“CJ and Ellie are passionate educators who teach Kinsstretch with a conviction that challenges passive acceptance of the training. They push for –and insist upon- an understanding and ownership of the process. Further, they create an atmosphere of huge encouragement and communal support. This is a gift that extends well beyond the boundaries of the body or the walls of a gym. It is an attitude that permeates how to live well. Patient and relentless.” — M.B.

“Highly recommend. Helped me with shoulder, back, knee issues.” — N.H.

“I was pretty close to the end of my rope with knee/hip problems and I'm so glad I found this place. It opened my eyes to the bigger picture and gave me a multi-faceted gameplan to regain balance, strength, and most importantly, awareness. They can apply a ton of force, but with a gentle touch. They know how to get down in there all the way to the joint capsules and will give you as much as you can take. Thankful to be in good hands.” — J.S.

“Over twenty-five years of compensated movement due to overuse and uninformed training had been ingrained in my body. Bilateral knee replacement eliminated pain but also created unhealthy movement patterns of holding in fear. I walked into his office and CJ immediately looked at my full right side and simply nodded in knowing. Within several months of training, including steady KINSTRETCH classes and daily CARs routine I am stronger and hopeful for greater improvement. Increased range of motion in every joint capsule is changing balance, fluidity in my walking, and even allowing me to write with significantly decreased pain.” —M.B.

“2 days ago my lower back was as bad as it has been in 10 - 12 years. Yesterday I noticed a large drop in pain and increased mobility. Today I woke up with near zero pain, no QL stiffness on either side (amazing) and full ROM in an air squat. The results are unbelievable. I am 100% believer in your practice/skill set and wanted to thank you. I look forward to the next session.” — R.B.

“After weeks of physical therapy, I was making little progress dealing with neurodegenerative systems. Excelsior was my last resort. Immediately I could feel results. So I stuck with it. Within a year, I had a different body and my symptoms reversed! I got out of joint pain, numbness, lack of body control, and weakness. I got my life back! I still attend weekly Kinstretch classes to keep going and getting stronger. This is a warm, friendly, and knowledgeable community that not only embraced me in my toughest moments, but have become dear friends.” — S.S.

“How are we to know what aging feels like? What is acceptable/reasonable discomfort? How many professionals does it take declaring what is “normal” before we relent? Feeling somewhat resigned with a sprinkling of self-disgust, I visited CJ with these unanswered questions. With absolute confidence in possibility, he tackled binded mobility and began teaching me about connective tissue and skeletal health. From the very start I felt heard, respected, and deserving of the effort to heal. CJ is explicitly clear that this is a relationship based on a collaboration of trust. His remarkable intuition dictates how far and in what direction he guides movement, but he will not settle for less than my summit. So glad I bothered. So hopeful for what lies ahead. So grateful.” — M.B.

“I’ve been working closely with Excelsior to rehab an overuse injury in my ankle. Analyzing my fascial structure and how life, training, injuries, gravity and stress has played a roll in creating compensations in my movement patterns. We focused a lot on my feet the first few weeks. I have wide feet and bunions. Years of dance, figure skates and shoving them in narrow shoes didn’t help. Looking “upstream” at my hips, trying to get full range of motion which would lead to a stronger, more powerful hip, working on locked down tissue in my core through shoulders. Each week as I applied the bodywork to my training, taught me something I’ll never forget. What lies at the core and foundation is everything. It’s what propels you forward or holds you back, because it extends into every extremity of your life. With every stride I take, I’m so much more aware of everything working together. I don’t want to relive this year but I wouldn’t change it for anything.” — L. M.

“I have learned that Excelsior’s method is patient and relentless. When I began there over a year ago, I was timid at best. I knew the work to change my patterns and terribly unhealthy tissue would require tremendous work for practitioner and client… Change is hard. Being open to it is important especially in this work. I’ve released old patterns of holding my body, and allowed the changes to occur to me instead of resisting them. Beyond the marked changes I experience during the sessions, the visible differences I’ve noticed are as simple but crucial as my standing posture. Working on my feet the majority of my work week has enforced adaptations that do not support healthy tissue or structure. I’ve learned to have a greater sense of awareness in how I carry my body in training, my migraines have lessened, and I’ve learned how to move better in my life. Knowing that I can revisit these sessions over the years to maintain healthy tissue gives me great ease and confidence that this is the beginning of a new way to just be. Getting started is always the first and hardest step; wish I did it sooner, but grateful I did. ” — S.L.