FreeBody - by Cat Matlock (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The financial cost of musculoskeletal pain exceeds that of any other ailment, with billions of dollars spent each year. Those who suffer seek help from a wide range of healthcare professionals, yet often remain in pain. But suffering doesn't have to be your story.

As a clinical massage therapist, Cat has helped thousands free themselves from pain. In FreeBody, she lays a clear foundation of how our bodies get into pain cycles and why they get stuck there. She then shares her FreeBody System, which attends to those pieces of the pain puzzle. Following that system, her clients around the world free themselves from debilitating pain and have taken their lives back. Are you next?

In FreeBody you will discover the science behind:

• Why the pain you feel isn't coming from where you feel it.
• What trigger points are and how they contribute to inflammation, loss of mobility, and aging.
• Why your old injuries come back and how to stop them in their tracks.
• Exciting new science that helps us to understand chronic lower back pain, and how to get out of it.
• What fascia is and how caring for your fascia is essential to pain-free living.
• How stress, worry, and trauma cause physical pain.
• What to do each day, broken up into small achievable breaks, to care for your body and get pain free.

Are you ready to get your body back? Buy FreeBody today to learn how. No matter the age, every body can feel better with the right kind of care that sets up the conditions for healing and well-being.

Review Quotes

• "The FreeBody healing methods Cat Matlock outlines in this book relieved my entrenched lower back pain and debilitating sciatica pain in just a couple months. If you are seeking the same relief, I strongly recommend this book!" -Zak Kilberg, Founder, Social Construct Films
• "Cat's writing is clear, passionate, and to the point - trigger point! If you want to live FREE of pain, purchase this book and follow her recommendations to start living your best life now." -Stanley Mogelnicki, MD PhD
• "Cat has long been a respected body wizard in our community. Her knowledge and skill have helped many of us get rid of pain no one else could figure out. Get this book today!" -Lisa Sherman, L.Ac.
• "Cat has done an amazing job explaining the phenomenon of trigger points in a super accessible way. This book empowers readers with the tools they need to understand and resolve trigger point pain in their own bodies. I highly recommend it!" -Libby Hinsley, PT PhD, Author of Yoga for Bendy People
• "Twenty years ago Cat was my anatomy instructor, blowing all of our minds with her progressive wisdom of the body. She shifted our views of how to live and practice yoga to be pain free. This book is both a distillation and evolution of that wisdom, shared in her beautiful style and spice that just may blow your mind. Enjoy, embody her teachings, and then buy copies for your loved ones." -Brooke Shannon Sullivan, E-RYT, 500, Yoga Therapist, Director of Wild Temple School
• "Cat Matlock is such a gift to this world. This book, FreeBody, is a distillation of Cat's many decades of knowing the physical body and her deep understanding of how the body works. FreeBody belongs in every home, on every bookshelf, where it will no doubt get tattered with use, worn with love." -Sierra Hollister, Author, Moon Path Yoga
• "Imagine being pain free and learning the tools to sustain a life free of pain! Cat not only gives you those tools, she also explains in layman's terms why the tools work and what can be done to keep on top of any injury from taking over your life. This book is necessary for anyone with a body!" -Jenny Stulck, LCMHC
• "FreeBody introduces us to a complex system in a simple way. Cat Matlock's voice is gentle and humorous and clearly genuine. This book is like an offering, inviting the reader to learn a method for truly healing themselves. She has taught me that freedom from pain is attainable. This book is a must read." -Michelle Assoian
• "Cat's FreeBody technique is a must for anyone that is caring for their body and for others. This book teaches simple and effective ways to release any tension held in the body." -Eileen Gertz, LMBT
• "FreeBody is a must-read if you've ever experienced acute or chronic pain. Cat does an excellent job explaining how trigger points, fascia, and stress are the roots of pain, and how you can help yourself to get FREE! This work is truly life-changing." -Amy Howard, FNP-C
• "In her new book, Cat Matlock brings together the latest research, along with her thirty years of experience, to help in understanding the intricacies of the human body. Hope and healing resonate throughout the pages. Highly recommended!" -Janis Williams, Certified Essentrics Instructor