This article in Huffington Post lays out why the most prevalent tissue of the body is important. Read it, I think you’ll enjoy it.

Thank you Rolfing clients.

Without even knowing about it I won something I am not technically doing. On July 29, 2011 I won third place in the Daily Bee for the best massage therapist in Bonner County. As all my clients know, Rolfing is not massage… but it is bodywork, so often bodywork is defaulted to the massage category. As the only Rolfer in the county I would win number one if there was one for Rolfers, but there isn’t.

I like winning at things I don’t do – thank you.

I recently had a client from Germany have a few sessions with me. She asked if she could blog about her experience.

Here is what she wrote. You can see that her comments aren’t the usual Rolfee feedback. Give it a read; I think you will appreciate what she says. She had me laughing… and she was talking about my Rolfing.

The week of May 14-22, 2011 marks 40 years of Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) being a profession. Ida Rolf, PhD started developing Rolfing a couple decades before, but back in 1971 she and other Rolfers created a non-profit to research, teach and inform those interested in what Rolfing SI had to offer.

After a million clients experiencing Rolfing SI and more than 40 years of refinements, Rolfing is back in the limelight. The baby boomers are discovering Rolfing SI as the way to stay young. Athletes are using Rolfing SI to recover from injuries and enhance their performance. And health conscious individuals are making the investment of Rolfing SI to enhance their health.

35 years ago I had my first Rolfing SI session. Not only did it change my body, it transformed my life. It also gave me a profession that I love as much today as I did 30 years ago when I started developing my holistic medical clinic in Scottsdale, AZ as a Rolfer.

In honor of the gift Dr. Rolf and Rolfing SI gave me, I am offering to donate $20 from the first session of any new client that see me in the month of May.

For those not in my local area, please go to www.rolf.org to find a local Rolfer. Please note, not all ‘rolfers’ are Rolfers. Go to www.rolf.org to make sure you are actually seeing a Rolfer.

A free ebook… everything you wanted to know about Rolfing SI.

Clients and people I met ask if there was simple book or pamphlet that explains Rolfing SI in ways that an average person could understand it. I attempted to clearly describe why someone would receive Rolfing, simply how it works and what it feels like to have a session. There is a section of frequently asked questions.

Click here for free download.

Send this ebook to others you want to try Rolfing. I love to your what think.

Read about the Newsweek article here.

Blog Talk Radio interviewed me on how Rolfing can help RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) and Chronic Pain. RSD can be a very painful and debilitating condition, and there are many holistic options for chronic pain.  As I mentioned on the show, Rolfing can be effective in helping people with RSD, and other chronic pain conditions, through releasing the stress and tension of the body.

The chronic tension of the body builds throughout life; you get stressed, then tense. If the tension isn’t released, it tightens up your fascia, causing pain and sometimes injuries. With chronic pain or RSD, the tension might not cause your condition, but it inevitably makes it worse.

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Back pain is the most common reason someone comes to see me. Often these clients have tried many other therapies before calling me, some are desperate.

Recently I did an interview for the web site – Living with Back Pain. I discuss how Rolfing can help acute and chronic back pain. Check the interview out here.

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The effects of Rolfing and structural integration are discussed in an article first written in the Chicago Tribune, then published in the Spokesman Review. The article does a good job describing Rolfing and Ida Rolf, Ph.D., its founder.

The article makes a good point –

There’s a growing community of practicing, certified Rolfers. The Rolf Institute of Structural Integration in Boulder, Colo., is the only educational facility in the country that offers Rolfing certification.

As Rolfing grows, more people are claiming to be Rolfers or “Rolfed trained.” Unfortunately, the misrepresenting what they do often leave their clients short.

It is good to see more press on Rolfing. As a profession we have been lacks in getting the word out.