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Has been a Hellerworker for 18 years and is the co-founder of the Northwest Hellerwork School. He has worked in Massage, Hellerwork, Cranio-sacral therapy, Homeopathy and has practiced extensively in tai chi, kempo karate and chi gung. He brings a wealth of experience to both his teaching and private practice. Sensitive and responsive to the needs of his clients and students he believes in the body’s innate ability to heal. With four years experience with the Victoria Pain Clinic he is very experienced in movement re-education and ergonomics of movement. Lonny has worked and taught in Mexico, Costa Rica, Europe as well as the United States and Canada. His belief in Hellerwork and the innate wellness of all people is inspiring to both his students and his clients.
Joseph Heller is an internationally renowned educator in the field of structural bodywork and somatic education. He graduated from the California Institute of Technology in Mathematics and worked for 10 years as an aerospace engineer for NASA at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His career in bodywork began in 1972, when he trained with Dr. Ida Rolf. In 1975 he became the first president of the Rolf Institute. He went on to study movement with Judith Aston and the energetics of healing with Brugh Joy. His psychological training includes Bioenergetics, Gestalt, est, Psychosynthesis, Voice Dialogue Facilitation and Hakomi. He also studied anatomy and dissection at the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic and at Cal Poly. Joseph Heller is the co-author of Bodywise, a book on the philosophy of Hellerwork, which was published in 1986 and is still in print. He also wrote the Client Handbook and has had articles published in Massage and Bodywork, New Age, Yoga Journal and American Health. Joseph Heller continues his commitment to provide superior education in the art and science of bodywork so it will become a recognized modality in the healing professions. He maintains a private practice, while traveling around the world lecturing and teaching.
Don St John, Ph.D is a somatically and interpersonally oriented psychotherapist practicing in Seattle, WA. His psychotherapy integrates Peter Levine’s SE with Diana Fosha’s Accelerated Experiential Dynamic approach. Don is a trainer emeritus in Hellerwork International, and is currently teaching workshops in “Health, Heart and Communication” with his wife Diane, and movement workshops influenced by Emilie Conrad and Susan Harper’s Continuum.
Diane St. John, B.S., is a Somatic Therapist and a Certified S.E. Practitioner. Her comprehensive background includes stress management, Hellerwork structural integration, trauma resolution therapy, Voice Dialogue and movement. She specializes in teaching clients how to increase the resiliency of their nervous system and increase their capacity for intimacy with themselves and others. Diane and her husband Don teach ‘Health, Heart and Connection’ workshops.
Linda Bienenfeld is a successful entrepreneur who artfully combines the practice, business, and expansion of Hellerwork Structural Integration. She has produced and directed Hellerwork Training since 1988. Linda has spent twenty five years devoted to Hellerwork and the field of alternative medicine. Linda co-directed the Los Angeles Healing Arts Center, one of southern California's largest successful centers of complimentary medicine. She is also highly accomplished in movement, combining breath, yoga, and spiritual dance to help bring more understanding, awareness, and integration to the movement process.
Michael McFarland is a dedicated practitioner of bodywork since his initial training in Hellerwork 25 years ago. He is a gifted teacher with a warm and engaging style. He serves as an associate trainer on the Hellerwork faculty where my teaching specializes in bodywork/manual therapy technique, palpatory and functional anatomy, and movement on and off the table. His classes are very much hands on with demos and trades. They are also practical – encouraging students to incorporate what they learn into their practice. His primary interests and passions tend to be related to the body - how it functions and moves, its flexibility and strength, how it heals and regenerates, and how to live in a body as an expression of art. His current regular practices are one-on-one Pilates instruction, yoga, and Gabrielle Roth’s 5 rhythm classes. He also participate in an ongoing Men’s group based on David Deida’s work. These practices have opened him to more energy, to a more profound sense of presence, and a deeper purpose.
Regina Buckwalter was trained by Joseph Heller in 1979. During the past 27 years, while creating a private practice, she was also exploring movement as a healing art. She has studied primarily with Emily Conrad D'Aud, Judith Aston, and Anna Halprin. In 1989, after studying intensively with Gabrielle Roth, Regina was one of the first students to be certified as a teacher of the Five Rhythms. In addition, she has a background in Bodynamics (how developmental trauma affects structure), Hakomi, Treatment of Trauma, and Psycho-Biomechanics (how physical movement patterns interface with psychological organization). Regina's work centers on healing and integrating the body, mind, and spirit and emotions through movement, creative self-expression, and awareness. In her teaching, she mindfully creates a safe space that allows each student to express and claim his or her authentic self. Weaving her vast background of movement and psychology with her unique perspective of spirituality, sensuality, and healing, Regina is an inspiration to all practitioners of structural integration. Regina has a private practice in the Oakland hills of California, where she lives with her husband and her son.
To be announced Summer 2006. |
