PHYSI.YOGA
PHY SI YOGA
PHYsiotherapy Structural Integration YOGA & Fascia Movement
Welcome to PHYSI.YOGA
Specialized in the treatment of chronic (pain) conditions
PHYSI.YOGA, thé practice for Structural Integration, Pain Reprocessing Therapy,
holistic Physiotherapy, ScarWork Therapy and Therapeutic Yoga.
A lot to take in? Absolutely!
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In short: I am passionate about chronic pain care and the treatment of chronic/ persistent conditions.
My goal is to provide you with the best possible, personalized care—focused on true recovery.
Not just learning to live or cope better with pain, but actually reducing or even eliminating it.
I’m here to guide you in rediscovering joy, ease, and freedom in movement—to be able to be fully present in your body and your life.
I want to empower you with the tools and confidence to take control of your own healing journey.
— Christel Hendriks | PHYSI.YOGA​
Services
At my practice, PHYSI.YOGA, I offer the following services:​​
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Structural Integration (12-session series)
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Pain Reprocessing Therapy
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Physiotherapy (specialized in chronic pain)
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ScarWork Therapy
Are you unsure what would be best for you regarding treatment and what best suits your request for help?
Read more on my website, and feel free to contact me for a brief no-obligation phonecall.
​Because every treatment is tailored to you as an individual, I’m happy to discuss how we could combine different approaches I offer to create the most effective and personalized treatment plan for you.​
PHYSI.YOGA in Den Haag
PHYSI.YOGA in The Hague
My practice, PHYSI.YOGA, is located on Van Diemenstraat in The Hague. Appointments can be booked online.If the available times do not suit you, please feel free to contact me via the contact form, email, or WhatsApp, and we can explore other options.
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If you have any questions about the treatments or would like to discuss your situation, don’t hesitate to reach out for a free, no-obligation phone call.
Please note:
As I do not answer the phone during treatments, I am not easily reachable by phone.
I kindly ask you to send me a WhatsApp message, an email, or fill out the contact form, so I can call you back.
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Location & opening hours
PHYSI.YOGA at the Van Diemenstraat
Van Diemenstraat 202, 2518 VH The Hague
Structural Integration, Pain Reprocessing Therapy (also online) Physiotherapy and ScarWork Therapy
Tuesday: 08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday: 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday: 08:00 - 14:30
Friday: 08:00 - 17:00
* This location is located in the Zeeheldenkwartier. Paid parking is possible in the area around the Van Diemenstraat.
PHYSI.YOGA Yoga classes by Christel
Max Health Club (www.maxhealthclub.nl)
(Klatteweg 109, The Hague)
Monday 18.30 - 19.45: Yin Yoga
​OncoLife (www.oncolife.nl)
(Sweelinckplein 9, The Hague)
Thursday 16.00 - 17.15: Gentle Yin Yang Yoga
Are you experiencing chronic or persistent pain or symptoms?
Have you tried many treatments, only to find that the relief is temporary—or that your symptoms keep coming back?
Then you’ve come to the right place at PHYSI.YOGA.
I am specialized in the treatment of chronic (pain) conditions—and as some of my clients like to joke, I have a true passion for pain (or rather, helping people find freedom from it).
Curious what Pain Reprocessing Therapy or Structural Integration could do for you? Read on.
Physiotherapy
Since 2011, I have been working as a physiotherapist, treating a wide range of musculoskeletal issues. These include neck and shoulder pain, back problems, and ankle or knee complaints.
Over the years, I have increasingly specialized in the treatment of chronic and persistent pain and/ or symptoms.
Today, my practice primarily focuses on these types of conditions. Due to frequent waitlists, I may need to refer you to a nearby colleague if you are dealing with acute complaints.
Your individual needs are central to the process.
Based on your concerns, a thorough intake, and physical examination, we’ll set personalized treatment goals together. Whether your goal is to reduce pain, return to your sport, or move more freely—your treatment will be tailored accordingly.
Within physiotherapy sessions, I integrate elements from my specializations—such as Structural Integration, Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), and other approaches—when appropriate. Treatment often includes a combination of:
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Guidance and pain/psychoeducation
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Hands-on techniques (including manual and myofascial therapy)
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Therapeutic exercise (sometimes this can include therapeutic yoga)
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Nervous System Regulation work
My particular areas of interest within physiotherapy include:
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Chronic and recurring pain / symptoms
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Scar treatment / ScarWork Therapy
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Postural-related complaints
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Shoulder pain
Pain Reprocessing Therapy
Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) is a powerful, evidence-based approach that helps the brain unlearn and retrain chronic pain. A growing body of research shows that persistent pain—such as back or neck pain, headaches, fibromyalgia, or CANS/RSI—is often not the result of structural damage, but of a nervous system stuck in a protective, overactive pattern. This is known as neuroplastic pain.
With PRT, we teach the brain to reinterpret safe signals from the body accurately—without triggering an automatic pain response. This is achieved through pain education, psychological insight, mindfulness-based techniques, and a method called Somatic Tracking, which helps you observe your symptoms with curiosity, calm, and a sense of safety.
Although PRT is often delivered by psychologists, I completed my advanced certification for Pain Reprocessing Therapy and application by manual therapists.
I see it as a highly valuable addition to basic Pain Reprocessing Therapy (and any Physiotherapy)—one that I integrate based on your individual needs alongside physical assessment, hands-on techniques, therapeutic movement, and nervous system regulation practices.
This creates a truly integrative approach, working both top-down—addressing thoughts, beliefs, conditioning and emotional regulation—and bottom-up—using the body and perception to influence the brain’s experience of safety and body awareness. The aim of hands-on work is not to “fix” the body, but to provide new, safe input to the brain and the nervous system via touch and movement.
At my practice, PHYSI.YOGA, creating a foundation of safety is key. That’s why I regularly combine PRT with body based work, nervous system regulation and functional neurology, to support your body’s innate capacity for healing from the inside out.
Pain can only truly change when the body feels safe and is no longer stuck in survival mode. This integrative approach creates space for real, lasting transformation—helping both brain and body return to a sense of safety so that true healing can unfold.
Structural Integration
Structural Integration is an interactive treatment method that combines manual therapy with targeted movement and movement education. The goal is not only to improve the physical structure but also to communicate clearly with the nervous system—and thereby with the brain.
Compensatory patterns in posture and movement often develop in response to injuries, surgeries, trauma, repetitive motions, or suppressed emotions. The body constantly adapts, and these patterns can lead to disrupted body awareness or reduced ease of movement.
In Structural Integration, we use deep, slow myofascial techniques as a way to communicate with the nervous system. This type of touch provide the brain with new, novel and clear information about how the body moves, its position in space (proprioception), and how it is organized. The result? The “body map” in the brain—which can sometimes become blurred or distorted—is redrawn.
This process often leads to:
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Improved body awareness and body sensation
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Greater freedom and ease of movement
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More natural balance and coordination
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Reduced pain and tension
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A sense of length, lightness, and spaciousness in the body
Structural Integration is effective both for rehabilitation and prevention: it supports recovery but also helps prevent imbalances and complaints in the future.
The method works best as a series of consecutive sessions, known as the Anatomy Trains Structural Integration 12-Series. Each session has a specific focus and builds on the previous one, enabling deep and lasting changes in posture, movement, and body awareness.
Read more about the Anatomy Trains 12-Series here.
ScarWork Therapy
ScarWork was developed by Sharon Wheeler, an American therapist and Structural Integrator. It is a specialized manual treatment focused on scar tissue, fibrosis, adhesions, and changes in tissue quality resulting from surgery, accidents, trauma, or radiotherapy.
The treatment is non-invasive and pain-free, addressing not only the scar itself but also the surrounding tissues. While cosmetic improvement can be a positive side effect, the main focus is on reducing pain, restoring tissue mobility, softening stiff scar tissue, and supporting nerve function.
ScarWork also plays an important role in restoring communication between the body and brain. Scars can disrupt how the brain maps the body, which can affect posture, movement, and body awareness. Through gentle, targeted touch, ScarWork helps to clear up the body map in the brain.
Often, ScarWork helps people regain a sense of ownership over a part of their body that, after surgery or trauma, may have felt “less like their own”—supporting a renewed connection with the body.
Why the "Yoga" in PHYSI.YOGA?
You might wonder where the name PHYSI.YOGA comes from. It reflects my personal and professional journey, which began as a physiotherapist and gradually deepened into yoga, fascia-focused therapy, and eventually chronic pain care.
After years of practicing yoga and personally experiencing its therapeutic benefits during a stubborn injury, I decided in 2016 to explore yoga as a therapeutic approach more deeply. I completed both a 200-hour and an advanced 300-hour teacher training in India, which further sparked my interest in the myofascial approach to the body—especially Yin Yoga, which works deeply on connective tissue. In 2017, I completed an additional 200-hour Yin Yoga training in Bali.
Through this deepening—and my experience applying yoga therapeutically in practice—I began teaching within yoga teacher training programs. My interest evolved from Yin Yoga toward fascia-oriented methods, both hands-on manual techniques and movement-based approaches like Fascia Movement (formerly Slings Myofascial Training).
These developments flowed naturally from my work as a physiotherapist, where I increasingly focused on Structural Integration, a method aimed at optimizing fascial and neurological balance in the body. From there, my specialization expanded to the treatment of chronic and persistent pain, including Pain Reprocessing Therapy.
The name PHYSI.YOGA embodies this integrated approach: a combination of physiotherapy, yoga, fascial work, and neuroscience insights.
I regularly incorporate my yoga experience into individual physiotherapy sessions whenever it adds value for recovery and body awareness.
I had to cut down on the hours teaching group-classes, due to the work in my practice. I still teach the following weekly classes:
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Monday 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM | Yin Yoga at Max Health Club, The Hague
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Thursday 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM | Gentle Yin Yang at OncoLife, The Hague
See the top of this page for addresses.
Self-Myofascial Release
Although I no longer sell the Yoga Tune Up® balls, I still love using them in my practice as a valuable addition to physiotherapy treatments. These self-massage balls are designed for targeted self-myofascial release and offer a powerful way to relieve tension, improve mobility, and develop a more mindful connection with your body.
I have completed several courses in using these tools and enjoy integrating them into treatments tailored to your specific complaints or goals.
You may be familiar with the simple exercise of rolling the ball under your foot — effective, but there is so much more possible. With refined techniques, you can work very specifically on areas with muscle and fascial discomfort, mobility restrictions, or residual issues after injuries. These tools are also valuable for prevention.
Besides affecting the fascial system, they also influence your nervous system. By applying slow, conscious pressure, you provide your brain with new sensory information, which helps "clear up" the ‘body map’ in the brain. This enhances your proprioception — the ability to sense and position your body from within.
The result? Greater body awareness, smoother movement, less pain, and a stronger sense of connection with your body.
About Christel
My name is Christel Hendriks, and I have been working as a physiotherapist since 2011. Since 2016, I have further specialized in yoga and its therapeutic applications.
Over the years, I have deepened my expertise in myofascial therapy and Structural Integration, including training in Anatomy Trains Structural Integration and Fascia Movement (formerly Slings Myofascial Training), with courses completed in Australia.
In recent years, I have completed several specializations and training programs focused on chronic pain treatment, including Pain Reprocessing Therapy, both basic as well as advanced training, which I use with great enthusiasm and excellent results in
my practice.
My deepening interest in chronic pain stemmed from my own experience with persistent pain and the profound impact it had on so many aspects of my life. From that experience grew a strong drive and motivation to explore everything related to pain—and to support others in their own healing journey.
Having an enthusiastic “passion for treating pain” might sound a bit unusual… but perhaps it’s exactly what you’re looking for in a therapist to support and guide you on your journey? ;)
At my practice on Van Diemenstraat in The Hague, I offer Structural Integration, Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Physiotherapy, and ScarWork Therapy.
Feel free to read more about my background and approach, contact me for a no-obligation conversation, or schedule an appointment.