Michael, What is your official title?
My Official Title is a: Remedial Sports Science Massage Therapist although I am studying for my Doctorate in Massage and Natural Therapies. I currently hold 13 Diplomas in Natural Therapies from Massage, Acupuncture, Reflexology, Trigger Point, Jin Shi Do, Shiatsu, Lymphatic Drainage, Kinesiology, Bindegwebmassage, Naturopathy, Diploma Health Science, Iridology, Aromatherapy, as well as a number of courses that are not diploma studied certificates.
What led you to become an alternative therapist?
Well as I was about to sit my Law Bar Exam a friend of my late fathers who was a massage therapist that I had just met for the first time told me I had the hands of a massage therapist, and should go and see him and be taught all there is to know about it. After I finished laughing at him and told him that I could not see the benefits of massage in law we decided that it was better left alone.. However for many years after that I would contemplate the idea until one day I won a case that I didn't want to win as I was sure the person was guilty so I resigned from law that day and found classes on massage to see if I did like it and strangely enough I did.
Where did you get your training?
I did some of my Training at the Australian College of Natural Health Science's in Perth Western Australia under a man that I considered to be one of the best there is in Australia today Mr Chris Bennet. Who was my inspiration to further my studies after completing my Diplomas, I travelled to China to learn Acupuncture, Japan to learn Shiatsu and finally to Germany to learn Bindegwebmassage all from the masters of their respective fields of expertise.
How long have you been practicing alternative medicine?
I started Studying and Practicing in 1993 and to date have not finished studying as I have found that there are so many ways to learn that may help someone that I haven't learnt that I feel I need to continue my studies in many different modalities to be able to assist more people in more ways.
What sort of therapies do you practice and where do you practice them?
In my practice I use all that I have studied and I now have a home based office clinic in the downstairs of my house in East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.
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