You’ve heard of it, but really, REALLY, what is Rolfing?
I’ve been answering this question, and answering this question differently every time (ha!), since 2001. That’s when I started my training at the Rolf Institute. This is true because Rolfing encompasses so many aspects, some of which are hard to explain in words. Sometimes you just have to experience it to really understand, but here we go…
Rolfing is bodywork that is designed to empower you to live in a more comfortable and balanced body.
It is soft tissue mobilization with the goal of aligning your structure within gravity. We want your head on top of your shoulders, your shoulders on top of your hips, your hips balanced over your knees and your knees in line with your ankles. This is the way to be efficient in your human body with the least amount of stress and tension.
Rolfing is different from massage in that it, as Ida Rolf is quoted to say, “calls on the spirit of man to take over.” What this means is that on the table, in the session, I am teaching you how to live in your body in a way that yields less tension and strain. We’re not just working together to lessen the body’s pain and stress, we are working to find a way for you to naturally change your habits and patterns so that you live in a more easeful body. What this means is that you participate in the work. You take an active role in moving your body with my direction being mindful of connecting to a sensation of “a-ha, this is how this part of my body relates to that part.” You are learning how to be in relationship with your body so that you can be more aware of what it is telling you BEFORE a major breakdown. Rolfing teaches you how to BE in your body.
At least those are my answers for today. Stay tuned......... :)
I’ve been answering this question, and answering this question differently every time (ha!), since 2001. That’s when I started my training at the Rolf Institute. This is true because Rolfing encompasses so many aspects, some of which are hard to explain in words. Sometimes you just have to experience it to really understand, but here we go…
Rolfing is bodywork that is designed to empower you to live in a more comfortable and balanced body.
It is soft tissue mobilization with the goal of aligning your structure within gravity. We want your head on top of your shoulders, your shoulders on top of your hips, your hips balanced over your knees and your knees in line with your ankles. This is the way to be efficient in your human body with the least amount of stress and tension.
Rolfing is different from massage in that it, as Ida Rolf is quoted to say, “calls on the spirit of man to take over.” What this means is that on the table, in the session, I am teaching you how to live in your body in a way that yields less tension and strain. We’re not just working together to lessen the body’s pain and stress, we are working to find a way for you to naturally change your habits and patterns so that you live in a more easeful body. What this means is that you participate in the work. You take an active role in moving your body with my direction being mindful of connecting to a sensation of “a-ha, this is how this part of my body relates to that part.” You are learning how to be in relationship with your body so that you can be more aware of what it is telling you BEFORE a major breakdown. Rolfing teaches you how to BE in your body.
At least those are my answers for today. Stay tuned......... :)
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