Dirk has an amazing ability to read bodies. He senses what is needed and the best way to approach it. We have been working together for over three years through healthy times and various injuries (which are always improved following a session with Dirk). I truly believe that our work together is an important contribution to my overall wellbeing.
– Ellen M, NYC
I have worked with Dirk for several months to resolve chronic low back pain. I always felt relief, increased mobility, and a greater sense of well-being after our work together. His knowledge of the fascial stretching system is comprehensive. What makes him so effective is that he has a keen intuitive skill; he has an uncanny ability to get to the root of the issue and work to resolve it quickly. Dirk approaches his work with sincere compassion and a desire to help. I highly recommend him as a practitioner.
– R. Preisler
After undergoing major surgery, standard recovery methods weren’t addressing how deeply the experience had affected me. Working with Dirk during this time was profoundly supportive.
He approached my body with great sensitivity and precision, always attuned to what was safe and appropriate as I healed. The resistance stretching helped me regain strength and mobility without feeling pushed, and it also supported a deeper settling of my nervous system. I felt more connected to my body after each session, less guarded, and better able to rest and recover.
His work was an important part of my recovery, not just physically, but in helping me feel grounded again after a challenging experience. I’m very grateful for the care and skill he brings to his practice.
- Harbinder K Sodhi, London UK
I have been working with Dirk in stretching sessions for several years, and his work has had a profoundly positive impact on both my body and my mind. Dirk brings a rare combination of technical skill and deep intuition to his practice. His ability to truly connect with me allows him to tailor each session in a way that feels both precise and transformative.
While the sessions are rigorous, Dirk strikes the perfect balance between intensity and empathy, creating an environment that is both challenging and supportive. His work goes beyond improving flexibility — it feels genuinely healing, working from the inside out. The results are lasting and have meaningfully enhanced my everyday well-being. I cannot recommend his work highly enough.
– Jill F.
Working with Dirk is an investment in your physical and consequently your mental well-being, and it never feels like work.
Yes, strength, endurance, and muscle power are involved as you lean into and resist the stretches. Yet Dirk’s empathetic and easygoing nature quickly builds trust, making the necessary level of intimacy during the stretches feel natural and safe. Your limits are gently challenged, boundaries are expanded — always without being crossed.
Dirk’s stretching method offers deep insight into your body’s restrictions and ultimately enables and empowers you to broaden your range of motion. Energy begins to flow, laughter is shared, and each session leaves you both relaxed and invigorated. You return with a renewed sense of curiosity and exploration.
- Martina Mebarek, Reken, Germany
I couldn't recommend Dirk's services more highly. Dirk is super thoughtful and so knowledgeable when it comes to the body's different meridian points and the optimal ways to stretch and improve the muscles.
I worked with Dirk throughout my pregnancy, and I firmly believe that our sessions helped ensure a smooth recovery.
I really look forward to my sessions with Dirk each week and know that they make a big difference in my fitness and mobility.
– Ali N, NYC
I have been stretching with Dirk for more than eight years now. Coming from a background as a former professional dancer and a personal trainer with over 25 years of experience, I’ve tried many flexibility and recovery approaches including yoga, massage, self-myofascial work, and percussive tools. None have come close to producing the results I’ve experienced through Dirk’s approach to resistance stretching.
The active, resisted nature of this work has created real changes in my tissue, joint range of motion, and strength through range. I’m completely pain-free and move better at 58 than I did in my 30s. It’s the most effective work I’ve experienced for transforming tissue quality in a way that supports longevity, mobility, and strength, and frankly, makes me feel younger.
This work has become something I consistently recommend to my own clients. In my professional opinion, Dirk’s approach creates lasting structural change rather than just short-term relief.
- Claes Passalacqua, CPT
I’ve been working with Dirk for almost a decade, and in that time he has become an irreplaceable part of my health and wellbeing. What makes Dirk rare isn’t just his technical skill, though he is exceptionally skilled and intuitive in his work, it’s how deeply he cares about his clients and their progress. He thinks thoughtfully and thoroughly about how to help, listens closely, and brings a strong sense of intuition and experience.
Working with someone in this way requires profound trust, and Dirk has earned mine completely. He’s truly invested in the work he does for and with people and he genuinely wants his clients to improve and he puts in the attention and care to make that happen.
As a Chinese medicine doctor, I wholeheartedly recommend Dirk to anyone looking for meaningful, effective work and someone who truly makes a difference.
- Dr Chen, Acupuncturist, Jersey City NJ
Dirk has a special way of listening that makes you feel truly seen and taken seriously, while remaining very approachable. The sessions brought balance on an emotional and soul level, along with concrete, practical tips that created real relief in my situation. I felt supported, grounded, and clearer after each encounter. Working with Dirk was a deeply stabilizing experience.
- Anne W, Münster, Germany
Dirk is truly gifted. His hands seem to understand your body in a way that words and textbooks cannot explain. This is not a standardized or mechanical approach to healing by modern medicine. It is deeply personal, intuitive, and transformative. He has the gift to communicate and listen to your body at a high level.
After five years of spinal issues and being passed from specialist to specialist, I experienced more relief in one session with Dirk than I had in an entire year of physical therapy.
Every movement felt like the exact response my body had been waiting for. His work is precise, compassionate, and profoundly healing. You don’t just lie down, you surrender, and he heals you.
- Sushant Criswell Simon, NY
Working with Dirk has been a great experience. He’s incredibly intuitive and knowledgeable, not only about the body and how its systems connect, but also about my specific needs and limits. He really listens, addresses concerns directly, and remembers what we’re working on from session to session, so it always feel like we’re building forward. He’s also very flexible with scheduling, which I truly appreciate. Highly recommend!
- Andrea Fullbright, NYC