About
Steve Nipper
Nationally certified in therapeutic massage and Rolfing structural intragration
My Background:
I started my bodywork career in the late '80s after realizing that a modern-day mystic, who had previously told me that "I ought to touch as many people as I could," was actually talking very literally.
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Services
My impression of Steve is that he is devoted to practicing his healing at the highest possible level of excellence. I'm a writer and I work in theater, so there is a lot of sitting and stressing and when my body gets unhappy, I call him. Even now that I've moved to northern California, he is still my bodyworker of choice and I always call for a session before I head down south. It's true that this isn't a sleepy spa massage experience. For me, this is serious business and not always entirely comfortable. However, I can feel old stress, pain and limitation leaving my body as he works.
The bottom line is this: When I started going to Steve, I had given up on the possibility of ever running again and had resigned myself to hiking and biking. The pain in my ankles and back, the crunching sound in my knee and the inevitable injury I'd incur had brought about the end of my most restorative activity - a long run in the woods. Well, I've been running 5 miles every other day for quite some time now, up and down mountains, over rocks and streams and I'm injury free.
Steve will not only comb the injuries and pain from your muscles and free up your bones to move like they are meant to; he will educate you about where the pain is coming from, how to address it in daily activity and how to prevent further problems. He is practicing at the top of his game. Go and feel better.
Testimonials
As a self employed body worker of 8 years who specialized in Myo-Skeletal alignment and soft tissue injuries I feel as if I'm qualified to review this kind of work. I also know I'm fussier than most when it comes to finding a therapist and since moving to this part of the US in 2012 I've struggled to find anyone I valued. That's not to say they aren't here in abundance, I just didn't find them.
Anyways I've had ongoing spinal issues from old injuries that were exacerbated by stress and poor ergonomics from a job and every so often my own self care (stretching and strengthening) just wouldn't cut it and my back would lock up and everything would spasm and I'd be in pain and blah blah blah.
I'm a fan of Chiropractic as a modality but very VERY few chiropractors have the ethics to treat patients in a way the benefits the patients recovery versus their bank account....(hear wellness program think over treatment and farewell $$$.)
I wanted someone who really knew what they were doing and wasn't afraid to get stuck in. So I gave Steve a go and I can say afar one session I knew he knew what he was doing. I also knew he was definitely not afraid to get stuck in. My golf swing was the real indicator as to how integrated my entire body was after just one session!
If you're looking to be pampered and enjoy a relaxing massage, go look elsewhere. If you're wanting to get rid of old adhesions and stuck, painful patterns in your fascial matrix and can endure a certain amount of discomfort then Rolfing is what you want and Steve is a top notch Rolfer.
He's super friendly, interesting(in all its interpretations) and sometimes a bit out there, but having worked in the healing arts for some time I know most gifted people are.
Thank you Steve for all you did, sorry this took so long to write.
-Miles W
-KristiLisa K
I was looking for a massage therapist and through my network of friends, I found out about Steve. I went to him looking for basic muscle tension relief and much to my surprise, found a profoundly deep healer of the body, mind and soul. After one session, it did not take any coaxing for me to commit to the 10 session protocol he suggested and I will never regret that decision. Exponentially, this was the most thorough, transforming healing work I have ever received. Not only does my body feel and move better through the world, my mind is clearer, more perceptive and I find I am better equipt to handle what life throws at me with grace and poise. His work cleared away the muscular-skeletal gunk and junk ("adhesions" is the technical term) I was carrying around for decades and in doing that, repaired old injuries that were plaguing me, released areas that had been stubbornly inflexible, and also cleared my mind and opened my heart. Life was very good for me before the sessions, but it is so much better now afterwards. To be fair, it was not always the most comfortable experience on the table, but It was worth every second and every penny. Steve is masterful at his practice and has a wonderfully dry wit that keeps you laughing through every session.
-Meline M
I am about half way through my ten session series with Steve and already feel a transformation! I have had life long pain from scoliosis and through these sessions have achieved great relief. Each week I not only gain more awareness about my body, but leave feeling physically and energetically aligned and lifted. I highly recommend!
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-Natalie K
805-794-3749 | stevenipper@gmail.com
215 Church rd Ojai, CA 93023