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A quick update on our moving plans!

Dear Patients & Friends,

A quick update on our moving plans!

How to Get Rich Quick

As a teenager, when I was in college, and up until my mid-thirties, I studied and organized the insightful wisdom about happiness and resilience from the best of the East and the West. I focused my attention in these fields:

An Easy & Powerful Way to Help People

As many of you know, I’m the founder of the non-profit, Young Men’s Ultimate Weekend, a rite of passage wilderness camp for young men, ages 13 - 20.

One of the leaders of YMUW is Brendan Byrd, the Event Coordinator for YMUW. He recently brought to my attention that there’s a serious shortage of donated blood all across America. He told me that prior to the Covid virus outbreak, the country enjoyed a five-day supply of blood. That supply has now been reduced to only a one day reserve.

When Opposites Disappear, There Can Be Peace

When I attended college in the early 1970s, I studied comparative religion with an emphasis on Eastern philosophy. One of the most profound principles I learned during that time, stated that when 'opposites disappear', you would become enlightened. One of the ways I interpreted this proverb was, that when I had developed a profoundly deep sense of universal unity, I would no longer believe that diversity - including opposites - was the only reality.

Massage Therapy in Doctors' Offices is Back!

Thankfully, massage therapy is now approved if it's performed in a doctor's office!

Naturally, there are some guidelines that need to be followed, like wiping down the massage tables with disinfectant, making sure that the therapists and patients are wearing masks, and having the therapists wash their hands in-between sessions.

Increase in Office Hours Coming Soon

I'm happy to say that every week, more patients have been coming into the office to get either wellness care or pain relief care. Of course, there are patients who are remaining home and sheltered as much as possible. I totally respect that.

How Telemedicine in Chiropractic Works

I've been pleased to see how many of you are coming into the office to continue taking care of your spine. Although chiropractic is considered an essential healthcare service, I completely understand and respect those of you who are staying at home due to the shelter-in-place recommendations.

The Future

So much of the stress that's arising from the virus crisis is not knowing how our lives are going to change as a result of the unpredictable pandemic. One of the benefits of having a clearly defined, repeatable lifestyle, is the comforting experience of stability. Even when we don't love our busy, stressful lives, we can find a calmness in knowing that it's consistent. It requires minimum effort to plan for our routines when most daily events are the same.

Office Hours Update + 1 Bit of Advice

As of Wednesday, April 8th, I'll be here at the office from 9:30 - 11 AM, and from 4 - 5:30 PM. These hours are also true for Friday, April 6th. If the coronavirus conditions change and require me to alter office hours again, I'll let you all know.

Learn How to Adapt to Adversity - Without Anxiety or Anger

Ever since I was a teenager, I've been learning how to decrease my reactions to stress and increase my inner peace. By remaining committed to both of these endeavors my entire life, I've become masterful at remaining calm and fulfilled, even when people or events around me are extremely challenging - including the coronavirus.

A Deeper Danger Than the Coronavirus

According to a recent article published inI was delighted to hear from so many of you after I sent out the blog on Friday, encouraging you to understand that humans have been vulnerable to microbes since the beginning of our history. I love the community connection that we've developed over the years.

How Chiropractic is Reducing the Opioid Crisis

According to a recent article published in Medscape Medical News, chiropractic care is contributing toward an almost 50 percent reduction in opioid prescriptions issued in the United States

A Great Source of Important Information

A few years ago, my good friend and chiropractic colleague, Dr. Ricky Fishman, came to our office to talk about how people could handle the stress of having Donald Trump being the President. As many of you know, I do not discuss politics in the office because I'm not interested in politics. However, I decided to have Ricky make a presentation because so many patients were deeply upset when Trump was elected.

Affordable Massage Therapy for Everyone

I began my journey discovering the benefits of professional massage therapy many years ago. While I was going to chiropractic school, I also completed separate studies to be a licensed massage therapist. I provided massage therapy for my clients after classes - in the evening, usually after my kids went to bed! I also traded services with other massage therapists because I loved receiving them as well.

Discount Massage Therapy to Start the New Year!

We've never before had such a talented collection of massage therapists as we do right now, so we want you to enjoy their talents. By offering you a discount on massage therapy, you have an opportunity to try more than one therapist in order to see which one meets your needs best.

Brief Holiday Video Message

Every year I like to make a brief video to thank all of you for your support, and to inspire and motivate you to take good care of yourselves. I always pick a message that requires patients to take a moment and pause to consider what I'm saying...

Replay Now Available - How to Relax Your Mind Quickly

My first ever live online master class, "How to Relax Your Mind Quickly", was held last Tuesday evening. It was a great success! Get the Replay & Learn to Relax ...

How to Relax Your Mind Quickly

On Tuesday, December, 10th, I'll be teaching an online Master Class that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home. The class is only one hour, from 8 - 9 PM. The class is called, "How to Relax Your Mind Quickly...

How to Relax Your Mind Quickly

In this lifetime, no one can avoid having anxiety producing experiences. Most people experience stress due to financial hardships, difficult relationships, intense workloads, raising children, poor diet and difficulties with time management...

Developing the Attitude of Gratitude

I've been studying with wonderful spiritual teachers from all of the religious traditions since the time I was a teenager and up until this present day. While I was keenly aware that they all did not agree on how to be enlightened or happy, I found it easy to observe one area that they shared common ground...

Cool Thing To Do On Thanksgiving

On Thanksgiving Day, the non-profit I co-founded, Young Men's Ultimate Weekend Young Men's Ultimate Weekend, will be packing up food into boxes and then have a special delivery team bring the food to the homeless in San Francisco. We call this event, "Operation T Day"...

Power Outage & Office Hours

I know you have all been inconvenienced by the power outage and the lack of internet coverage. Many of you, like me, need these services in order to be productive at home and at work...

Cure for the Common Cold?

Thankfully, it's not a serious health concern and yet the common cold can keep us from going to work, spending time with friends and family or accomplishing the things we want to do or need to do...

Learn From One of My Mentors, Steve Sisgold

Many of you have known me for a long time and have watched me enjoy some big professional wins over the years. Occasionally, I've mentioned that I've been able to enjoy these accomplishments because of the work I do with my close friend and mentor...

What Happened with Lisa Ling?!

Well it finally happened! Whatever nervousness I had before meeting Lisa Ling quickly disappeared the moment she came out of her van and gave me a loving hug when we met for the first time in the Santa Cruz Mountains...

You're Invited to Experience Lisa Yang and YMUW in Action!

First of all, I want to thank all of you who have been so supportive of me with this opportunity to showcase my nonprofit this weekend. Receiving blessings and goodwill from so many of you is allowing me to go into this weekend with gratitude and confidence...

Why is Lisa Ling of CNN Interviewing Me?!

As you know, I've devoted 20 years of volunteer service to the nonprofit I founded in 2000, the Young Men's Ultimate Weekend (YMUW). I realized, then, that the reason why young men were falling short of achieving their true potential was because the adults around them needed a roadmap that could show them how to effectively overcome the challenges of parenting in this rapidly growing era of digital technology.

Beware Of a Summer Epidemic: Dehydration

For approximately 20 years, one of my chiropractic mentors, Dr. David Stewart, used to take me on annual challenging trips to the desert to get far away from the demands of our conventional responsibilities.

What to Do About World-Wide Stress

Yesterday I had a chance to do something that I rarely get to do, which is to slow down. Father's Day is one of the days where I throttle down the tempo and appreciate my life as I prepare for my family to visit my home...

Wandering Minds Can Relax

A patient told me this past week that he would like to come to the meditation and yoga class but...

Black Hole Reveals Secret Truth About Yoga

We live in exciting times! For the first time in history ....

Anyone Can Get Their Life Together

As a teenager in high school, my non - academic studies focused on personal growth and spiritual development....

Why Parents & Teens Have a Hard Time Cooperating

Many of you know about my passion for helping parents and their children have better relationships. My desire to help families was heavily influenced....

If You Use Insurance with Our Office, Please Read This

It's that time of year in medical offices around the world, where patients and their doctors discover what services their insurance companies actually cover ....

Yoga & Meditation This Tuesday

Yoga & Meditation Intensive this Tuesday ....

How to Construct a Wonderful Lifestyle

On my medical intake form for new patients, I always carefully review the section entitled, 'Happiness' ....

Your Doctor May Be Suffering Badly

As you have repeatedly heard me say over the past number of years, the number-one cause of illness is mental stress ....

"Walk-Ins" Welcome to Tomorrow's Intensive Yoga

If you wake up tomorrow and decide you want to DO SOMETHING REALLY DIFFERENT, don't call the office to reserve a spot for the Yoga Intensive ....

Developing Patience

Growing up in Nu Yawk showed me that the only way to get things done was to do it faster and more intensely than anyone else. If you couldn't handle challenges swiftly and confidently by the time you were 4 years old, you were labeled, slow ....

How To Start This New Year

I was questioning everyone to deeply consider when they're going to make the next change in their life that will bring them more physical health, mental calmness, emotional well-being and spiritual peace ....

A Hidden Danger of Car Accidents in The Rain

It's so ridiculously simple to understand how yoga and meditation improves your ability to think clearer, and thereby make better decisions in all areas of your life. In these times of increasing stress, it's crucial that ....

A Simple Way to Boost Your Brain Health

It's so ridiculously simple to understand how yoga and meditation improves your ability to think clearer, and thereby make better decisions in all areas of your life. In these times of increasing stress, it's crucial that ....

Exercising during the Holidays

I know what's about to happen here in the office. After Christmas and New Year's, most patients will be telling me the same words I've been hearing every January for 34 years, "I haven't exercised since the holidays began."...

My Holiday Gift to You

During the holiday season, it's difficult to avoid dealing with stressful situations. You can't always manage what other people are going to do, nor can you always know what events are about to happen to you ...

Outrageous Film About Men

My good friend, Joseph Culp, is a Hollywood filmmaker (son of former actor, Robert Culp), who has produced a very provocative, R-rated, film, Welcome to The Men's Group. The reason why I'm telling you about this film is because it's main intention is to help men and women have better relationships ...

Pre - Pig Out Yoga & Holiday Hours

Let me guess. Sometime this week, you're going to eat a lot of food and then wake up the next day and say to yourself, "I shouldn't have eaten the whole thing."...

I Was Right

There's nothing more fun than being able to say, "I told you so!" It's even more fun to rub it in when...

Yoga Class is Full

We're happy to announce that the yoga class is filled up for tonight- no walk-ins will be accepted...

2 Spots Available for Tomorrow's Yoga Intensive

If you want to attend tomorrow's yoga intensive, you can either call the office today to register, register online, or walk - in tomorrow, at least 15 minutes before the class starts at 6:30 PM...

Breathing is Bliss

In all my travels around the world studying spirituality and personal growth, I've observed many different ways that teachers instruct their students to relax or rejuvenate themselves...

Deskercise Can Save Your Life

An article in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that women who sat six or more hours a day were nearly 40 percent more likely to die over a 13-year-stretch, than those...

"Walk-Ins" Welcome for Tomorrow's Yoga Intensive

People are more stressed out that I can ever remember. I know I'm making a generalization and yet I'm certain that many of you will find yourself agreeing that you're also experiencing...

Focus, Fun, and Freedom

People are more stressed out that I can ever remember. I know I'm making a generalization and yet I'm certain that many of you will find yourself agreeing that you're also experiencing...

Whatever it Takes - Just Do It！

As most of you know I am an exercise fanatic. I like working out at my home twice a day, seven days a week, ideally. I've tried working out at gyms before but it doesn't work for me...

Great Relationship Advice From Marilyn Monroe

Most of the fighting that men and women experience arises from the natural and necessary biological differences we have. There are simple reasons why we can't always understand each other. As a life coach....

Yoga & Meditation Intensive

Every year I find that more people want to experiment with yoga and meditation. I've learned that what holds many people back from starting earlier in their lives is that they simply didn't know which teacher to trust or what studio to try....

Calm Your Mind, Flex Your Body, Be at Peace

Needless to say, my weekend serving at the Young Men's Ultimate Weekend and teaching the parenting workshop was, as always, a major life-enhancing experience for me....

Now Where Am I Going?

Once again I'll be out of the office following my participation in the food fest in Nu Yawk two weeks ago. I should be going to a weight loss clinic because I haven't (wanted to) lose any of the 23 pounds I gained. I should have known I would gain too much weight ...

What Actually Happens in My Yoga & Meditation Intensive

Being a wacky New Yorker and being a very healthy, happy, and holy person is not a contradiction. People with all types of inconceivable varieties of personalities - as unusual or illogical as they may seem - are capable of living a rewarding and fulfilling life ...

Crazy & True Story - How I Met My (Latest) Guru

In 1969, when I was 16 years old, my first yoga teacher told his students about an event that was going to be held in 2000, called the Maha Kumba Mela. This event is considered one of the oldest known gatherings in the history of the world ....

What happened On My Vacation

As it turns out, I had an ideal 4 days in Nu Yawwk. I only gained 23 pounds and I easily remembered how to yell inappropriately and unnecessarily. I had such a great time! I controlled my diet by only eating from the four original food groups ...

Where I'll be This Week (Holiday Schedule)

I am leaving for Nu Yawk for a few days of bad, unhealthy food (read; delicious) and loving loud-mouth people (read: family & friends)! I could never go back to live in NYC but it's really fun for me to be with family and close friends and tawk like normal ...

More Control Over The Aging Process

Dear Patients and Friends, OTomorrow night, I will be teaching the workshop called, "How to Slow Your Aging Process." Because there are still some seats left (we cap registration at 15 people), you are welcome to show up without pre-registering ...

More Control Over The Aging Process

Dear Patients and Friends, Over all of the decades that I've been studying, practicing and teaching others how to live a long healthy life, I've come to summarize my teachings in this expression ...

This Special Person Inspired Me to Be Happy, Healthy & Holy

Dear Patients and Friends, As I hinted to you in my previous blog, Santa Cruz was a powerful motivator for me to learn how to masterfully regulate my energy in order to have great physical and mental health ...

Aging Gracefully, Not Disastrously

Dear Patients and Friends, When I moved from New York City to Santa Cruz in 1974, I was equal parts intense-city-guy and mellow-hippie-type-dude. I liked the possibility of having both types of personalities and knowing when and how to call upon each style, depending on what the moment called for ...

Stress Management Workshop This Thursday

According to medical literature, 80% of ALL illness is stress related. Stress is often called the "silent killer" because its negative effects usually take years before it shows up as symptoms that may be incurable (think cancer, arthritis, cardio-vascular disease, and Parkinson's) ...

Last Call for Happiness Mastermind Group

We humans are innately motivated to evolve towards greater health, mental clarity, and spiritual happiness. However, most of us simply lack the tools to achieve all of this. Unless people have discovered a valid path to show them how to live a meaningful and productive life, they're likely to suffer from undiagnosed chronic anxiety ...

Free Yourself from Self-Sabotage - Free Webinar

As you all know, I'm a firm believer in helping all of you reduce your mental stress without needing to have years of therapy or taking unnecessary medications ...

It's Not Your Fault

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT that we live in a society that promotes having material wealth and material goods way more than it nurtures spiritual peace, mental clarity, emotional calmness, physical health, and family unity ...

Don't Miss the Replay from The Happiness Call Last Week!

When I was a teenager, I took a vow with one of my spiritual teachers that I would devote my life to being a happy, enlightened person and to help others be as deeply happy as they could possibly be ...

Discount Massage - Meet Our Newest Therapist

Katy and I are excited to have hired a wonderful and talented new massage therapist, Koko Radford. As some of you know, it's been a while since we've had two great therapists ...

Be Happy Without Spending a Lot of Time, Energy or Money

You are invited to attend my free Master Class tonight called, "How to Have a Meaningful & Fulfilling Life - Without Spending a Lot of Time, Energy, or Money." ...

Is It Possible To Be Really HAPPY?

Many people who venture on the path of self-discovery and happiness prematurely end their journey. This occurs because they don't know which teachers to trust, become frustrated by teachers who are too egotistical, or become skeptical of being converted by someone ...

Yoga Sold Out - Extra Class Added Next Week

The "back by popular demand" Yoga Intensive on Tuesday, February 27th, has already sold out! I'm really happy that over the years of teaching this class, so many patients have received so much benefit from my style of teaching yoga ...

The #1 Goal of Yoga

Yoga has been used for thousands of years to increase both physical health and mental well-being. As a chiropractor, I've found yoga beneficial to patients by improving the functioning of muscles, joints ...

Even the Dalai Lama Sucks at Meditation

In 1970, my first yoga teacher, Swami Rama , told his students about an event that was going to be held in 2000, the Maha Kumbh Mela....

What I Learned About the Opioid Crisis Last Weekend

Last week, I mentioned that I was going to be attending a huge chiropractic conference in southern California called, California Jam. Thousands of doctors attended from all over the world to see the top speakers in the profession....

This Just In: Dr. Matt Will Be Here Friday

Every year there is a huge chiropractic conference in southern California called, California Jam. Thousands of doctors attend to see the top speakers in the profession....

Learn to Relax at College of Marin

It's simply not going to ever be possible to avoid dealing with stressful situations. You cannot always manage what other people are going to do, nor can you always know what events are about to happen to you....

EnRIGHTenment

Thank you for your enthusiastic response to the Happiness Mastermind Group that's forming now. Next month, I'll be detailing how you can become one of the 10 selected members to study with me in this upcoming year-long intensive...

Attend My Stress Management Class at College of Marin

When I was in high school in New York City, I often wondered with real fear: What I was going to do to make a living as an adult. As a teenager, I was more interested in personal growth and spiritual development than pursuing a career in business or technology...

How to Drive Safely in the Rain

As a chiropractor who has treated countless patients involved in car accidents, I'm keenly aware of how many more accidents there are in the winter than in the summer. Most of the time this is due to adverse driving conditions from the rain...

How to Know When You're Happy

One of the biggest sources of stress during the holiday season is the overwhelming exposure to consumer commercialism. There is a constant bombardment of advertisements urging us to spend money for ourselves or other...

Workshop for Divorced Parents, or Couples Who Need Help

There's no shortage of scientific research that shows that children who grow up in a divided, divorced family, experience significant amounts of stress...

The Luckiest Family Man in The World - Me

I know the pain of being a divorced parent. I know the pain, the intense feelings that arise from being divorced which can include..

Upcoming Dates Dr. Matt Will Cover My Book Writing Days

On Thanksgiving Day, the non-profit I co-founded, Young Men's Ultimate Weekend, will be co-hosting an annual event called, "Operation T Day". We prepare food for the homeless in ..

Upcoming Dates Dr. Matt Will Cover My Book Writing Days

As I mentioned on the email to you in last week's blog, I'll be writing my first book and I'm planning to be finished approximately one year from now. The topic of the book relates to..

It's Finally Time For Me to Write This Book

As many of you know, I'm passionate about my work in helping families have morecaring and cooperative relationships. In the 1990s, when I began to put..

Why I was Interviewed by Katie Couric

Yes, it's true! On Saturday, October 28 I was in Mill Valley on a panel of men interviewed live by Katie Couric. The show is part of a National Geographic series which she describes as..

The Laws of Nature Requires Respect

I know we're all concerned about the prospect of having to pack up our belongings and evacuate our homes. There is never an easy way to say goodbye to a lifestyle that's allowed us to have everything we need..

Inflammation Can Kill You

The health care industry has been stating for years that "inflammation" is the root bio-chemical cause of pain and..

Here's What Happened in Seattle

As you know, I was away in Seattle last weekend attending and presenting at the Ancestral Health Society Annual Symposium, held on the beautiful campus of the University of Washington..

The True Source of Well-Being

I always encourage all of you to consider taking better care yourselves spiritually, mentally and physically. Consider that the deepest source of well-being comes when you respect yourself for consistently being true to yourself..

Stress is The #1 Killer

Medical research is sobering clear: the number one cause of all illness is mental stress. I'm sure you've learned by now you that cannot control most of the stress that comes into your life. The key to managing stress is to manage yourself..

4 Steps to Dissolving Your Stress

Since I was a teenager, and up until this present time, I've gone out of my way to studywith teachers who I thought could help me become healthier, happier and holier. I quickly learned that they did not all agree with each other about how to achieve those results..

The #1 Goal of Yoga

Yoga has been used for thousands of years to increase both physical health and mental well-being. As a chiropractor, I've found yoga beneficial to patients by improving the functioning of muscles, joints, organs, nerves and the skin..