About the Author

Michael Tonetti has been practicing massage and Yoga since 1970. He formally studied Structural Integration Massage at Heartwood College in 1982, receiving Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner certificates. As a massage therapist and structural body mechanics teacher he has worked with athletes, dancers, yoga practitioners and senior citizens in addition to people with disabilities, injuries, and chronic pain. Michael has also taught occupational safety for office and industrial workers. The Tonetti Method developed out of Michael’s search for movement practices to relieve pain and prevent joint dysfunction for himself and others.