About Metta Bodywork
Metta Bodywork
Metta Bodywork is Matthew Manyvong’s signature approach to healing and performance—an intentional blend of sports massage, Thai massage, and functional movement principles designed to restore balance, mobility, and strength through the entire body.
Rooted in the belief that movement is vitality, Metta Bodywork goes beyond traditional massage. Instead of treating symptoms, Matthew focuses on discovering and addressing the root cause of pain, tightness, and dysfunction. Every session is tailored to release deep muscular restrictions, mobilize joints, and re-pattern movement so the body can operate the way it was created to.
What Makes Metta Bodywork Unique
- A Hybrid Technique
Combining the precision of sports massage with the dynamic stretches and compressions of Thai massage, providing both targeted relief and full-body restoration.
- Movement-Focused
Sessions incorporate movement assessments and corrective techniques to ensure changes on the table translate to better movement in real life.
- Root-Cause Approach
Rather than chasing pain, Metta Bodywork identifies the underlying dysfunction that created it, leading to longer-lasting results.
- Performance-Oriented
Ideal for athletes, bodybuilders, lifters, and anyone wanting to move, train, and feel better—all while reducing the risk of injury.
Methta Manyvong
Meet Matthew Manyvong—bodybuilder, trainer, and massage therapist dedicated to helping people feel strong, confident, and pain-free. Matthew believes everyone deserves to move well and live without chronic discomfort. His unique blend of training expertise and therapeutic massage allows him to identify root causes, restore mobility, and guide clients toward goals they never thought possible.
Matthew is also the creator of the Metta Method, a specialized approach that combines Sports massage and Thai massage to release tension, improve flexibility, and optimize the body’s natural movement patterns. This method enhances recovery while helping clients move with greater ease and strength.
From increasing range of motion and correcting imbalances to building real power in the gym, Matthew supports every client with education, intention, and care. His mission is simple: help people move better, live better, and become the strongest version of themselves.
Philosophy
Matthew’s philosophy is built on one foundational truth: movement is vitality. To him, movement is more than exercise—it is life, energy, and longevity. When the body moves well, everything else improves: strength, posture, breath, mindset, and overall well-being.
Matthew believes that the human body is designed to move with purpose and freedom. Pain, stiffness, and dysfunction aren’t just physical limitations—they disrupt confidence, daily life, and the ability to show up fully for yourself and others. By restoring natural movement patterns, the body begins to regenerate, circulation increases, tension releases, and strength flows more naturally.
Through the Metta Method, Matthew addresses this at the root. By blending sports massage, Thai massage, and functional training principles, he focuses on:
- Releasing restrictions that block proper movement
- Improving mobility and joint freedom
- Resetting muscle patterns so the body performs the way it was designed
- Building strength that supports long-term vitality
To Matthew, vitality isn’t about being the strongest person in the room—it’s about having the freedom to move without pain, the energy to live fully, and the confidence to trust your body again. His work helps clients reconnect with that freedom so they can feel truly alive in their body every day.
The Metta Method
A Compassion-Driven Approach to Corrective Bodywork
Each session integrates:
- Myofascial Release to free fascial restrictions and improve mobility
- Positional Release to gently reset dysfunctional muscle patterns
- Sports Massage to enhance performance and speed recovery
- Thai Massage to restore flexibility through movement-based stretching