“It
took a devastating car accident, paralysis from the
chest down, and dependence on a wheelchair before
I truly realized the importance of my body.”
Matthew has dedicated
his life to sharing the fundamental importance of
the mind-body relationship. For him, connecting
mind and body is not just a personal health strategy.
It is a movement of consciousness. To take hold,
it must be both practical and spiritual, both inspirational
and pragmatic. He works on a variety of fronts:
Founder
and President of Mind Body Solutions
In 2001, Matthew founded Mind Body Solutions, a 501(c)3
non-profit organization dedicated to transforming
trauma and loss into hope and potential by awakening
the connection between mind and body.
Yoga
Teacher and Workshop Leader
Matthew teaches yoga to people of
all abilities but he is a pioneer in adapting yoga
for people living with disabilities. “We
all live on a continuum of abilities and disabilities,”
he says. “The principles of yoga apply
to all people, to all bodies.” He teaches
traditional students at his yoga studio in Minnetonka,
Minn.
Public
Speaker
Matthew uses his inspirational story to speak
about the fundamental importance of the mind-body
relationship, “Deepening the mind-body connection
is one of the secrets to living well.”
Matthew speaks to a wide range of audiences including:
- Rehabilitation/Disability
– Clients include: American Physical
Therapy Association • Sharp's Hospital-San
Diego • International Association of Rehabilitation
Professionals • North Carolina Rehab Professionals
• Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Center-San Diego
• Michigan Assisted Living Association
- Integrative Health
– Clients include: Donna Karan's Urban Zen
Initiative • The Mayo Clinic • Bravewell
Collaborative • Abbott Northwestern's Institute
of Health and Healing • University of Minnesota
Duluth Medical School • St. Scholastica •
Integrative Healer's Consortium • MN Psychological
Association
- Inspirational/Corporate
– Clients include: General Mills
• Guidant Corporation • American Express
• Carlson Companies • Target Corporation
• Cargill, Medtronic • American Institute
of Architects • Virginia Commonwealth University's
Crossing Boundaries Lecture Series
Author
Matthew shares his personal story in Waking:
A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence (Rodale:
June, 2006) his critically-acclaimed memoir that received
the Reader's Choice Award at the Minnesota Book Awards
and a Northeaster Book Award. It is due out in paperback
May 2008. “I wrote a memoir, not to tell you
something about me, but rather to teach something
about the mind-body relationship.”
Sustainable
Investor
Matthew believes that sustainable investing (investment
practices that balance financial returns with social
and environmental impact) is an essential and practical
expression of mind-body integration. Therefore,
Matthew has been an active member of the Investor’s
Circle since 1995. Please visit them at www.investorscircle.com.
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