Deep + gentle.
Intense + sensitive.
Embodied + effective.
Hellerwork Structural Integration.
Fix your posture. Feel better.
Get pain relief through a combination of myofascial deep-tissue massage and movement lessons (similar to Rolfing)
Are you hurting? Stressed? Tense & tight? Frustrated?
Are you dealing with physical challenges that no one seems to be able to help?
Is your body feeling out of whack?
Do you notice your posture isn't what you'd like it to be?
Are you a highly sensitive person who gets easily overwhelmed?
I have a feeling you want:
better posture and flexibility.
freedom from old or current injuries.
to feel ALIVE in your body - connected to body, mind and spirit.
And you're tired of feeling uncomfortable. You know:
that aging can be graceful, not uncomfortable and awkward.
this isn't how you're meant to feel, and if you could just find someone to help you out, you'd be doing all right.
You're also here because:
you're dealing with grief, or sitting on the edge of transition and looking for some support to get you through the groundless place you're in.
you really want a kick-start towards positive physical, mental and emotional change.
you know you can feel much better with a little help.
you're finally 'selfish' enough to start paying attention to your body and heart.
you enjoy intense experiences and you're ready to get to know your body better.
you've been through a lot of change in your life.
Welcome! You're in the right place.
This work is just right for you if:
you want long-lasting long-term results
you want to get to know your body/mind/psyche better
you're a very sensitive person seeking tools and skills to function better (I've got a lot to share!)
This work is not for you if:
you want a quick fix
you don't like making changes on your own (doing your movement ‘homework’) between sessions
But first, I have to say...
You are not broken. You just need a little help getting unstuck.
As an experienced and compassionate Hellerwork Structural Integration Practitioner, I love getting people onto a restorative and healing path.
Feeling stiff, stuck and uncomfortable in your body is not inevitable. Poor posture can be helped. Likewise - aging doesn't have to feel awkward. Aches, pains and poor posture are treatable.
It's possible to find help by spending time treating your body, mind and spirit in healthy, restorative ways.
Hellerwork is an ideal way to address these issues in a supported way.
A little more about me:
I'm a Hellerwork Structural Integration Practitioner, which I liken to being a personal change catalyst. In treatment, I use my hands, eyes and heart to help people find the moment we all love: when stress, discomfort and tension melts away.
I became a Hellerworker because I experienced the impact of the Structural Integration (Hellerwork & Rolfing) Series firsthand.
Going through the Series gave me an incredible taste of physical ease and freedom in my body, heart and mind. After my healing experience with Hellerwork, I was inspired to offer the same to others.
I know that personal change takes courage. It's an incredible process and I feel blessed when people ask me to be their trailguide, taking them into and through the work.
Here's how I can help you:
*Neck and shoulder releases and consultations
*Hellerwork Structural Integration 11-Session Series
*Individual Hellerwork sessions
To sign up for the Hellerwork Series, book a session, or take advantage of the complimentary 30 minute consultation and neck and shoulder release, click here.
Side note: I also offer self-directed courses on honouring your anger and your grief, and a body-centric, transformational memoir-writing program called the Art of Personal Mythmaking. You can learn more about my transformational creative arts offerings here.
In-person bodywork
Located at a bodywork studio near Granville Island in Vancouver.
Kind Words
“My naturopath recommended Janelle to me. I was experiencing tension headaches and tight shoulders. Regular massage felt great, but the results only lasted for a day or two - I was looking for lasting results.
Hellerwork makes so much sense to me. Combining the movement education and deep tissue massage was wonderful, and then having the discussion as well was the icing on the cake. I didn't realize how some of my emotions were impacting the way I held my body. To be able to release them through this process was really a gift... and Janelle made the process feel safe.
The biggest benefit - a serious reduction in tight shoulders, and the disappearance of tension headaches! And I loved having the Client's Handbook; I could prepare before each session, and I still have it for review!
Applying Hellerwork to my daily life is challenging, because it requires reprogramming the way my body has moved for a very long time! As time goes by, these little changes become integrated... and eventually you find that thinking is no longer required - your body is doing it.
Personally, I find it very useful for running. I think about my feet, ankles, knees, the slight twisting motion of my upper body, the head... all of it. Hellerwork has definitely helped my form, and helped me to train safer.
I have recommended Hellerwork to friends. It was the first treatment I found that fully addressed the physical issues I was having, and gave me the tools to help treat myself.”
— AMBER P., MAPPING TECHNICIAN