There is a lot going on as usual.

From January 2026, I will be doing much less in terms of home visits and focusing on clinic work. I’ve been driving around in 2024/25 trying to see as many people who cannot make it to clinics and are struggling at home as I could and in doing so, covered a lot of miles in Torbay and Exeter.

I have also acquired a plasma device (see Jeff Berwick – Dollar Vigilante) in November which I’ve been using on friends and family but will make it available to more people in 2026.

Next I will be doing a newsletter for those who are interested in Holistic Physio or would like to catch up with some useful advice, products I’m finding useful, people I think are worth following, books, music, films etc Its going to be monthly and the first one is going to feature the Beechband watch which a few of my clients use to good effect for Parkinson’s and MS. Also about some amazing podcasts from Drs physios and pioneers. Also some debates on generalised health stuff like nutrition supplements minerals exercise, breathwork etc

It will be up shortly for you sign up.

Mike 🙂

Today I did a talk for approx 100 ladies and gents at the Wickham Hall in Bovey Tracey. I talked about what my Physio experience has been from the NHS to locuming around hospitals to private physio clinics and the wide range of areas I have covered both in Physio and other areas.

I gave some breakdowns and tips and tricks for some back pain and shoulder issues and discussed briefly the other common problems from migraines/TMJ, frozen shoulder/rotator cuff injuries, Neurological conditions to neuropathy, hips and knees, posture, exercise, flexibility, breathing whilst doing things and motivation. I had a Helios Red Light/Near Red Light (£200) and my Thor LX2 system (Laser acupuncture with laser and Infra Red applicators – £11,000) to show the differences and also discussed the Plasma device (value approx £9,000) that I should have in October which represents a whole new level of advanced tech and a whole list of new problems I’ll be able to treat effectively.

The talk lasted about 45 mins and then i hosted any questions and then people came up to get a business card or have a chat about their issues and how I would treat them.

Please let me know if you would like me to do a Talk for your group 🙂

On the 20th June we had a really great evening at the beautiful Angel Hall.
After brief introductions I gave a talk on my experiences with Breathwork mainly a 6 day workshop with Dr Stan Grof the creator of Holotropic Breathwork (and co-created the field of Transpersonal Psychology), and another the following year with Tav Sparks each of which included two or three 3Hr intense breathworks which I totally loved and blew me away 🙂 . I also had the pleasure of meeting Leonard Orr before he died, the author of the seminal ‘Rebirthing in the New Age’ at Glastonbury and went over some of his breathwork and his amazing travels. Also I have practiced Wim Hof’s Breathwork with my son where we would do the deep full breaths and then hold in and out three times before jumping in the cold river Teign in the winter and spring. Those that came (13 of us) shared their past breathwork experiences and we discussed James Nestor’s book Breath

I led the group with relaxation and directions as to how to do the breathing and the lovely ‘holders of the space’ Lynn and Paula helped to keep the momentum/energy going and to ensure everyone was comfortable. We played the music to provide tempo and a soundscape to help the breathers navigate the 40 minutes and after did lots of grounding exercises and shared our experiences. We then jumped around for a while and some suggested they would love to do it again maybe even on a monthly basis.

Well, the next one is on Friday 15th August 2025 so if you’d really like to explore what breath can do in a beautiful space, give me a call on 07956 409300 or email Mike @ZenPhysio.com

and breathe 🙂

A Talk on
Holistic Physio and Red Light Therapy
(Near Infra-Red)

Bridgetown Community Hall

Thursday evening June 6th 2025. 7.15pm-9.15pm

Mike Traynor – TTPhysiotherapy.com (Torbay and Totnes)
Mike will be giving a talk and answering questions on Physio, Holistic Approaches and Red Light Therapy.
(Near Infra Red for reducing inflammation and speed up healing).
He will also be demonstrating some bodywork and the Laser Acupuncture and Red Light Therapy for attendees.

Call Mike on 07956 409300 to ask any questions and let me know you’re coming or email Mike@ZenPhysio.com.

The LightFest event went really well. I gave a bunch of treatments doing 30 minute bodywork sessions after a brief chat, some were quite deep and powerful with unexpected breakthroughs. I also gave a talk on Holistic Physio and Red Light Therapy and gave a few demonstrations of the Thor LX2 laser acupuncture, laser and RED Light Therapy (near Infra-red) as few have received the laser acupuncture with the live biofeedback before. It was enoyable and I’ll most likely do it again next year 🙂

Hello and isn’t it a relief that Spring is here and 2025 has officially started now the flowers and sun are out even if its still pretty chilly:)
I’ve been struggling for a while to find a clinic in Exeter that I can facilitate both my clients in wheelchairs as well as those with good mobility and I’ve found a new one that’s just opened in Sowton on the Honiton Road, EX1 4RU. There is a Domino’s and a Subway at the front, a car park round the back and a few disabled spaces outside the Good-Life Clinic entrance when you drive around past the gym to the far side of the building.
I’ll be there on Mondays at the moment and may start doing Thursday’s as well in the summer depending on how things go in Torbay/Totnes and Exeter.
So please call or text me on 07956 409300 if you’d like an appointment for actual effective hands-on therapy rather than just a sheet of exercises and experience Laser and Red Light treatments to speed up healing of injuries or painful areas.
Mike 🙂

Although ZenPhysio has been a good brand name, I’m making it more specific to my location as the majority of my home visits are now in Torbay and Totnes with some clients even going back as far as my first clinic in Torquay near the harbour in 2003.

I’m still keeping a Monday in Exeter to see my clients from the M.S. Centre where I was working in for 20yrs. Home visits where I live though, makes more sense and is what I enjoy, although I dont mind an occassional clinic day. If people need or want equipment like active/passive bikes however, I still refer them back to The MS Centre in Exeter or WestBank in Exminster.

I’m doing a lot more in-depth bodywork including a combination of Massage, Bowen Technique, Zero Balancing and CranioSacral including stimulating the intestines/bowels to work better and allowing release from the structures of the body.

The Thor LX2 laser system I’m using also is amazing for accelerated healing which is going very well especially for fractures and sprains, bursitis and arthritis and clients love Infrared for their lower backs.

So for Torquay Physiotherapy, Paignton Physiotherapy, Totnes Physiotherapy, Totnes Neurophysio, Physio Home Visits in Torquay, Paignton, Totnes, I’m just making it a bit clearer with Torbay and Totnes Physiotherapy.

It’s expensive getting home visits these days with some physios charging £80-90 to visit a care home, nursing home, or persons’ home, so £50 per 45 minute visit is very good value and a special for TTPhysiotherapy for the next few months.

Thanks to Devon Creative for the new logo 🙂

I have had to switch around clinics in Exeter and Torbay. This has led me to consolidate my days in Exeter to just Mondays, but in two clinics, one for good/quite mobile (Heavitree Chiropractic) and one for good disabled access.

Sadly, I couldn’t move My Living Options clinic to another day, so Exminster Westbank is my new Monday afternoon clinic. It is ten minutes from my old clinic at the MS Centre and has a gym and a lift up to the assessment/treatment room and they are a very proactive centre who offer transport and many other activities for locals in need. It is also closer to my base in Totnes.

Torbay and Teign Chiropractic were keen to have me for a full day on Wednesday to see their clients and it’s a good place to work.

These changes will lead to slightly less travelling and more time to work on new projects and still provide useful sessions for those I already know in Exeter and new people in Totnes and Torbay.

There are open days approx the 3rd or 4th Saturday of each month.

Mike does 30min sessions of general bodywork based on such techniques as Bowen/CST/Zero Balancing/MyoFascial work. He gives general physio advice but focuses on a relaxing deep somatic experience. The suggested donation is £15 and spots book up quick so call ahead or get there early.
These have been going on all of 2024.

He also did a series of Breathwork seminars recently based on his experiences of workshops with Dr Stanislav Grof and the late Leonard Orr and also does one-on-one sessions and looks forward later this year to doing longer workshops of an hour rather than the usual 30mins for those that have been to the 30min sessions.
Let Mike know if you or have a group who would be interested.

His workshop on using Ken Wilber’s Integral work for self work and adding an energy boost technique went well in February. It was fun and i hope those who attended are keeping up with their resolutions 🙂

If you would like Mike to do a talk for your group on Physiotherapy/ Complementary approaches/ Holistic Physio for MS, Parkinsons or other Neurological conditions or the Naturopathic and Holistic Approach for General Health with a colleague – Aly Whitley – Let me Know.

Also I’m rolling out a new Workshop series with Lyn Avis in 2024 to integrate various aspects to help us Be more and Feel more.
‘Winning the Consciousness Game’ – including Breathwork, Energy Cultivation, Understanding Triggers, Integration, Using your Intuition and Feeling what Happiness is Like (:

Oh yes and and I’m still working on the books 🙂

Michael is a part of the new Health Source Clinic opening in the last weeks of 2023. He has some events there, mainly Breathwork ‘Tasters’ where he will discuss the three breath work modalities of Dr Stan Grof’s Holotropic Breathwork, Leonard Orr’s Rebirthing & Wim Hof’s Method, and then with some gentle relaxation and some music to take you around the world as you breathe, you will be guided to focus on your breath for 30 mins. This is a short breathe and there will be plenty of time for sharing (if you wish), and integration. Bring a pillow and blanket (better to be too warm than cold) and call Michael beforehand with any questions. This is not deep therapy, counselling or psychotherapy, it is a simple short demo of paying attention to connected breathing and the focus, body awareness, dream-like and other profound states which may be experienced.

There will be a further Breathwork on 8th February 2024 – same times and place.

On 26th January 2024, at the same address and times, Michael will offer a perfect way to start your 2024 by showing attendees, the Integral work of Ken Wilber (American philosopher/writer) and how to use it to choose Action Points to change your life in a small or large way with a simple daily energy promoting practice to ‘anchor in’ and boost your resolve and clarity. This workshop may be repeated after 6 weeks.

The suggested Donation for these workshops is only £10 per person.