Testimonials
"I have tried many types of rehabilitation work over the years. Hellerwork is different and superior to anything I've experienced. I damaged my back quite badly and I was extremely kinked over to one side! I was walking around like an old man for days! Your work allowed me to return to work much sooner than expected, and with increased flexibility. The main thing I noticed is that you really look at how the body is twisted and work at untwisting the kinks and loosening the muscles. I was sold after the first appointment and moved on to the full series of 11 sessions.
"Thanks Alan."
Rob ~ Actor
"Anyone considering Hellerwork should not hesitate. My posture is better, joints move easier, I can breathe easier and this is after only a few sessions. I would recommend it to anyone. Even if you do not have an ailment, keep up with some form of regular structural body re-alignment like Hellerwork."
Bella ~ Accounting
"I would like to thank you for the very successful Hellerwork sessions we have had. After a year of pain and discomfort in the ribs and chest area and many visits to my G.P, osteopath, physio and regular massages, I had given up hope of being pain free. I’m delighted to say that I had improvement from our first session and the ongoing programme of body management and education on posture have helped my well being.
"I recommend Hellerwork to anyone whose life is being dictated to by restricted movement or pain. Your approach to the body as a whole, the relaxed atmosphere and the feeling I had of always being in control made the sessions something to look forward to. Once again Alan, thank you for giving this fifty-year-old the body to tackle things I had given up on."
Diana ~ Publishing
"Alan Roberts helped me to realize the root of my physical and emotional stress, and to alleviate the strain it was having on my spine. Through his excellent instruction and hands-on work I felt taller and more in-tune with my body than I have in long time. I cannot recommend his work any higher!"
Miles ~ Entrepreneur
"In 2001 I undertook a course of Hellerwork with Alan. It was a time of considerable change in my life, and it appealed to "pamper myself". The course itself and the results exceeded all my expectations. I had tongue in cheek told Alan in the first session that what I was aiming to get out of it was "eternal youth". Perhaps the effect will be less than eternal, but I feel in so many ways years younger.
"For nearly 30 years I had discomfort in my feet, ankles and knees from an old injury. Alan picked up the problem immediately, carried out a simple realignment in perhaps five minutes, and the pain and discomfort was gone. In more than a year it has not returned, and I can now walk briskly for long periods in all terrain, which I could never have done before.
"I recommend Alan to many people. I tell them that I am happier, healthier and have more energy than before. My feet are properly aligned, ankles more stable, and the pain gone. I am taller than I was, and slimmer. I do up my belt two notches tighter than I did, although my weight has not dropped and I continue to eat as I always have.
"I enjoyed my sessions with Alan. I find it hard to imagine anyone not liking him. I strongly recommend his course of Hellerwork to anyone old enough to have got set in the ways they handle their body."
John ~ Architectural Firm
"As my late 20s have approached 30 at and alarming rate, I have felt increasingly aware that mind, body and spirit are definitely not a contented whole, as they should be if you believe the ads on television.
At the time of realising this, I had developed a very uncomfortable and startling problem with my neck having hardly any turning ability as well as my left arm losing about 60% of its feeling - since I am left handed something had to be done about it. This was also accompanied by severe headaches, verging on migraines.
"So off to Alan I went with no idea what Hellerwork actually was.
"Over the first two or three session it was found that a repetitive action at work had caused my right side to over compensate, which in turn cramped all the muscles, tendons and nerves of my neck - hence the arm with no feeling and the blinding headaches.
"By working in this area Alan managed to restore movement and feeling. With this our of the way we were able to concentrate on restacking my body neatly, like Lego, rather than the crazy block style that was causing discomfort.
"As the sessions progressed, I felt increasingly more "well oiled' rather than creaking. This was achieved through a series of exercises and a type of massage that put muscles and tendons back in their rightful place.
I found that after the completion of 11 sessions that; my scalp didn't feel tightly pulled, shoulders and neck were more relaxed and with greater movement, my posture felt markedly different and easier - I no longer had a felling of tipping forward all the time and having to correct by leaning backwards - which in turn also relaxed my hip joints and pelvis, my legs actually felt connected to the rest of my body and I found walking easier using my whole body rather than just my bottom half.
"My favourite part of all the sessions done though had to be where Alan changed the part of my body I hated most - my feet. These things at the end of your legs are very important if you wish to do anything! My feet were small (size 7 1/2) for my height, bony and thin - making me self conscious to the point that I always wore shoes and never went shoe shopping if it meant actually showing feet to anyone. I found the session that concentrated on my feet not only made them size 9, but widened them as well as making me feel far more balanced than ever before. This also stopped the thick calluses I was getting where my feet rolled to the outside on the heels and balls of them.
Even now that the sessions are finished, I still remember to do the exercises if I feel I am starting to creak again.
So if you feel your body is more like a game of crazy blocks than the neatly organised creation it should be, go see Alan to put it right!"
Justina ~ Customer Services
"Alan provides Hellerwork, a refined synthesis of bodywork movement and dialogue that rejuvenates the whole-body structure, posture and alignment, ... After having tried many other services and enduring years of discomfort and pain, Alan's work has provided me with excellent and enduring results so recomend Alan to anyone needing deep tissue bodywork and massage."
Albert ~ IT, Management
"I really enjoyed going through the Hellerwork series with Alan and learnt a lot along the way. I would certainly recommend Alan if you want to work on improving your posture and your general wellbeing."
John ~ Retail Consultant
"I did a series of work with Alan and found it extremely beneficial - I only get one body and need to look after it! I have no hesitation in recommending him - he is not only expert at what he does, but a fabulous person of the highest integrity."
Lucy ~ Software Development
"Alan has made me aware of my well being from the work that he has completed with me. From breathing correctly through to my posture Alan has made a huge improvement to my knowledge of myself. I have done a couple of courses with him and can highly recommend him."
Helen ~ Corporate Branding