Minki Kim Structural Integration

Minki is a true professional. He is friendly, knowledgable and technically skilled at what he does.
After my ten sessions with Minki I felt significantly better and many of my chronic pains and symptoms had disappeared. And to echo almost everyone else’s reviews — he’s just a really cool guy. I would arrive stressed out and exhausted after work each week and leave feeling like a new woman.
Also, in addition to everything else, Minki generously introduced me to other health professionals to supplement my sessions and my continued focus on my health. I am in a MUCH better place physically, mentally and emotionally now having working with Minki, and I can’t think of a higher recommendation than that. He’s great!

Middle aged, out of shape and at a point where putting socks on was difficult.
After years of bad habits and circumstance I reached a point where simple movements of walking, climbing stairs and bending were difficult
Started with knee pain, and weak locked hips.
I had always been a very active person, but after years of long car commuting, non support shoes, sitting hours at the computer and awkward bending positions for the work i do, i became hip locked. (layman description).
I lost most of my range of motion in hips
Searched for help: Doctors said, take Aleve and you have some arthritis, do Physical therapy.
Unfortunately health insurance would not cover.
Chiropractors, helped but did not address problem of weak muscles.
I researched. knew movement and exercise would improve issues but i was so tight i couldn’t do most exercises. Stumbled upon Structural integration.
It made sense to me, I needed something that would release my muscles so i could Start using them.
I cautiously committed to the 10 step process. Being in my underwear and being touched by a stranger was not something i am conformable with. Being out of shape, it kinda freaked me out. I needed help, so had to do it. Upon meeting Minki Kim, i felt comfortable with him. No judgements just a willingness to Help.
I knew this was something that would help me in first session. Around the 3^rd session i felt i could start stretching and start reusing my hips. Along with the physical, it released a lot of stored negative and painful emotions. Things started feeling ‘Lighter’.
I am grateful and thankful for what Minki has done and given me. i now am aware of my body and posture. Minki has given me back the ability to Move. Minki gave me back Hope. I now feel i have the ability to take my body back, move normally and live with out pain. If you don’t use it you loose it; I feel i can now start reusing my body.

I took some time after I finished the 10 sessions to write my review. I had a lot of fears about how it wouldn’t work, it wouldn’t last, that I was just wasting my money. But when I get a twinge in my neck now I remember how I used to wake up every morning with a throbbing stiff neck and how I couldn’t sleep on my side because it hurt my shoulder.
Now I’m back to working out, and feel better than ever. I can’t say I never get a twinge, but I feel like I had been suffering from injuries that had stopped healing somehow and that Minki kind of woke up the body to heal itself.
I had tried chiropracty and massage but the pain was spreading to my knees and feet. It was a leap of faith to put my money into «alternative medicine» instead of getting the surgery that my insurance would have covered. It was an investment in myself, in my health and my own body. I’m glad I did.
Minki is a very «clean» practitioner, and issues that come up will stay about you. He does not add his own baggage to the mix.

Minki is an incredibly talented Structural Integration practitioner who is dedicated to making you feel your best, inside and out! He is courteous, professional, and makes you feel at ease. Minki’s holistic approach to treatment provides a customized plan for each client and produces great results. I am so thankful I signed up for the 10-​session program!
I am a registered nurse and have a history of back pain as a result of lifting heavy patients, being on my feet for long hours, etc… I also love to run but have issues with pulling muscles because I am not very flexible and stretching was always painful. Minki helped eliminate my back pain, increased my flexibility, and overall — improved my outlook on life!
One day during the sessions, I even had a doctor I work with at the hospital tell me I looked taller. My mother is a physical therapist and she was extremely impressed with my change in posture over the 10-​sessions. I am looking forward to my next «tune-​up» and highly, highly recommend Minki!

Minki is the man, a real miracle worker! I have to admit I was a bit skeptical about the whole rolfing process, at first, but decided I’d give it a shot after meeting Minki. He has a great energy and I immediately felt comfortable in his hands. My first session was all the proof I needed. I left there invigorated and refreshed each time. I was happy with that, when a few sessions in, I noticed that a chronic pain I had been dealing with, for as long as I can remember, just seemed to have melted away. through the years, I had seen so many chiropractors, doctors and therapists, hoping for some sort of resolution with this particular issue and it was finally gone. This was life changing for me!
I feel like Minki gave my body a much needed overhaul and can’t praise him enough. I would recommend him across the board. Especially to anyone dealing with chronic muscular pain and tension. i still feel the benefits of his work nearly a month later. I am a new man thanks to Minki.

I am writing this review about 1 month after completing the 10 session series with Minki. I am very glad I committed to this. I have some severe neck and shoulder problems due to the work I do. Minki was the first practitioner I’ve visited who really took the time and focus to help me with this issue. He is very knowledgeable about posture, movement, the body’s structure and his form of massage. He helped me to become much more aware of using my body in less painful ways and also gave me a lot of follow up advice so that I can help myself as well.
I would recommend him to anyone looking for more then just a massage. He offers solutions and more specialized focus. I always felt very comfortable around him because he is very professional as well as friendly.

I came to Minki at a time in my life when I could barely walk a mile without hurting. A couple years earlier, I had a skiing incident that led to an ankle surgery. After the surgery, I went to physical therapy for a few months but progress was excruciatingly slow. I couldn’t run or dance without discomfort. My favorite activity, basketball, was completely out of the question. It was very painful to go through this process since I have always been a very active person. After spending lots of money and time on physical therapy, massage, and acupuncture, I decided to give rolfing a try, and it changed my physical health, almost completely. I almost don’t want to write this review because I know people might think that I am making exaggeration here, but honestly, it did amazing things for me. Prior to rolfing, I feel my body was ill aligned. I would experience frequent discomfort on my left thigh and back, which is not surprising considering my left ankle was the one that had the surgery. After the first 3 sessions (I did a 10-​package session with Minki), I could run and jump without discomfort. More amazingly, I could play a hour of tennis without having to ice & rest my ankle for rest of the day. After a few weeks with Minki, I joined a basketball league and started playing basketball on a weekly basis. Now, I can play basketball several times a week, hours at a time, without experiencing any pain or discomfort after. Prior to Minki, I couldn’t even play basketball for 10 minutes without pain. This is a dramatic improvement. While I don’t have scientific evidence to say that rolfing was 100% the reason why my ankle improved so fast, I couldn’t figure out any other reason, since I didn’t use other treatments during that period of time. Needless to say, I am very very happy with my sessions, and Minki’s work far exceeded my expectations. Rather you believe in rolfing or not, give it a try. It might not work for everyone, but in my case, it did wonders for me

My husband had 2 total hip replacement surgeries. From the pain, walking with a limp, and using a cane and crutches, his walk and his posture was so crooked, that one foot was much higher than the other when he stood straight. He is young and was devastated when told by the physical therapists that there was nothing they could do for his different foot heights, except to recommend wearing a shoe lift.
I heard of Rolfing and my husband agreed to try. Minki was extremely caring, kind, patient and informative from the 1^st time on the phone, during every visit, and with follow ups after. My husband was able to see results of his crookedness getting straighter ever after the first visit. Minki explained what was happening to my husband, so he was not stressed or scared by the process. It was a success! My husband had a big problem and this helped him completely. This would help anyone for many reasons. We all need Rolfing to make us be our very best.
If every doctor, health practitioner, therapist and healer were as kind, caring and professional as Minki, all of us would be much happier and feel less stressed when dealing with our health issues.
I recommend Minki whole heartedly!

The most apparent benefit that I received from going through the Structural Integration 10-​Series was that it provided me with a monthly commitment to give time to my body and myself. In doing this I was able to focus more on what was going on within my body on a daily basis. The work done in each session helped to alleviate tensions that would build up over time in a way that a traditional massage session does not offer. Not only did it help to dissipate this tension in my body but also gave me the incentive to understand where it may be stemming from.
I notice the attention that I now give to different aspects of my body. Some key bits of information that came through the 10-​series have remained with me, and from time to time cause me to focus in. Ultimately it has created a deeper connection between my mind and body.
SI/​RM worked a great deal deeper than other bodywork I have experienced in the past. As a practitioner, Minki was responsive to my needs and only went as deep as I would allow. There is also the component of tying the bodywork into everyday life, as well as tapping into what’s going on in the day to day that may be attributing to the current state of the body. I appreciated Minki’s patience and willingness to have conversation about questions or thoughts that would arise through the process. Never did I feel rushed, or anxious, nor did Minki make me feel like I was «just another client». He has a way of being personable and professional that allowed me to find ease with going through the entire series.
Thank you, Minki!