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Rolfing and Embodiment
The Digital Age and Our Disconnection from the Body The digital revolution, beginning with personal computers in the 1970s and...
Rolfing and Chronic Pain
This article is a brief summary of an article which was published in STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, INTEGRATION, the Journal of the Dr. Ida Rolf...
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...
Can Rolfing help Plantar Fasciitis?
What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar Fasciitis is a pain condition characterised by pain in the sole of the foot near the...
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...