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"Rolfing" is the nickname that many clients and practitioners gave this work, and is now a registered service mark in 27 countries. Rolfing structural integration has an unequaled and unprecedented ability to dramatically alter a person's posture and structure. Professional athletes, dancers, children, business people, and people from all walks of life have benefited from Rolfing. People seek Rolfing as a way to ease pain and chronic stress, and improve performance in their professional and daily activities. It's estimated that more than 1 million people have received Rolfing work. We all develop personal habits that unknowingly cause stress in our bodies. The way we walk, sit, talk on the phone, work on the computer, carry our children, bend, lift, exercise – as well as accidents and injuries, can cause unconscious compensations and contractions. Over time, these daily, habitual patterns of poor posture and restricted movement create, aches, pains and gradual loss of function and flexibility. Our behavior and even how we think becomes affected. Gradually, shoulders hunch, the head droops forward, low back sways, weight shifts off balance and begins to accumulate in specific areas of the body. This process often occurs over a long period of time and typically, we don’t notice until we hurt, feel tight or begin to feel our “age”.   Chronically contracted muscles become tight, hard and dense. The available range of motion in the joints is restricted and begins to diminish. A sudden, forceful movement beyond the limits of this restriction – a movement that might occur in an athletic effort or a misstep from a curb, etc. – will overstretch the connective tissue, causing a pull, strain, tear or break. This loss of flexibility, which has proven a major factor in how people age; can cause aches and pains to become more common and frequent. Vitality and spontaneity diminish, breathing and circulation can become sluggish. We just don’t like the way we look and feel. We are now caught in a vicious downward spiral of frustration and poor self-image.  The body’s structural flexibility and changeability is due to its web-like network of connective tissue called fascia. Fascia encompasses and weaves throughout the entire body. It provides a supportive medium similar to a sculptor’s clay. Applying appropriate, sensitive and skillful manipulation, A Rolfer’s hands create the necessary pressure and warmth that releases and  reorganizes this tissue. As the fascia becomes more malleable, the Rolfer is able to renew the symmetry and integration of all your body’s parts into a natural and cohesive unit. With the release of constrictive fascia, the body is “free”. The result is a restored, enhanced and realigned body that is more supportive, vital and healthy. The client can both feel the difference, as well as gain a new awareness and insight into their structural patterns. Education is always a part of the solution and self-prevention.  Clients commonly report “feelings of deep relief and lightness.” Other benefits can include greater flexibility and freedom of movement, lower tension levels and increased amounts of energy and patience. There is often better sleep, more elegant posture and appearance, as well as a deeper awareness, understanding and priority toward one’s health and well-being.  Relocated here from Los Angeles. I have had a very successful practice for 29 years and helped thousands of men, women and children with a wide variety of problems, both chronic and acute. For the past 15 years, I have also successfully applied Rolfing techniques for certain types of soft tissue injuries. It has been a very effective tool for sciatica, sprains, strains, whiplash, migraines, and loss of range of motion, joint pain and stiffness. Click on the below links for additional information. http://www.oprah.com/health/oz/oz_20070426_350_101.jhtml http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaUwROROJts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeeqmLYT-CA http://youtube.com/watch?v=-fScuSzIM4A |