ROLFING ® is a systematic approach to releasing patterns of stress and impaired function in the body, through physical manipulation and education.

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What is Rolfing

ROLFING® --also known as Structural Integration--is a sophisticated and detail-oriented approach to releasing patterns of stress and impaired function in every part of the body; through manual medicine techniques, physical manipulation and movement re-education.  Simply, it focuses on underlying causes of acute and chronic structural pain where misalignment of a joint(s) or body segment(s) can be determined to be a cause or contributing factor(s) to the pain.

The name “Rolfing” is a nickname that many clients and practitioners gave this work in honor of the founder Dr. Ida Rolf.  It is now a registered service mark in 27 countries and it is estimated that over one million people have now been to a Rolfer.

Rolfing is not a technique or a tool and can only be performed by a certified trained and licensed practitioner from the Rolf Institute in Boulder Colorado.  It is not just a deeper tissue massage.  There are no similarities between Rolfing Structural Integration and massage.

Rolfing is first and foremost a system for bringing the entire body into balance to eliminate the causes of malalignment and stress.  One of the principle targets of Rolfing is the role connective tissue play in the support, form and function of every single body part and body system.  This connective tissue system spreads throughout the body in a three-dimensional web or network from head-to-toe, front-to-back, side-to-side and inside-to-outside without interruption.  Many events such as accidents, posture or inflammation/disease can create extreme pressure within connective tissue, which results in excessive pressure on nerves, muscles, blood vessels, bony structures and/or organs and glands.

Rolfing Links

http://www.rolfusa.com/tenseries.html

http://www.alinenewton.com/

http://www.rolf.org/

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