FreeBody: Guided Healing Journeys and Trigger Pt Massage

Cyclist? Equestrian? And maybe having some hip stuff?
NEW VIDEO DROP!
Quick rolling practice to do before (and after) you ride. Save your hips!

SAVE YOUR HIPS! Do this rolling practice BEFORE your ride your bike or horse

NEW VIDEO on the Pain Referral playlist!
This one helps you understand one cause of SI joint pain, hip weakness, deep ache in the sacrum or butt, and more!
Check it out...

SI joint pain? Hip weakness? Pain in the sacrum or the butt? Let's talk about that! Continuing our Pain Referral Playlist with Gluteus Medius. This big muscle on the outside of the hip can be a big player in SI Joint dysfunction, hip weaknes...

As y'all know, one of my passions in life is helping people to understand their bodies, their pain, and offer a path to freedom. Totally my jam!
I've just begun a new "Pain Referral" playlist on my self care YouTube channel. I'm creating videos that go through the major muscles and where you will feel pain when they have trigger points. Because where you FEEL pain is often not where the pain is COMING FROM.
Check out this intro video on pain referral and learn about sciatica pain that's caused by the little muscle with a big attitude, Gluteus Minimus.

Understanding PAIN REFERRAL, plus SCIATICA pain, and where that ACTUALLY may come from Trigger points can be confusing because the place where the point is and the place where it hurts are often two different places. If you're struggling with p...

Hey, FreeBody Family!
Do you suffer with migraines? Menstrual Pain? Chronic pain in general? Gut issues?
Did you know that these things are often all related to one special molecule in your body that can be wreaking havoc?
Yep. Truth.
I had the great fortune to interview Lisa Sherman about this and I hope you'll take some time to watch this entire program. I promise you won't be disappointed.
Check it out, then share it widely. More folx need to know...

This molecule may be the source of your anxiety, gut issues, migraines and pain! Join me as I talk with the brilliant Lisa Sherman as we learn a TON of helpful information about just what may be the root cause of:chronic stress and tensio...

Hey it's been a minute!
I'm baaaaacccckkkkkk...
And teaching a LIVE massage CE class tomorrow 5/5 at the clinic. Come join us for Releasing the Traps and Levator Scap 11am-3pm. If you mention this post tomorrow in class, I'll gift you your 3 CE Ethics course FOR FREE!

Releasing Trapezius and Levator Scapulae Exploring how to release the trapezius and levator scapulae muscles, a common place for clients to hold tension and trigger points

Hello massage therapists!
I've got a wonderful CE schedule this year, including 4 new classes!!!!
Check it out and register today!
You know my classes close at 10-12 students.
You get individual attention, a lovely practice space, and videos to support what you've learned.
Cheers!

CE Course Registration is here! Massage continuing education schedule for Cat Matlock and FreeBody, 2024

Gil Hedley!!! I just got to hand him a signed copy of my book. He’s in a big part of it!
Yay!!!
Looking forward to his Nerve Tour talk today at AB TECH

Hooray! I’m stoked to be a presenter again at Love.Shine.Play Festival this year!!
Come play with us!
And if you’re looking for a weekend tickets, use my code and get a big discount!! Use CAT2024

TODAY is the FINAL DAY to get the eBook version of my book FreeBody: The Body, Pain, and a Path to Freedom for only $1.99!!! Tomorrow I'm raising the price to the regular $9.99.
Paperback is NOW AVAILABLE! WOOHOO!
Link to purchase either eBook or Paperback on Amazon is the first comment...

The paperbacks arrived to me yesterday! Woot woot!
All of these 130 copies are already spoken for, which is amazing. But soon I will be able to receive orders.
In the meantime, the eBook on Amazon is available RIGHT NOW and, for a veeeery limited time, it's available for only $1.99!
Check it out. Link to purchase eBook is the first comment.

Hey there.
The FreeBody book has made it up to #4 in Health and Fitness: Rehabilitation genre.
Yay!
Thanks so much.
The $1.99 price will last just a couple more weeks.
Paperbacks are being printed so if you want your own physical copy, it'll be here before you know it.
Thanks for all the support!

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Hey there.
The FreeBody book has made it up to #4 in Health and Fitness: Rehabilitation genre.
Yay!
Thanks so much.
The $1.99 price will last just a couple more weeks.
Paperbacks are being printed so if you want your own physical copy, it'll be here before you know it.
Thanks for all the support!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJX3VC78?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_BCZ2FX0TBFWQGH778056

Want to learn about pain and how to get out of it?
You can purchase Cat's eBook on Amazon right now for only $1.99!
This low price is only for a short while so grab your copy at this huge discount while you can!

FreeBody: The Body, Pain, and a Path to Freedom FreeBody: The Body, Pain, and a Path to Freedom

I am now officially a PUBLISHED AUTHOR!!!!
You can purchase the eBook here or wait until it's up on Amazon where I will give a huge discount for the first few weeks. But if you follow this link below, you could be my FIRST CUSTOMER!

FreeBody ebook by CAT MATLOCK - Rakuten Kobo Read "FreeBody The Body, Pain, and a Path to Freedom" by CAT MATLOCK available from Rakuten Kobo. The financial cost of musculoskeletal pain exceeds that of any other ailment, with billions of dollars spent each year. ...

Friends! I've been absent here a while finishing the book. eBook drops in just a couple of weeks! WOW!
In the meantime, I was recently interviewed about back pain for another YouTube channel. I had a great time! Check it out...

The Truth About Back Pain: Trigger Point Expert Cat Matlock Cat's Channel: Cat's Website: https://www.freebodynow.com/BACK MUSCLE SHOP: https://backmusclesolutions.com/collections/back-muscle-solutions - Q...

Massage professionals....
Releasing the psoas is very important work. AND, it's very slow and delicate work. You cannot push your way in, force it into submission, or move too quickly.
Here is a video from my YouTube channel specifically for releasing the psoas muscle.
Heads up I'm teaching a class on this (with quadratus lumborum work as well!) on July 30. Please join us! link to register is the first comment.

Releasing the Psoas It is really important to understand how to release the psoas correctly. I cannot tell you how many times I have taught massage CE classes and seen therapis...

Love.Shine.Play Festival is happeneing again in July and Cat is teaching every single day! YES!
We LOVE this festival and hope you will join us.
As a special bonus, use the code CAT2023 and receive 15% off your weekend ticket!
So many wonderful teachers and musicians gather each year for this festival. We hope you'll join us.
https://www.loveshineplay.com/tickets

If you've got chronic low back or sciatica pain, you know how much that sucks.
I know how much that sucks because I used to have both of those and now I don't experience low back or sciatica pain at all. Ever. I also don't worry about it coming back. Ever.
AND I've helped tons of other people get out of those types of pain. I get to do that every day.
THIS THURSDAY May 18th I'm going live on a zoom call to share the 3 most common underlying causes of low back and sciatica pain that you might not have heard before, and which might be the reason you can't get better.
Then I'm going to cover the exact A-Z strategy that we use to help folks all over the world (which is SO COOL!) to get out of pain and take their lives back.
Want to come to the super informative training this THURSDAY evening at 7pm EST?
Click on the link in the first comment to sign up.
We got this!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas out there!
Here's me and my girl around 2012 near her 11th birthday...

Massage professionals... check this out.
I've got 12 online CE classes (including ETHICS) bundled together at a super discount!
You'll get over 33 CEs and this is the last year NC is allowing massage folks to submit with all online classes.
To celebrate our new courses we're offering this $471 CE bundle for only $250!!!
Sale ends Monday.
Go get it...

Online Continuing Education Bundle SALE Take advantage of this once in a lifetime deal for online continuing education credits with Cat Matlock.

There's still time to join! Next week Healthy Hips starts, livestream. I know Hips is in the name, but this series will support releasing pain or dysfunction in so many more areas, like thighs, groin, knees, it band, SI joint, low back, shins, legs...
You can't go wrong!
Learn effective release techniques and methods to stay out of pain, for good.

👍 Go to https://freebodynow.kartra.com/page/SC_LS_HealthyHips_5_2023 to sign up!

Hey, Massage/Bodyworker community. Looking for CEs? Ready to get back to a LIVE classroom? Next weekend in my 2-day course on Freeing the Shoulder Girdle worth 14CEs. And, I have a few spots left!
Sign up now - https://freebodynow.kartra.com/page/CE_Live_ShoulderGirdle_4_2023

Hi Asheville Bodyworkers,
I have a few spots left for my a 2-day live in-person CE class, and I wanted you to know before it fills up!

Freeing the Shoulder Girdle - April 29-30th - 14CEs
The shoulder is the most vulnerable joint in the body, and I imagine a lot of your clients come in with shoulder pain, tingling arms, mobility issues, and more. After discussion of the anatomy, trigger points, pain referral patterns, symptoms and common causes of tension in these muscles, you will learn highly effective treatment methods including the release of trigger points. Your clients will thank you for this work!

Click below to learn more -
https://freebodynow.kartra.com/page/CE_Live_ShoulderGirdle_4_2023

Hey you reading this.
Are you interested in learning more about the human body and how it gets into pain?
I want to help you with that. (Then you can help me pick out the actual cover for the book!)
You can help me to help you by pre-ordering the FreeBody book today! In this book I teach about how trigger points, fascia, and the brain (think stress, worry, and fear) mix to become the pain we feel. It's pretty fascinating and somewhat surprising!
Did you know that pain running down the outer thigh can come from a tiny little spot in the outer hip?
Did you know that back pain can come from muscles in the belly?
Did you know that our achilles tendons are very similar to those of a GAZELLE?
Our bodies are amazing.
And once we understand a little bit about how they work and how they get messed up, we can live so much better in those bodies.
Please consider pre-ordering the book TODAY because I've got about 4 days left of the pre-sale fundraiser and I still need about 20 folks to purchase.
Thank you kindly!
Link is the first comment...

I am really looking forward to the Healthy Hips 4-week series starting soon. I get so excited teaching others how to transform their bodies out of pain and dysfunction so they can get back to enjoying their lives.
Interested? Go to https://freebodynow.kartra.com/page/SC_LS_HealthyHips_5_2023 to learn more.

One of my skills is self regulation. Hey, I'm certainly not perfect. But I sure can calm myself in a big storm.
I used to think this was an incredible skill to have. In some ways it is.
What I wish I had known is that, if I'm HAVING to self regulate all the time, perhaps I should consider changing the environment, the circumstances, so that I'm just not navigating triggers, manipulation, and the like. Huh. And WOW! That's brilliant!
I have left situations that required me to constantly soothe my nervous system. I realized that my entire body was suffering, let alone my brain and heart.
This is something I teach about in my book, "FreeBody" because what I have learned over the years is that behind every person in chronic pain, there is a painful story.
If you've been thinking about pre-ordering my book, please do so like right now! It's the final few days of the fundraising and I've still got quite a few orders to secure to get this informative book published.
I believe you will learn some things when you read it. Click on the link and let's do this!

The Book | Learn more about Cat Matlock and FreeBody

Pain referral patterns can lead to strange places sometimes, but we have the knowledge to find them and help you relieve your pain.
Learn more in my upcoming book.

Healthy Hips livestream series is starting soon. Learn how to treat nagging hip issues yourself by releasing the underlying tensional imbalances that lead to aching, pain, and loss of mobility in the hips.
Go to https://freebodynow.kartra.com/page/SC_LS_HealthyHips_5_2023 to learn more.

More pain referral pattern knowledge to help your journey to a pain free life.

What are pain referral patterns, anyway? Let me help you learn about your pain patterns.