Name: Calling hours for Sharon H. Giammatteo
Start: 2015-02-22T16:00:00.000Z
End: 2015-02-22T17:00:00.000Z
Location: Plantsville Funeral Home

On Thursday, February 12, 2015, at home with her husband Tom by her side, Sharon Honey (Babad, Weiselfish) Giammatteo released her spirit from her physical body. Sharon was born on May 10, 1948 in Toronto, Canada. She was a citizen of the world. Sharon's impact on so many people will be cherished forever. She was world healer, pioneer and innovator in the field of holistic medicine. Her contributions were profound. Sharon developed Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT) over the last forty years which has helped so many people find their way to better health. Sharon made Aliyah to Israel at the age of 18 and lived and studied in Israel until moving to the United States. Sharon earned her Physical Therapy degree in Israel. She continued in her studies and earned a Bachelors in Advanced Health Science and Medicine, a Masters in Clinical Neuroscience, and a Doctorate focusing in traumatic brain injury and coma. After leaving Israel and moving to Connecticut, Sharon returned to Israel many times over her lifetime. With her husband Tom, Sharon founded the Connecticut School of Integrative Manual Therapy, headquartered in West Hartford, CT, and the IMT Association, a non-profit professional organization for the IMT community. During her career, Sharon has taught and trained practitioners all over the world. Sharon published many books and course manuals over the years. Sharon devoted her life to health and healing. She leaves behind her beloved husband, Thomas, her three children; Nim, Amir, and Ayelet, her daughters-in-law and son-in-law; Jennifer, Andrea, and Matthew, her grandchildren; Phineas, Mateo, Jordana, Indra, and Mila, her sister and brother and their spouses; Arlene, Michael, Cathy and Archie, her niece and nephew; Beth and Sidney, her mother-in-law, Teresa, and her dogs, Dylan and Abbey. Sharon was predeceased by her sister, Tamara. In lieu of flowers, donations in Sharon's memory may be made to the Sharon Giammatteo Memorial Fund through http://www.gofundme.com/SharonGiammatteo. A memorial service to celebrate Sharon's life will be held at 12 noon on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Plantsville Funeral Home, 975 S. Main St., Plantsville. Calling hours will be held before the service from 11 a.m. to 12 noon at the funeral home. For online condolences and directions, please visit www.plantsvillefuneralhome.com.

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Published by Hartford Courant on Feb. 15, 2015.

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Jennifer Spitz

August 5, 2018

I am re looking at this today as Sharon changed my life. Like so many others I miss her every day.

I recently had a daughter who was born on February 12, 2018. My friend Arlene brought to my attention that it was the day that Sharon passed three years earlier. Sharon knows that I am not great at dates and linear time but when this was brought to my awareness I have been thinking of it a lot obviously.

It is a fact that my little one Margaux would not exist if not for SWG, IMT, and my own practice of IMT which saved my uterus from hysterectomy back in 1999 and beyond.. but as I was holding my baby yesterday deep in the stillness and unspeakable love that is... what came to me was: February 12th.. something enormous taken. something enormous given back..
So here I am in reflection. Nice that this still has a place to feel connected.
In gratitude.

Let me give you one last hug and it will be forever...
yes it will.
In love and light.

Maria Heller

May 27, 2018

I just found out about Sharons passing as I searched for her online while watching one of her various lectures that I had gone to many years ago. She was an inspiration, a mentor, and a healer for me as a physical therapist, and I have never forgotten the powerful impact and presence that she had on those she taught and those she healed. She was a giant in her field, but was accessible and personable. She had hands like NO other, world renowned, healing hands. I was lucky enough to be chosen by her to perform the most difficult and lengthy technique of the course, known as the slump (as she observed me fidgeting in my seat in pain t/o the day). The technique healed my low back pain which had been impacting and impeding my life for almost a decade. She gave me back my life, I have never forgetten her and will be eternally grateful. There has never been a doubt in my mind that I had the best and most effective treatment and that I would not have been able to achieve a result remotely as favorable on my own or through conventional therapies and medicine. I was touched by an angel.

D. Ellis

August 9, 2017

Rest in Peace! I'm thankful to even know of Sharon's work and her brilliance!
D.Ellis

Heather Leonard

April 6, 2016

I had no idea Sharon had passed! IMT has changed my life and so many around me. Sending love to the family. Surely missed.
Heather Leonard

Meg Arcand

April 11, 2015

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of such a great woman and wife to my dear friend Tom. So sorry Tom.

Carla Becker

April 7, 2015

Sharon was a gifted teacher with whom I had a chance to learn from many years ago. I still have her books from her courses.She will be missed by many.

Mary Ann Martinez

March 19, 2015

Thank you Sharon for sharing your gifts. Your work has forever changed how I view and treat my patients. May eternal light shine upon you.

Manisha Parikh

February 23, 2015

So sorry to hear this news. I have learned so much from her and her work. I will miss her a lot. My prayers are for her family and IMT staff.

Ron Muscarella

February 21, 2015

I first met Sharon as a patient in 1984. So inspired
by her work, I later attended a number of courses. She and the gifted
group of practitioners she built around her had the most profound impact on my life and on the lives of others I sent her way. Her smile and her passion for her work will never be forgotten.
Truly an angel

Heidi Flowers

February 20, 2015

So very sad to learn of the passing of this very gifted and brilliant woman. I met Sharon many years ago at Mt. Sinai Hospital Physical Therapy and then worked briefly for her at Regional Physical Therapy. My deepest sympathy to Nim, Ayelet and Amir whom I babysat for often when they were little. I am so very sorry for your loss and will keep you in my prayers

Rick Randolph

February 19, 2015

Without the unwavering commitment to whole body therapy that Sharon exemplified and that her compassionate colleagues at Center IMT pursued, I am convinced that my late first wife Judy would have succumbed to the neurological consequences of her four tick-related diseases much sooner and with greater suffering than she did.
Rick Randolph, Keswick, VA

Pamela Morrison Wiles

February 16, 2015

I am so very saddened by the loss of a brilliant manual therapist, Sharon Giammatteo (Weiselfish) who was a mentor, who taught me so much about helping patients through healing touch therapies, through advanced manual therapies, who challenged my linear thinking, who I challenged by asking her so many darn questions when no one else would (she never got annoyed), who was loving, and treated everyone with complete kindness. She taught globally and touched many lives. I held in my tears all day...no longer. We share a birthday...both Taurus no less and I never knew her middle name was Honey. My heart goes out to her family, her staff, her students, and to all who feel this tremendous loss. I celebrate her gifts. I didn't get to tell her that her work on bone bruise technique will be featured in a journal article that I wrote which is being published soon. She would be thrilled and proud! Hugs, Pamela Morrison Wiles, NYC

February 15, 2015

Sharon was an inspired angel sent to Earth to heal others. I will be forever grateful to her for the good health I experience today thanks to her sharing her knowledge and leaving a wonderful legacy for others to follow. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Thank you, Sharon.

Marianne Rosa Guay

sarah and neal rubinfeld and family

February 15, 2015

so sad to hear about the passing of Sharon, sending you love and strength to comfort you at this difficult time. much too young. it was a great honor for our family to have known her, an amazing woman. she will be missed.

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