About Us

Welcome to the D ynamic M ind B ody E nergy M atrix website. The series of courses offered on this site are designed to inspire and enthuse, to challenge and motivate, but perhaps above all to take a new perspective on the way we are in the world, both as human beings and therapists.

"The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes."

Marcel Proust

Guiding Philosophy

There is a natural progression in manual therapy from the gross to the subtle, from working on someone to working with someone, from overcoming resistance within the body to establishing trust with that body. The courses we offer, presents an exciting journey from the physical structure of the body, into the realms of the mind and the energy matrix, all of which are merely a reflection of one another. By bringing the focus back into our bodies through our senses and experiencing the harmonies and disharmonies that exist, we can understand at an experiential level how our mind influences our physical state and indeed the way in which we move and visa versa. The energy system and noticing how we move can be utilised not only to monitor this dynamic relationship, but also to facilitate change, that will create an environment that supports our well being rather than undermining it.

Web site image (Home Page)

Since the construction of this website in 2004, many have asked of the significance to the image in background of the web page. In a sense it very much reflects the personal journey, I have experienced as a therapist. The more I have come to know, the more I realise I don't know! The papers strewn across the floor represent my failed and frustrated attempts at trying to work out the many unanswered questions I have as a therapist. The unopened filing cabinets have now become the focus of my attention, but there is no attempt to force open these draws, more a sense of listening, observing, and waiting. What does the image conjure up for you?

Lecturers

Stuart Robertson
BEd (Hons), BSc. MSc. Physiotherapy

Stuart has spent over a decade teaching nationally and internationally, predominantly on the integrative role of the myofascial system and its importance in dysfunction and dis-ease. This work has acted as an integral bridge into the clinical development and integration of mind body techniques and energy work into the teaching of his manual therapy skills. His background in physical education has also led him to develop a series of exciting physical exercises linked to the senses, which can be used in the clinical setting for specific injuries or simply for proactive health.

The skills he brings to his teaching have evolved over a period of more than a quarter of a century of experience. His philosophy as a teacher during that time has changed from one of 'telling' to one of 'guiding'. His aim is to rekindle that sense of enthusiasm, motivation and desire we had for self exploration as a child.

His clinical practice has involved working with international sportsmen through to being the clinical specialist in an NHS chronic pain department. He now works from his clinic at home, so in between clients or patients he gets to play with the kids!

Gareth Davies MSMA. LSSM. Cert. Ed.

First qualified at the London School of Sports Massage in January 1995 and since then has undergone regular training in most forms of massage, specialising in the treatment of acute and chronic muscular- skeletal problem conditions.

He is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy which explores the links between our thoughts and our emotions, a common source of stress and muscular tension; and also works with the energy fields of the body using light touch and visualisation techniques to enhance the bodies own self healing capacity.

A former member of the British Register of Complementary Practitioners he is now a member of the Sports Massage Association and The Institute of Sports and Remedial Massage.

He has worked as a therapist since 1995, and also at the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002. Since 1997 he has taught anatomy, massage and nutrition at further education colleges and regularly deigns and presents his own courses and workshops to other therapists for their professional development. As a qualified Assessor and Verifier he also provides services , as a freelance instructor, and writes Tutor manuals and other educational literature for Colleges and Training providers, such as the London School of Sports Massage.

He is currently providing consultation and treatment sessions at the Natural Therapy Centre in Carmarthen, South Wales.