Rolfing

Rolfing is unique and unsurpassed in its ability to dramatically alter a person's posture and body structure. Physical performers such as athletes or dancers use Rolfing as a way to enhance their performances. People with stress or chronic pain can have their symptoms greatly relieved or eliminated entirely. Almost everyone will benefit in some way from these treatments.

The following a some of the ways Rolfing may benefit you:

• Enhanced athletic performance due to relief from posture-related pain, relief from joint problems, improved mechanical efficiency, improved coordination, greater flexibility and heightened body awareness.

• Increased physiological efficiency due to improved breathing, circulation, digestion and sleep patterns.

• Improved alignment and appearance through prevention of pain and stiffness associated with aging stooping and compression associated with aging skin, muscles, and organs sagging from poor posture.

• Improved psychological efficiency increased energy; you feel good; you may experience growth through self-insight.

• Rolfing can also accelerate injury recovery times.

Because the myofascial connective tissue network is continuous from head to toe, the tension in one area can directly affect very distant areas. A series of sessions is needed in order to adequately work the entire structure in a systematic and interwoven way and to achieve lasting changes. One or two sessions may need to be added to the standard basic series if the goals for a particular session have not been completed.

What is the series?

The basic Rolfing series consists of 8 to 10 sessions. The practitioner starts by evaluating the client's structure through visual observation, testing and movement patterns.

The client is then asked to lie on a table as the practitioner applies pressure where the fascia is restricted. The client is often asked to participate in releasing the restrictions by breathing into the area or making synchronized movements.

The work is done in a complex arrangement to promote lasting changes as the body reorganizes to a more balanced state. Each session builds upon the results of the previous one, so the results are cumulative.

Rolfers also work with rhythms of respiration and other responses of the body. We educate the client in ways of using the new-found freedom and suggest movements the client can do on their own to further the process.