The MVMNT Therapist

09/07/2025

🎭 DNM: Advanced Manual Therapy for Performing Arts
📍 London | 20–21 September 2025

This is my full 2-day DNM workshop—same powerful content I teach across the UK. Nervous system reasoning. Gentle, effective touch. Pain science that actually makes sense.
And yes—you’ll learn the real science behind why manual therapy works, so you can be more effective in your treatments.

✅ In this version, we’re adding a special focus for therapists who work with dancers, actors, musicians, aerialists and performers.
But don’t worry if you don’t—this is still the complete DNM course. If you treat bendy clients, anxious clients, gymnasts, yogis, or anyone who lives in the extremes… this absolutely applies to you.

We’ll cover:
🧠 Biopsychosocial & neurological foundations of touch
🤲 How to calm the system without force or outdated narratives
🎭 Case studies from West End and performance clients
⚡ Real-time nervous system effects you’ll feel in your hands

🎓 Plus, this isn’t a “show up and get a certificate” weekend. You’ll be asked to think, apply, and submit a post-course clinical reflection to earn your CPD.

📍 London | 20–21 September
🔗 Link in bio to book
📩 DM me with any questions

03/07/2025

Deep tissue massage is quite popular on many spa’s service menus and websites. However, what does current evidence say about its therapeutic claims?

02/07/2025

✅ Last Chance to Grab Your Spot — Starts TOMORROW! Thursday 3rd July - 5.30pm UK Time.

Why do clients nod along in your sessions… but never actually do the work?

It’s not because they’re lazy or uncommitted.
It’s because no one ever taught you how to uncover the real reasons people don’t change.

That’s exactly what this course is for.

👉 Behaviour Change & Motivational Interviewing for MSK Therapists, Physios, PTs, and Coaches

3 live weekly sessions (online) where you’ll learn: ✔️ How to stop telling and start evoking real motivation
✔️ How to build buy-in without sounding salesy
✔️ How to have difficult conversations about adherence without confrontation
✔️ How to help clients actually do the exercises, follow plans, and see results

If you’re tired of clients ghosting you between sessions…
If you’re frustrated watching them sabotage their own progress…
If you want to become the go-to practitioner who gets real outcomes…

This is your chance.

⏳ First session starts TOMORROW. Thursday 3rd July. No recordings available. You must be there live.

Doors close in hours. Don’t wait.

🔗 Save Your Place Now

Master Motivational Interviewing to Drive Lasting Behaviour ChangeLearn evidence-based techniques in a live online workshop designed to help you improve client outcomes, retention, and motivation. Why Learn Motivational Interviewing? Why Learn Motivational Interviewing?Motivational Interviewing (MI)...

18/06/2025

Do you have a reason for being?

Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means “a reason for being.”
Not just a job. Not just a hobby. Not just getting through the week.

It’s the place where 4 things overlap:

- What you love

- What you’re good at

- What the world needs

- What you can be paid for

Miss one?
You’ll feel it.
Burnout. Emptiness. Lack of direction. Coasting.

I see it all the time — with clients and coaches alike.

👉 You might be making money, but feel like a robot.
👉 Helping others, but wrecked yourself.
👉 Good at your job, but completely disconnected.

That’s not failure.
That’s a signal.

Sometimes the next step isn’t another qualification, another plan, or another podcast.
It’s looking at your own life and asking:

“Do I even have a reason for being right now?”
“Where am I putting myself last?”
“What part of my Ikigai am I ignoring?”

If you want to reconnect with your purpose — in your body, your work, your energy — start there.

You don’t need to do it alone.
That’s literally what I help people with — whether it’s 1:1, mentoring, or the work we do in MI and DNM.

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Drop a 🔁 if this hits.
Or DM me if you’re ready to stop running on empty.
Your reason for being is worth the effort.

20/05/2025

“They say they want to change… but nothing actually changes.”

Sound familiar?

If you’re a therapist, coach, PT, nutritionist, or healthcare professional, you’ve had that client. They nod. They agree. They say all the right things — but the follow-through just isn’t there.

This course gives you the tools to fix that.

Behaviour Change & Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Taught by Daniel Williams — the new tutor of the rebranded Stages of Change course (formerly run by Dr. Gary Mendoza)

You’ll learn how to:

- Have better conversations that lead to real action

- Improve adherence to rehab, exercise, or nutrition plans

- Strengthen rapport without burning out

- Structure sessions that actually help people change

- Use empathy as a skill, not a drain

Whether you work in MSK, performance, fitness, health or public service — this course will change how you work with people forever.

Live Online – Starts 3rd July (Evenings)
Live Online – Starts 11th October (Mornings)
In-Person – Glasgow, 2–3 August

Limited to 12 people.
£250 online / £299 in-person.
All sessions must be attended live to earn certification.

Online Workshop is 3 weekly sessions of 3-3.5hrs each.

In-Person Workshop is 2 full days 9.30am to 4.30pm.

➡️ DM me or click the link to book your place
https://www.themvmntth
erapist.co.uk/behaviour-change-and-mi-course

01/05/2025

If the before is considered a "dad bod" (even though he still had visible abs) then the world has gone mad.

Olly Murs before (he started his journey) was in good shape.

He started training for so many more reasons than to look a certain way I'm sure, and yet the media and people of social media always find a way to put him down for his efforts instead of just congratulating him for investing in his health and wellbeing.

Well done Olly Murs, I'm sure you feel so much healthier and that increase in muscle will help you in later life and other health issues.

Awesome work 💪🏼👊🏼

I wouldn’t normally comment on stuff like this but from what I’ve seen I just want to say that this journey at the start of the year was for many personal reasons and not one of them was to spark a debate and divide opinions. So it’s very disappointing to see this kind of reporting!

Big Love to everyone who’s been kind and to anyone out there improving themselves and making adjustments to their wellbeing.

Love to you all, keep it up! 💪🏻 ignore the noise!

24/04/2025

📣 Academia prezintă un nou curs în PREMIERĂ în România: DNM - DermoNeuroModulare, susținut de terapeutul și trainerul Daniel Williams, The MVMNT Therapist , din Birmingham, Marea Britanie.

❓Ce este DNM - DermoNeuroModularea?

Dermoneuromodularea (DNM) este un model explicativ structurat și interactiv pentru terapia manuală, creat de Diane Jacobs, terapeut canadian cu pregatire în fizioterapie si diverse metode osteopatice, care ia în considerare sistemul nervos al pacientului, de la celula pielii până la percepția propriei identități.

❓De ce acest curs?

✅Este bazat pe cele mai recente descoperiri în știința durerii.
✅Constă în tehnici blânde, centrate pe pacient, care pun pe primul loc sistemul nervos.
✅Tehnicile sunt lipsite de durere și discomfort, oferind în același timp rezultate reale.
✅Vei stăpâni tehnicile DNM prin demonstrații live și exerciții practice supervizate.
✅Integrarea mișcării - descoperi cm să combini DNM cu terapia prin mișcare și Strength & Conditioning pentru rezultate optime.
✅Înveți de la experți – susținut de un profesionist cu experiență, pasionat de terapia manuală modernă.
✅Știința întâlnește practica: înveți neuroștiința din spatele DNM și modul în care o poți integra eficient în practica clinică

❓Care este prețul cursului?

Cursant nou: 2400 RON
Cursant fidel: 1990 RON
Student: 1200 RON

⌛️Doar 20 locuri disponibile

👉 Te așteptăm la curs:
https://www.physio.ro/events/dermo-neuro-modulare/

24/04/2025

🎯 Curs de Dermoneuromodulare (DNM) – pentru prima dată în România!

📍 București | 13-14-15 iunie 2025

👨‍🏫 Instructor: Daniel Williams The MVMNT Therapist (Marea Britanie)

🧠 Ce este dermoneuromodularea (DNM)?

DNM este o abordare inovatoare și non-invazivă a terapiei manuale, dezvoltată de Diane Jacobs, care acționează nu asupra mușchilor sau articulațiilor, ci asupra sistemului nervos prin piele.
Este blândă, respectuoasă și bazată pe cele mai moderne concepte de neuroștiință a durerii.

🔍 Cum funcționează?

DNM folosește mișcări ușoare, întinderi blânde ale pielii, pentru a trimite semnale către sistemul nervos periferic și central. Scopul este să modifice percepția durerii, să calmeze hipersensibilitatea și să îmbunătățească comunicarea neuro-musculară.

💡 Pentru cine este utilă?

✔ Persoane cu durere cronică (cervicală, lombară, etc.)
✔ Cei cu fibromialgie, nevralgii, post-traumă
✔ Pacienți sensibili sau anxioși la atingere
✔ Reabilitare post-chirurgicală
✔ Oricine are nevoie de o abordare empatică și profund reglatorie

🎓 Cui se adresează cursul?

Kinetoterapeuților, fizioterapeuților, terapeuților manuali, osteopaților și tuturor profesioniștilor din domeniul recuperării care vor să lucreze cu sistemul nervos, nu împotriva lui.

🌍 Instructor: Daniel Williams

Unul dintre promotorii internaționali ai DNM, vine pentru prima dată în România pentru a susține acest curs exclusiv. Vei învăța direct de la sursă, cu demonstrații practice, studii de caz și aplicații clinice.

🔔 Detalii curs:

📅 13-14-15 iunie | 🕒 3 zile de curs intensiv

📍 Locație: București (locația exactă va fi comunicată participanților)

💰 Preț curs:
Cursant Nou: 2400 RON
Cursant Fidel​: 1990 RON
Ofertă Student: 1200 RON

📩 Înscrieri & informații:
https://www.physio.ro/events/dermo-neuro-modulare/

🎫 Locuri limitate!
Prinde-ți locul și hai să învățăm o nouă limbă: limbajul blând al pielii și al nervilor. 🙌

05/03/2025

16/02/2025

This is a must lecture series for any person IMO... It's on sale ATM for 9.99 so I really recommend this for anyone to become better at critical thinking which will help in your lives but also definitely help in your critical thinking of the world around you and help you not get sucked into conspiracy theories and BS on social media.

If you work in health and wellbeing this will help in your decisions in what courses to do in our industry, what interventions actually work and what are more placebo, and how to interact better with the people we treat and help.

Discover the science of cognitive biases and critical thinking and become a savvier, sharper critical thinker.

05/02/2025

It doesn't control anything!!! The brain and nervous system controls the whole body including movement. Fascia is just a sleeve that encases other parts of anatomy that are more important. It is a ridiculous part of the body to think controls anything... And is not clinically relevant.

19/01/2025

Hello everyone,
I have finalised 2 venues so far for 2025 in the UK.
Nottingham, 26/27 March 2025
at Pressure Point - Sports Massage with Clare Riddell
https://fb.me/e/6gL9oR2IB

Exeter, 28/29 June 2025
at Barefoot Physio with Francesca Morgan and James Morgan
https://fb.me/e/4ALLwMtzY

I have some irons in the fire at the following places;

Reading, (TBC) 24/25 May 2025 being organised by Talia Kay
Tewkesbury (TBC) possible dates 5/6 April or 26/27 April organised by Becky Carroll
London (TBC) being organised by Johnathan Tweedie
Glasgow (TBC) being organised by Leeanne Erskine

If you know of any venues or hosts in your area and you want me to come and teach DNM this year or in 2026 please get in touch as my teaching schedule is getting booked up if all these locations are confirmed.

I will also be doing a short intro to DNM at The Sports Therapy Association (STA) South Conference hosted by Alex Moore in Dorset. https://fb.me/e/57VtcKYam