Magnus Eklund RMT, CYT is a massage therapist/teacher and yoga teacher, originally from Sweden, now residing in Gulfport, MS. He has received his training in the healing arts over the last 15 years,both in the USA and Sweden. Magnus holds a college degree (1995) from Lillsved College, Varmdo, Sweden, in Recreational and Sports Leadership. His education included exercise physiology, sports administration, athletic training, anatomy and physiology, coaching, psychology, and kinesiology.
Growing up in athletics in Sweden, Magnus experienced firsthand classical Swedish massage in sports as a tool to improve performance and to recover from competition. In the early 1990’s, Magnus came to the United States to play college tennis. After going back to and completing his degree in Sweden, he came back to play and teach tennis professionally in Florida and Mississippi. Magnus served as Director of Tennis at Saltsjobaden Lawn Tennis Club in Stockholm and at Diamondhead Country Club in Mississippi. After suffering a lower back injury in tennis competition, Magnus received traditional medical care without much improvement. It was only after receiving massage therapy, chiropractic adjustments, and getting into yoga that he overcame his injuries. It was a defining moment in his life, inspiring him to learn the art and science of massage therapy and yoga.
Magnus has studied with some of the world’s best teachers in massage therapy and yoga. His teachers include John Barnes, PT – Myofascial Therapy/ MFR; James Waslaski, LMT – Sports and Orthopedic Massage; Michael Buck – Thai Yoga Bodywork; John Friend – Anusara Yoga; Doug Keller – Hatha Yoga; Bryan Kest Power Yoga; Rodney Yee – Iyengar Yoga; and Erich Schiffman – Freedom Yoga.
Magnus is also influenced by the work of John Schewe, an advanced certified Rolfer. He has had a long-time association with Johan Paldanius, a Swedish Doctor of Naprapathy and athletic trainer/physician for the Swedish Olympic team.
Magnus has worked with medical doctors for several years in medical pain management centers. He has had his own thriving massage practice for 15 years. He has also been involved in many professional events providing sports massage. Among these are the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games as a member of the athletes medical team, the USA Track and Field Championships and the USA Women’s Rugby Team. He has also provided Sports Massage for the Mississippi Seawolves Professional Hockey Team, and has worked with ATP tour tennis players. He is a certified AMTA Sports Massage Specialist.
Magnus was the owner of Mind & Body Inc, a yoga studio in Gulfport, MS. He has provided corporate yoga classes on the Mississippi Coast as well. He taught sports massage for several years at Blue Cliff College, both in Gulfport, MS and Kenner, LA.
He has been a continuing education provider for massage therapists since 1999. His main focus is European Kinetic Massage and Thai Yoga Bodywork, but he is also available for Sports Massage workshops. He is now teaching CEU workshops in Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee. Magnus is a NCBTMB-approved CEU provider.
Today, Magnus’s home base is Doctor’s Nutrition in Gulfport, MS. He works by appointment only. Magnus welcomes the opportunity to provide CEU workshops throughout the United States and Sweden. Magnus is committed to providing the absolute highest quality healing work through his continued studies and involvement in the alternative health arena. |
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