I am forever indebted to Matthew (Meinck), as he saved my life.

I am forever indebted to Matthew (Meinck), as he saved my life.

I was consumed with depression all my life.

The core feeling of worthlessness never left me, and affected my whole life.

I had attempted to take my life three times, and was endlessly planning the next attempt to escape the pain of myself and my inability to cope with the world around me.

With Matthew's help through massage and counselling my depression has been resolved.

Now i have an understanding that comes as a feeling from within my self, not just a recognition in my thinking.

When the overwhelming urgency comes to kill myself now, i know it is just a sensation leaving my body which was the feeling i was left with, after each time i was abused as a child.

After every time i was abused, that feeling of wanting to kill myself, as well as the physical and emotional trauma, was trapped in my body.

Matthew has not only stopped the pattern of being sexually abused, he has opened the flood gates for all the trapped trauma to be released and healed.

Therefore giving me a life, and a life worth living.

I owe Matthew so much, thank you with all my heart.

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No euphoria just relief and a respect for what it took from both Matthew and myself to get to this point and keep going.

21st Jan 2013

Having regular deep tissue massages with Matthew and attending his meditation retreats have changed my life.

It is difficult to express the subtle but profound changes that take place working with him but I wanted to put pen to paper to give it a go because I realized today that the peace that I am able to feel  now is not only in stark contrast to the way I have lived my life for the last 40 years but a thing I often thought wasn’t possible .

One of the benefits of the retreat environment is that it gives you time to really slow down and when you feel a high level of anxiety in your body on a daily basis at first this seems a stupid if not terrifying thing to do because obviously you feel it more. It has taken some doing but because of the slowing down I can live my life now with the freedom to have anxiety there or bliss and everything in between. The problem was never that I had the anxiety or other difficult feelings, it was that I didn’t want to feel them.

I only realized it when a comment Matthew made on a recent retreat that struck a cord with me as they often do and it was something to the effect of “that it is not that parts of what we feel that are bad it is weather or not it is all of you” Which I noticed is how I am able to live now. To live with all that I am and feel even if I don’t always like it I can accept it.

My only goal along the way was to be able to live with myself. It just took hard work and patience from both of us for me to stay with myself long enough to accept how I was/am. Today I realized I can.

This may sound a trivial thing to some but to people who have lived with the anxiety, confusion, depression and often terror on a daily basis even after all the medications and therapies I could find to try to help, it is like being let out of a straight jacket.
There is no euphoria just relief and a respect for what it took from both Matthew and myself to get to this point and keep going.

I knew when I first met Matthew that I was meeting someone unlike anyone I’d met before, someone that was real and whole. This powerful mix frightened me because I had a sense straight away that the truth in him had already connected with the damage in me and would be able to heal it but also what it was going to take on my part to get past my terror. I had no idea that it would take his personal sacrifice as well, I can only be grateful that he continued the journey with me.

Matthew’s approach to healing is constantly evolving and as I watch others like myself start the process with him I am excited to watch them start new lives just like I did.

What I have described is just one positive effect that Matthew has had on my life this man is truly a profound healer and I hope that for as long as he wants to continue that there are other people who are eager to receive what he has to offer.

He helped me to discover the truth about myself and the world around me.

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Mr Meinck offers a unique approach that actually works.

13th December 2011

“I first went to see Mr Meinck when I was physically very sick and suicidal. In addition, I had extremely low self esteem, suffered from many phobias, had severe body-image issues, severe depression and could not work. My state affected every single aspect of my life. All the little actions that make up a normal day were a nightmare for me. I had consulted many traditional doctors who recommended anti-depressants and other medications, however I did not want to take those options - I wanted to heal the problem, not mask it with drugs. I also consulted several psychologists but none were effective in helping me to resolve the problems that I had. 

After beginning consultations with Mr Meinck 6 years ago, I began to see changes in my health, my attitude towards life, my fears and my acceptance of myself. I stopped all medications within 2 months of beginning consultations and have not needed any since. I now work full-time, am completely free of phobias and have very healthy self esteem. So much has changed that I can’t put words to - all I can say is that I wouldn’t give up one single day of my life now; I want to experience every moment, and that couldn’t be more different to how I felt 6 years ago.

Mr Meinck offers a unique approach that actually works. I have no doubt whatsoever that I would have suicided by now if I had not received the help and support that I got from him. No one else that I went to for help was able to make any difference to the state I was in, and very few were interested in helping me beyond prescribing medication.

He is the most ethical, responsible and genuine practitioner that I have been to."

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Matthew Meinck - Helping me live not just exist

Testimonial May 2010

"In 1997 my partner of 11 years passed away from cancer, then three months later one of my sisters passed away from cancer as well. I was in a real mess, but trying to keep myself together, I kept working and shifted in with two sisters.

I was also coping with a chronic illness of which I was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was about 27 years old, but I feel I’ve had this condition right from the start of menstruating, but progressively got worse as the years went by.

I met my partner when I was 24 years old, it was an abusive relationship, but I convinced myself it wasn’t. My health got worse and worse, I became more withdrawn, more so than I was before I met him.

The pain, bleeding and vomiting at period time became so severe I was admitted to hospital for an operation. I was also told I had developed fibroids in my uterus.

I was so stressed trying to recoup from the operation and the demand to go back to work, as I was the main income earner, I kept working for another year, but emotionally and with this chronic condition I just couldn’t go on anymore. Gave up work for six months, saw a GP who said I was suffering from anxiety attacks, severe stress and depression.

He put me on anti-depressants which I took for a couple of weeks, but they seemed to make me feel numb and at the same time out of control. I stopped taking them. I felt no support or care from my partner, he was even more distant than ever.

Him not working put an enormous strain on our finances, so I went back to work. A year later he was diagnosed with cancer and passed away at the end of 1997, my sister died 3 months later.

About 7-8months later I saw an advert in the Nova newspaper for a retreat in the Perth Hills. I had never done one before, had not met Matthew, I just booked to go for 8 days. I felt like I needed to go somewhere quiet to give myself a break. 

From that first retreat, there was one thing Matthew had said that really stuck with me. He said give 100% to the meditation process and not to believe everything he said but to question everything for ourselves.

It was a very simple act of sitting still and feeling all the senses of the body being in contact with exactly how I was actually feeling. This for me was extremely challenging, as the pain in certain areas of my body became unbearable but over the period of the retreat the pain shifted and changed. Matthew helped me stay with what was coming up for me. I was so scared to go back to my life. It had a profound affect on me, soon after I shifted into a place on my own, where I had not lived on my own before. That was a big step and I felt good about it. As I have done retreats over the past 10 years, I’ve started to face up to how scared I was, the turmoil and confusion, but also a quiet sense of myself I so desperately needed.

The whole process of retreats and the nourishing delicious food Kate served, has helped me pay more attention to what I was putting into my body and still do. The massages I received from Matthew have been beneficial in correcting a twisted pelvis, lower back pain and moving through a multitude of emotional blocks.

About 4-5 years ago I began to have memories of sexual abuse from the time I was about 3 years old. They started surfacing while sitting on retreat. Some were very clear visually, some sketchy but with strong distressing feelings and sensations in my body. The abuse has carried through into adulthood. The way I felt about myself, the physical symptoms I had, thoughts of wanting to give up and die. I felt like a big chunk of me was locked away and buried.

I mean this in all sincerity, that if it wasn’t for Matthew’s help and going on retreats I might not have made it through. I’m not only facing up to what has been done to me as a child and adult, but also to the behaviours in me that are still hurting myself and others as well.

Matthew is a unique individual, whose approach is real, direct and with a depth of clarity and understanding I have not encountered before!

Thank you Matthew for helping me live not just exist. You have had a profound impact on my life. Thanks for everything!"

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Matthew Meinck - Beyond What Mainstream Medicine Could Do

10th Dec 2011

"For 12 years I suffered severe panic attacks, depression, extreme low self-esteem and many and varied recurring health issues. Some include eczema, throat/chest infections, tonsillitis, chronic urinary tract infection, carpal tunnel syndrome and extreme muscle tension. 


This of course made it hard to hold down a job. I tried several qualified counsellors and psychologists for 8 years and anti depressants of several kinds and some tranquillisers administered to me by my parents.
But the terror continued.
None of the dozens of doctors I saw could help me.


Then I made a phone call to Matthew Meinck.
After the second phone call (2000) I had with him he recommended that I stop trying to use the control techniques I had been taught and just feel the terror that was in my body I was able to just let it be there. By being able to do that I was free. I have not had an anxiety attack since.


Shortly afterwards I stopped all medications for depression and anxiety and about a year after that I was totally medication free. In the 3 years prior to meeting Matthew I was visiting the doctor on average 34 times a year and almost every visit ended with a prescription.


It has been a long and difficult journey but today I enjoy good health without any medication and also run my own small business.
My experiences and many others that I have seen with Matthew Meinck has taken us beyond what mainstream medicine could do."


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Matthew Meinck Deserves to be Recognised

18/01/2012

“This is a letter of support for Matthew Meinck.
Matthew Meinck deserves to be recognised for the remarkable work he does.

I have been a client of Matthew Meinck for several years. Receiving from him massage and counseling and have attended many meditation retreats run by him.

I have had truly amazing results through working with him, in areas of my life where conventional therapies have failed.

I sought his services for the clinical depression that I had suffered from for approximately 13 years. My depression had resulted in years of medication, recurring unemployment and failed/interrupted studies. It was completely debilitating for much of my life.

After my very first session with Matthew depression was no longer an issue for me. His understanding of my condition was absolutely unique, and has allowed me to finally heal my life. He has been untiringly supportive of me throughout my healing process. He has also helped me get to a stage where I am able to really care for myself, so I am not dependent on therapy with him or anyone else.” 

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