About Matthew
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Hello, I’m Matthew. I started Centered Everyday as a way to help people with their health, vitality, and spiritual growth. I have spent my entire adult life studying chi gong, meditation, weight lifting, anatomy & physiology, and therapeutic massage. I have been working full-time as a licensed massage therapist and chi gong teacher since 2007. I specialize in treating chronic pain, injuries, and alignment of the spine.
In my work I act as both a healer and a teacher. In my treatments I use massage and energy work to release the deepest tensions and restrictions in your body. And in my classes I will show you how to properly exercise and breathe to get your body working optimally.
I’ve had my own deep experiences of personal healing.
I grew up with severe asthma and a fair amount of chronic pain. When I started training in kung fu/chi gong in 2000 my life really changed. Within 6 months I got off of all drugs for my asthma and my body pain dramatically reduced.
This was the beginning of what became my training in healing arts and eventually my profession.
In 2004 I moved to Ashland OR. and committed my life to full-time study. I specialized in the connective tissue systems, neuromuscular system, skeletal system, Chinese medical theory and the yogic/spiritual philosophies of China, India, and Japan.
In 2006 I attended the Ashland Institute of Massage and was hired as a kinesiology teacher starting in 2007. I’m still on staff at AIM teaching the Chinese medial massage classes.
Now I am offering sessions in Portland and Ashland in a style of massage I call Fascia Energetics. It is a combination of deep massage to correct the fascia and meridian systems along with gentle energy work to bring the energy systems into balance and proper circulation.
