About The Author


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Rowland Benjamin, the author of Safe Stretch has worked as an Osteopath for over thirty years and in the field of yoga and stretching for over forty years. He established his first school of yoga in Chester, in the U.K. in 1978 and worked with yoga and massage for several years before training as an Osteopath in Sydney, Australia between 1980 and 1985. He set up his first Osteopathic practice in Sydney, Australia in July 1985.

In 1987 he started working as a lecturer and for over 20 years taught a range of subjects including Natural living, Soft tissue technique, Surface anatomy, Transverse friction, Deep tissue massage, Contemporary health issues, Life skills and Hydrotherapy.

He has travelled extensively throughout the world and for many years worked as an independent environmental activist and lobbyist.

Since 2010 he has been engaged in the construction of a Permaculture based orchard and nature area in Bridgetown, Western Australia where he resides. He continues to practice evidence based and anatomy based manual therapy using self-help systems such as stretching and self-massage to empower his patients in Bridgetown, Western Australia.

Other books by the Author

Myofaction – Myofascial Manipulation www.myofaction.com

Massage Yourself – www.massage-yourself.com

Other websites:

Rowland Benjamin – Osteopath www.rowlandbenjamin.com

Information for Action www.informaction.org

Bridgetown Hillside Garden www.bhg.org,au