by Alan Richardson | Feb 6, 2024
Beginnings It is August 1998, a week after arriving in London after doing Unit 3 of the Rolfing training and qualifying as a Rolfing practitioner, in the North East state of Bahia, Brazil. It has been a long trip. Not just the three months spent in Brazil, but the...
by Alan Richardson | Jan 30, 2024
Rolfing Structural Integration offers a range of benefits for individuals from various backgrounds and conditions. Here are some groups who have reported positive feedback: People in Pain Many of my clients originally come to Rolfing because they are experiencing pain...
by Alan Richardson | Jan 19, 2024
Is Rolfing painful? There is a widespread misconception that Rolfing is painful. Indeed I have met clients who have the idea that the treatment is not really Rolfing unless it is painful. My experience of receiving Rolfing is that it can occasionally be...
by Alan Richardson | Feb 1, 2023
(This article appeared in the August, 2021 edition of the Journal of the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute) First training — Boulder, 1994 It’s mid-February, 1994, on our first day of training and we are about to start the first practicum. Our task is to explore the range of...
by Alan Richardson | Sep 4, 2018
What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar Fasciitis is a pain condition characterised by pain in the sole of the foot near the heel which is often worse after rest but gets gradually better with movement. There is some dispute over the whether Plantar Fasciitis is in fact an...
