Dr. George Russell is a whole body specialist who helps clients solve physical problems and sustain health. He's taught thousands of students and mentored extensively over 30 years of teaching and advising. He revels in complexity and in rendering the complex simple and clear.Dr. Russell is a lifelong student and teacher whose teaching history includes Kripalu (the world's largest yoga school), Wesleyan, NYU's Atlantic Theater Co., Yale, the Iyengar Institute NY, the Swedish Institute, The New School, regional and national AMTA Conventions.
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Often, when you go to a doctor, you don't know what's wrong with you. Sometimes you do know. Each person is unique with unique problems, but here is a list of some conditions I see frequently and how treatment can help with them. Attention deficit disorder is epidemic in our society and is an organic (physiological) as well as social phenomenon.
Kierkegaard said that the aim of life is to reveal itself as the unity of the universal and the particular. I take these words to heart and they center my practice. In every meeting with a client, I am called to connect a general theoretical knowledge of human beings with a particular client's practical challenge, and this makes my life's work joyful and creative.
Dr. Russell's most important work is teaching - in his practice, mentorship of touch and movement professionals, and group classes. He is a movement coach for ordinary life and dance, and he teaches yoga anatomy, bodywork techniques, injury prevention/resilience/self-care, posture and gait, and dance improvisation.
After work, your body's too tired for physical activities like cooking a nice dinner or exercising. Your posture gets worse when you're challenged or emotionally down, which makes a tough situation worse. Your body is "dragging you down". You force yourself to sit or stand up straight for a half hour, feeling more like a suit of armor than a human.
Reviews (15)
Embodied Learning Systems Clare Maxwell
Feb 05, 2022
George is the best. I am a highly skilled embodiment teacher myself, but George is where I go when I need help and I need an outside perspective. Most recently I saw him for pain resulting from arthritis in my neck, and after only 2 visits I was pain free and have remained so. I have referred multiple clients to George over the years and they have always had practical and powerful experiences of healing. The way out of pain and injury takes patience, care, and intuitive yet knowledgeable guidance - George has all of these qualities in abundance.
Phyllis Kubey
Nov 30, 2020
George Russell is an amazing healer. His approach is holistic, comprehensive, and sound. George centers his treatment on YOU - blending traditional chiropractic with movement analysis to give you tools you can take into your everyday activities with comfort and success. I recommend him wholeheartedly.
Will Sarante
Nov 19, 2020
George Russell is a Witch doctor, IDK how he knows every spot that needs attention, he is amazing! & I've gotten lots of body work done(professionally), his chiropractic adjustments feel great & his soft tissue manipulations is to die for. I highly recommend George, you will be in good hands. Thank you George for the love you give to the work you do!
Savannah DesOrmeaux
May 22, 2020
George Russell is an unparalleled body worker. I feel safe physically/mentally/spiritually every time I am in his presence/office. Dr. Russell is unlike any other chiropractor in the city, with impeccable listening skills and attention to detail--I felt like all of my concerns were heard and understood. He has such an acute and holistic understanding of the human body - I felt like every single part of me inside and out was taken care of!
Lee Bantle
May 18, 2020
I have been seeing George for more than 15 years. His unique combination of abilities as chiropractor, massage therapist, and teacher have proven invaluable in keeping me healthy and agile. He is caring, gentle and remarkably intuitive. Like the proverb about teaching someone to fish rather than giving them a fish, he has helped me to understand my body and to learn the stretches and exercises which I can do at home to keep me pain free. I recommend him without reservation.
Aileen G.
Mar 05, 2020
George Russell is a gifted and compassionate healer with a wonderful sense of humor too. He intuitively zeroes in on what is causing pain and then gently combines an impressive array of chiropractic, bodywork and movement techniques to treat it. I have been seeing George for over 10 years and he is the first person I call whenever my back reminds me it needs attention. I can't recommend him enough. You will leave with a smile on your face, feeling better and genuinely cared for.
Sandra Barty
Feb 06, 2020
George Russell is competent and effective in so many healing modalities, I find it hard to adequately describe his techniques. All I know is that when I have issues ranging from back, hip, knee and sciatic pain to problems with various organs, to energy imbalance, a session with George is an invaluable realignment to access healing and balance. I have regular appointments with him and recommend him highly to others.
Susie Ellis
Jan 20, 2020
As a Teacher, Body specialist & Mentor, George Russell is a unique gem, beautiful Soul & asset to all working in the fields of Health, Human interactions, and Bodywork. George is graced with excellent expertise and precision with anatomical accuracy & relational integration of many layers of body knowledge (mechanical body tissues, Spirit, mental blockages.).
He is exceptionally full of wit, humor, compassion and Intuitive ability to guide an individual or group in the precise direction they are Seeking. George has been a tremendous mentor, listener & great help in the progression of my work. George shines a light with Joyful perspective, Authenticity, and Humility. Working with George in any arena is a collaborative process of decoding body-Spirit-emotion dysfunction & restoring movement-light-energy. You will be neither disappointed nor bored!
He is exceptionally full of wit, humor, compassion and Intuitive ability to guide an individual or group in the precise direction they are Seeking. George has been a tremendous mentor, listener & great help in the progression of my work. George shines a light with Joyful perspective, Authenticity, and Humility. Working with George in any arena is a collaborative process of decoding body-Spirit-emotion dysfunction & restoring movement-light-energy. You will be neither disappointed nor bored!
John Luther Adams
Jan 14, 2020
George Russell has years of experience and an impressive range of techniques at his fingertips. But what sets him apart from most body workers is his extraordinary combination of intellect, intuition and touch. George is practical and down-to-earth, with a good sense of humor. Yet he also has a rare gift. And it is no hyperbole to call him a healer.
Frank Carson
Nov 11, 2019
George has been treating me for almost 20 years. Much more than my medical PCP, George keeps this 78yo body moving. He's what I call an intuitive healer - based in an incredible amount of technical (i.e., anatomical, physiological, psychological, to say nothing of spiritual) knowledge. And George is the most selfless healer I've known: he never fails to offer and facilitate my seeing another provider if he thinks that's what I want/need.
Pandora B.
Jun 24, 2019
My parents were among the very few people around who used chiropractors as early as the 1940s and 50s. So I grew up familiar with chiropractic adjustments and as an adult I've been a patient of at least six different chiropractors in the various cities where I've lived. I know what I'm talking about when I say that Dr. Russell is unique in every sense. I've been a patient of his on and off for many years and have only good things to say about him.
I know that Dr. R. was a professional dancer before he became a chiropractor. He has a deep working knowledge of body mechanics and seems to have x-ray vision, as if he can see beneath the skin to your bones and muscles and pinpoint the source of your dis-ease and pain. I have never gone into his office with pain where I didn't come out feeling better.
One of my big complaints about most chiropractors I've seen is that they herd you in and out in ten minutes, demand that you make follow-up appointments, and do the exact same adjustment every time you go. This has led me to believe they're working by the book rather than being patient-centered. Dr. R. is the opposite. His sessions are half an hour or an hour, my issues are thoroughly addressed, and the techniques he uses depend on my condition at the time.
His communication skills are excellent. He treats me like a person. Dr. R. is one of a kind: articulate, super smart, caring, skilled, and with a great sense of humor. It's not necessary to laugh when you're at the chiropractor's office, but it doesn't hurt. Literally, it doesn't hurt.
I know that Dr. R. was a professional dancer before he became a chiropractor. He has a deep working knowledge of body mechanics and seems to have x-ray vision, as if he can see beneath the skin to your bones and muscles and pinpoint the source of your dis-ease and pain. I have never gone into his office with pain where I didn't come out feeling better.
One of my big complaints about most chiropractors I've seen is that they herd you in and out in ten minutes, demand that you make follow-up appointments, and do the exact same adjustment every time you go. This has led me to believe they're working by the book rather than being patient-centered. Dr. R. is the opposite. His sessions are half an hour or an hour, my issues are thoroughly addressed, and the techniques he uses depend on my condition at the time.
His communication skills are excellent. He treats me like a person. Dr. R. is one of a kind: articulate, super smart, caring, skilled, and with a great sense of humor. It's not necessary to laugh when you're at the chiropractor's office, but it doesn't hurt. Literally, it doesn't hurt.
Roy S.
Apr 20, 2019
Matthew S.
Dec 16, 2018
I highly recommend Dr. George Russell. He worked wonders on my body and soul. He has great insight into the body and how it works and how everything interacts. I love that he is not one of the many Chiropractors that spend three minutes with you and tell you to comeback three times a week. He approaches the whole person--not just snap, crackle, pop, next-- he spends quality time with you and truly listens to you. Again, highly recommend! Give him a try; you won't regret it!
Pat T.
Oct 10, 2017
Mark P.
Jun 03, 2015
As an ex professional athlete I experienced severals chiropractors and ostheopatic doctor treatments. Dr George Russell is extraordinary and he helped me immensely in few sessions. He is not the standard chiropractor "one in one out" but he works on fascial stretching and on my fascial release to balance the body. the adjustments are gentle and minimal. Higly Higly raccomanded.
