Testimonies

What others say about Structural Integration

“The ability of Structural Integration to rejuvenate, heal and empower cannot be overstated. It is a priceless gift to everyone who takes an active role in the creation of his or her health.”

Gary Zukov – Author, New York Times Best Seller, Seat of the Soul

“This process has been the least amount of effort, the least amount of time, the least amount of money for the greatest amount of benefit of anything I have ever done.”

Robert Williams – Chiropractor, New Jersey

“Joseph Heller, through his development ….of Hellerwork, has made a substantial positive contribution to the overall health and ‘sense of well being’ in my body. I have frequently experienced Hellerwork’s benefits for the past three years. I would recommend it to others without hesitation or reservation.”

William H. Millard – Founder of Computerland

Michelle Kwan and Elvis Stojko, 1998 Olympic Silver Medalists, find they have a competitive advantage by working with Helen James, a practitioner of Structural Integration. Elvis Stojko introduced Helen James to Michelle Kwan in July during the Campbell Soup Tour of World Figure Skating Champions. Stojko, who has benefited from James' physical therapy and Rolfing expertise since 1995 says, "Rolfing helped me to find my center of balance for competition; it puts my body in place.”

Elvis Stojko, Michelle Kwan - Olympic Skaters

"My wife recommended (Structural Integration) highly", says Willie Nelson, "...The first of ten sessions fixed (my back pain)," reported the New York Times, on Feb. 23, 1995

Willie Nelson – Singer/songwriter

“I was in pain 90% of the time and now I am pain free. Everyday I recommend Structural Integration to friends, family, colleagues, and patients.”

Dr. Mary Kay Brewster – OB GYN Carmel, California

“After ten sessions I noticed that my posture improved, my chronic neck pain was significantly relieved, and I had much more energy. Further treatments brought progressive freedom. I am experiencing major changes. I am very impressed with Structural Integration and have referred a lot of patients to S.I, including scoliosis patients. S.I is a wonderful method that can rehabilitate and reverse injuries.”

Dr. Irene Grant – Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York Medical College

"Bodywork has allowed me at age 65 to live as vigorously as I want to, in an embodied way. Nine months ago I started studying flying trapeze work, and I couldn’t have done it without Rolfing." Whole Life Times, Aug.’94. When Sam Keen spoke of Dr. Ida Rolf as a true pioneer in his early Psychology Today 1970’s article, Rolfing bodywork gained international attention. Now thirty years later, Keen benefits by making Rolfing a part of his own health care regimen, to stay aligned, fit and flexible for his flying trapeze work.

Sam Keen – Writer, former Psychology Today editor, PBS Producer

“Rolfing (Structural Integration) has been stretching out muscles fibers that haven’t been stretched for 30 years. When I started, my muscle fibers felt life petrified rock. Now they are getting progressively softer, more supple and gaining elasticity.”

Leon Fleisher – Concert Pianist

“A wonderful benefit I had right after the first Rolfing (Structural Integration) session was a sense of lightness, particularly on the ice. I felt very compact and totally in control, I had increased energy, better balance, and extra agility.”

Brian Orser – Olympic Silver Medalist

"Phoenix Suns guard, Danny Ainge, who has received Rolfing (Structural Integration) for years, recommended the therapy to (Charles) Barkley. Other Suns, Mark West and A.C. Green, also have been Rolfed...with satisfactory results," reported the Arizona Republic, May 1994.

Charles Barkley – NBA Basketball Player

"Rolfing works. It really makes a huge difference. I've been in track and field a long time and wish I had known about it sooner. My stomach tenses and my hips tighten when I jump. The Rolfing bodywork helped me to breathe and I felt taller."

Joe Green – Olympic Athlete