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  • noun A form of bodywork based on Rolfing and consisting of massage, movement techniques, and body/mind awareness.

Etymologies

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Heller +‎ work, after its inventor Joseph Heller.

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Examples

  • I turned to Dan Rawson, a specialist in Hellerwork Structural Integration, a series of deep-tissue bodywork and movement education designed to realign the body, reorganize muscle and connective tissue, and release chronic tension and stress.

    Misty Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg 2010

  • I turned to Dan Rawson, a specialist in Hellerwork Structural Integration, a series of deep-tissue bodywork and movement education designed to realign the body, reorganize muscle and connective tissue, and release chronic tension and stress.

    Misty Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg 2010

  • For me, Hellerwork is what finally helped get my RSI “under control.”

    Author! Author! » Blog Archive » Dealing with that notorious writer’s wrist ache, by guest blogger Janiece Hopper 2008

  • The Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, and Hellerwork make us more aware of our habitual movement patterns so that we can change or refine them.

    OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005

  • Hellerwork training includes classwork in anatomy and physiology, myofascial anatomy, body systems, deep tissue bodywork, movement, psychological inquiry, and ergonomics.

    You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999

  • Instead, we included a listing of specialized bodywork methods such as Hellerwork, Rolfing, and reflexology and the associations that represent them.

    You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999

  • Hellerwork training includes classwork in anatomy and physiology, myofascial anatomy, body systems, deep tissue bodywork, movement, psychological inquiry, and ergonomics.

    You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999

  • Instead, we included a listing of specialized bodywork methods such as Hellerwork, Rolfing, and reflexology and the associations that represent them.

    You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999

  • Occasionally, Dan would put a bit of beeswax on his hands, but Hellerwork isn’t anything like massage, where the masseur slides his hands over the tissue with oil or lotion.

    Misty Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg 2010

  • Occasionally, Dan would put a bit of beeswax on his hands, but Hellerwork isn’t anything like massage, where the masseur slides his hands over the tissue with oil or lotion.

    Misty Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg 2010

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