Image by mechkad via Flickr Releasing Stress Heals Fibromyalgia Do you have ongoing, non-specific pain? Is this pain worse when you’re tired or stressed? If you answered yes, you may be suffering from Fibromyalgia. If you google stress and … [Continue reading]
Rolfing Idaho: Got cellulite?
Owen Marcus, a certified Rolfer® in Idaho, is looking for female participants in a pilot study on the effects of structural integration on cellulite. Currently, I am looking for five women who have cellulite who would like to go through a series of … [Continue reading]
Testimonial from Blogger Yogi One Can I Be
Blogger Yogi One Can I Be has a review of her Rolfing experience on his blog here. Excerpted: "I’ve progressed in my poses over the past six months, no doubt,…but whether that’s down to the rolfing I can’t say. It has had an impact off the mat … [Continue reading]
Rolfing videos
Here are videos explaining Rolfing. Michael Solberg, MD a Dallas plastic surgeon and Rolfer, describes how Rolfing works. When I had my clinic in Scottsdale, AZ, I had plastic surgeons for clients. These fellows, without really knowing it, had a … [Continue reading]
Testimonial from donutszenmom
Here's a testimonial from a yogini, a blogger going by the moniker donutszenmom. From her post "Rolfing works:" The verdict is in, after this morning’s practice: Rolfing works. I first noticed something when I got to Prasarita Padottanasana B. I … [Continue reading]
Dealing with back pain
Owen Marcus over at Rolf Blog has written a nice two-part article on dealing with back pain from a Rolfer's perspective. He offers a simple, straightforward explanation of back pain in part one and goes on in part two to talk about how to work with … [Continue reading]
Are Structural Integration and Rolfing the same thing?
Rolfing is a brand of structural integration. Ida Rolf, the person from whom the term "Rolfing" is derived, used a few different names for the therapy now known as structural integration over the course of its development. The name that she finally … [Continue reading]
Fascia Is Hot
YouTube has several videos on fascia, the connective system that Rolfers release and organize. But the 2007 Harvard conference on fascia was its “coming out party”. An old friend of mine, Robert Schleip, Ph.D, was the driving force … [Continue reading]