“Bryn is a gifted healer who has such a deep understanding of the body. He is so much more than a physiotherapist. I have worked with Bryn through some injuries and he has facilitated healing of long term chronic issues. His treatments are gentle, intuitive, effective and very relaxing. I have also done some profound healing of past traumas with Bryn through TRE - trauma release exercises and breathwork to release trauma from the body. I now get on a ferry to have hands on with Bryn when need be, he is worth the commute.”
— Heidi Newton - Home design and Sales
“I like to think of myself as a facilitator. How do I best help you to understand your body more? How do I foster curiosity for your experience so that you can shift yourself in a direction of better health and wellbeing? A little nudge…. sometimes a big nudge…and support along the journey. That is my goal.
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About Bryn
Bryn’s passion for working with the human body has taken him on a long journey from Olympic athlete and world champion rower, to advanced manual therapist, to trauma and psychotherapeutically informed body worker, and to First Nations and remote-travelling community therapist in the beautiful Chilcotin. Now Bryn shares his time between Victoria BC at two amazing multidisciplinary clinics and the Chilcotin region of B.C.
After graduating from UBC, Bryn began treating people in a one-on-one setting while completing his advanced diploma in manipulative therapy and practicing and teaching therapeutic yoga. For more than 20 years he has combined myofascial release, manipulative therapy, movement retraining, therapeutic exercise, trauma/tension release exercises (TRE), and functional dry needling, and now conscious connected breathwork and Numa Somatics to get to the heart of what a person brings into the room and facilitate the healing process.
As a lover of movement and nature, father of three boys, and husband to an active, nature-loving, amazing woman, Bryn has dived into many sports, including rowing, running, skiing (all three types), mountain biking, rock climbing, tennis, squash, swimming, hiking, and kite boarding. You name it, he has probably tried and possibly competed in it.
Bryn’s family adventures have brought him full circle back to Victoria where he spent most of his youth. He is thrilled to bring his enthusiasm and experience together to work with both Fix Healthcare’s and Rise Health’s talented teams and some of his long-time colleagues and mentors. He comes from his off-grid home in the Tatlayoko Valley in the Chilcotin where he continues to invest some of his time and energy.
My Teachers and Lineage
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Wynn Gmitroski; Carol Kennedy, May Nolan, Jan Lowcock, Mary Walsh and other Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapy; Cathy Eustace, Libby Swain, and Darryl Caves and other mentors from the neurophysiotherapy realm; Shirley Sahrmann, Greg Liehman, and other movement experts; Tom Myers, Mark Finch, John Barnes and other myofascial release and structural integration teachers.
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Description tElizabeth Peckham, Joya Irwin, Peter Bennet, Cynthia Bennett, Babba Hari Dass and the teaching team at the Saltsrping Yoga Centre
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Trevor Yelich and the Nüma Somatics team, Dr Bercelli and Joan McDonald (TRE), Gabor Mate, The Teachings of Peter Levine, Bessel Van der Kolk, and Stephen Porges
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By far, the most influential teacher in my life is my wife, Lisa Hartwick, a gifted transpersonal psychotherapist.
Roshi Diane Musho Hamilton, Duey Freeman, Bruce Tift, John Davis and the teachings of A.H. Almaas, Gabor Mate, Reuvain Baccal, Jason Gaddis, Tripp Lanier, Reggie Ray, The teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Eckart Tole, Adyashanti, Ram Dass, Baba Hari Dass,
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Ash Dargan – sound healing, NAC ceremony Journeyman, many Elders and Traditional Knowledge Keepers in the Tsilhqot’in Nation, and other medicine carriers who cannot be mentioned here.
