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CLIENT TESTIMONIALS “I have been delighted with the greatly
increased flexibility in my joints and body, which has improved
not only my dancing but also my golf swing! The increased body
awareness is just great—I feel like a teenager! I am impressed
by Ivan’s careful and objective measurement of ranges of
motion before and after the series, comfirmed by photographs.”
Ivan Duben C.H.P. 604.240.2444
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“As
a dancer, ex-gymnast, and Pilates instructor, I thought I was
very in-tune and connected to my body. As I started going through
the Hellerwork sessions I realized how much I was not. I had holding
patterns that I just could not get rid of and I also realized
how much my stress and emotions were affecting tension/pain in
my body. I had it so long that no amount of stretching could relieve
it. I’m almost 40 years old and my body has never felt better.
It has also improved my Pilates immensely.”
“I
retired recently worked as a Registered Nurse for 39 years and
for the last 12 years experienced lower back pain; both legs and
feet were painful and achy as well. This persisted and worsened
as the years went by. Medication and physiotherapy and other forms
of treatments failed to help and so I just took to ‘grin
and bear it’ mode until last year October 2004 when I was
recommended to try Hellerwork provided by Ivan Duben. It was the
best recommendation ever. On my fifth treatment I found I could
sleep through the night and woke up with out the pain, stiffness
and aches in my lower back. Due to the easing of body tension
and pain, and the resolved neck and back humps from hunched shoulders,
my sense of wellbeing and positive outlook is so much better.
The way I walked before the bodywork contributed to my lower back
and leg pains; since the correction to the body structure and
alignment it has reduced my lower back and leg pains to a minimum.
Ivan coached me about how to maintain the corrections and in my
case how to move in my body. This correction has allowed me to
take longer walks and not feel exhausted, not to mention alleviation
of the pain after walking just 10 minutes! I highly recommend
this form of bodywork; the benefits from this exceeded my expectations
and wish I’d heard of Hellerwork 12 years ago! Better late
then never, though!!”
“I've
had chronic neck and shoulder tension which started a few years
after working as a retail pharmacist. I started massage treatments
which helped but only for a few days and then the tension would
come back. I heard about Ivan’s work and was excited about
the prospect of some relief. When Ivan first examined me, I couldn’t
believe how bad my posture was and how I was totally out of alignment.
I guess the constant hunching forward checking and typing prescriptions
locked in my poor posture. Through the sessions my body has been
releasing and my posture improving. It’s amazing how the
whole body is connected and releasing muscles and fascia in one
part can affect a part in the other end of the body. It was also
interesting to notice how a good posture has helped to reduce
stress and tension when dealing with challenging customers at
work. It was a worthwhile series of treatments and I would highly
recommend it to others.”
“When I first met Ivan I was very overweight, had moderate
to severe pain issues with my groin and my left sciatic bundle,
and I had mobility issues due to previous lower back injuries
and a dropped foot. At the time I was not sleeping well, became
uncomfortable standing for any length of time, had poor physical
conditioning and just plain felt ‘old.’
“I am a lawyer and spend considerable time behind a desk
in sedentary activities. I went to see Ivan following knee surgery
to repair a torn meniscus. I had wanted to try bodywork for a
number of years, but never found the impetus to actually begin.
My knee problems changed that. I had a number of other complaints,
each one minor, but adding up to a significant lowering of my
body’s performance and my own comfort with how everything
‘lined up’ and worked on a daily basis. In particular,
my shoulders were stiff and ached when running (tension) and my
posture suffered from my favouring my knee after the surgery.
The knee was no longer ‘locking’ during exercise,
but when arising after sitting for any length of time the knee
area was stiff and congested. It often took 5 or 6 steps to loosen
up. Running was similarly affected and my knee was swollen, tender
and congested after even short runs.