Robert Gardner Wellness

11/14/2025

Apprenticeship for 2026

I'm going to do a year long apprenticeship program for 2026. This is ideal for students who want to build a mat based practice and go long into suspension and helping people with chronic pain.

More details tbs but here's a sample of what will likely be included:

once a month private live training with me online
once a month private group training for all apprentices
access to all in person group classes for the year at no additional fee
access to a single day of hands on in person training if you fly into austin for free
additional private in person trainings (can be negotiated)

There are variables if you want to "train with a friend" and if you're local or semi local and want a hybrid program. Part of my challenge is that my offers are So broad it can be overwhelming for students.

The goal is to make information simple easy to access and recurring so I can see your growth and assist you in getting where you want to go.

11/14/2025

Most healthcare providers don’t have the time or the framework to provide the kind of personalized care that truly helps people heal.

That’s why Robert Gardner Wellness is taking a different approach. We’re bringing hands-on, heart-centered, and science-informed care directly to you.

Most facilities haven’t yet adapted to mat-based work, but we’re leading the shift because it works. It’s efficient, powerful, and allows for deeper connection and mobility restoration.

This isn’t just a service it’s a movement toward better health, freedom from pain, and a new way of thinking about wellness.

11/12/2025

"Why is Robert so grumpy?"

I had a class in Austin recently and none of the students were part of my membership. They'd kind of heard of it but they'd heard enough about me to sign up for class then have questions about:

1) Thai massage jam®
2) Next Level Pain Relief®
3) Technique
4) Application
5) Contraindications
6) Learning online
7) In person training options

That's a short list, trust me. By the 2nd half of day 2 they were lagging. I could see the overwhelm creeping in. They've done all this new work, Robert is talking and trying to compress more information into frontal cortices of their brain so that information might cross the corpus callosum and something like heaven might dawn when they connect all the pieces and gain insight.

We did 1st day "skymat" and second day on a mat. After the table day I asked, "how do you hands feel?" They replied that they felt great because we barely used them.

We did the 2nd day at and the end I said, "we did upper body relaxation. What did you prefer table or mat."

Mat was the reply.

Lower body relaxation? Mat!

Upper back and neck pain? Mat!!

Low back and hip pain? Robert, dude the mat is so much easier.

Congrats, this isn't allowed in any major franchise in the U.S. It's a stastistical anomaly.

We went upstairs so I could do a suspension demo. They stood slack jawed and if they weren't overwhelmed before, now they're looking at spiderman and wondering how webbing shoots out of my hands.

I worked on a student. They worked on me briefly while I helped direct while receiving. "What do you guys think?"

This is amazing. I've never seen anything like this.

"I released suspension 5 years ago in my membership vault for free. Congrats! This isn't allowed in any major franchise in the U.S. and I'm told regularly that what I teach is not massage and you won't be able to do suspension work as an employee in 99.9% of massage facilities in the U.S. Class dismissed."

I'm grumpy because the same industry that feels they own what I do? They tell me what I do makes me not part of their tribe. If you don't pick up what I do? I teach from 4 camera angles globally. Someone, anyone is coming.

11/12/2025

For many, pain relief has always felt like something done to them a quick fix, a treatment, or a temporary solution.

But at Next Level Pain Relief, we see it differently.
We believe in collaboration in working with clients, not just on them.

Through education, movement, and bodywork, we empower you to take part in your own healing. Because true relief doesn’t come from someone else’s hands alone it comes from your active participation and awareness.

You’re not just a client. You’re a partner in your own recovery.

11/10/2025

In today’s fast-paced healthcare system, many providers are limited by time quick visits, rushed assessments, and surface-level care.

But healing doesn’t happen that way. It takes time, presence, and connection.

That’s why I decided to bring a new kind of care directly to you one that prioritizes long-term relief, not just temporary fixes.

This is where we slow down, listen to your body, and create real, lasting change.
Because you deserve care that sees the whole you not just your symptoms.

11/08/2025

11/07/2025

Pick up the client.

Move them around.

Find the tension.

Release it.

❤️

11/07/2025

Some say it’s not massage and they’re right.
Because what we do goes far beyond the surface.
It’s about connection, awareness, and unlocking the body’s natural ability to heal itself.

Every session is a journey toward balance, freedom, and understanding of how your body truly works.

This isn’t just massage. It’s transformation.
It’s Next Level Pain Relief.

11/07/2025

❤️