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POSTURAL POINTERS
“It’s not the load that breaks you. It’s how you carry it.” — Lou Holz Good posture is more than just keeping your back straight,...
ROLFING AND HOLISM
(This article appeared in the June, 2024 edition of Structure, Function, Integration: Journal of the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute®, available...
HOW IS ROLFING DIFFERENT FROM OTHER BODYWORK?
Imagine if you could observe briefly at a random point in any Rolfing session and make a short thirty-second reel for Instagram. Then...
TRANSFORMING THE SKY, NOT PUSHING THE STARS — HOW THE ROLFING SERIES HELPS MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN
Beginnings It is August 1998, a week after arriving in London after doing Unit 3 of the Rolfing training and qualifying as a Rolfing...
WHO SHOULD CONSIDER GETTING ROLFING STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION?
Rolfing Structural Integration offers a range of benefits for individuals from various backgrounds and conditions. Here are some groups...
Rolfing and Pain
Is Rolfing painful? There is a widespread misconception that Rolfing is painful. Indeed I have met clients who have the idea that the...
Reflections in Lockdown on being a Rolfer (January, 2021)
(This article appeared in the August, 2021 edition of the Journal of the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute) First training — Boulder, 1994 It’s...
SPACING BETWEEN ROLFING SESSIONS AND COMPOUND ESSENCE OF TIME
‘I once had an osteopath in my class. We did some fine work on a little two-year old, but I was very impatient. And he looked at me...
How Rolfing helps lower back pain
“Don’t force things. If you’ve done your preparation right you don’t have to force things. There’s a steadiness, a gradual...
Rolfing, Sport and Athletic Performance
Competing at sport at the highest level requires physical balance and coordination as well as flexibility and quick recovery rates, all...
JOEY (AGED 12; WRITTEN BY HIS MOTHER)
As an ex-professional ballet dancer I am very posture conscious. I was becoming increasingly dismayed and frustrated at the poor...
ROLFING DIARY, MEL – 11 SERIES WITH ALAN RICHARDSON
I've been intrigued by Rolfing for many years, and always wanted to try it. This year, my second child left home so I felt I had a bit...
REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY (RSI)
Repetetive Strain Injury (RSI) is an umbrella term which covers a variety of conditions associated with accumulated trauma caused by...
WHO WAS IDA ROLF?
16/03/2014 The founder of Rolfing was Dr.Ida Rolf. Unfortunately I never got to meet her as she passed away when I was still a...
ROLFING SERIES INTRODUCTION
Rolfing Systematically Aligns your Body If you have heard of Rolfing you may think of it as a type of massage but, while both...
ROLFING & YOGA
DEEP IMPACT This article, by Linda Knittel, appeared in the August 2002 edition of Yoga Journal Seven years ago, as yoga instructor...
ROLFING & AGE
Rolfing is good for all age groups. For children it effectively sets them on the right track for growth and development and corrects...
ROLFING & DANCE
10/02/2014 MINAMI, LABAN DANCE GRADUATE About ten years ago, in the final of my dance training at college, I injured my lower back...
ROLFING & SPORT
NOTE FROM A COACH ON ROLFING This article appears in the book Rolfing - Stories of Personal Empowerment, by Briah Anson East Indian...
ROLFING & CHRONIC PAIN
RSI - THE CASE OF DEANNA MILLER This is a section of an article, by Lisa Grainger, that appeared in the Body and Soul section of The...
ROLFING & BACK PAIN
06/06/2012 DR RONALD TARREL, NEUROLOGIST, REFERS SURGICAL PATIENTS TO ROLFING. Dr Ronald Tarrel. D.O., a neurologist at the Noran...
ROLFING & GENERAL MUSCULAR PAIN
ROLFING FOR THE RESIDENT This article, by Eloise Napier, appeared in the July 2003 edition of The Resident magazine.A man I don’t know...