About Me
Hi, I’m Brian, and I’m passionate about helping people get out of pain and back to truly living in their bodies.
My journey into bodywork started young. Growing up, I helped ease my mother’s aches after long days as a seamstress, walking on her back and giving shoulder rubs. Even then, I felt drawn to the way touch could bring comfort and relief.
After earning a degree in graphic design, I realized my real calling was in healing. I returned to school to become a Physical Therapist Assistant, later a Licensed Massage Therapist, and began my lifelong study of the healing arts.
Over the years, I’ve been deeply fortunate to study with some of the most respected teachers in the world:
John F. Barnes, creator of the John F. Barnes’ Myofascial Release Approach®
Hugh Gilbert, creator of Kinetic Chain Release
Aunty Maile Napoleon, Hawaiian elder, who taught me lomilomi and to infuse aloha into all I do
Atarangi Muru, Māori healer, who continues to guide me in romiromi and Māori healing traditions
These experiences have taken me from Scotland to Hawai‘i to Aotearoa New Zealand, and have shaped a practice that blends wisdom, intuition, and cultural traditions.
At Kinetic Wellness Myofascial Release, I create a safe, intentional space for your body to unwind and reconnect. My work isn’t just about easing pain—it’s about helping you feel deeply at home in your body again.
Brian Cashman, PTA, LMT
PTA - 06004318A
LMT - MT21906929
Education
•Bachelor of Science, Graphic Design - 2004
•Associate of Science, Physical Therapist Assisting - 2011
•700 Hour Massage Therapy Diploma - 2019
John F. Barnes’ Myofascial Release Approach®
•Myofascial Release I - 2012
•Fascial-Pelvis - 2012
•Myofascial Release II - 2013
•Pediatric Myofascial Release - 2013
•Cervical-Thoracic - 2013
•Myofascial Rebounding - 2013
•Myofascial Unwinding - 2014
•Myofascial Mobilizations - 2015
•40 Hour Skill Enhancement Seminar with John F. Barnes in Malvern, PA - 2021
•Fascial Cranium - 2021
•Advanced Myofascial Unwinding - 2022
•Therapy for the Therapist, Malvern, PA - 2024
•Myofascial Release I - repeat 2014
•Myofascial Release II - repeat 2021
•Fascial-Pelvis - repeat 2022
•Cervical-Thoracic - repeat 2023
Kinetic Chain Release - Hugh Gilbert, PT
•Kinetic Chain Release I - 2014
•Kinetic Chain Release II - 2015
•Connective Tissue Release I - 2015
•Connective Tissue Release II - 2016
•Advanced Postural Energetics - 2016
•1st Annual KCR Convention, Scotland - 2016
•Kinetic Chain Release III, Scotland - 2017
•8 Day Hawaii Masters Gathering, Big Island, HI - 2018
•KCR Integrated Health - 2019
•Accredited KCR Practitioner - since 2015
•KCR Level 1 Instructor - 2023
Hawaiian Healing
•Lomilomi with Aunty Maile Spencer-Napoleon - 2020
•E Ho’omana Hawaiian Spiritual Healing Level 1 with Keolamaikalani Conner - 2022
•E Ho’omana Hawaiian Spiritual Healing Level 2 with Keolamaikalani Conner - 2022
Maori Healing
•Maori Healing Bodywork Workshop with Ana Goncalves - 2023
•Maori Healing Bodywork Workshop with Atarangi Muru - 2023
•Te Rongopae 14 Day Bodywork Intensive with Atarangi Muru, Ahipara, New Zealand - 2024
Dolores Cannon’s QHHT
•QHHT Level 1 - 2023
•QHHT Level 2 - 2024