Hellerwork Structural Integration
Where Alignment and Vitality Converge
We Provide
Realignment which can bring you relief from general aches and pains; improve breathing; and relieve physical and mental stress.
What is Hellerwork?
Hellerwork® is an integrative educational process combining structural integration bodywork, movement education, and somatic dialogue in an exploration that will transform your relationship with your body, enhancing the experience of being alive. The goal of Hellerwork® is to assist you in freeing any set of physical and or mental patterns, improve your ability to adapt more easily to life’s challenges, and strengthen your connection and align with your authentic self.
How it Works
Hellerwork is designed to release the tension that exists in the deep connective tissue, called fascia, and return it to a normal alignment.
Hellerwork is a system of bodywork that combines structural alignment, body movement education, and verbal dialogue. It is designed to realign the body’s structure for overall health, improvement of posture, and reduction of physical and mental stress.
Hellerwork improves posture and brings the body’s natural structure into proper balance and alignment. This realignment can bring relief from general aches and pains; improve breathing; and relieve physical and mental stress.
Hellerwork has also been used to treat such specific physical problems as chronic back, neck, shoulder, and joint pain as well as repetitive stress injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome. It’s frequently used to treat and prevent athletic injuries.
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Testimonials
Hellerwork Works!
“I felt best when Ross Short performed Hellerwork on me”
“Anyone considering Hellerwork should not hesitate. I was a professional hockey player for 20 years. In those 20 years, I felt best when Ross Short performed Hellerwork on me. My posture was better, joints moved easier, I could breathe easier and this was only after a few sessions. I would recommend it to anyone.”
“Hellerwork 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.”
Regional Practitioners Associations
Regional Practitioners Associations were created by the practitioners in order to support needs of the Certified Hellerwork Practitioners, and to produce further Hellerwork Trainings.
Currently there are two Registered Regional Practitioner Associations: The American Hellerwork Structural Integration Association (AHSIA) and The Canadian Hellerwork Association (CHA). Each have their own governing boards made up of membership volunteers.
Each RPA and their governing boards are responsible for how they run and support their membership association. One of the RPA’s primary interests is producing all future Trainings.
The American Hellerwork Structural Integration Association (AHSIA)
The Canadian Hellerwork Association (CHA)
This region also includes Europe and Great Britain.
Hellerwork International
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Structural Integration?
Structural Integration is based on the work of Dr. Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D. who developed a process-based approach that explores the possibility of change in how you use and experience your body. SI systematically addresses your body as a whole, usually over a series of sessions.
What is the difference between Hellerwork Structural Integration and Massage Therapy?
Hellerwork Structural Integration is the process of showing someone how they move currently and how they can move more efficiently to reduce pain, increase ease of movement and ultimately improve their quality of life. Hellerwork Structural Integration is a proactive modality; you are participating during a Hellerwork session to optimize your greatest health and wellness potential.
Who certifies Hellerwork Structural Integration practitioners?
Certified Hellerwork Practitioners are licensed by Hellerwork International through the Hellerwork Structural Integration Training Program. This training program is approved by the International Association of Structural Integrators. Practitioners who also display the Board Certified Structural Integrator (BCSI) credential have graduated from an IASI-approved training program and passed a basic competency exam.
What is Hellerwork?
Hellerwork is a structural integration modality that uses soft tissue manipulation, and movement re-education to bring the body back to a natural state of alignment and balance. Hellerwork also uses somatic dialogue to create a better understanding of one’s own body and movement capacity.
How does Hellerwork Structural Integration help with pain management?
Pain lives in the soft tissue of our bodies. Hellerwork focuses on manipulating this soft tissue in order to release pain, tension and stress in the body. Hellerwork also provides movement re-education to the client in order to bring awareness to the root cause of their pain.
Is Hellerwork Structural Integration covered by insurance?
If your health plan offers wellness benefits for alternative health solutions, yes!