What is Rolfing? And What is Structural Integration?
Rolfing is actually a slang term coined during the ’70s. Dr. Rolf, the founder, wanted her work to be known as “Structural Integration.” She was... Read More
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Your Birth Experience and Rolfing
Many Rolfers believe that we are shaped by our early experiences, including childbirth. When the fetus experiences difficulty or trauma during gestation or in... Read More
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Rolfing & Post Traumatic Stress
Rolfing can help to heal survivors of emotional or physical trauma. As areas of rigidity soften the distortions of body image can shift.
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Will You Get a Hunchback? Rolfing Can Help
Have you ever wondered if you would wind up like your grandma, or the senior citizen who is stooped over and shuffling across the street?... Read More
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Can Rolfing Help with Trauma?
“Physical stress mirrors emotional suffering, relief from physical constraint markedly affects emotional misery.” – Dr. Ida P. Rolf The Irish say, the past is not... Read More
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Body Beautiful
What makes a women’s body beautiful? How do the standards of beauty affect self image, identity and shape our sense of what is possible? Nature... Read More
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Can Rolfing Improve My Figure?
Extreme fitness has become increasingly popular in our culture. Crossfit and Bootcamp classes are designed to push us beyond our limits and prepare us for... Read More
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Can Rolfing Help Your Breathing?
Breath marks both the beginning and end of life. Our breath not only helps to keep us alive, it helps us to stay connected to... Read More
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Is Rolfing for Kids?
From birth to death our bodies are in constant transition. The soft tissues of our bodies, including muscle, bones, ligaments and fascial coverings change throughout... Read More
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Your First Rolfing Session! What to Expect
Many people arrive for their first Rolfing session with apprehension. New clients wonder if Rolfing can help them to overcome a particular problem. Often, people... Read More
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Will Rolfing Make Me Stronger?
Many years ago during a meditation class, the my teacher Will Johnson interrupted my ponderings with the statement. “The spine is not a Roman column... Read More
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Keep Your Hips Flexible!
Last month, we featured the psoas (hip flexor) muscle and some of its’ mysteries. If the psoas muscle goes into spasm frequently enough, over time... Read More