Stewart Wild

I studied sports massage with the famous Sue Gillespie (NZCM Director) in 1996 at a time when you could study here and there and sit and pass the NZATMP exam when you felt it was right (1996)! I then studied the St John version of NMT as taught first by Leon Botello and then by St John certified instructor John Barerra, 1997-8 at NZCM. I was the first NMT graduate at NZCM (and therefore in NZ!) in 1999 and co-taught the introductory NMT at NZCM from 1998 to 2002.

Leaving the College in 2002 I taught NMT and other stuff full-time at SIT in 2003 and very quickly realised I wasn't cut out for formalised academia. Not long after I made the decision to move to the US in late 2003 to study with and teach for Judith DeLany of NMT American version fame.

From 2004-6, I was based in Florida and taught NMT around the US and brought flexibity courses to NZ. As of 2007 I live in Massachusetts and although I still teach nationally for Judi (DeLany) I am developing my own interpretation along with a very smart gal named Katie Adams at 360NMT, Boston (www.360nmt.com). We aim to take over the North East!!

I am presenting 'The posture/pain relationship of TMD" at the New England Regional Conference of the AMTA in late March 2008 (amta-nerc.org) - my first exposure in the NE, and am sponsoring and teaching NMT in Boston 2008.

I may be bringing the full NMT American version to New Zealand in June and November of 2008.

I also work with the Elsevier publishing company critiquing book proposals, writing reviews for new book editions, proofing chapters, and contributing to the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.