side hobby. Unfortunately, during massage school, I quickly learned that for me, the field of regular massage may be lack luster. A good friend of mine brought to my attention Erik Dalton and …
Erik Dalton has been a big part of my massage career from the very beginning. When discussing with my chiropractor that I was considering becoming a LMT he told me about Erik Dalton and it was because of that conversation I enrolled in massage school. I am so grateful that I started with the Freedom …
Emery Hill joins the Dalton Freedom From Pain Gang after a 25-year career as a team based NATA certified athletic trainer. Emery has spent time working in an elite level sports performance clinic in Colorado Springs and with the Houston Methodist Hospital. He works a variety of events providing sports medicine care although his primary …
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