Rolfing® Structural Integration with Janu Vanier
New York City | Los AngelesWho is Janu Vanier?
Rated one of the top healers in New York City for over a decade, Janu Vanier holds over 10,000 hours of hands-on healing experience treating clients in the Five Boroughs, and more than 3,000 hours of training in Integrative Manual and Movement Therapies, including certification from the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration® in Boulder, Colorado. Possessing a background of dedicated training in Dance and Martial Arts that spans over 20 years, Janu holds a perspective capable of seeing outcomes and achieving results for his clients that other practitioners may not be able to identify or accomplish.
Understanding Rolfing® Structural Integration?
Named after its founder, Dr. Ida P. Rolf, Rolfing Structural Integration is a form of bodywork that reorganizes the connective tissues called fascia.
Foundations of Rolfing® by DR. Ida P. Rolf?
More than fifty years ago, Dr. Rolf recognized that the body is inherently a system of seamless networks of tissues rather than a collection of separate parts. These connective tissues surround, support, and penetrate all of the muscles, bones, nerves, and organs. Rolfing Structural Integration works on this web-like complex of connective tissues to release, realign, and balance the whole body, thus potentially resolving discomfort, reducing compensations, and alleviating pain. Rolfing SI aims to restore flexibility, revitalize your energy, and leave you feeling more comfortable in your body.
Rolfing® Benefits and Application.
Essentially, the Rolfing process enables the body to regain the natural integrity of its form, thus enhancing postural efficiency and your freedom of movement.
Janu Vanier's Journey in Rolfing Therapy
Before becoming a Rolfer™ I suffered from severe chronic pain for many years. My left hip was constantly throbbing with nerve pain running down my left leg, my right ankle was sore from always compensating for the left leg, my shoulders were constantly hunched up towards my ears and I had carpal tunnel in both wrists from typing all day. To make things worse, I was about 25 pounds overweight and in poor cardiovascular health for my age. Sitting at a computer 5 days a week was clearly taking its toll on my body. I was trapped in my own body and I didn’t know what to do about it, until I found Rolfing.
Overcoming Chronic Pain Through Rolfing
After receiving the “Ten Series” of Rolfing over a period of ten weeks I was a completely transformed. Not only did I experience a total elimination of my pain symptoms, but it was accompanied by a huge increase in mental clarity and body awareness that led to more self confidence and overall enjoyment of everyday life.
Fast forward to today, I’ve gained almost an inch in height from the length Rolfing created in my spine, and I’ve lost over 25 pounds as a result of my new found love and ability to exercise without pain or the limitations of a stiff body.
So, why I am a Rolfer?
I simply couldn’t find a better way to contribute to this world than helping others find similar possibilities of transformation in their own lives.
– Janu Vanier
What Janu Vanier's Clients are saying.
Client testimonials.
I’m almost through the 10-series with Janu; (2 sessions to go) and my personal experience with him continues to be as close to miraculous as anything could possibly be. I am now extraordinarily and gratefully pain free. Put another way… I’ve gotten my life back. Janu’s approach is thoughtful, calming, focused and caring. In addition to rolfing, in my case, he has also suggested simple exercises and techniques to improve posture, alleviate any muscle tension and increase energy flow. To anyone looking for a structure integration practitioner, all I can say is: look no further.
Janu is one of the best bodyworkers I’ve found. As a teacher of Yoga and Martial Arts, and experienced Bodyworker myself, I’m very picky as to what kind of work I have done and by whom. Janu is one of the most intuitive and effective bodyworkers I’ve ever had treat me, and has been able to help me through general structural integration and even work through significant injury.