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Hellerwork is a form of Structural Integration, involving deep tissue manipulation along with movement education. More specifically, Hellerwork Structural Integration is a system of neuromuscular and connective tissue (fascia) manipulation, movement awareness education, body-mind dialogue and developmental processes.

Hellerwork Structural Integration has evolved out of a number of sources including Joseph Heller’s experience with engineering and structural stress in the aerospace industry. Heller also studied gestalt and bioenergetics during his tenure as director of Kairos, a Los Angeles based center for human development. Heller’s association with with Ida Rolf, Buckmister Fuller, John Lilly, Viginia Sati, Judith Aston and Brugh Joy began the synthesis of a new form of bodywork, Hellerwork, which he founded in 1979.

The purpose of Hellerwork is to optimize the physical body, resulting in increasing postural alignment and function. Organizing a person’s body as well as organizing the human being toward optimal relationships leads to structural and functional efficiency.

“…as man becomes aware of himself as a more patterned structure, he feels himself revitalized. He no longer wastes his vital capital. Comprehensive recognition of human structure includes not only the physical person but also, eventually, the psychological personality-behavior, attitudes, capacities.” (*1)

Or, as Ken Dychtwald writes, “…the greatest changes in the physical body occur when there are corresponding changes in awareness and attitude.” (*2)

Hellerwork clients make the claim that their sessions result in sustainable day-to-day increases in energy, health, freedom, body awareness and vitality.

(*1) Rolfing, Ida P. Rolf, Ph,D, copyright 1977, ISBN 0-89281-335-0, page 29 (*2) Bodymind, Ken Dychtwald, New York:  Jove, 1978, page 127