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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Matthew Meinck was the Only Person Who Was Able to Help Me

19.1.12


"I met Matthew Meinck as a client ten years ago in 2001. After being subjected to registered psychologists and psychiatrists all my life, Matthew was the only person who was able to help me. His approach was very simple and straight forward. It allowed me to see the mess I was in, without all the unnecessary interference, or added techniques that just confused me and my situation.


Matthew continued to fully support me until I had a complete understanding of the difficulties I was facing. I have not needed counselling now for a few years."

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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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excerpt from letter  - some of the letters on this blog were originally used for another purpose, with the individual authors permission references irrelevant to this blog have been removed and in some cases the posts made anonymous, what remains is the guts of their experience of Matthew Meinck.