Rolfing is a holistic therapy that realigns and reeducates the entire body to allow for more efficient patterns of movement and less strain on the body in daily life. … [Continue reading]
Does Rolfing® hurt?
The short answer is no. The long answer is that it can involve intense sensations, but today’s Rolfers never want that intensity to turn into grimaces and protective tightening in clients. Such physical responses are viewed as counterproductive to … [Continue reading]
Fascia Determines Life
A study done at the Center for Cardiovascular Repair at the University of Minnesota was able to create (re-create) a beating rat heart. They took out all the cells other than the fascia (the matrix Rolfers work with). Then they put the cells back in … [Continue reading]
Where does Rolfing® Structural Integration come from?
Though the exact chronology of Ida Rolf’s life is unclear from available sources, it is clear that the Rolf Method of Structural Integration can trace its roots from osteopathy, Hatha yoga, homeopathy, and naturopathy. … [Continue reading]
How does Rolfing really work? (the neurophysiology of touch)
Rolfing works by addressing range of motion restrictions throughout the body to establish a more balanced, efficient whole. It is believed that Rolfing and myofascial release techniques work by contacting fascia, the filmy white stuff that surrounds … [Continue reading]
The Tao of Exercise and Self-Care
This post is an article that was published in the Rolf Institute's journal by Gael Ohlgren, a Rolfer and her teaching partner Robert Litman about the body, exercise, breathing and staying young. They discuss Continuum, a body and movement therapy … [Continue reading]
The Robert Schleip Collection of Articles for Professionals and the Public
Robert Schleip was Germany's first certified Rolfer. He turned into a histological researcher after 13 years of teaching Rolfing and becoming dissatisfied with the "pseudoscientific mentality behind what [he] was doing."+ His website, … [Continue reading]
Welcome to structuralintegration.info
structuralintegration.info is a web-based resource for those curious about structural integration in all its forms. Whether you’ve just heard about this thing called Rolfing® or you’ve been seeing a Rolf Method of Structural Integration practitioner … [Continue reading]