by Alan Richardson | Jul 31, 2024
This article is a brief summary of an article which was published in STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, INTEGRATION, the Journal of the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute, available on Amazon, in December, 2024. To see the full article click here This article seeks to understand what chronic...
by Alan Richardson | Jun 5, 2024
“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, shoulders back and tummy in. If a person is simply told to do this they will usually feel uncomfortable because they overwork the...
by Alan Richardson | Feb 27, 2024
(This article appeared in the June, 2024 edition of Structure, Function, Integration: Journal of the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute®, available on Amazon) “So many therapists are striking at the pattern of disease, instead of supporting the pattern of health. One of the...
by Alan Richardson | Feb 16, 2024
Imagine if you could observe briefly at a random point in any Rolfing session and make a short thirty-second reel for Instagram. Then you make similar reels for a myofascial release session, one for massage and another for physiotherapy. When you compare the reels...
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...